Travis Kirschke
Solid Contributor📈 Late Developer · 2008
A edge rusher with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 8 · #3761 · Role PlayerWorth 8 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 82% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 3 of 11 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +2.7 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
3 cleared
8 replaced
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
51
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
3
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+2.7
Avg surplus
peak +4
3 seasons × ~2.7 surplus ≈ VORP 8
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 | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1997 | — | DET | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | — | DET | 10 | — | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | — | DET | 8 | — | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | — | DET | 10 | — | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | — | DET | 9 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | — | SF | 15 | — | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | — | PIT | 9 | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | — | PIT | 9 | — | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | — | PIT | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | — | PIT | 9 | — | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | — | PIT | 14 | — | 39 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | — | PIT | 9 | — | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 110 | — | 202 | 111 | 91 | 9 | 13 | 12.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23 | DET | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25 | DET | 10 | — | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2000 | 26 | DET | 8 | — | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2001 | 27 | DET | 10 | — | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2002 | 28 | DET | 9 | — | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| 2003 | 29 | SF | 15 | — | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| 2004 | 30 | PIT | 9 | — | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2005 | 31 | PIT | 9 | — | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 |
| 2006 | 32 | PIT | 5 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2.6 |
| 2007 | 33 | PIT | 9 | — | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 34 | PIT | 14 | — | 39 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2009 | 35 | PIT | 9 | — | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Career | 110 | 202 | 111 | 91 | 9 | 13 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49.7 |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 50 · SolidA solid career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 50 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
47
Sustained
career value
×.6
54
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 49.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 50· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 47
On-field 34.2
Availability 12.8
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
1999bestavg 462009
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position5
Depth
of 100
Reached 6% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
6% of the all-time Sacks leader6
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
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: 93%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
7 playoff gamesDefense
Tkl6Solo2Ast4QBHits1Dis1.0FR1
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (UCLA), 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.
Top Teammates
Clint KriewaldtLB8yCharlie BatchQB7yBen RoethlisbergerQB6yJames FarriorILB6yHines WardWR6yDeshea TownsendDB6yJames HarrisonOLB6yIke TaylorCB6yTroy PolamaluS6yCasey HamptonNT6yJeff ReedK6yAaron SmithDE6yBrett KeiselDE6yTyrone CarterDB6yWillie ParkerRB6yChris HokeNT6yRobert PorcherDE5yHeath MillerTE5yLarry FooteMLB5yLuther EllissDT5yJohn JettP5yJohnnie MortonWR4yKelvin PritchettDT4yRyan ClarkFS4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterTravis inherited the Pittsburgh Steelers DL room from Casey Hampton (2001–2012), and handed it to Brett Keisel (2004–2014).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2009final season
Last recorded season with PIT
- 2004team change
Joined PIT (from SF)
- 2003team change
Joined SF (from DET)
- 1997signing
Entered the NFL with DET
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'3" / 298 lb
Frame
Injury History
2 career games missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | PIT | 2 | W9Doubtful· CalfW10Out· CalfW11Out· CalfW12Questionable· CalfW13Doubtful· Calf |
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 11-season peers. See all →
50
peak 54
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
C+1999
C2000
C2001
C2002
C+2003
C2004
C2005
F2006
C+2007
C+2008
C2009
Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.
Era Translator
Sacks 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 Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2+0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0.2 | 3+2 | 0.2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0.2 | 4+2 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0.1 | 3+1 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0.1 | 2+1 | 0.1 |
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), nfl.com:official-stats (facts-only reference), nfl.com:official-stats (games-played, facts-only reference) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
Career Value · VORP
8 career value over replacement — #3761 all-time of 4,642. 0.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
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