Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar ranks in the all-time elite tier for running backs — a career that places al-Jabbar in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns al-Jabbar a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1996 | 22 | MIA | 14 | — | 307 | 1,116 | 11 | 3.6 | 3.6 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 139 | 0 | — | 6.0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 23 | MIA | 14 | — | 283 | 892 | 15 | 3.2 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 261 | 1 | — | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 24 | MIA | 15 | — | 270 | 960 | 6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 102 | 0 | — | 4.9 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 25 | TOT | 13 | — | 142 | 443 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 20 | 14.1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 84 | 1 | 77.3% | 4.9 | 3.8 | — | 5 |
| 1999 | 25 | CLE | 10 | — | 114 | 348 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 15 | 13.2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 59 | 1 | 81.3% | 4.5 | 3.7 | — | 4 |
| 1999 | 25 | MIA | 3 | — | 28 | 95 | 1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 5 | 17.9 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 66.7% | 6.3 | 4.2 | — | 1 |
| 2000 | 26 | IND | 1 | — | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 70 | — | 1,003 | 3,409 | 33 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | 22 | 90 | 586 | 2 | 409.1% | 6.5 | 26.6 | — | 5 | |
Career Value · VORP
101 career value over replacement — #1099 all-time of 4,649. 25.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
💔+38.4 stolen VORP·1.45 szns lostFan Rating
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22 | MIA | 14 | — | 307 | 1,116 | 11 | 3.6 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 15.9 |
| 1997 | 23 | MIA | 14 | — | 283 | 892 | 15 | 3.2 | 5.3 | — | — | — | 21.4 |
| 1998 | 24 | MIA | 15 | — | 270 | 960 | 6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 13.9 |
| 1999 | 25 | TOT | 13 | — | 142 | 443 | 1 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 20 | 14.1 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 1999 | 25 | CLE | 10 | — | 114 | 348 | 0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 15 | 13.2 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 1999 | 25 | MIA | 3 | — | 28 | 95 | 1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 5 | 17.9 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2000 | 26 | IND | 1 | — | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 57 | 1,003 | 3,409 | 33 | 3.4 | — | 20 | — | 0 | 59.4 |
A great career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.
Blend 77.6 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 72· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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