Webster Slaughter ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Slaughter in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Slaughter a career score of 72, 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 | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1986 | 21–22 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 40 | 577 | 4 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 22–23 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 47 | 806 | 7 | — | 17.1 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 23–24 | CLE | 8 | — | — | 30 | 462 | 3 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24–25 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 65 | 1,236 | 6 | — | 19.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 25–26 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 59 | 847 | 4 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26–27 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 64 | 906 | 3 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27–28 | HOU | 12 | — | — | 39 | 486 | 4 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28–29 | HOU | 14 | — | — | 77 | 904 | 5 | — | 11.7 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29–30 | HOU | 16 | — | — | 68 | 846 | 2 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30–31 | KC | 16 | — | — | 34 | 514 | 4 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31–32 | NYJ | 10 | — | — | 32 | 434 | 2 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 33–34 | SD | 10 | — | — | 8 | 93 | 0 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 162 | — | — | 563 | 8,111 | 44 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
199 career value over replacement — #392 all-time of 4,695. 16.6/season above a replacement-level WR.
Pick #43 (Rd 2) · CLE · 1986 · +22.6 vs expected KV-H
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12 seasons · peak 13.9 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.
7.3 career wins over 12 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1989 · +1.1 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.
#98 of 1,332 all-time WRs by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | — | 9 | 50 | 0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 95.5 |
Career line only: the source has this as a career total, without seasons.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 21–22 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 40 | 577 | 4 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 22–23 | CLE | 12 | — | — | 47 | 806 | 7 | — | 17.1 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 23–24 | CLE | 8 | — | — | 30 | 462 | 3 | — | 15.4 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 24–25 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 65 | 1,236 | 6 | — | 19.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 25–26 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 59 | 847 | 4 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 26–27 | CLE | 16 | — | — | 64 | 906 | 3 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 27–28 | HOU | 12 | — | — | 39 | 486 | 4 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 28–29 | HOU | 14 | — | — | 77 | 904 | 5 | — | 11.7 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 29–30 | HOU | 16 | — | — | 68 | 846 | 2 | — | 12.4 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 30–31 | KC | 16 | — | — | 34 | 514 | 4 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 31–32 | NYJ | 10 | — | — | 32 | 434 | 2 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 33–34 | SD | 10 | — | — | 8 | 93 | 0 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | 162 | — | 563 | 8,111 | 44 | — | 14.4 | — | — | — |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
Blend 68.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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