Vance Mueller is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Mueller in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mueller's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1986 | 22 | OAK | 15 | — | 13 | 30 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 54 | 0 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 23 | OAK | 12 | — | 37 | 175 | 1 | 4.7 | 2.7 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 95 | 0 | — | 8.6 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24 | OAK | 14 | — | 17 | 60 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 63 | 0 | — | 12.6 | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | OAK | 16 | — | 48 | 161 | 2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 240 | 2 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 26 | OAK | 16 | — | 13 | 43 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 73 | — | 128 | 469 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 452 | 2 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
13 career value over replacement — #3530 all-time of 4,695. 2.6/season above a replacement-level RB.
Pick #103 (Rd 4) · RAI · 1986 · +17.3 vs expected KV-H
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5 seasons · peak 2.8 in 1989
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.
0.4 career wins over 5 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1989 · +0.2 wins
Latest season · 1990 · −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.
#464 of 1,228 all-time RBs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22 | OAK | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 23 | OAK | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 24 | OAK | — | — | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 25 | OAK | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 53 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 5 scored seasons.
Blend 53.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 53· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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89% match
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