RB · 5 seasons · 1970 – 1989
Across 5 seasons from 1970 to 1989, Mel Farr Jr. ranks 445th of 2,385 running backs in career fantasy value (8.0 fantasy points per game). 1970 was the high-water mark, worth 173.5, 14th that season and 2672nd of 6,997 player-seasons on record. The lens matters here: he is 1482nd of 6,997 by raw fantasy points and 3594th by value over replacement, a 2,112-place difference on the same career.
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | ½PPR | Z | VORP | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970★ | DET | 12 | 173.5 | 2.14 | 74 | #14 | #2,672 |
| 1971 | DET | 9 | 20.9 | -0.66 | -97 | #212 | #17,015 |
| 1972 | DET | 10 | 57.8 | -0.07 | -59 | #129 | #10,967 |
| 1973 | DET | 11 | 92.6 | 0.51 | -22 | #80 | #7,444 |
| 1989 | LA | 1 | 0.0 | -0.91 | -123 | #425 | #26,111 |
★ Best season by ½PPR points