Best AV-Weighted Winning Percentages of Defensive Players and Hall of Famers

by Chase Stuart on July 4, 2014

Yesterday, I looked at the best AV-weighted winning percentages of offensive players. Today, we examine the same numbers but for defensive players and kickers since 1960. Again, players who entered the league prior to 1960 are included, but for purposes of this study, only their 1960+ seasons count (assuming they produced at least 50 points of AV). That’s a pretty important bit of detail to mention when it comes to the top player on the list. The player with the best AV-adjusted winning percentage since 1960 is Packers linebacker Bill Forester, who entered the NFL in 1953 but only gets credit for his 1960-1963 seasons in Green Bay (spoiler: those were pretty good ones). After him, of course, we have yet another Patriots lineman. Today it’s Vince Wilfork:

Rk	Name	Pos	First	Last	AV	Win%
1	Bill Forester	LB-MG-DT	1960	1963	51	0.809
2	Vince Wilfork	NT-DT	2004	2013	93	0.783
3	Dan Conners	LB	1964	1974	82	0.781
4	George Atkinson	DB	1968	1979	80	0.774
5	Bubba Smith	DE-DT	1967	1976	71	0.771
6	Gus Otto	LB	1965	1972	52	0.766
7	Otis Sistrunk	DT-DE-NT	1972	1978	58	0.765
8	Bill Stanfill	DE	1969	1976	73	0.762
9	Jake Scott	DB	1970	1978	98	0.76
10	Curtis Johnson	DB	1970	1978	57	0.759
11	Charles Haley	DE-LB	1986	1999	100	0.757
12	Herb Adderley	DB	1961	1972	133	0.753
13	Raheem Brock	DE	2002	2011	50	0.753
14	Corey Simon	DT	2000	2005	50	0.749
15	NaVorro Bowman	LB	2010	2013	53	0.748
16	Charlie Waters	DB	1970	1981	79	0.746
17	Larry Cole	DE-DT	1968	1980	77	0.746
18	Dave Duerson	DB	1983	1993	67	0.746
19	Mike Walter	LB	1983	1993	56	0.745
20	Merton Hanks	DB	1991	1999	70	0.744
21	Lenny Lyles	DB-HB	1960	1969	55	0.744
22	Willie Davis	DE-DT	1960	1969	115	0.743
23	Jerry Logan	DB	1964	1972	79	0.743
24	Henry Jordan	DT-DE	1960	1969	114	0.742
25	Michael Carter	NT	1984	1992	77	0.742
26	Dan Currie	LB	1960	1966	60	0.741
27	Tim Foley	DB	1970	1980	59	0.741
28	Jethro Pugh	DT-DE	1965	1978	99	0.739
29	D.D. Lewis	LB	1968	1981	87	0.739
30	Harvey Martin	DE-DT	1973	1983	96	0.739
31	Bobby Boyd	DB	1960	1968	111	0.736
32	Manny Fernandez	DT-DE	1968	1975	52	0.736
33	Billy Ray Sr. Smith	DT-DE	1960	1970	81	0.736
34	Bob Breunig	LB	1975	1984	80	0.736
35	Tom Keating	DT	1964	1975	59	0.735
36	Jack Tatum	DB	1971	1980	77	0.735
37	Fred Miller	DT	1963	1972	84	0.733
38	Cliff Harris	DB	1970	1979	92	0.733
39	Dick Anderson	DB	1968	1977	75	0.73
40	Bobby Bryant	DB	1968	1980	91	0.728
41	Wally Hilgenberg	LB-G	1964	1979	99	0.728
42	Dwight White	DE	1971	1980	72	0.726
43	Pierce Holt	DE-DT	1988	1995	52	0.726
44	Ron Kostelnik	DT	1961	1969	58	0.725
45	Mike Wagner	DB	1971	1980	70	0.724
46	Vern Den Herder	DE-NT	1971	1982	84	0.723
47	Phil Villapiano	LB	1971	1982	80	0.721
48	Keena Turner	LB	1980	1990	75	0.72
49	Jack Reynolds	LB	1970	1984	108	0.72
50	Dave Elmendorf	DB	1971	1979	73	0.719
51	Don Griffin	DB	1986	1996	71	0.718
52	Ben Davidson	DE-DT	1961	1971	68	0.717
53	Asante Samuel	DB	2003	2013	89	0.717
54	Mike Vrabel	LB	1997	2010	80	0.717
55	Jack Ham	LB	1971	1982	146	0.715
56	Glen Edwards	DB	1971	1981	65	0.715
57	Dwight Freeney	DE	2002	2013	99	0.715
58	Bob Baumhower	NT	1977	1986	96	0.714
59	Charlie Stukes	DB	1967	1974	53	0.714
60	A.J. Duhe	LB-DE	1977	1984	55	0.714
61	Doug Betters	DE	1978	1987	69	0.713
62	Ray Nitschke	LB	1960	1972	120	0.71
63	Dwaine Board	DE	1979	1987	55	0.708
64	Eric Wright	DB	1981	1990	63	0.708
65	Tedy Bruschi	LB	1996	2008	89	0.708
66	Alan Page	DT	1967	1981	184	0.706
67	Ordell Braase	DE	1960	1968	77	0.706
68	Rich Milot	LB	1979	1987	52	0.703
69	Dennis Gaubatz	LB	1963	1969	55	0.703
70	Willie Brown	DB	1963	1978	144	0.702
71	Bill Laskey	LB	1965	1974	50	0.701
72	Bob Brudzinski	LB	1977	1989	74	0.701
73	Kim Bokamper	DE-LB	1977	1985	59	0.7
74	John Mobley	LB	1996	2003	59	0.699
75	Loren Toews	LB	1973	1983	55	0.699
76	Glenn Blackwood	DB	1979	1987	61	0.699
77	Clay Matthews	LB	2009	2013	54	0.698
78	Bill Simpson	DB	1974	1982	62	0.698
79	Troy Polamalu	DB	2003	2013	113	0.697
80	Wilber Marshall	LB	1984	1995	120	0.697
81	Nate Odomes	DB	1987	1996	60	0.697
82	L.C. Greenwood	DE	1969	1981	100	0.697
83	Jevon Kearse	DE	1999	2009	81	0.696
84	Monte Jackson	DB	1975	1983	57	0.695
85	Carl Eller	DE	1964	1979	167	0.695
86	Dick Harris	DB	1960	1965	56	0.695
