Perry Harrington is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Harrington in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Harrington's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Perry Harrington
Height5'11"
Weight210 lb
BornMar 13, 1958
Age68
Rookie yr1980
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1980 | 22 | PHI | 14 | — | 32 | 166 | 1 | 5.2 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 0 | — | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 23 | PHI | 4 | — | 34 | 140 | 2 | 4.1 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 27 | 0 | — | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | 24 | PHI | 9 | — | 56 | 231 | 1 | 4.1 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 74 | 0 | — | 5.7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 25 | PHI | 15 | — | 23 | 98 | 1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 0 | — | 19.0 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 26 | ARI | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 27 | ARI | 11 | — | 7 | 42 | 1 | 6.0 | 14.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 59 | — | 155 | 683 | 6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 144 | 0 | — | 5.5 | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
14 career value over replacement — #3415 all-time of 4,649. 2.3/season above a replacement-level RB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #53 (Rd 2) · PHI · 1980 · +3.6 vs expected KV-H
51actual
47.4 expected · Δ+3.6
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