Tamba Hali ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Hali in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Hali a career score of 87, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | ||||||
| 2006 | 22–23 | KC | 16 | — | 6.2 | 57 | 41 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 7.5 | 13.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 23–24 | KC | 15 | — | 4.6 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 7.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 24–25 | KC | 15 | — | 1.3 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 25–26 | KC | 16 | — | 4.0 | 56 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8.5 | 26.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26–27 | KC | 16 | — | 10.5 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 14.5 | 52.5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 27–28 | KC | 16 | — | 8.3 | 65 | 47 | 18 | 12 | 27 | 12.0 | 51.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 28–29 | KC | 15 | — | 5.7 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 9.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 29–30 | KC | 15 | — | 9.5 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 11.0 | 37.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 943 | 91.2% | 34 | 7.6% |
| 2014 | 30–31 | KC | 16 | — | 5.1 | 55 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 975 | 91.1% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 31–32 | KC | 15 | — | 4.9 | 47 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 6.5 | 35.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 837 | 81.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| 2016 | 32–33 | KC | 16 | — | 1.7 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 593 | 52.8% | — | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 33–34 | KC | 5 | — | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 99 | 31.4% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 176 | — | 61.8 | 542 | 409 | 133 | 84 | 150 | 89.0 | 323.0 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
340 career value over replacement — #87 all-time of 4,695. 30.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
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Pick #20 (Rd 1) · KC · 2006 · +30.3 vs expected KV-H
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