Herb Adderley is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 87 in the Knox value model. Adderley's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1961 | 22 | GB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | 23 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| 1963 | 24 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 25 | GB | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1965 | 26 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 1966 | 27 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1967 | 28 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1968 | 29 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1969 | 30 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 31 | DAL | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 32 | DAL | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 33 | DAL | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Career | — | 145 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
272 career value over replacement — #173 all-time of 4,649. 24.7/season above a replacement-level CB.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22 | GB | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1962 | 23 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| 1963 | 24 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1964 | 25 | GB | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1965 | 26 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| 1966 | 27 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1967 | 28 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1968 | 29 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 1969 | 30 | GB | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1970 | 31 | DAL | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1971 | 32 | DAL | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| 1972 | 33 | DAL | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Career | 145 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 220 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — |
A all-time great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 87 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
Blend 83.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 87· confidence 99%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)
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87% match