Todd Blackledge is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Blackledge in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Blackledge's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| 1983 | 22 | KC | 4 | — | 20 | 34 | 58.8% | 259 | 3 | 0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 9.4 | — | 112.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 23 | KC | 11 | — | 147 | 294 | 50.0% | 1,707 | 6 | 11 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 59.2 | 14 | 18 | 102 | 1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 24 | KC | 12 | — | 86 | 172 | 50.0% | 1,190 | 6 | 14 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 50.3 | 15 | 17 | 97 | 0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 25 | KC | 10 | — | 96 | 211 | 45.5% | 1,200 | 10 | 6 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 67.6 | 25 | 23 | 60 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 26 | KC | 3 | — | 15 | 31 | 48.4% | 154 | 1 | 1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 60.4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27 | PIT | 3 | — | 38 | 79 | 48.1% | 494 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 60.8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 3.1 | 12.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28 | PIT | 3 | — | 22 | 60 | 36.7% | 282 | 1 | 3 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 36.9 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 46 | — | 424 | 881 | 48.1% | 5,286 | 29 | 38 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 60.2 | 73 | 81 | 325 | 2 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
38 career value over replacement — #2438 all-time of 4,695. 9.5/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #7 (Rd 1) · KAN · 1983 · -20.3 vs expected KV-H
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4 seasons · peak 3.9 in 1986
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.
0.5 career wins over 4 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1986 · +0.3 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#162 of 408 all-time QBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 22 | KC | 4 | — | 20 | 34 | 58.8% | 259 | 3 | 0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 9.4 | — | 112.3 | 4 | 2.2 |
| 1984 | 23 | KC | 11 | — | 147 | 294 | 50.0% | 1,707 | 6 | 11 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 59.2 | 14 | 0.8 |
| 1985 | 24 | KC | 12 | — | 86 | 172 | 50.0% | 1,190 | 6 | 14 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 50.3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 25 | KC | 10 | — | 96 | 211 | 45.5% | 1,200 | 10 | 6 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 67.6 | 25 | 3.9 |
| 1987 | 26 | KC | 3 | — | 15 | 31 | 48.4% | 154 | 1 | 1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 60.4 | 7 | — |
| 1988 | 27 | PIT | 3 | — | 38 | 79 | 48.1% | 494 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 60.8 | 4 | — |
| 1989 | 28 | PIT | 3 | — | 22 | 60 | 36.7% | 282 | 1 | 3 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 36.9 | 4 | — |
| Career | 46 | 424 | 881 | 48.1% | 5,286 | 29 | 38 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 60.2 | 73 | 6.9 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 24 | KC | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 27 | PIT | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 28 | PIT | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A solid career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 43 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 46.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 43· confidence 88%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
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89% match
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