Tommy McDonald is a Hall of Fame receiver whose career earned a solid career value score of 60 in the Knox value model. McDonald's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.

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Tommy McDonald

★ HALL OF FAMETop 22% all-time WRsReliable Starter

BornJul 26, 1934

Age92

CollegeOklahoma See College Stats

Rookie yr1957

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Solid

of 100

Reached 43% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader — a solid all-time profile at the position.

43% of the all-time Receiving Touchdowns leader43

3 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader100

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 97%.

Encyclopedia Coverage

Career Value · VORP

70 career value over replacement — #1630 all-time of 4,649. 7.8/season above a replacement-level WR.

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Bio & DraftBirth date, height/weight, draft round/pick, college — sourced from nflverse players.csv (CC-BY 4.0). Covers all NFL eras.

Season Stats (1999–present)Week-by-week box scores aggregated to season totals: passing, rushing, receiving, defense. Source: nflverse player_stats. Counting stats are exact; rates are derived.

Advanced (EPA, 1999–present)Not available for this player

Snap Counts (2012–present)Not available for this player

Defensive StatsNot available for this player

College StatsCollege attribution is present, but this profile artifact does not yet carry a parsed college stat table.

NFL Combine / Pro DayNot available for this player

Proprietary LayersKV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — era-normalized career rating 0–100 calibrated within position group (1999+ coverage). SIS (Snap Impact Score, 2012+) — per-snap production z-scored within position. VORP — value over replacement player. Durability IQ — games-played percentile adjusted for era.

Pre-1999 players have bio + draft data but counting stats are not available from any freely-licensed source. Players with ★ Career Only see verified career aggregates from nflverse draft_picks.

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average wide receivers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Career Milestones9

Major career thresholds crossed, derived from regular-season totals (1999+).

19591K career receiving yards
1960100 career receptions
196025 career receiving TDs
19613K career receiving yards
196250 career receiving TDs
19635K career receiving yards
1963250 career receptions
196575 career receiving TDs
19678K career receiving yards

Understanding These Stats

Receiving

Tgt — Targets — how many times the receiver was thrown to, regardless of completion.

Rec — Receptions — catches made.

Yds — Receiving yards.

TD — Receiving touchdowns.

Ctch% — Catch rate — receptions ÷ targets × 100. Measures how reliably a receiver turns opportunities into gains. 70%+ is elite.

Y/R — Yards per reception — receiving yards ÷ receptions. Measures big-play ability; 15+ is elite for WRs.

Y/Tgt — Yards per target — receiving yards ÷ targets. The single most complete receiving efficiency metric: accounts for both drops and incomplete targets. Elite receivers post 8+ yards per target.

AirYd/T — Air yards per target — average depth of route at time of target. High values indicate a deep threat role; low values indicate a slot/check-down role.

1D — First downs gained on receiving plays.

Proprietary StatVault Metrics

KV-H (Knox Value-Historical) — Era-normalized career rating 0–100 within position group, calibrated so a 50 = average starter and 90+ = all-time great. Covers 1999–present. Built on a 5-year IQR/robust-std era window.

SIS (Snap Impact Score) — Per-snap production z-scored within position group and era (2012+). Measures how much a player produced per opportunity, not raw volume.

VORP (Value Over Replacement) — Sum of max(0, season KV-H − positional replacement level) across a career. Measures career value above the minimum-roster baseline at each position.

Durability IQ — 0–100 score reflecting how many games a player played relative to peers at the same position in the same era. Adjusts for injury-shortened seasons.

College Stats

OklahomaCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Oklahoma), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

Top Teammates

Chuck BednarikC6y Sonny JurgensenQB4y Paul WarfieldWR1y Leroy KellyRB1y

Movementderived from season history

1968team change
Joined CLE (from ATL)
1968final season
Last recorded season with CLE
1967team change
Joined ATL (from LAR)
1965team change
Joined LAR (from DAL)
1964team change
Joined DAL (from PHI)
1957signing
Entered the NFL with PHI

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 9-season peers. See all →

peak 65

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B1959

C+1960

B1961

B1962

C1963

C1964

B1965

C+1966

D1967

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 12 seasons.

87%

19571968

1957 · backup · 3/12 G1958 · backup · 3/12 G

1968 · cause not documented · 14%

Durability IQ

Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →

Durable

Canton Monitor · HOF

Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See all →

✓

Enshrined

What carries the case

League Leads 66.7%Era Quality (KV-H) 22.2%All-Time Ranks 11.1%

Monitor score 18 · components sum to the score (All-Pro ×12 · Pro Bowl ×3 · League Lead ×4 · ranks/era/longevity weighted).

Career Fingerprint

Statistical profile across 5 dimensions

Overall

Longevity83

Peak65

Accolades10

Consistency50

Per-Snap50

Era Translator

Rec Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rec Yds	Rec Yds/G	→ 2025 Rec Yds	→ 2025 /G
1959	846	70.5	599-247	35.2
1960	801	66.8	293-508	17.2
1961	1,144	81.7	582-562	34.3
1962	1,146	81.9	840-306	49.4
1963	731	52.2	170-561	10
1964	612	47.1	132-480	7.8
1965	1,036	74	667-369	39.2
1966	714	59.5	344-370	20.2
1967	436	39.6	0-436	0

Data: wikipedia:season-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only), wikipedia:pfhof-inductee-list · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 7/10/2026

Career Geography

Journeyman · 5 crestsLeague board →

Wore 5 distinct franchise crests across 12 seasons (1957–1968) — a true nomad. The crest trail:

PHI 1957–1963 DAL 1964 LAR 1965–1966 ATL 1967 CLE 1968