87	Don Shinnick	LB	1960	1969	77	0.692
88	Lee Roy Jordan	LB	1963	1976	123	0.691
89	Fred Dryer	DE	1969	1980	92	0.691
90	Isiah Robertson	LB	1971	1982	127	0.69
91	Larry Brooks	DT	1972	1982	82	0.69
92	Antoine Bethea	DB	2006	2013	56	0.69
93	Mel Blount	DB	1970	1983	134	0.689
94	Jack Lambert	LB	1974	1984	135	0.689
95	Dexter Manley	DE	1981	1991	78	0.686
96	Bill Romanowski	LB	1988	2003	120	0.685
97	James Harrison	LB	2004	2013	101	0.684
98	Ronnie Lott	DB	1981	1994	161	0.684
99	Jeff Siemon	LB	1972	1982	80	0.683
100	Gary Larsen	DT	1964	1974	87	0.683
101	Bob Matheson	LB	1967	1979	54	0.681
102	Darryl Grant	DT-G-C-T	1981	1990	59	0.681
103	Dana Stubblefield	DT	1993	2003	88	0.68
104	Robert Mathis	DE	2003	2013	76	0.679
105	Matt Millen	LB	1980	1991	89	0.678
106	Willie Wood	DB	1961	1971	118	0.678
107	Cornelius Bennett	LB	1987	2000	120	0.678
108	Jack Youngblood	DE	1971	1984	139	0.677
109	Mel Renfro	DB-RB	1964	1977	130	0.677
110	Jim Houston	LB-DE	1960	1972	78	0.677
111	Richard Seymour	DE-DT	2001	2012	111	0.677
112	Dave Edwards	LB	1963	1975	92	0.676
113	Paul Krause	DB-WR	1964	1979	155	0.676
114	Garo Yepremian	K	1966	1980	53	0.675
115	Earl Faison	DE	1961	1966	63	0.675
116	Aaron Smith	DE	2000	2011	88	0.674
117	Nate Wright	DB	1969	1980	63	0.674
118	Diron Talbert	DT-DE	1967	1980	95	0.673
119	James Farrior	LB	1997	2011	131	0.672
120	Gerald Irons	LB	1970	1979	62	0.672
121	Randy White	DT-LB-DE	1975	1988	149	0.672
122	Grant Wistrom	DE	1998	2006	62	0.671
123	Steve McMichael	DT-NT	1981	1994	127	0.669
124	Ernie Ladd	DT	1961	1968	65	0.669
125	Ike Lassiter	DE-DT	1962	1971	54	0.668
126	Richard Dent	DE	1983	1997	121	0.668
127	Paul Wiggin	DE	1960	1967	55	0.668
128	Lee Woodall	LB	1994	2001	53	0.667
129	Charles Mann	DE	1983	1994	97	0.666
130	Mark Murphy	DB	1977	1984	51	0.664
131	Neal Olkewicz	LB	1979	1989	74	0.663
132	Bill Glass	DE-C-T	1960	1968	69	0.663
133	Clancy Williams	DB	1965	1972	52	0.663
134	Cornell Green	DB	1962	1974	124	0.662
135	Steve Foley	DB	1976	1986	72	0.662
136	Samari Rolle	DB	1998	2008	75	0.662
137	Riki Ellison	LB	1983	1992	61	0.661
138	Jerry Mays	DE-DT	1961	1970	100	0.661
139	Lester Hayes	DB	1977	1986	89	0.66
140	Chuck Howley	LB	1961	1973	122	0.66
141	Johnny Robinson	DB-FL-HB	1960	1971	118	0.658
142	Dave Grayson	DB	1961	1970	97	0.658
143	Dave Robinson	LB	1963	1974	103	0.657
144	Doug Sutherland	DT-G-DE	1970	1981	64	0.657
145	Bernie Parrish	DB	1960	1966	55	0.657
146	Erich Barnes	DB	1960	1971	89	0.657
147	Joe Greene	DT	1969	1981	136	0.656
148	Carlton Bailey	LB	1989	1997	51	0.656
149	Ken Norton	LB	1989	2000	105	0.655
150	Roy Winston	LB	1962	1976	108	0.655
151	Chris Hope	DB	2002	2012	54	0.655
152	Dave Butz	DT-DE	1973	1988	107	0.654
153	Bernardo Harris	LB	1995	2002	52	0.654
154	Mike Bass	DB	1967	1975	64	0.653
155	George Andrie	DE	1962	1972	89	0.652
156	Mike Hegman	LB	1976	1987	69	0.652
157	Adalius Thomas	LB-DE	2001	2009	75	0.652
158	Lou Michaels	DE-K	1960	1971	84	0.652
159	Bobby Bell	LB-DE	1963	1974	132	0.651
160	Neil Smith	DE	1988	2000	120	0.651
161	Bob Swenson	LB	1975	1983	50	0.651
162	Vince Costello	LB	1960	1968	58	0.651
163	Jim Youngblood	LB	1973	1983	71	0.65
164	Haloti Ngata	DT	2006	2013	105	0.65
165	Mike Singletary	LB	1981	1992	159	0.65
166	Tony Tolbert	DE	1989	1997	71	0.65
167	Carnell Lake	DB	1989	2001	102	0.65
168	Ted Hendricks	LB	1969	1983	147	0.648
169	Otis Wilson	LB	1980	1987	65	0.647
170	Lyle Blackwood	DB	1973	1986	65	0.647
171	Gary Reasons	LB	1984	1992	51	0.645
172	Ike Taylor	DB	2004	2013	63	0.645
173	LaMarr Woodley	LB	2007	2013	58	0.644
174	Tommy Casanova	DB	1972	1977	50	0.644
175	Buck Buchanan	DT	1963	1975	122	0.644
176	Fred Cox	K	1963	1977	63	0.644
177	Larry Gordon	LB	1976	1982	54	0.644
178	Tyrone Braxton	DB	1988	1999	69	0.643
179	Mark Collins	DB	1986	1998	75	0.643
180	Dan Hampton	DE-DT	1979	1990	123	0.643
181	Shaun Phillips	OLB-DE	2004	2013	66	0.642
182	Mike Curtis	LB-FB	1965	1978	99	0.642
183	Jimmy Patton	DB	1960	1966	61	0.641
184	Lito Sheppard	DB	2002	2011	52	0.641
185	Ed McDaniel	LB	1992	2001	54	0.641
186	Jim Katcavage	DE-DT	1960	1968	70	0.641
187	William Perry	DT-DE	1985	1994	59	0.641
188	E.J. Holub	LB-C	1961	1970	80	0.64
189	Deshea Townsend	DB	1998	2009	50	0.639
190	Randall Godfrey	LB	1996	2007	87	0.639
191	A.J. Hawk	LB	2006	2013	63	0.639
192	Darren Perry	DB	1992	2000	57	0.638
