Troy Aikman is a Hall of Fame quarterback whose career earned a solid career value score of 69 in the Knox value model. Aikman'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.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1989 | 22–23 | DAL | 11 | — | 155 | 293 | 52.9% | 1,749 | 9 | 18 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 55.7 | — | 38 | 302 | 0 | 7.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 23–24 | DAL | 15 | — | 226 | 399 | 56.6% | 2,579 | 11 | 18 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 66.6 | — | 40 | 172 | 1 | 4.3 | 2.5 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 24–25 | DAL | 12 | — | 237 | 363 | 65.3% | 2,754 | 11 | 10 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 86.7 | — | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0.3 | 6.3 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 25–26 | DAL | 16 | — | 302 | 473 | 63.8% | 3,445 | 23 | 14 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 89.5 | — | 37 | 105 | 1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 26–27 | DAL | 14 | — | 271 | 392 | 69.1% | 3,100 | 15 | 6 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 99.0 | — | 32 | 125 | 0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 27–28 | DAL | 14 | — | 233 | 361 | 64.5% | 2,676 | 13 | 12 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 84.9 | — | 30 | 62 | 1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 28–29 | DAL | 16 | — | 280 | 432 | 64.8% | 3,304 | 16 | 7 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 93.6 | — | 21 | 32 | 1 | 1.5 | 4.8 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 29–30 | DAL | 15 | — | 296 | 465 | 63.7% | 3,126 | 12 | 13 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 80.1 | — | 35 | 42 | 1 | 1.2 | 2.9 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 30–31 | DAL | 16 | — | 292 | 518 | 56.4% | 3,283 | 19 | 12 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 78.0 | — | 25 | 79 | 0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 31–32 | DAL | 11 | — | 187 | 315 | 59.4% | 2,330 | 12 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 88.5 | — | 22 | 69 | 2 | 3.1 | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 32–33 | DAL | 14 | — | 258 | 430 | 60.0% | 2,920 | 17 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 82.9 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 3 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33–34 | DAL | 11 | — | 153 | 259 | 59.1% | 1,616 | 7 | 14 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 63.8 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 165 | — | 2,890 | 4,700 | 61.5% | 32,882 | 165 | 140 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 81.8 | 32 | 327 | 1,016 | 9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 8 | 2.4 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
286 career value over replacement — #159 all-time of 4,695. 23.8/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #1 (Rd 1) · DAL · 1989 · +5.7 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end quarterback defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 286 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 4% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 12 of 12 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +23.8 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
12 seasons × ~23.8 surplus ≈ VORP 286
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87% match
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11 shared seasons · combined KV-H 1656