Mark Malone is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Malone in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Malone's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1980 | 21–22 | PIT | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 22–23 | PIT | 8 | — | 45 | 88 | 51.1% | 553 | 3 | 5 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 58.6 | — | 16 | 68 | 2 | 4.3 | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24–25 | PIT | 2 | — | 9 | 20 | 45.0% | 124 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 42.5 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25–26 | PIT | 13 | — | 147 | 272 | 54.0% | 2,137 | 16 | 17 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 73.4 | — | 25 | 42 | 3 | 1.7 | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26–27 | PIT | 10 | — | 117 | 233 | 50.2% | 1,428 | 13 | 7 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 75.5 | — | 15 | 80 | 1 | 5.3 | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27–28 | PIT | 14 | — | 216 | 425 | 50.8% | 2,444 | 15 | 18 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 62.5 | — | 31 | 107 | 5 | 3.5 | 16.1 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28–29 | PIT | 12 | — | 156 | 336 | 46.4% | 1,896 | 6 | 19 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 46.7 | — | 34 | 162 | 3 | 4.8 | 8.8 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 29–30 | SD | 12 | — | 147 | 272 | 54.0% | 1,580 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 58.8 | — | 37 | 169 | 4 | 4.6 | 10.8 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 30–31 | NYJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 93.8 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 72 | — | 839 | 1,648 | 50.9% | 10,175 | 60 | 81 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 61.9 | — | 159 | 628 | 18 | 3.9 | 11.3 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
98 career value over replacement — #1150 all-time of 4,649. 16.3/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #28 (Rd 1) · PIT · 1980 · +0.2 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21–22 | PIT | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — |
| 1981 | 22–23 | PIT | 8 | — | 45 | 88 | 51.1% | 553 | 3 | 5 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 58.6 | — | 5.8 |
| 1983 | 24–25 | PIT | 2 | — | 9 | 20 | 45.0% | 124 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 42.5 | — | — |
| 1984 | 25–26 | PIT | 13 | — | 147 | 272 | 54.0% | 2,137 | 16 | 17 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 73.4 | — | 11.5 |
| 1985 | 26–27 | PIT | 10 | — | 117 | 233 | 50.2% | 1,428 | 13 | 7 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 75.5 | — | 8.9 |
| 1986 | 27–28 | PIT | 14 | — | 216 | 425 | 50.8% | 2,444 | 15 | 18 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 62.5 | — | 12.1 |
| 1987 | 28–29 | PIT | 12 | — | 156 | 336 | 46.4% | 1,896 | 6 | 19 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 46.7 | — | 6.5 |
| 1988 | 29–30 | SD | 12 | — | 147 | 272 | 54.0% | 1,580 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 58.8 | — | 8.2 |
| 1989 | 30–31 | NYJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 93.8 | — | — |
| Career | 72 | 839 | 1,648 | 50.9% | 10,175 | 60 | 81 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.2 | — | — | 61.9 | — | 53 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21–22 | PIT | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 22–23 | PIT | 8 | — | 16 | 68 | 2 | 4.3 | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 24–25 | PIT | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 25–26 | PIT | 13 | — | 25 | 42 | 3 | 1.7 | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 26–27 | PIT | 10 | — | 15 | 80 | 1 | 5.3 | 6.7 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 27–28 | PIT | 14 | — | 31 | 107 | 5 | 3.5 | 16.1 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 28–29 | PIT | 12 | — | 34 | 162 | 3 | 4.8 | 8.8 | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 29–30 | SD | 12 | — | 37 | 169 | 4 | 4.6 | 10.8 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 30–31 | NYJ | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 72 | 159 | 628 | 18 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | — | 1 | 90 | 1 | — | 90.0 | — | — | — |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a well-rounded profile that scores 55 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 6 scored seasons.
Blend 54.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 55· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
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