Joe Perry is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a strong career value score of 73 in the Knox value model. Perry's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | |||||
| 1948 | 21–22 | SF | 14 | — | 77 | 562 | 10 | 7.3 | 13.0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 79 | 1 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 22–23 | SF | 11 | — | 115 | 783 | 8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 146 | 3 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 23–24 | SF | 12 | — | 124 | 647 | 5 | 5.2 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 69 | 1 | — | 5.3 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 24–25 | SF | 11 | — | 136 | 677 | 3 | 5.0 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 167 | 1 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 25–26 | SF | 12 | — | 158 | 725 | 8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 81 | 0 | — | 5.4 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 26–27 | SF | 12 | — | 192 | 1,018 | 10 | 5.3 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 191 | 3 | — | 10.1 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 27–28 | SF | 12 | — | 173 | 1,049 | 8 | 6.1 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 203 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 28–29 | SF | 11 | — | 156 | 701 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 55 | 1 | — | 2.9 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 29–30 | SF | 11 | — | 115 | 520 | 3 | 4.5 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 104 | 0 | — | 5.8 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | 30–31 | SF | 10 | — | 97 | 454 | 3 | 4.7 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 130 | 0 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 31–32 | SF | 12 | — | 125 | 758 | 4 | 6.1 | 3.2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 218 | 1 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 32–33 | SF | 11 | — | 139 | 602 | 3 | 4.3 | 2.2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 53 | 0 | — | 4.4 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 33–34 | SF | 10 | — | 36 | 95 | 1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | -3 | 0 | — | -1.0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 34–35 | BAL | 13 | — | 168 | 675 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 322 | 1 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 35–36 | BAL | 12 | — | 94 | 359 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 194 | 0 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 36–37 | SF | 9 | — | 24 | 98 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 183 | — | 1,929 | 9,723 | 71 | 5.0 | 3.7 | — | — | — | 0 | 260 | 2,021 | 12 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
211 career value over replacement — #331 all-time of 4,649. 13.2/season above a replacement-level RB.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 21–22 | SF | 14 | — | 77 | 562 | 10 | 7.3 | 13.0 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 22–23 | SF | 11 | — | 115 | 783 | 8 | 6.8 | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 23–24 | SF | 12 | — | 124 | 647 | 5 | 5.2 | 4.0 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 24–25 | SF | 11 | — | 136 | 677 | 3 | 5.0 | 2.2 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 25–26 | SF | 12 | — | 158 | 725 | 8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 26–27 | SF | 12 | — | 192 | 1,018 | 10 | 5.3 | 5.2 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 27–28 | SF | 12 | — | 173 | 1,049 | 8 | 6.1 | 4.6 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 28–29 | SF | 11 | — | 156 | 701 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.3 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 29–30 | SF | 11 | — | 115 | 520 | 3 | 4.5 | 2.6 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | 30–31 | SF | 10 | — | 97 | 454 | 3 | 4.7 | 3.1 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 31–32 | SF | 12 | — | 125 | 758 | 4 | 6.1 | 3.2 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 32–33 | SF | 11 | — | 139 | 602 | 3 | 4.3 | 2.2 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 33–34 | SF | 10 | — | 36 | 95 | 1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 34–35 | BAL | 13 | — | 168 | 675 | 3 | 4.0 | 1.8 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 35–36 | BAL | 12 | — | 94 | 359 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 36–37 | SF | 9 | — | 24 | 98 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 183 | 1,929 | 9,723 | 71 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 21–22 | SF | 14 | — | — | 8 | 79 | 1 | — | 9.9 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 22–23 | SF | 11 | — | — | 11 | 146 | 3 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 23–24 | SF | 12 | — | — | 13 | 69 | 1 | — | 5.3 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 24–25 | SF | 11 | — | — | 18 | 167 | 1 | — | 9.3 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | 25–26 | SF | 12 | — | — | 15 | 81 | 0 | — | 5.4 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | 26–27 | SF | 12 | — | — | 19 | 191 | 3 | — | 10.1 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 27–28 | SF | 12 | — | — | 26 | 203 | 0 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 28–29 | SF | 11 | — | — | 19 | 55 | 1 | — | 2.9 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 29–30 | SF | 11 | — | — | 18 | 104 | 0 | — | 5.8 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | 30–31 | SF | 10 | — | — | 15 | 130 | 0 | — | 8.7 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 31–32 | SF | 12 | — | — | 23 | 218 | 1 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 32–33 | SF | 11 | — | — | 12 | 53 | 0 | — | 4.4 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 33–34 | SF | 10 | — | — | 3 | -3 | 0 | — | -1.0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 34–35 | BAL | 13 | — | — | 34 | 322 | 1 | — | 9.5 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 35–36 | BAL | 12 | — | — | 22 | 194 | 0 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 36–37 | SF | 9 | — | — | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 183 | 0 | 260 | 2,021 | 12 | — | 7.8 | — | — | — |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 73 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 16 scored seasons.
Blend 68.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 73· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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