Tom Fears is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a strong career value score of 73 in the Knox value model. Fears's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1948 | 25–26 | LAR | 12 | — | — | 51 | 698 | 4 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 26–27 | LAR | 12 | — | — | 77 | 1,013 | 9 | — | 13.2 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 27–28 | LAR | 12 | — | — | 84 | 1,116 | 7 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 28–29 | LAR | 7 | — | — | 32 | 528 | 3 | — | 16.5 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 29–30 | LAR | 12 | — | — | 38 | 600 | 6 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 30–31 | LAR | 8 | — | — | 23 | 278 | 4 | — | 12.1 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 31–32 | LAR | 10 | — | — | 36 | 546 | 3 | — | 15.2 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 32–33 | LAR | 12 | — | — | 44 | 569 | 2 | — | 12.9 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 33–34 | LAR | 2 | — | — | 5 | 49 | 0 | — | 9.8 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 390 | 5,397 | 38 | — | 13.8 | — | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
138 career value over replacement — #746 all-time of 4,695. 19.7/season above a replacement-level WR.
💔+33.7 stolen VORP·1.71 szns lostFan Rating
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