Not to be confused withMichael Pittman (WR · 2020–present).

Michael Pittman is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Pittman in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pittman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Michael Pittman

Top 17% all-time RBsIron Man📉 Fades · -16% playoffs 📈 Late Developer · 2023 Team Carrier · #192

Height6'0"

Weight225 lb

Born

Team Carrier Evidence

Ranked #192 of 600 by seasons where high individual production happened on low-win teams. Score aggregates only tracked StatVault categories.

Full board

Total Score

2 qualifying seasons

2022 IND·4 team wins#10

Receptions · 99 · score 48

2022 IND·4 team wins#25

Receiving Yards · 925 · score 3

All-Time Standing

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

Career Value · VORP

108 career value over replacement — #1013 all-time of 4,649. 10.8/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #95 (Rd 4) · ARI · 1998 · +26.7 vs expected KV-H

64actual

37.3 expected · Δ+26.7

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Depth

of 100

Reached 30% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

30% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader30

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: 90%.

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.

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.

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+).

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.1 regular season → 3.4 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-16%

vs reg season

From Scrimmage · Career

Scrimmage Yds

9,020

5,517 rush · 3,503 recv

Total TDs

25 rush · 8 recv

Total Touches

1,783

1,359 carries · 424 rec

Yds / Touch

5.1

rushing + receiving

Career Milestones8

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

20011K career rushing yards
20011K career receiving yards
2001100 career receptions
20033K career rushing yards
2003250 career receptions
20063K career receiving yards
20075K career rushing yards
200825 career rushing TDs

Understanding These Stats

Passing

Cmp / Att — Completions and pass attempts.

Cmp% — Completion percentage — completions ÷ attempts × 100.

Yds — Passing yards — total air + yards after catch on completions.

TD / TD% — Passing touchdowns. TD% = TDs per 100 attempts, measuring scoring efficiency.

Int / Int% — Interceptions thrown. Int% = INTs per 100 attempts — the primary ball-security metric.

Y/A — Yards per attempt — passing yards ÷ attempts. The core passing efficiency rate.

AdjY/A — Adjusted yards per attempt: (Pass Yds + 20×TD − 45×INT) ÷ Att. Penalizes turnovers and rewards touchdowns — widely considered the most predictive single-season QB metric.

TD:INT — TD-to-interception ratio — passing touchdowns ÷ interceptions thrown. Elite QBs sustain career ratios above 3.0; HOF greats often exceed 4.0. Not shown when no interceptions.

Rate — NFL passer rating — the official formula combining Cmp%, Y/A, TD%, and INT% on a 0–158.3 scale. Good QB performance ≈ 90+; elite ≈ 110+.

Sk — Times sacked — how many times the QB was brought down behind the line of scrimmage.

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.

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.

Postseason Career

5 playoff games

Rushing

Att55Yds187Y/A3.41D71D%12.7Fmb1

Receiving

Tgt19Rec14Yds155Ctch%73.7%Y/R11.1Y/Tgt8.21D6

College Stats

Fresno StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Fresno State), 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.

Movementderived from season history

2008team change
Joined DEN (from TB)
2008final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2002team change
Joined TB (from ARI)
1998draft
Drafted by ARI — Round 4, Pick 95

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 225 lb

Frame

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 10-season peers. See all →

peak 68

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

C+1999

B2000

B2001

B2002

B2003

B2004

C+2005

C+2006

C+2007

C+2008

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 10 seasons.

84%

19992008

1999 · cause not documented · 63%2007 · cause not documented · 63%2008 · cause not documented · 50%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Iron

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
1999	287	28.7	696+409	41
2000	699	43.7	829+130	48.8
2001	846	56.4	980+134	57.6
2002	718	44.9	781+63	46
2003	751	46.9	790+39	46.5
2004	926	71.2	1,091+165	64.2
2005	436	29.1	519+83	30.5
2006	245	15.3	294+49	17.3
2007	288	28.8	469+181	27.6
2008	321	40.1	629+308	37

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:draft_picks · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/31/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 3 crestsLeague board →

Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 10 seasons (1999–2008) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

ARI 1999–2001 TB 2002–2007 DEN 2008

Michael Pittman

Team Carrier Evidence

All-Time Standing

Career Aging Trajectory

From Scrimmage · Career

Postseason Career

Rushing

Receiving

College Stats

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

1998 Draft Class· this player went #95

Similar Players

Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography