Steve Pelluer is a career quality starter — 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.

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Steve Pelluer

Top 31% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter

Height6'4"

Weight204 lb

BornJul 29, 1962

Age64

College

Career Value · VORP

56 career value over replacement — #1962 all-time of 4,695. 11.2/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #113 (Rd 5) · DAL · 1984 · +15.3 vs expected KV-H

51actual

35.7 expected · Δ+15.3

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing								Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	23	DAL	2	—	5	8	62.5%	47	0	0	0.0	0.0	5.9	5.9	—	78.6	0	3	-2	0	-0.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	24	DAL	16	—	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	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1987	25	DAL	12	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	26	DAL	16	—	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	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1989	27	KC	5	—	26	47	55.3%	301	1	0	2.1	0.0	6.4	6.8	—	82.0	8	17	143	2	8.4	11.8	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1990	28	KC	13	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	64	—	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	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

No production recorded1984

1984: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.

Career arc · VAL by season

5 seasons · peak 12.7 in 1988

VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.

What he added · wins above replacement

1.6 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL

Best season · 1988 · +1.0 wins

Estimated from the season line (early era)+1.0

Latest season · 1990 ·

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	—	5	8	62.5%	47	0	0	0.0	0.0	5.9	5.9	—	78.6	0	—
1986	24	DAL	16	—	215	378	56.9%	2,727	8	17	2.1	4.5	7.2	5.6	0.5	67.9	47	3.1
1987	25	DAL	12	—	55	101	54.5%	642	3	2	3.0	2.0	6.4	6.1	1.5	75.6	5	1.8
1988	26	DAL	16	—	245	435	56.3%	3,139	17	19	3.9	4.4	7.2	6.0	0.9	73.9	21	12.7
1989	27	KC	5	—	26	47	55.3%	301	1	0	2.1	0.0	6.4	6.8	—	82.0	8	2.7
1990	28	KC	13	—	2	5	40.0%	14	0	1	0.0	20.0	2.8	-6.2	0.0	8.3	0	0
Career			64		548	974	56.3%	6,870	29	39	3.0	4.0	7.1	5.8	0.7	71.6	81	20.3

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1985	23	DAL	2	—	3	-2	0	-0.7	0.0	—	—	—
1986	24	DAL	16	—	41	255	1	6.2	2.4	—	—	—
1987	25	DAL	12	—	25	142	1	5.7	4.0	—	—	—
1988	26	DAL	16	—	51	314	2	6.2	3.9	—	—	—
1989	27	KC	5	—	17	143	2	8.4	11.8	—	—	—
1990	28	KC	13	—	5	6	0	1.2	0.0	—	—	—
Career			64		142	858	6	6.0	4.2	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 51 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 51 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 50.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 51· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 48

On-field 30.8

Availability 17.2

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Steve Pelluer

Combined Season Grid

Career arc · VAL by season

What he added · wins above replacement

Passing

Rushing

KV-H Anatomy

Position percentile · QB