Tom Rathman is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Rathman in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Rathman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Tom Rathman
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | 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 | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1986 | 23–24 | SF | 16 | — | 33 | 138 | 1 | 4.2 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 121 | 0 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 24–25 | SF | 12 | — | 62 | 257 | 1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 329 | 3 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 25–26 | SF | 16 | — | 102 | 427 | 2 | 4.2 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 382 | 0 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | — | 79 | 305 | 1 | 3.9 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 616 | 1 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | 101 | 318 | 7 | 3.1 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 327 | 0 | — | 6.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 28–29 | SF | 16 | — | 63 | 183 | 6 | 2.9 | 9.5 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 286 | 0 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 29–30 | SF | 15 | — | 57 | 194 | 5 | 3.4 | 8.8 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 343 | 4 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 30–31 | SF | 8 | — | 19 | 80 | 3 | 4.2 | 15.8 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 86 | 0 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 31–32 | OAK | 16 | — | 28 | 118 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 194 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 131 | — | 544 | 2,020 | 26 | 3.7 | 4.8 | — | — | — | — | 320 | 2,684 | 8 | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | 34 | 25 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
70 career value over replacement — #1670 all-time of 4,695. 7.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #56 (Rd 3) · SFO · 1986 · +13.9 vs expected KV-H
60actual
46.1 expected · Δ+13.9
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