193	Rick Volk	DB	1967	1978	88	0.638
194	Tony Banfield	DB	1960	1965	54	0.637
195	Rubin Carter	NT-DT	1975	1986	87	0.637
196	Merlin Olsen	DT	1962	1976	159	0.636
197	Rulon Jones	DE	1980	1988	71	0.636
198	Derrick Thomas	LB	1989	1999	133	0.636
199	LeRoy Butler	DB	1990	2001	110	0.636
200	Roy Hilton	DE	1965	1975	64	0.636
201	Harold McLinton	LB	1969	1978	61	0.635
202	Ben Davis	DB	1967	1976	54	0.635
203	Perry Williams	DB	1984	1993	58	0.635
204	Dick Lynch	DB	1960	1966	51	0.635
205	Mike Harden	DB	1980	1990	69	0.635
206	Rod Martin	LB	1977	1988	96	0.634
207	Dan Saleaumua	DT-NT-DE	1987	1998	78	0.634
208	Mark Moseley	K	1971	1986	58	0.634
209	Karl Mecklenburg	LB-DE	1983	1994	113	0.633
210	Sean Jones	DE	1984	1996	85	0.633
211	Verlon Biggs	DE	1965	1974	82	0.632
212	Chad Scott	DB	1997	2006	51	0.632
213	Bob Lilly	DT-DE	1961	1974	148	0.632
214	Lawrence Timmons	LB	2007	2013	55	0.631
215	Too Tall Jones	DE	1974	1989	129	0.63
216	Larry Morris	LB-FB-HB	1960	1966	51	0.63
217	Trevor Pryce	DT-DE	1997	2010	101	0.63
218	Curley Culp	DT-NT-G	1968	1980	105	0.629
219	Darren Sharper	DB	1997	2010	123	0.629
220	Casey Hampton	NT-DT	2001	2012	96	0.629
221	Karl Kassulke	DB	1963	1972	75	0.629
222	Brett Keisel	DE	2004	2013	70	0.629
223	Louis Wright	DB	1975	1986	109	0.628
224	Steve Atwater	DB	1989	1999	98	0.628
225	John Dutton	DT-DE	1974	1987	90	0.628
226	Larry Foote	LB	2002	2012	68	0.628
227	Richie Petitbon	DB	1960	1972	109	0.627
228	Scott Shanle	LB	2004	2012	50	0.626
229	Vaughan Johnson	LB	1986	1993	69	0.625
230	Tom Jackson	LB	1973	1986	109	0.625
231	John Tracey	LB-E-DE	1960	1967	58	0.624
232	Lyle Alzado	DE-DT	1971	1985	111	0.623
233	Mike Haynes	DB	1976	1989	133	0.623
234	Jim Marshall	DE	1960	1979	164	0.623
235	Maxie Baughan	LB	1960	1974	106	0.622
236	Pat Swilling	LB-DE	1986	1998	119	0.622
237	Rosey Taylor	DB	1961	1972	92	0.622
238	Adam Vinatieri	K	1996	2013	57	0.622
239	Donnie Shell	DB	1974	1987	120	0.621
240	Dale Carter	DB	1992	2005	82	0.621
241	Terrell Suggs	LB-DE	2003	2013	109	0.621
242	Jerome Brown	DT	1987	1991	52	0.621
243	Bill George	LB-G-MG-DT	1960	1966	66	0.619
244	Lonnie Warwick	LB	1965	1974	69	0.619
245	Tim McKyer	DB	1986	1997	60	0.618
246	Joe Fortunato	LB	1960	1966	75	0.618
247	George Koonce	LB	1992	2000	60	0.617
248	Sam Mills	LB	1986	1997	126	0.617
249	Nick Buoniconti	LB	1962	1976	137	0.616
250	Dwight Hicks	DB	1979	1986	63	0.616
251	Mike Peterson	LB	1999	2012	95	0.616
252	Reggie White	DE-DT	1985	2000	226	0.616
253	Al Wilson	LB	1999	2006	79	0.616
254	Chris Hanburger	LB	1965	1978	126	0.615
255	Lee Roy Caffey	LB	1963	1972	75	0.615
256	Leonard Marshall	DE-DT	1983	1994	87	0.615
257	Cortland Finnegan	DB	2006	2013	57	0.615
258	John Randle	DT-DE	1990	2003	137	0.615
259	Gene Atkins	DB	1987	1996	59	0.614
260	Robert Jones	LB	1992	2001	65	0.613
261	Jeff Cross	DE	1988	1995	56	0.613
262	Myron Pottios	LB	1961	1973	83	0.612
263	Gino Marchetti	DE-T-DT	1960	1966	62	0.612
264	Justin Tuck	DE	2005	2013	65	0.612
265	Rod Perry	DB	1975	1984	50	0.611
266	Chris Doleman	DE-LB	1985	1999	156	0.611
267	Kenny Graham	DB	1964	1970	53	0.611
268	Clark Haggans	LB	2001	2012	57	0.61
269	Sam Huff	LB	1960	1969	74	0.61
270	Joey Porter	LB	1999	2011	111	0.61
271	Terry Kinard	DB	1983	1990	62	0.61
272	Howie Long	DE-NT	1981	1993	119	0.61
273	Jim Ryan	LB	1979	1988	55	0.609
274	Ted Johnson	LB	1995	2004	60	0.608
275	Roger Brown	DT	1960	1969	93	0.608
276	Jim Lynch	LB	1967	1977	82	0.608
277	Yale Lary	DB	1960	1964	71	0.608
278	Byron Evans	LB	1987	1994	50	0.607
279	Pat Fischer	DB	1962	1977	115	0.607
280	Joe Schmidt	LB	1960	1965	58	0.606
281	Greg Lloyd	LB	1988	1998	110	0.606
282	John Abraham	DE	2000	2013	118	0.605
283	Brett Maxie	DB	1985	1997	60	0.605
284	Darrell Green	DB	1983	2002	149	0.604
285	Bob Jeter	DB-WR	1963	1973	65	0.604
286	Willie Lanier	LB	1967	1977	108	0.604
287	Night Train Lane	DB-E	1960	1965	62	0.603
288	Brock Marion	DB	1993	2004	71	0.603
289	Levon Kirkland	LB	1992	2002	102	0.603
290	Darrin Smith	LB	1993	2003	69	0.603
291	Rod Woodson	DB	1988	2003	192	0.603
292	Jason Gildon	LB	1994	2004	90	0.602
293	Gary Johnson	DT-DE-NT	1975	1985	76	0.602
294	Chris McAlister	DB	1999	2008	84	0.602
295	Russell Maryland	DT	1991	2000	73	0.602
296	Bradie James	LB	2003	2012	64	0.602
297	Pepper Johnson	LB	1986	1998	96	0.601
