Dan Marino is a Hall of Fame quarterback whose career earned one of the highest career value scores of 92 in the Knox value model. Marino's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Reached 69% of the all-time Passing Yards leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.
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: 87%.
Career Value · VORP
563 career value over replacement — #6 all-time of 4,649. 33.1/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #27 (Rd 1) · MIA · 1983 · +37.2 vs expected KV-H
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Dan inherited the Miami Dolphins QB room from David Woodley (1980–1983), and handed it to Jay Fiedler (2000–2004).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Last recorded season with MIA
Drafted by MIA — Round 1, Pick 27
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Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →
What carries the case
Monitor score 159.8 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).
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Statistical profile across 5 dimensions
Best single season, projected to Passing Yards in a modern 17-game schedule. See all →
Pass Yds 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 Pass Yds | Pass Yds/G | → 2025 Pass Yds | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2,210 | 200.9 | 4,187+1,977 | 246.3 |
| 1984 | 5,084 | 317.8 | 5,115+31 | 300.9 |
| 1985 | 4,137 | 258.6 | 4,596+459 | 270.3 |
| 1986 | 4,746 | 296.6 | 4,781+35 | 281.3 |
| 1987 | 3,245 | 270.4 | 4,508+1,263 | 265.2 |
| 1988 | 4,434 | 277.1 | 4,529+95 | 266.4 |
| 1989 | 3,997 | 249.8 | 4,356+359 | 256.2 |
| 1990 | 3,563 | 222.7 | 4,153+590 | 244.3 |
| 1991 | 3,970 | 248.1 | 4,334+364 | 255 |
| 1992 | 4,116 | 257.3 | 4,450+334 | 261.8 |
| 1993 | 1,218 | 243.6 | 4,329+3,111 | 254.7 |
| 1994 | 4,453 | 278.3 | 4,623+170 | 272 |
| 1995 | 3,668 | 262 | 4,525+857 | 266.2 |
| 1996 | 2,795 | 215 | 4,005+1,210 | 235.6 |
| 1997 | 3,780 | 236.3 | 4,305+525 | 253.2 |
| 1998 | 3,497 | 218.6 | 4,096+599 | 241 |
| 1999 | 2,378 | 216.2 | 4,049+1,671 | 238.2 |
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Marc Bulger
QB
83% match
1983 Draft ClassmatesFull class →
Famous Partnership
Mark Duper
10 shared seasons · combined KV-H 1436
Gave the Miami Dolphins an entire corpus-attributed career — 17 seasons (1983–1999), one crest. The rarest loyalty in the sport.