Stacey Bailey is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Bailey in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bailey's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1982 | 22–23 | ATL | 5 | — | — | 2 | 24 | 1 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 23–24 | ATL | 14 | — | — | 55 | 881 | 6 | — | 16.0 | — | — | — | 2 | -5 | 0 | -2.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24–25 | ATL | 16 | — | — | 67 | 1,138 | 6 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 25–26 | ATL | 15 | — | — | 30 | 364 | 0 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 26–27 | ATL | 6 | — | — | 3 | 39 | 0 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 27–28 | ATL | 7 | — | — | 20 | 325 | 3 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 28–29 | ATL | 10 | — | — | 17 | 437 | 2 | — | 25.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 29–30 | ATL | 15 | — | — | 8 | 170 | 0 | — | 21.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 30–31 | ATL | 3 | — | — | 4 | 44 | 0 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 91 | — | — | 206 | 3,422 | 18 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — | 4 | -2 | 0 | -0.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
73 career value over replacement — #1602 all-time of 4,695. 9.1/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #63 (Rd 3) · ATL · 1982 · +15.9 vs expected KV-H
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