298	Shane Conlan	LB	1987	1995	70	0.601
299	Henry Jones	DB	1991	2002	70	0.6
300	Barney Chavous	DE-DT	1973	1985	91	0.6
301	Walter Johnson	DT	1965	1977	79	0.6
302	Bobby Taylor	DB	1995	2004	58	0.6
303	Bob Lurtsema	DT-DE	1967	1977	51	0.6
304	Ryan Pickett	DT	2001	2013	77	0.6
305	Na'il Diggs	LB	2000	2011	71	0.599
306	Keith Bulluck	LB	2000	2010	88	0.599
307	Santana Dotson	DT-DE	1992	2001	66	0.598
308	Jim Kearney	DB	1965	1976	59	0.598
309	Brig Owens	DB	1966	1977	68	0.597
310	Ed Reed	DB	2002	2013	143	0.597
311	Mel Owens	LB	1981	1989	50	0.597
312	Dennis Smith	DB	1981	1994	98	0.597
313	Quentin Jammer	DB	2002	2013	68	0.597
314	Terence Newman	DB	2003	2013	82	0.596
315	Eric Davis	DB	1990	2002	84	0.596
316	John Lynch	DB	1993	2007	117	0.596
317	Tom Day	DE-G-DT-T	1960	1968	52	0.595
318	Fred Dean	DE	1975	1985	70	0.595
319	Lionel Aldridge	DE	1963	1973	74	0.595
320	Tim Bowens	DT	1994	2004	78	0.595
321	Tyrone Poole	DB	1995	2006	51	0.594
322	Nemiah Wilson	DB	1965	1975	53	0.594
323	Don Floyd	DE	1960	1967	58	0.594
324	Kimo von Oelhoffen	DE-NT-DT	1995	2007	70	0.594
325	Bryce Paup	LB	1991	2000	76	0.594
326	Joel Steed	NT	1992	1999	56	0.594
327	Carl Ekern	LB	1976	1988	70	0.594
328	Gary Dunn	NT-DT-DE	1976	1987	66	0.594
329	Ryan Clark	DB	2003	2013	69	0.593
330	Albert Haynesworth	DT	2002	2011	63	0.593
331	Lance Mehl	LB	1980	1987	54	0.592
332	Ray Lewis	LB	1996	2012	227	0.592
333	Randy Gradishar	LB	1974	1983	107	0.592
334	Tom Sestak	DT	1962	1968	72	0.592
335	Lawrence Taylor	LB	1981	1993	182	0.592
336	Sam Madison	DB	1997	2008	103	0.592
337	Gary Anderson	K	1982	2004	91	0.591
338	Robert Brown	DT-DE	1966	1976	63	0.591
339	Kevin Hardy	LB	1996	2004	73	0.591
340	Derrick Rodgers	LB	1997	2004	51	0.591
341	Al Harris	DE-LB	1979	1990	59	0.59
342	John Rowser	DB	1967	1976	59	0.59
343	Jason Elam	K	1993	2008	61	0.59
344	Tony Brackens	DE	1996	2003	57	0.59
345	Darren Woodson	DB	1992	2003	95	0.589
346	Aaron Beasley	DB	1996	2004	51	0.589
347	Phil Hansen	DE	1991	2001	77	0.589
348	Keith Millard	DT-NT-DE	1985	1993	66	0.589
349	Charlie Johnson	NT	1977	1984	75	0.589
350	Gary Fencik	DB	1976	1987	101	0.588
351	Charles Woodson	DB	1998	2013	143	0.587
352	Willie Williams	DB	1993	2005	56	0.587
353	Eddie Robinson	LB	1992	2002	82	0.587
354	Jarret Johnson	DE	2003	2013	59	0.587
355	Sean Landeta	P	1985	2005	50	0.587
356	Paul Maguire	LB-P	1960	1970	55	0.586
357	Darryl Talley	LB	1983	1996	96	0.586
358	Pete Barnes	LB	1967	1977	61	0.586
359	Jonathan Vilma	LB	2004	2012	69	0.586
360	Jonathan Babineaux	DE-DT	2005	2013	56	0.586
361	Terrell Buckley	DB	1992	2004	75	0.586
362	Jay Ratliff	DE	2005	2013	59	0.586
363	Keith Traylor	DT-NT	1991	2007	78	0.586
364	John Thornton	DT	1999	2008	60	0.585
365	Kevin Greene	LB-DE	1985	1999	121	0.585
366	Jack Pardee	LB	1960	1972	97	0.585
367	Antonio Cromartie	DB	2006	2013	60	0.584
368	Monte Coleman	LB	1979	1994	54	0.584
369	Deltha O'Neal	DB	2000	2008	54	0.583
370	Ted Washington	NT-DT	1991	2007	121	0.583
371	Jason Fisk	DT-NT	1996	2006	55	0.583
372	Troy Vincent	DB	1992	2006	116	0.582
373	Brian Urlacher	LB	2000	2012	152	0.582
374	John Offerdahl	LB	1986	1993	54	0.582
375	Frank Warren	DE-NT	1981	1994	58	0.582
376	Charlie West	DB	1968	1979	52	0.581
377	Donnie Abraham	DB	1996	2004	63	0.581
378	Sherrill Headrick	LB	1960	1968	84	0.581
379	Ray Crockett	DB	1989	2002	80	0.58
380	Brad Dusek	LB	1974	1981	58	0.58
381	Willie McGinest	DE-LB	1994	2008	103	0.58
382	Al Smith	LB	1987	1995	64	0.58
383	Carlos Emmons	LB	1996	2006	66	0.58
384	Mike Wilcher	LB	1983	1990	50	0.579
385	Chuck Allen	LB	1961	1972	74	0.579
386	Charles Tillman	DB	2003	2013	84	0.579
387	Vonnie Holliday	DE-DT	1998	2012	81	0.579
388	Tom Addison	LB	1960	1967	71	0.578
389	Jason Ferguson	DT-NT	1997	2009	63	0.578
390	Ron McDole	DE-DT	1961	1978	138	0.578
391	Lance Briggs	LB	2003	2013	121	0.578
392	Tony Peters	DB	1975	1985	54	0.578
393	Bryant Young	DT-DE	1994	2007	118	0.578
394	Anthony McFarland	DT	1999	2006	50	0.578
395	Marcus Robertson	DB	1991	2002	73	0.577
396	Greg Kragen	NT-DT	1985	1997	98	0.577
397	Everson Walls	DB	1981	1993	105	0.576
398	Bobby Hunt	DB	1962	1969	60	0.576
399	Erik Howard	NT-DT-DE	1986	1995	56	0.576
400	Andy Russell	LB	1963	1976	102	0.576
401	Lofa Tatupu	LB	2005	2010	52	0.576
402	DeMarcus Ware	LB	2005	2013	105	0.576
403	Ed Sharockman	DB	1961	1972	80	0.575
