Also in other sports:mlbJim Brown (1920–1937), mlbJim Brown (P · 1884–1886), mlbJim Brown (CF · 1915–1916), nhlJim Brown (D · 1983).

Jim Brown is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 88 in the Knox value model. Brown's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Jim Brown

★ HALL OF FAMETop 1% all-time RBsIron Legend🏟️ Cleveland Browns Icon

BornFeb 17, 1936

Age90

CollegeSyracuse

Career Value · VORP

278 career value over replacement — #163 all-time of 4,649. 30.9/season above a replacement-level RB.

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All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Strong

of 100

Reached 67% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a strong all-time profile at the position.

67% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader67

2 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader67

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: 95%.

Encyclopedia Coverage4/8 data layers

StatVault aggregates multiple open-licensed and proprietary sources into a single profile. The depth indicator above shows which layers are available for this player.

Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

14,811

12,312 rush · 2,499 recv

Total TDs

126

106 rush · 20 recv

Total Touches

2,621

2,359 carries · 262 rec

Yds / Touch

5.7

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones13

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

19581K career rushing yards
195825 career rushing TDs
19593K career rushing yards
19605K career rushing yards
196150 career rushing TDs
19611K career receiving yards
1961

Understanding These Stats

Rushing

Att — Rushing attempts (carries).

Yds — Rushing yards.

TD — Rushing touchdowns.

Y/A — Yards per carry — rushing yards ÷ carries. The core rushing efficiency rate; 4.5+ is solid, 5+ is elite.

TD% — Touchdown rate per carry (TDs ÷ carries × 100) — measures scoring efficiency per touch independent of volume. Red-zone workhorses lead here.

1D — First downs gained on rushing plays.

1D% — First-down conversion rate (first downs ÷ carries × 100) — how often a carry moves the chains. Top RBs convert on 25%+ of attempts.

Fmb — Rushing fumbles lost — the key ball-security stat for running backs. Below 1 per season is elite.

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

Postseason Career

Rushing

Att66Yds241TD1Y/A3.7TD%1.5

Receiving

Rec8Yds99Y/R12.4

College Stats

SyracuseCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Syracuse), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

Top Teammates

Bobby MitchellWR4y Paul WarfieldWR1y Leroy KellyRB1y Len DawsonQB1y

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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

1965final season
Last recorded season with CLE
1957signing
Entered the NFL with CLE

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 94

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+1957

A+1958

A+1959

A1960

B+1961

B1962

A1963

B+1964

B+1965

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 9 seasons.

100%

Era Translator

Rush 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 Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
1957	942	78.5	1,261+319	74.2
1958	1,527	127.3	2,492+965	146.6
1959	1,329	110.8	2,119+790	124.6
1960	1,257	104.8	1,491+234	87.7
1961	1,408	100.6	1,141-267	67.1
1962	996	71.1	788-208	46.3
1963	1,863	133.1	1,539-324	90.6
1964	1,446	103.3	1,140-306	67.1
1965	1,544	110.3	1,242-302	73.1

Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

100 career receptions

19638K career rushing yards

196375 career rushing TDs

196410K career rushing yards

196512K career rushing yards

1965100 career rushing TDs

1965250 career receptions

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.