Steve Van Buren is a Hall of Fame running back whose career earned a strong career value score of 71 in the Knox value model. Van'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 | |||||
| 1944 | 23–24 | PHI | 9 | — | 80 | 444 | 5 | 5.5 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | 24–25 | PHI | 10 | — | 143 | 832 | 15 | 5.8 | 10.5 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 123 | 2 | — | 12.3 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | 25–26 | PHI | 9 | — | 116 | 529 | 5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 75 | 0 | — | 12.5 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | 26–27 | PHI | 12 | — | 217 | 1,008 | 13 | 4.6 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 79 | 0 | — | 8.8 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | 27–28 | PHI | 11 | — | 201 | 945 | 10 | 4.7 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 96 | 0 | — | 9.6 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 28–29 | PHI | 12 | — | 263 | 1,146 | 11 | 4.4 | 4.2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 88 | 1 | — | 22.0 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 29–30 | PHI | 10 | — | 188 | 629 | 4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 34 | 0 | — | 17.0 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 30–31 | PHI | 10 | — | 112 | 327 | 6 | 2.9 | 5.4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 28 | 0 | — | 7.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 83 | — | 1,320 | 5,860 | 69 | 4.4 | 5.2 | — | — | — | 0 | 45 | 523 | 3 | — | 11.6 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
129 career value over replacement — #783 all-time of 4,649. 16.1/season above a replacement-level RB.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 23–24 | PHI | 9 | — | 80 | 444 | 5 | 5.5 | 6.3 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | 24–25 | PHI | 10 | — | 143 | 832 | 15 | 5.8 | 10.5 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | 25–26 | PHI | 9 | — | 116 | 529 | 5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | 26–27 | PHI | 12 | — | 217 | 1,008 | 13 | 4.6 | 6.0 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | 27–28 | PHI | 11 | — | 201 | 945 | 10 | 4.7 | 5.0 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | 28–29 | PHI | 12 | — | 263 | 1,146 | 11 | 4.4 | 4.2 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | 29–30 | PHI | 10 | — | 188 | 629 | 4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | 30–31 | PHI | 10 | — | 112 | 327 | 6 | 2.9 | 5.4 | — | — | — |
| Career | 83 | 1,320 | 5,860 | 69 | 4.4 | — | — | — | — |
A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 71 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 8 scored seasons.
Blend 70.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 71· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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