404	Ryan Longwell	K	1997	2011	55	0.575
405	Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	DE	2000	2008	50	0.575
406	Bart Scott	LB	2002	2012	82	0.575
407	Matt Blair	LB	1974	1985	90	0.574
408	Tommie Harris	DT	2004	2011	63	0.573
409	Bruce Smith	DE	1985	2003	223	0.573
410	Blaine Bishop	DB	1993	2002	65	0.573
411	Reggie Tongue	DB	1996	2004	55	0.573
412	Chad Bratzke	DE	1996	2003	56	0.573
413	Julius Peppers	DE	2002	2013	151	0.572
414	Adewale Ogunleye	DE	2001	2009	73	0.572
415	Robin Cole	LB-DE	1977	1988	80	0.572
416	Greg Townsend	DE-LB-DT-NT	1983	1994	74	0.572
417	Carlos Rogers	DB	2005	2013	56	0.571
418	Simon Fletcher	LB-DE	1985	1995	77	0.571
419	Eddie Meador	DB	1960	1970	103	0.57
420	Chad Brown	LB	1993	2006	106	0.57
421	Kurt Schulz	DB	1992	2001	50	0.57
422	John Matuszak	DE-DT	1973	1981	50	0.57
423	Bryan Cox	LB	1991	2002	87	0.57
424	Bill Thompson	DB	1969	1981	106	0.569
425	Michael Brooks	LB	1987	1996	68	0.569
426	Shaun Gayle	DB	1984	1995	55	0.569
427	Joe Robb	DE-LB	1960	1971	78	0.569
428	Ty Law	DB	1995	2009	113	0.569
429	Joe Phillips	NT-DT-DE	1986	1999	74	0.569
430	Will Smith	DE	2004	2012	64	0.568
431	Jeremiah Trotter	LB	1998	2009	87	0.568
432	Steve Nelson	LB	1974	1987	95	0.568
433	Jim LeClair	LB	1972	1983	73	0.568
434	Jim Norton	DB-P	1960	1968	73	0.567
435	Hanford Dixon	DB	1981	1989	80	0.566
436	Brian Dawkins	DB	1996	2011	140	0.566
437	Elvis Dumervil	DE	2006	2013	53	0.566
438	William White	DB	1988	1998	56	0.566
439	LeRoy Irvin	DB	1981	1990	81	0.566
440	Shelton Quarles	LB	1997	2006	67	0.565
441	Fredd Young	LB	1984	1990	57	0.565
442	Jeff Zgonina	DT	1993	2009	55	0.565
443	Frank Minnifield	DB	1984	1992	71	0.564
444	William Fuller	DE	1986	1998	93	0.564
445	Gerry Philbin	DE	1964	1973	67	0.564
446	Bruce Scholtz	LB	1982	1989	52	0.564
447	Tim Fox	DB	1976	1986	58	0.563
448	Jamal Williams	DT-NT	1998	2010	79	0.563
449	Chris Martin	LB	1983	1994	52	0.563
450	Doug Atkins	DE	1960	1969	85	0.563
451	Mike McKenzie	DB	1999	2009	60	0.563
452	Louis Oliver	DB	1989	1996	50	0.563
453	Carl Banks	LB	1984	1995	83	0.563
454	Ted Washington	LB	1973	1982	56	0.562
455	Eric Allen	DB	1988	2001	131	0.562
456	Hugh Douglas	DE	1995	2004	81	0.562
457	Ken Lucas	DB	2001	2009	56	0.561
458	Clyde Simmons	DE-DT	1986	2000	112	0.56
459	Michael Lewis	DB	2002	2010	51	0.56
460	Larry McGrew	LB	1980	1990	54	0.56
461	Earl Edwards	DT-DE	1969	1979	53	0.559
462	Larry Stallings	LB	1963	1976	85	0.559
463	Dewayne Washington	DB	1994	2005	85	0.559
464	Justin Smith	DE	2001	2013	126	0.559
465	Aaron Kampman	DE-DT	2002	2010	65	0.559
466	Mike Patterson	DT	2005	2013	55	0.559
467	Ray Childress	DT-DE	1985	1995	110	0.558
468	Michael Downs	DB	1981	1989	63	0.558
469	Gerald Williams	NT-DE-DT	1986	1997	68	0.558
470	Lonnie Marts	LB	1991	2000	55	0.558
471	Alex Karras	DT	1960	1970	110	0.558
472	Paul Rochester	DT	1960	1969	60	0.558
473	Kenny Easley	DB	1981	1987	68	0.558
474	Louie Kelcher	DT-NT	1975	1984	60	0.558
475	Mike Weger	DB	1967	1977	51	0.557
476	Rodney Harrison	DB	1994	2008	94	0.557
477	Dirt Winston	LB	1977	1986	51	0.556
478	Osi Umenyiora	DE	2003	2013	69	0.556
479	Jerry Gray	DB	1985	1993	66	0.556
480	Kelly Gregg	NT-DT	2001	2011	74	0.556
481	Henry Thomas	DT-NT	1987	2000	114	0.556
482	Seth Joyner	LB-DB	1986	1998	108	0.555
483	Ken Riley	DB	1969	1983	126	0.555
484	Marcus Trufant	DB	2003	2012	63	0.555
485	Reggie Doss	DE-DT	1978	1987	55	0.554
486	Quintin Mikell	DB	2003	2013	61	0.554
487	Rickey Jackson	LB-DE	1981	1995	160	0.554
488	Doug Evans	DB	1993	2003	66	0.554
489	Wayne Walker	LB	1960	1972	111	0.554
490	Mike Brown	DB	2000	2009	68	0.553
491	Derrick Brooks	LB	1995	2008	190	0.553
492	Larry Eisenhauer	DE	1961	1969	74	0.553
493	Emmitt Thomas	DB	1967	1978	89	0.553
494	Bob Dee	DE-DT	1960	1967	68	0.553
495	Carl Lee	DB	1983	1994	82	0.552
496	Carl Hairston	DE-DT-LB	1976	1990	101	0.552
497	Champ Bailey	DB	1999	2013	154	0.552
498	Trent Cole	DE-LB	2005	2013	78	0.552
499	Woodrow Lowe	LB	1976	1986	72	0.552
500	Leonard Smith	DB	1983	1991	55	0.551

Defensive Linemen

Wilfork has an incredible 0.783 winning percentage: it’s been a very good decade in New England, and that doesn’t even include the ’01 season. Bubba Smith comes in at #5, while Otis Sistrunk, Bill Stanfill, Charles Haley, Raheem Brock, Corey Simon (?!), and Larry Cole also crack the top twenty.

