Ollie Matson is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a solid career value score of 62 in the Knox value model. Matson'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 | |||||
| 1952 | 22 | ARI | 7 | — | 96 | 344 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 187 | 3 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 24 | ARI | 8 | — | 101 | 506 | 4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 611 | 3 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 25 | ARI | 12 | — | 109 | 475 | 1 | 4.4 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 237 | 2 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 26 | ARI | 12 | — | 192 | 924 | 5 | 4.8 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 199 | 2 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | 27 | ARI | 11 | — | 134 | 577 | 6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 451 | 3 | — | 22.6 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 28 | ARI | 12 | — | 129 | 505 | 5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 465 | 3 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 29 | LAR | 9 | — | 161 | 863 | 6 | 5.4 | 3.7 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 130 | 0 | — | 7.2 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 30 | LAR | 7 | — | 61 | 170 | 1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 98 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 31 | LAR | 13 | — | 24 | 181 | 2 | 7.5 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 537 | 3 | — | 18.5 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 32 | LAR | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 49 | 1 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 33 | DET | — | — | 13 | 20 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 34 | PHI | 9 | — | 96 | 404 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 242 | 1 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 35 | PHI | 1 | — | 22 | 103 | 2 | 4.7 | 9.1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | 1 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 36 | PHI | 2 | — | 29 | 101 | 1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 30 | 1 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 107 | — | 1,170 | 5,173 | 40 | 4.4 | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 222 | 3,285 | 23 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
98 career value over replacement — #1153 all-time of 4,649. 8.9/season above a replacement-level RB.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 22 | ARI | 7 | — | 96 | 344 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 24 | ARI | 8 | — | 101 | 506 | 4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 25 | ARI | 12 | — | 109 | 475 | 1 | 4.4 | 0.9 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 26 | ARI | 12 | — | 192 | 924 | 5 | 4.8 | 2.6 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | 27 | ARI | 11 | — | 134 | 577 | 6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 28 | ARI | 12 | — | 129 | 505 | 5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 29 | LAR | 9 | — | 161 | 863 | 6 | 5.4 | 3.7 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 30 | LAR | 7 | — | 61 | 170 | 1 | 2.8 | 1.6 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 31 | LAR | 13 | — | 24 | 181 | 2 | 7.5 | 8.3 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 32 | LAR | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 33 | DET | — | — | 13 | 20 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 34 | PHI | 9 | — | 96 | 404 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 35 | PHI | 1 | — | 22 | 103 | 2 | 4.7 | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 36 | PHI | 2 | — | 29 | 101 | 1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | — | — | — |
| Career | 107 | 1,170 | 5,173 | 40 | 4.4 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 22 | ARI | 7 | — | — | 11 | 187 | 3 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | 24 | ARI | 8 | — | — | 34 | 611 | 3 | — | 18.0 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | 25 | ARI | 12 | — | — | 17 | 237 | 2 | — | 13.9 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | 26 | ARI | 12 | — | — | 15 | 199 | 2 | — | 13.3 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | 27 | ARI | 11 | — | — | 20 | 451 | 3 | — | 22.6 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 28 | ARI | 12 | — | — | 33 | 465 | 3 | — | 14.1 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 29 | LAR | 9 | — | — | 18 | 130 | 0 | — | 7.2 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 30 | LAR | 7 | — | — | 15 | 98 | 0 | — | 6.5 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 31 | LAR | 13 | — | — | 29 | 537 | 3 | — | 18.5 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 32 | LAR | 4 | — | — | 3 | 49 | 1 | — | 16.3 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 33 | DET | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 0 | — | 10.0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 34 | PHI | 9 | — | — | 17 | 242 | 1 | — | 14.2 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 35 | PHI | 1 | — | — | 2 | 29 | 1 | — | 14.5 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 36 | PHI | 2 | — | — | 6 | 30 | 1 | — | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 107 | — | 222 | 3,285 | 23 | — | 14.8 | — | — | — |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 11 scored seasons.
Blend 60.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 93%
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