Tiki Barber ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places Barber in the top 3% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Barber a career score of 81, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

RBNYG#21ACT

Tiki Barber

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 3% all-time RBsIron Legend👑 #1 Running Back · 2005 📈 Late Developer · 2005Two-Way ProfileTeam Carrier · #86

Height5'10"

Weight205 lb

BornApr 7, 1975

Age51

CollegeVirginia See College Stats

Rookie yr1997

Draft1997 · Rd 2, Pick 36 · NYG

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

29thRushing Yards·10,444 yds 78thRushing Touchdowns·55

Postseason all-time ranks

55thPlayoff Rushing Yards·446 yds

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

16thsingle season·Rush Yds2005

Archetype Intelligence

Iron LegendExplore archetypes →

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.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 215 · #328 · Elite

Worth 215 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 8% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 9 of 10 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.9 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

9 cleared

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+23.9

Avg surplus

peak +37

9 seasons × ~23.9 surplus ≈ VORP 215

Combined Season Grid

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

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Passing													Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	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	—	NYG	6	—	136	511	3	3.8	2.2	—	—	—	—	34	299	1	—	8.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	—	NYG	4	—	52	166	0	3.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	42	348	3	—	8.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	NYG	16	—	60	253	0	4.2	0.0	11	18.3	0	91	66	609	2	72.5%	9.2	6.7	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2000	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2001	—	NYG	14	—	166	865	4	5.2	2.4	40	24.1	1	98	72	577	0	73.5%	8.0	5.9	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	—	DAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2002	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	—	IND	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2003	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	—	TB	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2004	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	—	BAL	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2005	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	—	PHI	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2006	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	—	PHI	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career		—	159	—	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	26	26	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

Career EPA81.0·-1 passing · -68 rushing · 150 receiving·10.1/season

Passing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	VAL
2005	30	NYG	16	—	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	39.6	0	21.9
Career			16		0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	—	—	39.6	0	157.8

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1997	22	NYG	6	—	136	511	3	3.8	2.2	—	—	—
1998	23	NYG	4	—	52	166	0	3.2	0.0	—	—	—
1999	24	NYG	16	—	60	253	0	4.2	0.0	11	18.3	0
2000	25	NYG	16	—	212	1,007	8	4.8	3.8	38	17.9	3
2001	26	NYG	14	—	166	865	4	5.2	2.4	40	24.1	1
2002	27	NYG	16	—	304	1,387	11	4.6	3.6	67	22.0	5
2003	28	NYG	16	—	278	1,215	2	4.4	0.7	66	23.7	5
2004	29	NYG	16	—	322	1,518	13	4.7	4.0	77	23.9	2
2005	30	NYG	16	—	357	1,860	9	5.2	2.5	72	20.2	1
2006	31	NYG	16	—	327	1,662	5	5.1	1.5	78	23.9	1
Career			136		2,214	10,444	55	4.7	—	449	—	18

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1997	22	NYG	6	—	—	34	299	1	—	8.8	—	—	—
1998	23	NYG	4	—	—	42	348	3	—	8.3	—	—	—
1999	24	NYG	16	—	91	66	609	2	72.5%	9.2	6.7	—	32
2000	25	NYG	16	—	92	69	701	1	75.0%	10.2	7.6	—	29
2001	26	NYG	14	—	98	72	577	0	73.5%	8.0	5.9	—	29
2002	27	NYG	16	—	95	69	597	0	72.6%	8.7	6.3	—	23
2003	28	NYG	16	—	69	69	461	1	100.0%	6.7	6.7	—	26
2004	29	NYG	16	—	52	52	578	2	100.0%	11.1	11.1	—	18
2005	30	NYG	16	—	54	54	530	2	100.0%	9.8	9.8	—	19
2006	31	NYG	16	—	62	58	465	0	93.5%	8.0	7.5	—	23
Career			136		613	585	5,165	12	95.4%	8.8	8.4	—	199