Among active players, Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis are the second and third “winningest” defensive linemen, but both are far behind Wilfork. Haloti Ngata, Shaun Phillips (who is really more linebacker), Brett Keisel, Justin Tuck, and John Abraham also make the top 300.

Linebackers

In addition to Forester, Raiders linebackers Dan Conners and Gus Otto both crack the top ten. Next up at #15 is NaVorro Bowman, who has a 0.748 adjusted winning percentage. Other notables; Phil Villapiano, Keena Turner, and Jack Reynolds come in at 47, 48, and 49, Mike Vrabel and Jack Ham at 54 and 55, and Tedy Bruschi ranks 62nd. Among active players, Clay Matthews and James Harrison also crack the top 100.

Defensive Backs

Among defensive backs, players from the ’60s and ’70s dominate: George Atkinson (Oakland), Jake Scott (Miami), Curtis Johnson (Miami), Herb Adderley (Green Bay), and Charlie Waters rank in the top sixteen, with the late Dave Duerson at #18 and Merton Hanks at 20. Among active players, Asante Samuel (0.717), Troy Polamalu (0.697), and Antoine Bethea (0.690 and now in San Francisco) have the best AV-adjusted winning percentages.

Hall of Famers

What about the best and worst AV-adjusted winning percentages of players in the Hall of Fame? Remember, we’re only looking at seasons since 1960. The table below shows the AV Adjusted winning percentages for all players in the Hall of Fame with at least 50 points of AV. It also includes their “actual record” which I’m putting in quotes because it’s the records of the teams they played on and not the actual records of those players. And please be sure to read this footnote. ^[1]For someone like Jerry Rice, who played for two teams in one season, the record is misleading because I’ve combined the records of both of his teams that year. But I was in a rush, and I … Continue reading

Rk	Name	Pos	First	Last	AV	Adj Win%	Act Rec	Act Win%
1	Fred Biletnikoff	WR-FL	1965	1978	119	0.774	144-45-9	0.75
2	Gene Upshaw	G	1967	1981	151	0.764	155-56-7	0.727
3	John Mackey	TE	1963	1972	68	0.757	96-38-6	0.707
4	Paul Hornung	HB-FB-QB	1960	1966	50	0.755	73-42-3	0.631
5	Herb Adderley	DB	1961	1972	133	0.753	119-44-5	0.723
6	Paul Warfield	WR-SE	1964	1977	136	0.745	131-48-3	0.728
7	Willie Davis	DE-DT	1960	1969	115	0.743	112-45-5	0.707
8	Jim Taylor	FB	1960	1967	97	0.743	84-46-4	0.642
9	Henry Jordan	DT-DE	1960	1969	114	0.742	121-47-6	0.713
10	Roger Staubach	QB	1969	1979	128	0.736	116-41-1	0.737
11	Art Shell	T	1968	1982	121	0.733	150-56-7	0.721
12	Rayfield Wright	T-TE	1967	1979	103	0.73	137-48-1	0.739
13	Tom Mack	G	1966	1978	120	0.73	129-48-7	0.72
14	Forrest Gregg	T-G-DT	1960	1971	113	0.729	125-71-6	0.634
15	Lynn Swann	WR	1974	1982	73	0.727	90-38-1	0.702
16	Larry Little	G-T	1967	1980	131	0.727	132-67-3	0.661
17	Franco Harris	RB	1972	1984	134	0.72	133-55-1	0.706
18	Bob Hayes	SE-WR	1965	1975	96	0.72	103-49-2	0.675
19	Jim Langer	C-G	1970	1981	106	0.719	120-55-1	0.685
20	Russ Grimm	G-C	1981	1991	90	0.718	115-53-0	0.685
21	Bart Starr	QB	1960	1971	114	0.716	121-85-8	0.584
22	Jack Ham	LB	1971	1982	146	0.715	117-53-1	0.687
23	Ray Nitschke	LB	1960	1972	120	0.71	124-72-8	0.627
24	Alan Page	DT	1967	1981	184	0.706	145-84-5	0.63
25	Joe Montana	QB	1980	1994	164	0.704	154-77-1	0.666
26	Willie Brown	DB	1963	1978	144	0.702	140-77-9	0.639
27	Steve Young	QB	1985	1999	171	0.699	154-85-0	0.644
28	Dwight Stephenson	C-T	1980	1987	91	0.696	80-39-1	0.671
29	Carl Eller	DE	1964	1979	167	0.695	143-78-7	0.643
30	Terry Bradshaw	QB	1970	1982	137	0.694	132-68-1	0.659
31	Jerry Rice	WR	1985	2004	250	0.694	215-119-1	0.643
32	Ron Yary	T	1968	1982	128	0.693	137-74-2	0.648
33	Jim Brown	FB	1960	1965	122	0.692	79-34-5	0.691
34	Jack Lambert	LB	1974	1984	135	0.689	109-51-1	0.68
