Tiki Barber ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Barber in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Barber a career score of 80, 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 | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | 22 | NYG | 12 | — | 136 | 511 | 3 | 3.8 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 299 | 1 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 23 | NYG | 16 | — | 52 | 166 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 348 | 3 | — | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 24 | NYG | 16 | — | 60 | 253 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 11 | 18.3 | 0 | 91 | 66 | 609 | 2 | 72.5% | 9.2 | 6.7 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 25 | NYG | 16 | — | 212 | 1,007 | 8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 38 | 17.9 | 3 | 92 | 69 | 701 | 1 | 75.0% | 10.2 | 7.6 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 26 | NYG | 14 | — | 166 | 865 | 4 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 40 | 24.1 | 1 | 98 | 72 | 577 | 0 | 73.5% | 8.0 | 5.9 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 27 | NYG | 16 | — | 304 | 1,387 | 11 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 67 | 22.0 | 5 | 95 | 69 | 597 | 0 | 72.6% | 8.7 | 6.3 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 28 | NYG | 16 | — | 278 | 1,215 | 2 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 66 | 23.7 | 5 | 69 | 69 | 461 | 1 | 100.0% | 6.7 | 6.7 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 29 | NYG | 16 | — | 322 | 1,518 | 13 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 77 | 23.9 | 2 | 52 | 52 | 578 | 2 | 100.0% | 11.1 | 11.1 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 30 | NYG | 16 | — | 357 | 1,860 | 9 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 72 | 20.2 | 1 | 54 | 54 | 530 | 2 | 100.0% | 9.8 | 9.8 | — | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 31 | NYG | 16 | — | 327 | 1,662 | 5 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 78 | 23.9 | 1 | 62 | 58 | 465 | 0 | 93.5% | 8.0 | 7.5 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 154 | — | 2,214 | 10,444 | 55 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 449 | 20.3 | 18 | 613 | 585 | 5,165 | 12 | 95.4% | 8.8 | 8.4 | — | 199 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
230 career value over replacement — #284 all-time of 4,695. 23/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Pick #36 (Rd 2) · NYG · 1997 · +25.2 vs expected KV-H
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An all-time caliber running back (top 5% all-time) who combined elite production with exceptional availability — almost never missed time. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Worth 230 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 7% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 10 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
10 seasons × ~23 surplus ≈ VORP 230
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10 shared seasons · combined KV-H 1569