Mike Ditka is a Hall of Fame tight end whose career earned a solid career value score of 61 in the Knox value model. Ditka's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1961 | 21–22 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 56 | 1,076 | 12 | — | 19.2 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 22–23 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 58 | 904 | 5 | — | 15.6 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 23–24 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 59 | 794 | 8 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 24–25 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 75 | 897 | 5 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 25–26 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 36 | 454 | 2 | — | 12.6 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 26–27 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 32 | 378 | 2 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 27–28 | PHI | 6 | — | — | 26 | 274 | 2 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 28–29 | PHI | 6 | — | — | 13 | 111 | 2 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 29–30 | DAL | 4 | — | — | 17 | 268 | 3 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 30–31 | DAL | — | — | — | 8 | 98 | 0 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 31–32 | DAL | 4 | — | — | 30 | 360 | 1 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 32–33 | DAL | 14 | — | — | 17 | 198 | 1 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 118 | — | 0 | 427 | 5,812 | 43 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
94 career value over replacement — #1217 all-time of 4,649. 8.5/season above a replacement-level TE.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21–22 | CHI | 14 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 22–23 | CHI | 14 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 23–24 | CHI | 14 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 24–25 | CHI | 14 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 25–26 | CHI | 14 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 26–27 | CHI | 14 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 27–28 | PHI | 6 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 28–29 | PHI | 6 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 29–30 | DAL | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 30–31 | DAL | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 31–32 | DAL | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 32–33 | DAL | 14 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 118 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21–22 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 56 | 1,076 | 12 | — | 19.2 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 22–23 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 58 | 904 | 5 | — | 15.6 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 23–24 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 59 | 794 | 8 | — | 13.5 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 24–25 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 75 | 897 | 5 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 25–26 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 36 | 454 | 2 | — | 12.6 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 26–27 | CHI | 14 | — | — | 32 | 378 | 2 | — | 11.8 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | 27–28 | PHI | 6 | — | — | 26 | 274 | 2 | — | 10.5 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | 28–29 | PHI | 6 | — | — | 13 | 111 | 2 | — | 8.5 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | 29–30 | DAL | 4 | — | — | 17 | 268 | 3 | — | 15.8 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | 30–31 | DAL | — | — | — | 8 | 98 | 0 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | 31–32 | DAL | 4 | — | — | 30 | 360 | 1 | — | 12.0 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | 32–33 | DAL | 14 | — | — | 17 | 198 | 1 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | 118 | 0 | 427 | 5,812 | 43 | — | 13.6 | — | — | — |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rec yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
Blend 59.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 61· confidence 86%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rec yds/g)
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