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Sk	Dis	FR
1999	24	ARI	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2000	25	NYG	2	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2001	26	DAL	1	—	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
2002	27	IND	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2003	28	TB	4	—	4	4	0.0	0.0	—
2004	29	BAL	3	—	3	3	0.0	0.0	—
2005	30	PHI	4	—	5	5	0.0	0.0	—
2006	31	PHI	7	—	8	8	0.0	0.0	—
Career			25		26	26	—	—	—

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Rec AirYd
1999	24	—	—	—	—	-1.4	6.4	0
2000	25	—	—	—	—	-20.4	18.8	0
2001	26	—	—	—	—	8.3	9.1	0
2002	27	—	—	—	—	-36.9	-3.9	0
2003	28	—	—	—	—	-36.6	18.7	0
2004	29	—	—	—	—	-1.2	37.7	0
2005	30	—	—	—	-0.6	9.3	43.4	0
2006	31	—	—	—	—	10.5	19.7	2
Career					—	—	—	2

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 81 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 81 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 78 × longevity 1 = KV-H 81· confidence 93%

What builds the career mark of 74

On-field 55.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production Staying available

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

1997bestavg 69elite 702006

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #86 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

4 qualifying seasons

2003 NYG·4 team wins#13

Rushing Yards · 1,215 · score 39

2004 NYG·6 team wins#5

Rushing Yards · 1,518 · score 21

2004 NYG·6 team wins#6

Rushing Touchdowns · 13 · score 20

All-Time Standing

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

Solid

of 100

Reached 57% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

57% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader57

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

10.12 EPA/season over 8 seasons53

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: 90%.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📊 Consistent

Yards / Carry: 4.7 regular season → 4.4 playoffs (4 playoff seasons)

-7%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

15,609

10,444 rush · 5,165 recv

Total TDs

55 rush · 12 recv

Total Touches

2,799

2,214 carries · 585 rec

Yds / Touch

5.6

rushing + receiving

Postseason Career

6 playoff games

Rushing

Att102Yds446TD1Y/A4.4TD%1.01D251D%24.5Fmb1

Receiving

Tgt29Rec22Yds165Ctch%75.9%Y/R7.5Y/Tgt5.71D5

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-6.4Rec EPA0.8Rec AirYd5

College Stats

VirginiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

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Reference Graph

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

1997 Draft Class· this player went #36

#27Rae CarruthWR #28Trevor PryceDE #29Chris CantyCB #30Ross VerbaG #31Rick TerryDT #32Nathan DavisDE #33Rob KellyDB #34Jamie SharperOLB #37Jerry WunschOT #38John AllredTE #39Jared TomichDE #40Dexter McCleonDB #41Byron HanspardRB #42Jake PlummerQB #43Corey DillonRB #44Sam MadisonCB

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tiki inherited the New York Giants RB room from Charles Way (1995–1999), and handed it to Greg Comella (1998–2001).

Butch Woolfolk 1982–1984Joe Morris 1982–1988George Adams 1985–1989Lee Rouson 1985–1990Lewis Tillman 1989–1993Dave Meggett

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

2006final season
Last recorded season with NYG
1997draft
Drafted by NYG — Round 2, Pick 36

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'10" / 205 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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 84

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

C+1997

F1998

B1999

B+2000

B+2001

B+2002

B+2003

A2004

A2005

A2006

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

98%

Era Translator

Rush 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 Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
1997	511	85.2	1,813+1,302	106.6
1998	166	41.5	998+832	58.7
1999	253	15.8	516+263	30.4
2000	1,007	62.9	1,145+138	67.3
2001	865	61.8	1,087+222	63.9
2002	1,387	86.7	1,387	81.6
2003	1,215	75.9	1,210-5	71.2
2004	1,518	94.9	1,440-78	84.7
2005	1,860	116.3	1,725-135	101.5
2006	1,662	103.9	1,497-165	88

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

215 career value over replacement — #328 all-time of 4,642. 21.5/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

6 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · NYG · 1997 · +26.1 vs expected KV-H

81actual

54.9 expected · Δ+26.1

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Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Advanced (EPA)

KV-H Anatomy

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

Advanced (EPA)

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1997 Draft Class· this player went #36

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator

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