Tony Parrish ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Parrish in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Parrish a career score of 76, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1998 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | — | 82 | 69 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24–25 | CHI | 16 | — | 72 | 52 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25–26 | CHI | 16 | — | 61 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | — | 58 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | 58 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28–29 | SF | 16 | — | 70 | 42 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29–30 | SF | 9 | — | 40 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30–31 | SF | 6 | — | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 127 | — | 456 | 347 | 109 | 20 | 2 | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29 | 70 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
162 career value over replacement — #574 all-time of 4,695. 20.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Pick #35 (Rd 2) · CHI · 1998 · +21.2 vs expected KV-H
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9 seasons · peak 11.6 in 2003
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.
2.6 career wins over 9 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 2003 · +0.9 wins
Latest season · 2006 · −0.1 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.
#52 of 1,089 all-time defensive backs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22–23 | CHI | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1999 | 23–24 | CHI | 16 | — | 82 | 69 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24–25 | CHI | 16 | — | 72 | 52 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2001 | 25–26 | CHI | 16 | — | 61 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2002 | 26–27 | SF | 16 | — | 58 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 |
| 2003 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | 58 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 |
| 2004 | 28–29 | SF | 16 | — | 70 | 42 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 2005 | 29–30 | SF | 9 | — | 40 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2006 | 30–31 | SF | 6 | — | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 127 | 456 | 347 | 109 | 20 | 2 | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29 | 70 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 34.1 |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 76 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 75.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 76· confidence 97%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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