Tommy McDonald is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a solid career value score of 63 in the Knox value model. McDonald'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 | |||||
| 1957 | 23 | PHI | 12 | — | — | 9 | 228 | 3 | — | 25.3 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 24 | PHI | 10 | — | — | 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 | 14 | — | — | 46 | 612 | 2 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 31 | LAR | 14 | — | — | 67 | 1,036 | 9 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 32 | LAR | 13 | — | — | 55 | 714 | 2 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 33 | ATL | 14 | — | — | 33 | 436 | 4 | — | 13.2 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 34 | CLE | 9 | — | — | 7 | 113 | 1 | — | 16.1 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 0 | 495 | 8,410 | 84 | — | 17.0 | — | — | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
95 career value over replacement — #1239 all-time of 4,695. 7.9/season above a replacement-level WR.
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A high-end wide receiver defined as much by exceptional availability — almost never missed time as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 95 points of value above a freely-available replacement receiver — top 27% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 9 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +10.6 on average.See board →
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9 seasons × ~10.6 surplus ≈ VORP 95
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