35	Mel Blount	DB	1970	1983	134	0.689	132-68-1	0.659
36	Tony Dorsett	RB	1977	1988	138	0.688	118-64-0	0.648
37	Ronnie Lott	DB	1981	1994	161	0.684	142-73-1	0.66
38	Larry Csonka	RB	1968	1979	88	0.683	89-66-3	0.573
39	Gene Hickerson	G	1960	1973	111	0.682	133-65-6	0.667
40	Willie Wood	DB	1961	1971	118	0.678	106-53-7	0.66
41	Mel Renfro	DB-RB	1964	1977	130	0.677	136-57-3	0.702
42	Thurman Thomas	RB	1988	2000	138	0.677	135-73-0	0.649
43	Jack Youngblood	DE	1971	1984	139	0.677	127-73-3	0.633
44	Paul Krause	DB-WR	1964	1979	155	0.676	143-80-5	0.638
45	Randy White	DT-LB-DE	1975	1988	149	0.672	134-76-0	0.638
46	Johnny Unitas	QB	1960	1973	145	0.67	150-86-6	0.632
47	Richard Dent	DE	1983	1997	121	0.668	147-91-1	0.617
48	Marcus Allen	RB	1982	1997	142	0.666	154-94-0	0.621
49	Leroy Kelly	RB	1964	1973	102	0.665	92-44-4	0.671
50	Rosey Brown	T	1960	1965	56	0.665	98-61-7	0.611
51	Jim Ringo	C	1960	1967	91	0.664	96-94-4	0.505
52	Dave Robinson	LB	1963	1974	103	0.657	104-57-7	0.64
53	Joe Greene	DT	1969	1981	136	0.656	117-72-1	0.618
54	Michael Irvin	WR	1988	1999	129	0.656	105-87-0	0.547
55	Art Monk	WR	1980	1995	129	0.655	150-98-0	0.605
56	Ron Mix	T-G	1960	1971	102	0.652	94-52-8	0.636
57	Bobby Bell	LB-DE	1963	1974	132	0.651	99-59-10	0.619
58	Mike Singletary	LB	1981	1992	159	0.65	112-72-0	0.609
59	Shannon Sharpe	TE	1990	2003	104	0.65	135-89-0	0.603
60	Jim Parker	T-G	1960	1967	82	0.649	96-47-3	0.668
61	Lenny Moore	HB-FL	1960	1967	71	0.649	101-54-3	0.649
62	Ted Hendricks	LB	1969	1983	147	0.648	135-78-2	0.633
63	Len Dawson	QB	1962	1975	144	0.648	150-94-14	0.609
64	Buck Buchanan	DT	1963	1975	122	0.644	104-68-10	0.599
65	John Elway	QB	1983	1998	203	0.643	161-93-1	0.633
66	Dan Hampton	DE-DT	1979	1990	123	0.643	113-71-0	0.614
67	Troy Aikman	QB	1989	2000	122	0.642	107-85-0	0.557
68	Bob Griese	QB	1967	1980	139	0.64	124-75-3	0.621
69	Derrick Thomas	LB	1989	1999	133	0.636	110-65-1	0.628
70	John Stallworth	WR	1974	1987	102	0.636	130-77-1	0.627
71	Merlin Olsen	DT	1962	1976	159	0.636	122-78-10	0.605
72	Lance Alworth	FL-WR	1962	1972	120	0.635	90-55-9	0.614
73	Jim Kelly	QB	1986	1996	132	0.632	108-67-0	0.617
74	Bob Lilly	DT-DE	1961	1974	148	0.632	116-75-5	0.605
75	Jim Otto	C	1960	1974	154	0.63	124-75-11	0.617
76	Curley Culp	DT-NT-G	1968	1980	105	0.629	139-90-5	0.605
77	Raymond Berry	E	1960	1967	71	0.628	106-60-4	0.635
78	Mike Haynes	DB	1976	1989	133	0.623	120-92-0	0.566
79	Bill George	LB-G-MG-DT	1960	1966	66	0.619	109-78-5	0.581
80	Emmitt Smith	RB	1990	2004	170	0.618	126-114-0	0.525
81	Reggie White	DE-DT	1985	2000	226	0.616	144-94-1	0.605
82	Nick Buoniconti	LB	1962	1976	137	0.616	111-75-10	0.592
83	George Blanda	QB	1960	1975	126	0.615	215-131-10	0.618
84	John Randle	DT-DE	1990	2003	137	0.615	132-92-0	0.589
85	Chris Hanburger	LB	1965	1978	126	0.615	111-81-6	0.576
86	Dan Marino	QB	1983	1999	216	0.612	163-108-0	0.601
87	Mike Ditka	TE	1961	1972	67	0.612	97-65-6	0.595
88	Gino Marchetti	DE-T-DT	1960	1966	62	0.612	92-85-1	0.52
89	Randall McDaniel	G	1988	2001	164	0.611	135-89-0	0.603
90	Chris Doleman	DE-LB	1985	1999	156	0.611	142-97-0	0.594
91	Sam Huff	LB	1960	1969	74	0.61	104-59-9	0.631
92	Howie Long	DE-NT	1981	1993	119	0.61	116-84-0	0.58
93	Yale Lary	DB	1960	1964	71	0.608	81-53-6	0.6
94	Andre Reed	WR	1985	2000	133	0.608	145-110-0	0.569
95	Mike Webster	C-G	1974	1990	163	0.607	154-100-2	0.605
96	Cris Carter	WR	1987	2002	135	0.606	148-107-0	0.58
97	Joe Schmidt	LB	1960	1965	58	0.606	90-68-8	0.566
98	Darrell Green	DB	1983	2002	149	0.604	177-141-1	0.556
99	Willie Lanier	LB	1967	1977	108	0.604	81-68-5	0.542
100	Rod Woodson	DB	1988	2003	192	0.603	155-116-0	0.572
101	Night Train Lane	DB-E	1960	1965	62	0.603	81-89-8	0.478
102	Dave Casper	TE	1975	1983	61	0.602	116-77-0	0.601
103	Dermontti Dawson	C-G	1988	2000	125	0.598	116-92-0	0.558
104	Gary Zimmerman	T	1986	1997	131	0.596	112-79-0	0.586
