Tim Worley is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Worley in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Worley's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Tim Worley

Top 27% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter

Height6'2"

Weight216 lb

BornSep 24, 1966

Age59

CollegeGeorgia See College Stats

Rookie yr1989

Draft1989 · Rd 1, Pick 7 · PIT

Archetype Intelligence

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A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 44 · #2233 · Above Average

Worth 44 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 49% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +14.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

3 cleared

1 replaced

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

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+14.7

Avg surplus

peak +26

3 seasons × ~14.7 surplus ≈ VORP 44

Combined Season Grid

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

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									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	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1989	—	PIT	15	—	195	770	5	3.9	2.6	—	—	—	—	15	113	0	—	7.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	—	PIT	11	—	109	418	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—	—	8	70	0	—	8.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	—	PIT	2	—	22	117	0	5.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	PIT	15	—	10	33	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	—	3	13	0	—	4.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	—	CHI	15	—	110	437	2	4.0	1.8	—	—	—	—	8	49	0	—	6.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	—	CHI	5	—	9	17	1	1.9	11.1	—	—	—	—	1	8	0	—	8.0	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	—	0	0	—	—	—
Career		—	63	—	455	1,792	8	3.9	1.8	—	—	—	0	35	253	0	—	7.2	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
1989	23	PIT	15	—	195	770	5	3.9	2.6	—	—	—	14.1
1990	24	PIT	11	—	109	418	0	3.8	0.0	—	—	—	6.6
1991	25	PIT	2	—	22	117	0	5.3	0.0	—	—	—	—
1993	27	PIT	15	—	10	33	0	3.3	0.0	—	—	—	8.9
1993	27	CHI	15	—	110	437	2	4.0	1.8	—	—	—	8.9
1994	28	CHI	5	—	9	17	1	1.9	11.1	—	—	—	2.7
Career			63		455	1,792	8	3.9	—	—	—	—	32.3

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
1989	23	PIT	15	—	—	15	113	—	7.5	—	—	—
1990	24	PIT	11	—	—	8	70	—	8.8	—	—	—
1993	27	PIT	15	—	—	3	13	—	4.3	—	—	—
1993	27	CHI	15	—	—	8	49	—	6.1	—	—	—
1994	28	CHI	5	—	—	1	8	—	8.0	—	—	—
Career			61		0	35	253	—	7.2	—	—	—

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 58 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 58 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 62 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 58· confidence 91%

What builds the career mark of 60

On-field 44.1

Availability 15.9

On-field production Staying available

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

1989bestavg 55elite 701994

All-Time Standing

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

Depth

of 100

Reached 10% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

10% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader10

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

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: 88%.

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+).

College Stats

GeorgiaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Georgia), 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 — every name is linked.

1989 Draft Class· this player went #7

#1Steve WalshQB #1Troy AikmanQB #3Barry SandersRB #4Derrick ThomasOLB #5Deion SandersCB #9Sammie SmithRB #10Eric HillLB #12Trace ArmstrongDE #13Eric MetcalfWR #14Jeff LagemanDE #16Hart Lee DykesWR #19Wayne MartinDT #20Steve AtwaterFS #22Andre RisonWR #26Cleveland GaryRB #27Shawn CollinsWR

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Tim inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers RB room from Warren Williams (1988–1992), and handed it to Barry Foster (1990–1994).

Frank Pollard 1980–1988Walter Abercrombie 1982–1987Rich Erenberg 1984–1986Earnest Jackson 1986–1988Rodney Carter 1987–1989Merril Hoge

Similar Players

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

Movementderived from season history

1994team change
Joined CHI (from PIT)
1994final season
Last recorded season with CHI
1989draft
Drafted by PIT — Round 1, Pick 7

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 216 lb

Frame

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

peak 65

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

B+1989

B1990

C+1993

F1994

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

60%

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
1989	770	51.3	1,282+512	75.4
1990	418	38	1,032+614	60.7
1993	33	2.2	256+223	15.1
1994	17	3.4	317+300	18.7

Data: nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:players, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), espn.com:stats-api (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

44 career value over replacement — #2233 all-time of 4,642. 11/season above a replacement-level RB.

Draft OutcomeMiss ↓

Pick #7 (Rd 1) · PIT · 1989 · -3.8 vs expected KV-H

58actual

61.8 expected · Δ−3.8

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Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Rushing

Receiving

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1989 Draft Class· this player went #7

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

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Era Translator