Also in other sports:mlbEric Davis (CF · 1984–2001), mlsÉric Davis (FB · 2023).

Eric Davis ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Davis in the top 10% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Davis a career score of 72, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Eric Davis

2× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 7% all-time defensive backsIron Man

Height5'11"

Weight185 lb

BornJan 26, 1968

Age

Career Value · VORP

181 career value over replacement — #452 all-time of 4,649. 15.1/season above a replacement-level S.

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #53 (Rd 2) · SF · 1990 · +24.6 vs expected KV-H

72actual

47.4 expected · Δ+24.6

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Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
1990	22–23	SF	16	—	21	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	—	2	1	—	—
1991	23–24	SF	2	—	10	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—
1992	24–25	SF	16	—	61	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	—	0	2	—	—
1993	25–26	SF	16	—	69	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	—	1	1	—	—
1994	26–27	SF	16	—	74	68	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	—	1	2	—	—
1995	27–28	SF	15	—	51	43	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	—	2	0	—	—
1996	28–29	CAR	16	—	60	56	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	—	2	0	—	—
1997	29–30	CAR	14	—	41	35	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	—	0	1	—	—
1998	30–31	CAR	16	—	71	64	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	5	—	0	1	—	—
1999	31–32	CAR	16	—	70	52	18	1	0	0.0	1.0	5	24	1	1	0	0
2000	32–33	CAR	16	—	61	49	12	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	18	4	—	0	0
2001	33–34	DEN	7	—	10	10	0	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2002	34–35	DET	12	—	34	28	6	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	4	0	1	0	0
Career		—	178	—	633	405	36	3	0	2.0	5.0	38	47	14	11	0	0

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	VAL
1990	22–23	SF	16	—	21	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	—	2	1	—	—	8.2
1991	23–24	SF	2	—	10	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—
1992	24–25	SF	16	—	61	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	3	—	0	2	—	—	7.5
1993	25–26	SF	16	—	69	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	4	—	1	1	—	—	11
1994	26–27	SF	16	—	74	68	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	1	—	1	2	—	—	7.5
1995	27–28	SF	15	—	51	43	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	3	—	2	0	—	—	10.6
1996	28–29	CAR	16	—	60	56	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	—	2	0	—	—	12.8
1997	29–30	CAR	14	—	41	35	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	5	—	0	1	—	—	9.2
1998	30–31	CAR	16	—	71	64	—	—	—	1.0	1.0	5	—	0	1	—	—	10.7
1999	31–32	CAR	16	—	70	52	18	1	0	0.0	1.0	5	24	1	1	0	0	13.6
2000	32–33	CAR	16	—	61	49	12	0	0	0.0	0.0	5	18	4	—	0	0	14.4
2001	33–34	DEN	7	—	10	10	0	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2.6
2002	34–35	DET	12	—	34	28	6	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	4	0	1	0	0	4.5
Career			178		633	405	36	3	0	—	—	38	47	14	11	0	0	112.6

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 72 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 72 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 12 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 68.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 72· confidence 99%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 44.2

Availability 18.8

On-field production