Bobby Bell is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Bell in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Bell's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1963 | 23 | KC | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 20 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 24 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 25 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | 18 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 26 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | 7 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 27 | KC | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | 21 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1968 | 28 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | 19 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1969 | 29 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 1970 | 30 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 19 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1971 | 31 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 26 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 32 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | 19 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1973 | 33 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 24 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 34 | KC | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | 159 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 40.0 | 40.0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
42 career value over replacement — #2266 all-time of 4,649. 3.5/season above a replacement-level LB.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 23 | KC | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.5 | 20 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 24 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1965 | 25 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.0 | 7.0 | 18 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1966 | 26 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | 7 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1967 | 27 | KC | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | 21 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1968 | 28 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5 | 2.5 | 19 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1969 | 29 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 1970 | 30 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 19 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1971 | 31 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 26 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 32 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.5 | 19 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1973 | 33 | KC | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 24 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1974 | 34 | KC | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| Career | 159 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 205 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against sacks/g peers across 12 scored seasons.
Blend 53.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative sacks/g)
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