Charlie Joiner ranks in the all-time elite tier for receivers — a career that places Joiner in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Joiner a career score of 71, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1969 | 21–22 | HOU | — | — | — | 7 | 77 | 0 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 22–23 | HOU | 8 | — | — | 28 | 416 | 3 | — | 14.9 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 23–24 | HOU | 13 | — | — | 31 | 681 | 7 | — | 22.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 24–25 | TOT | 8 | — | — | 24 | 439 | 2 | — | 18.3 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 24–25 | CIN | 4 | — | — | 8 | 133 | 0 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 24–25 | HOU | 4 | — | — | 16 | 306 | 2 | — | 19.1 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 25–26 | CIN | 4 | — | — | 13 | 214 | 0 | — | 16.5 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 26–27 | CIN | 10 | — | — | 24 | 390 | 1 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 27–28 | CIN | 11 | — | — | 37 | 726 | 5 | — | 19.6 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 28–29 | SD | 14 | — | — | 50 | 1,056 | 7 | — | 21.1 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 29–30 | SD | 14 | — | — | 35 | 542 | 6 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 30–31 | SD | 15 | — | — | 33 | 607 | 1 | — | 18.4 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 31–32 | SD | 16 | — | — | 72 | 1,008 | 4 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 32–33 | SD | 16 | — | — | 71 | 1,132 | 4 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 33–34 | SD | 16 | — | — | 70 | 1,188 | 7 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 34–35 | SD | 9 | — | — | 36 | 545 | 0 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 35–36 | SD | 16 | — | — | 65 | 960 | 3 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 36–37 | SD | 16 | — | — | 61 | 793 | 6 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 37–38 | SD | 14 | — | — | 59 | 932 | 7 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 38–39 | SD | 9 | — | — | 34 | 440 | 2 | — | 12.9 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 217 | — | 0 | 750 | 12,146 | 65 | — | 16.2 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
243 career value over replacement — #235 all-time of 4,649. 14.3/season above a replacement-level WR.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 21–22 | HOU | — | — | — | 7 | 77 | 0 | — | 11.0 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 22–23 | HOU | 8 | — | — | 28 | 416 | 3 | — | 14.9 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 23–24 | HOU | 13 | — | — | 31 | 681 | 7 | — | 22.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 24–25 | TOT | 8 | — | — | 24 | 439 | 2 | — | 18.3 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 24–25 | CIN | 4 | — | — | 8 | 133 | 0 | — | 16.6 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 24–25 | HOU | 4 | — | — | 16 | 306 | 2 | — | 19.1 | — | — | — |
| 1973 | 25–26 | CIN | 4 | — | — | 13 | 214 | 0 | — | 16.5 | — | — | — |
| 1974 | 26–27 | CIN | 10 | — | — | 24 | 390 | 1 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — |
| 1975 | 27–28 | CIN | 11 | — | — | 37 | 726 | 5 | — | 19.6 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | 28–29 | SD | 14 | — | — | 50 | 1,056 | 7 | — | 21.1 | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 29–30 | SD | 14 | — | — | 35 | 542 | 6 | — | 15.5 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 30–31 | SD | 15 | — | — | 33 | 607 | 1 | — | 18.4 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 31–32 | SD | 16 | — | — | 72 | 1,008 | 4 | — | 14.0 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 32–33 | SD | 16 | — | — | 71 | 1,132 | 4 | — | 15.9 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 33–34 | SD | 16 | — | — | 70 | 1,188 | 7 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 34–35 | SD | 9 | — | — | 36 | 545 | 0 | — | 15.1 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 35–36 | SD | 16 | — | — | 65 | 960 | 3 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 36–37 | SD | 16 | — | — | 61 | 793 | 6 | — | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 37–38 | SD | 14 | — | — | 59 | 932 | 7 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 38–39 | SD | 9 | — | — | 34 | 440 | 2 | — | 12.9 | — | — | — |
| Career | 209 | 0 | 750 | 12,146 | 65 | — | 16.2 | — | — | — |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 17 scored seasons.
Blend 68.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 97%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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