Paul Hornung is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a modest career value score of 57 in the Knox value model. Hornung'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 | |||||
| 1957 | 21–22 | GB | 12 | — | 60 | 319 | 3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 34 | 0 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 22–23 | GB | 12 | — | 69 | 310 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 137 | 0 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 23–24 | GB | 12 | — | 152 | 681 | 7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 113 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 24–25 | GB | 12 | — | 160 | 671 | 13 | 4.2 | 8.1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 257 | 2 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 25–26 | GB | 12 | — | 127 | 597 | 8 | 4.7 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 145 | 2 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 26–27 | GB | 9 | — | 57 | 219 | 5 | 3.8 | 8.8 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 168 | 2 | — | 18.7 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 28–29 | GB | 14 | — | 103 | 415 | 5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 98 | 0 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 29–30 | GB | 12 | — | 89 | 299 | 5 | 3.4 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 336 | 3 | — | 17.7 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 30–31 | GB | 9 | — | 76 | 200 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 192 | 3 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 104 | — | 893 | 3,711 | 50 | 4.2 | 5.6 | — | — | — | 0 | 130 | 1,480 | 12 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
37 career value over replacement — #2430 all-time of 4,649. 4.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 21–22 | GB | 12 | — | 60 | 319 | 3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 22–23 | GB | 12 | — | 69 | 310 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.9 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 23–24 | GB | 12 | — | 152 | 681 | 7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 24–25 | GB | 12 | — | 160 | 671 | 13 | 4.2 | 8.1 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 25–26 | GB | 12 | — | 127 | 597 | 8 | 4.7 | 6.3 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 26–27 | GB | 9 | — | 57 | 219 | 5 | 3.8 | 8.8 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 28–29 | GB | 14 | — | 103 | 415 | 5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 29–30 | GB | 12 | — | 89 | 299 | 5 | 3.4 | 5.6 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 30–31 | GB | 9 | — | 76 | 200 | 2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | — | — | — |
| Career | 104 | 893 | 3,711 | 50 | 4.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 21–22 | GB | 12 | — | — | 6 | 34 | 0 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | 22–23 | GB | 12 | — | — | 15 | 137 | 0 | — | 9.1 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | 23–24 | GB | 12 | — | — | 15 | 113 | 0 | — | 7.5 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | 24–25 | GB | 12 | — | — | 28 | 257 | 2 | — | 9.2 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 25–26 | GB | 12 | — | — | 15 | 145 | 2 | — | 9.7 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 26–27 | GB | 9 | — | — | 9 | 168 | 2 | — | 18.7 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 28–29 | GB | 14 | — | — | 9 | 98 | 0 | — | 10.9 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 29–30 | GB | 12 | — | — | 19 | 336 | 3 | — | 17.7 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 30–31 | GB | 9 | — | — | 14 | 192 | 3 | — | 13.7 | — | — | — |
| Career | 104 | 0 | 130 | 1,480 | 12 | — | 11.4 | — | — | — |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 57 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 56.6 × longevity 1 = KV-H 57· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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