Willie Brown is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a solid career value score of 65 in the Knox value model. Brown's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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Willie Brown
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title contextRegular-season all-time ranks
Postseason all-time ranks
Yes
Hall of Fame
Season honors and record seasons
A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 20% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 136 · #734 · High-ValueWorth 136 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 17% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 11 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +12.4 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
11 cleared
Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit
49
Replacement
the KC-H bar
→
11
Seasons over
cleared the bar
×
+12.4
Avg surplus
peak +43
11 seasons × ~12.4 surplus ≈ VORP 136
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 | |||||
| 1963 | — | DEN | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | — | DEN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | — | DEN | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | — | DEN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | — | OAK | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1968 | — | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | — | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | OAK | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | — | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | — | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1973 | — | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | — | OAK | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | — | OAK | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | — | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | — | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | — | OAK | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | 185 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 23 | DEN | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 24 | DEN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 25 | DEN | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 26 | DEN | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 27 | OAK | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1968 | 28 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1969 | 29 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 30 | OAK | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 31 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 32 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1973 | 33 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 34 | OAK | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1975 | 35 | OAK | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1976 | 36 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1977 | 37 | OAK | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1978 | 38 | OAK | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Career | 185 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
KV-H Anatomy
KV-H 65 · Strong StarterA strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 65 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 13 scored seasons.
58
Sustained
career value
×.6
67
Peak
best 3 seasons
×.4
×1
Longevity
career length
Blend 61.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 65· confidence 97%
What builds the career mark of 58
On-field 39.8
Availability 18.2
On-field production Staying available
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
1963bestavg 55elite 701977
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position56
Solid
of 100
Reached 59% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.
59% of the all-time Interceptions leader59
1 category ≥25% of the all-time leader33
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: 95%.
Career Aging Trajectory
vs. position group average · KV-H basisAmber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Postseason Career
Defense
Int170
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
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Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 1978final season
Last recorded season with OAK
- 1967team change
Joined OAK (from DEN)
- 1963signing
Entered the NFL with DEN
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 13-season peers. See all →
65
peak 67
Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season
F1963
C+1964
C+1965
B1966
C+1967
B1968
B+1969
D1970
C+1971
C+1972
A+1974
C+1976
C+1977
Era Translator
INT 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 INT | INT/G | → 2025 INT | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | 15.6 | 1.1 | 1-14.6 | 0.1 |
| 1965 | 9 | 0.8 | 1-8 | 0 |
| 1966 | 12.3 | 0.9 | 1-11.3 | 0.1 |
| 1967 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0-4.7 | 0 |
| 1968 | 13.5 | 1 | 2-11.5 | 0.1 |
| 1969 | 22.2 | 1.6 | 3-19.2 | 0.2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0.1 | 0-2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1-5.5 | 0.1 |
| 1974 | 31 | 3.4 | 7-24 | 0.4 |
| 1976 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 1-7.3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0.4 | 1-5 | 0 |
Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026
Career Value · VORP
136 career value over replacement — #734 all-time of 4,642. 10.5/season above a replacement-level CB.
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