Scott Mitchell is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Mitchell in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Mitchell's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1992 | 24–25 | MIA | 16 | — | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 4.0 | -1.6 | 0.0 | 4.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 25–26 | MIA | 13 | — | 133 | 233 | 57.1% | 1,773 | 12 | 8 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 84.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 26–27 | DET | 9 | — | 119 | 246 | 48.4% | 1,456 | 10 | 11 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 62.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 27–28 | DET | 16 | — | 346 | 583 | 59.3% | 4,338 | 32 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 92.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 28–29 | DET | 14 | — | 253 | 437 | 57.9% | 2,917 | 17 | 17 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 74.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 29–30 | DET | 16 | — | 293 | 509 | 57.6% | 3,484 | 19 | 14 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 79.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 30–31 | DET | 2 | — | 38 | 75 | 50.7% | 452 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 57.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 31–32 | BAL | 1 | — | 7 | 16 | 43.8% | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 3.0 | -2.6 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32–33 | CIN | 8 | — | 89 | 186 | 47.8% | 966 | 3 | 8 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 51.1 | 16 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 5.5 | 12.5 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33–34 | CIN | 1 | — | 4 | 12 | 33.3% | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 3.2 | -8.1 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 96 | — | 1,284 | 2,305 | 55.7% | 15,504 | 94 | 79 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 75.8 | 19 | 9 | 45 | 1 | 5.0 | 11.1 | 4 | 44.4 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
123 career value over replacement — #841 all-time of 4,649. 17.6/season above a replacement-level QB.
Pick #93 (Rd 4) · MIA · 1990 · +22.7 vs expected KV-H
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1991: no recorded NFL regular-season production. StatVault's source covers these seasons in full, so this is an absence of production, not of data.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24–25 | MIA | 16 | — | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 4.0 | -1.6 | 0.0 | 4.2 | — | 3.4 |
| 1993 | 25–26 | MIA | 13 | — | 133 | 233 | 57.1% | 1,773 | 12 | 8 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 84.2 | — | 9.7 |
| 1994 | 26–27 | DET | 9 | — | 119 | 246 | 48.4% | 1,456 | 10 | 11 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 62.0 | — | 4.9 |
| 1995 | 27–28 | DET | 16 | — | 346 | 583 | 59.3% | 4,338 | 32 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 92.3 | — | 15.9 |
| 1996 | 28–29 | DET | 14 | — | 253 | 437 | 57.9% | 2,917 | 17 | 17 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 74.9 | — | 9.8 |
| 1997 | 29–30 | DET | 16 | — | 293 | 509 | 57.6% | 3,484 | 19 | 14 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 79.6 | — | 12.9 |
| 1998 | 30–31 | DET | 2 | — | 38 | 75 | 50.7% | 452 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 57.2 | — | — |
| 1999 | 31–32 | BAL | 1 | — | 7 | 16 | 43.8% | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 3.0 | -2.6 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 1 | — |
| 2000 | 32–33 | CIN | 8 | — | 89 | 186 | 47.8% | 966 | 3 | 8 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 51.1 | 16 | 3.4 |
| 2001 | 33–34 | CIN | 1 | — | 4 | 12 | 33.3% | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 3.2 | -8.1 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2 | — |
| Career | 96 | 1,284 | 2,305 | 55.7% | 15,504 | 94 | 79 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 6.7 | — | — | 75.8 | 19 | 60 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 60 of 100, era-normalized against pass yds/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 60.2 × longevity 1 = KV-H 60· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative pass yds/g)
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