Steve Pelluer is a career quality starter β a quarterback whose body of work places Pelluer in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pelluer's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Steve Pelluer
Top 32% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter
Height6'4"
Weight204 lb
BornJul 29, 1962
Age63
CollegeWashingtonSee College Stats
Rookie yr1984
Draft1984 Β· Rd 5, Pick 113 Β· DAL
A quality quarterback with a above-average career β a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.
Career Value Β· VORP
VORP 55 Β· #1937 Β· Above AverageWorth 55 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback β top 43% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.3 on average.See board β
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it β adds 0, never a debit
36
Replacement
the KC-H bar
β
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
Γ
+18.3
Avg surplus
peak +27
3 seasons Γ ~18.3 surplus β VORP 55
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at onceβno tab hopping.
3 grids split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1985 | β | DAL | 2 | β | 5 | 8 | 62.5% | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | β | 78.6 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1986 | β | DAL | 16 | β | 215 | 378 | 56.9% | 2,727 | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 67.9 | 47 | 41 | 255 | 1 | 6.2 | 2.4 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1987 | β | DAL | 12 | β | 55 | 101 | 54.5% | 642 | 3 | 2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 75.6 | 5 | 25 | 142 | 1 | 5.7 | 4.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| 1988 | β | DAL | 16 | β | 245 | 435 | 56.3% | 3,139 | 17 | 19 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 73.9 | 21 | 51 | 314 | 2 | 6.2 | 3.9 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1989 | β | KC | 5 | β | 26 | 47 | 55.3% | 301 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | β | 82.0 | 8 | 17 | 143 | 2 | 8.4 | 11.8 | β | β | β | 1 | 1 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | β | 0 | 0 | β | β | β |
| 1990 | β | KC | 13 | β | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 2.8 | -6.2 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Career | β | 64 | β | 548 | 974 | 56.3% | 6,870 | 29 | 39 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 71.6 | 81 | 142 | 858 | 6 | 6.0 | 4.2 | β | β | β | 3 | 3 | β | β | β | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | |
Passing
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 23 | DAL | 2 | β | 5 | 8 | 62.5% | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | β | 78.6 | 0 | β |
| 1986 | 24 | DAL | 16 | β | 215 | 378 | 56.9% | 2,727 | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 67.9 | 47 | 10.9 |
| 1987 | 25 | DAL | 12 | β | 55 | 101 | 54.5% | 642 | 3 | 2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 75.6 | 5 | 7.8 |
| 1988 | 26 | DAL | 16 | β | 245 | 435 | 56.3% | 3,139 | 17 | 19 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 73.9 | 21 | 14.1 |
| 1989 | 27 | KC | 5 | β | 26 | 47 | 55.3% | 301 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | β | 82.0 | 8 | 4.3 |
| 1990 | 28 | KC | 13 | β | 2 | 5 | 40.0% | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 2.8 | -6.2 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Career | 64 | 548 | 974 | 56.3% | 6,870 | 29 | 39 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.1 | β | β | 71.6 | 81 | 41.2 |
Rushing
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 50 Β· SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
48
Sustained
career value
Γ.6
54
Peak
best 3 seasons
Γ.4
Γ1
Longevity
career length
Blend 50.4 Γ longevity 1 = KV-H 50Β· confidence 93%
What builds the career mark of 48
On-field 30.9
Availability 17.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
1986bestavg 431990
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position7
Depth
of 100
Reached 8% of the all-time Passing Yards leader β a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
8% of the all-time Passing Yards leader8
0 categories β₯25% of the all-time leader0
A 0β100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data β career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence β so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite β₯ 85 Β· Strong β₯ 65 Β· Solid β₯ 45 Β· Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 84%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average Β· KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average QBs aging curve. Group peak age: 29. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Washington), 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 β every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Mike SaxonP4yTimmy NewsomeFB4yHerschel WalkerFB3yThornton ChandlerTE3yRobert LavetteRB3yJonathan HayesTE2yNeil SmithDE2yDerrick ThomasOLB2yKelvin MartinWR2yRobb ThomasWR2yTodd McNairRB2yJames SaxonRB2yEmile HarryWR2yPete MandleyWR2yAlfredo RobertsTE2yChristian OkoyeRB2yDarryl ClackRB2yKelvin EdwardsWR2yBryan BarkerP1yMichael IrvinWR1yCarlos CarsonWR1yChris DresselTE1yMike SherrardWR1yTommie AgeeRB1y
1984 Draft ClassΒ· this player went #113
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterSteve opened the Dallas Cowboys QB lineage the corpus knows, and handed it to Troy Aikman (1989β2000).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (β₯4 seasons with the club) at the playerβs position group β a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide .
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0β100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1990final season
Last recorded season with KC
- 1989team change
Joined KC (from DAL)
- 1984draft
Drafted by DAL β Round 5, Pick 113
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'4" / 204 lb
Frame
Knox
StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works β
Historical Knox Β· KV-H
Era-normalized career quality β z-scored against 5-season peers. See all β
50
peak 54
Season Report CardsΒ· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1986
D1987
B1988
F1989
D1990
Availability
Career durability β games played vs. scheduled, across 6 seasons.
78%
Era Translator
Pass Yds translated to the 2025NFL β each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | β 2025 Pass Yds | β 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2,727 | 170.4 | 3,782+1,055 | 222.5 |
| 1987 | 642 | 53.5 | 2,823+2,181 | 166.1 |
| 1988 | 3,139 | 196.2 | 3,910+771 | 230 |
| 1989 | 301 | 60.2 | 2,869+2,568 | 168.8 |
| 1990 | 14 | 1.1 | 2,420+2,406 | 142.4 |
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) Β· multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle Β· updated 6/18/2026
Career Value Β· VORP
55 career value over replacement β #1937 all-time of 4,642. 11/season above a replacement-level QB.
Draft OutcomeValue β
Pick #113 (Rd 5) Β· DAL Β· 1984 Β· +13.2 vs expected KV-H
50actual
36.8 expected Β· Ξ+13.2
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