Tommy McDonald is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a solid career value score of 60 in the Knox value model. McDonald's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Tommy McDonald
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Yes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
A wide receiver with a top 30% among starters — the kind of consistent contributor every roster needs. Solid availability (excellent availability over their career) added to their value.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 70 · #1634 · Above AverageWorth 70 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 36% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 7 of 9 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 cleared
2 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
48
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
7
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+10
Avg surplus
peak +20
7 seasons × ~10 surplus ≈ VORP 70
Combined Season Grid
The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.
1 grid split in one view
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1957 | — | PHI | 3 | — | — | 9 | 228 | 3 | — | 25.3 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | — | PHI | 3 | — | — | 29 | 603 | 9 | — | 20.8 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | — | PHI | 12 | — | — | 47 | 846 | 10 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | PHI | 12 | — | — | 39 | 801 | 13 | — | 20.5 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | — | PHI | 14 | — | — | 64 | 1,144 | 13 | — | 17.9 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | — | PHI | 14 | — | — | 58 | 1,146 | 10 | — | 19.8 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | — | PHI | 14 | — | — | 41 | 731 | 8 | — | 17.8 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | — | DAL | 13 | — | — | 46 | 612 | 2 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | — | RAM | 14 | — | — | 67 | 1,036 | 9 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | — | RAM | 12 | — | — | 55 | 714 | 2 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | — | ATL | 11 | — | — | 33 | 436 | 4 | — | 13.2 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | — | CLE | 2 | — | — | 7 | 113 | 1 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 124 | — | 0 | 495 | 8,410 | 84 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — | |
Receiving
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 23 | PHI | 3 | — | — | 9 | 228 | 3 | — | 25.3 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 24 | PHI | 3 | — | — | 29 | 603 | 9 | — | 20.8 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 25 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 47 | 846 | 10 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 26 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 39 | 801 | 13 | — | 20.5 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 27 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 64 | 1,144 | 13 | — | 17.9 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 28 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 58 | 1,146 | 10 | — | 19.8 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 29 | PHI | 14 | — | — | 41 | 731 | 8 | — | 17.8 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 30 | DAL | 13 | — | — | 46 | 612 | 2 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 31 | RAM | 14 | — | — | 67 | 1,036 | 9 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 32 | RAM | 12 | — | — | 55 | 714 | 2 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 33 | ATL | 11 | — | — | 33 | 436 | 4 | — | 13.2 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 34 | CLE | 2 | — | — | 7 | 113 | 1 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — |
| Career | 124 | 0 | 495 | 8,410 | 84 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 60 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
55
Sustained
career value
×.6
65
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 59 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 100%
What builds the career mark of 55
On-field 35.9
Availability 19.1
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
1959bestavg 541967
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position49
Solid
of 100
Reached 43% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.
43% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader43
3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100
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: 97%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma), 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.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1968team change
Joined CLE (from ATL)
- 1968final season
Last recorded season with CLE
- 1967team change
Joined ATL (from RAM)
- 1965team change
Joined RAM (from DAL)
- 1964team change
Joined DAL (from PHI)
- 1957signing
Entered the NFL with PHI
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 9-season peers. See all →
60
peak 65
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
B1959
C+1960
B1961
B1962
C1963
C1964
B1965
C+1966
D1967
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.
87%
Era Translator
Rec 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 Rec Yds | Rec Yds/G | → 2025 Rec Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 846 | 70.5 | 599-247 | 35.3 |
| 1960 | 801 | 66.8 | 292-509 | 17.2 |
| 1961 | 1,144 | 81.7 | 583-561 | 34.3 |
| 1962 | 1,146 | 81.9 | 841-305 | 49.5 |
| 1963 | 731 | 52.2 | 168-563 | 9.9 |
| 1964 | 612 | 47.1 | 130-482 | 7.7 |
| 1965 | 1,036 | 74 | 668-368 | 39.3 |
| 1966 | 714 | 59.5 | 343-371 | 20.2 |
| 1967 | 436 | 39.6 | 0-436 | 0 |
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026
Career Value · VORP
70 career value over replacement — #1634 all-time of 4,642. 7.8/season above a replacement-level WR.
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