Stephen Baker is a career quality starter — a receiver whose body of work places Baker in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Baker's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Stephen Baker

Top 24% all-time WRsReliable Starter

Height5'8"

Weight160 lb

BornAug 30, 1964

Age61

CollegeFresno State; West Los Angeles College See College Stats

Rookie yr1987

Draft1987 · Rd 3, Pick 83 · NYG

Archetype Intelligence

Reliable StarterExplore archetypes →

A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (exceptional availability — almost never missed time) added to their value.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 56 · #1917 · Above Average

Worth 56 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 42% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +9.3 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+9.3

Avg surplus

peak +16

6 seasons × ~9.3 surplus ≈ VORP 56

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Receiving									Rushing								Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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
1987	—	NYG	12	—	—	15	277	2	—	18.5	—	—	—	1	18	0	18.0	0.0	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1988	—	NYG	16	—	—	40	656	7	—	16.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	—	NYG	15	—	—	13	255	2	—	19.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	NYG	16	—	—	26	541	4	—	20.8	—	—	—	1	3	0	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	NYG	15	—	—	30	525	4	—	17.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	—	NYG	16	—	—	17	333	2	—	19.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	90	—	0	141	2,587	21	—	18.3	—	—	—	2	21	0	10.5	0.0	—	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1987	23	NYG	12	—	1	18	18.0	0.0	—	—	—	5.4
1990	26	NYG	16	—	1	3	3.0	0.0	—	—	—	10.5
Career			28		2	21	10.5	—	—	—	—	54.4

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1987	23	NYG	12	—	—	15	277	2	—	18.5	—	—	—
1988	24	NYG	16	—	—	40	656	7	—	16.4	—	—	—
1989	25	NYG	15	—	—	13	255	2	—	19.6	—	—	—
1990	26	NYG	16	—	—	26	541	4	—	20.8	—	—	—
1991	27	NYG	15	—	—	30	525	4	—	17.5	—	—	—
1992	28	NYG	16	—	—	17	333	2	—	19.6	—	—	—
Career			90		0	141	2,587	21	—	18.3	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 59 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 59 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 59.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 59· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 58

On-field 38.8

Availability 19.2

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)

1987bestavg 571992

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 11% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

11% of the all-time Receiving Yards leader11

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

College Stats

Fresno State; West Los Angeles CollegeCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Fresno State; West Los Angeles College), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

1987 Draft Class· this player went #83

#63Jerry BallDT #64Cody CarlsonQB #66Charles LockettWR #71Frankie NealWR #78Jamie MuellerRB #79Bob PerrymanRB #80Tim ManoaRB #82Jeff JaegerK #87Ron HallTE #88Mark VlasicQB #95Kelvin MartinWR #98Rich GannonQB #99Troy StradfordRB #103Jim RiggsTE #106Bruce HillWR #110Steve BeuerleinQB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Stephen inherited the New York Giants WR room from Odessa Turner (1987–1991), and handed it to Ed McCaffrey (1991–1993).

Mike Friede 1980–1981John Mistler 1981–1984Byron Williams 1983–1985Lionel Manuel 1984–1990Stacy Robinson 1986–1990Odessa Turner

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

1992final season
Last recorded season with NYG
1987draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 3, Pick 83

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'8" / 160 lb

Frame

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 6-season peers. See all →

peak 62

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C+1987

B1988

C+1989

B1990

B1991

C+1992

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.

95%

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
1987	277	23.1	413+136	24.3
1988	656	41	682+26	40.1
1989	255	17	317+62	18.6
1990	541	33.8	569+28	33.5
1991	525	35	581+56	34.2
1992	333	20.8	356+23	20.9

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

56 career value over replacement — #1917 all-time of 4,642. 9.3/season above a replacement-level WR.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #83 (Rd 3) · NYG · 1987 · +20.3 vs expected KV-H

59actual

38.7 expected · Δ+20.3

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1987 Draft Class· this player went #83

Franchise Succession

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

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