105	Fred Dean	DE	1975	1985	70	0.595	108-71-0	0.603
106	Lawrence Taylor	LB	1981	1993	182	0.592	115-84-1	0.578
107	Walter Payton	RB	1975	1987	168	0.587	111-83-0	0.572
108	Bruce Smith	DE	1985	2003	223	0.573	165-138-0	0.545
109	Marshall Faulk	RB	1994	2005	166	0.572	102-90-0	0.531
110	Curtis Martin	RB	1995	2005	129	0.567	95-81-0	0.54
111	Doug Atkins	DE	1960	1969	85	0.563	122-93-7	0.565
112	Billy Shaw	G	1961	1969	68	0.56	60-61-5	0.496
113	John Riggins	RB	1971	1985	121	0.559	115-88-0	0.567
114	Kellen Winslow	TE	1979	1987	71	0.559	72-64-0	0.529
115	Bob Brown	T	1964	1973	95	0.556	75-59-6	0.557
116	Rickey Jackson	LB-DE	1981	1995	160	0.554	129-103-0	0.556
117	Emmitt Thomas	DB	1967	1978	89	0.553	96-82-6	0.538
118	Walter Jones	T	1997	2008	126	0.553	102-90-0	0.531
119	Derrick Brooks	LB	1995	2008	190	0.553	118-106-0	0.527
120	Eric Dickerson	RB	1983	1993	110	0.552	93-97-0	0.489
121	Charley Taylor	WR-SE-RB	1964	1977	125	0.549	99-77-6	0.56
122	Dick LeBeau	DB	1960	1972	105	0.549	94-84-14	0.526
123	Charlie Sanders	TE	1968	1977	65	0.549	70-64-6	0.521
124	Fran Tarkenton	QB	1961	1978	236	0.547	131-117-6	0.528
125	Deacon Jones	DE	1961	1974	118	0.547	92-94-10	0.495
126	Anthony Munoz	T	1980	1992	174	0.546	98-102-0	0.49
127	Ken Houston	DB	1967	1980	130	0.544	101-96-5	0.512
128	John Hannah	G	1973	1985	147	0.543	100-91-0	0.524
129	Warren Moon	QB	1984	2000	166	0.542	142-129-0	0.524
130	Bruce Matthews	G-C-T	1983	2001	210	0.54	151-152-0	0.498
131	Charlie Joiner	WR	1969	1986	134	0.539	136-137-4	0.498
132	Jackie Smith	TE	1963	1977	95	0.538	120-96-10	0.553
133	Joe Namath	QB	1965	1977	116	0.536	84-94-4	0.473
134	Warren Sapp	DT	1995	2007	147	0.535	95-113-0	0.457
135	Dan Fouts	QB	1973	1987	162	0.533	103-118-1	0.466
136	Jan Stenerud	K	1967	1984	78	0.532	128-140-7	0.478
137	James Lofton	WR	1978	1993	140	0.531	130-131-3	0.498
138	Don Maynard	E-FL-HB	1960	1972	132	0.525	99-102-7	0.493
139	Deion Sanders	DB-WR	1989	2005	148	0.523	112-112-0	0.5
140	Dan Dierdorf	T-G-C	1971	1983	99	0.523	86-97-4	0.471
141	Lem Barney	DB	1967	1977	121	0.522	75-71-8	0.513
142	Jonathan Ogden	T-G	1996	2007	119	0.52	96-95-1	0.503
143	Roger Wehrli	DB	1969	1982	108	0.519	90-104-5	0.465
144	Michael Strahan	DE	1993	2007	160	0.518	124-115-1	0.519
145	Dave Wilcox	LB	1964	1974	91	0.517	73-73-8	0.5
146	Mike Munchak	G	1982	1993	116	0.517	86-98-0	0.467
147	Jackie Slater	T-G	1976	1994	129	0.514	157-150-1	0.511
148	Larry Wilson	DB	1960	1972	111	0.512	83-86-11	0.492
149	Ozzie Newsome	TE	1978	1990	77	0.51	103-96-1	0.518
150	Larry Allen	G-T	1994	2007	131	0.507	110-114-0	0.491
151	Andre Tippett	LB	1982	1993	109	0.503	75-93-0	0.446
152	Sonny Jurgensen	QB	1960	1974	139	0.502	120-114-10	0.512
153	Steve Largent	WR	1976	1989	140	0.501	103-109-0	0.486
154	Harry Carson	LB	1976	1988	119	0.499	89-106-1	0.457
155	Barry Sanders	RB	1989	1998	150	0.496	78-82-0	0.488
156	Jimmy Johnson	DB-HB	1961	1976	141	0.496	101-114-9	0.471
157	Aeneas Williams	DB	1991	2004	143	0.486	97-127-0	0.433
158	Bobby Mitchell	FL-HB-WR	1960	1968	104	0.482	69-72-7	0.49
159	Tommy McDonald	FL-HB-SE-WR	1960	1968	72	0.481	66-88-6	0.431
160	Earl Campbell	RB	1978	1985	78	0.474	57-80-0	0.416
161	Claude Humphrey	DE	1968	1981	91	0.473	91-96-3	0.487
162	Willie Roaf	T	1993	2005	139	0.472	95-113-0	0.457
163	Gale Sayers	RB	1965	1969	64	0.468	41-54-3	0.434
164	Elvin Bethea	DE	1968	1982	90	0.461	94-131-4	0.419
165	Joe DeLamielleure	G	1973	1985	111	0.447	79-112-0	0.414
166	Dick Butkus	LB	1965	1973	95	0.42	48-74-4	0.397
167	Floyd Little	RB	1967	1975	83	0.418	47-73-6	0.397
168	O.J. Simpson	RB	1969	1979	116	0.409	47-109-2	0.304
169	Lee Roy Selmon	DE-DT	1976	1984	87	0.398	44-88-1	0.335
170	Cortez Kennedy	DT	1990	2000	120	0.397	76-100-0	0.432

O.J. Simpson‘s teams had the worst record of any player in the Hall of Fame, although for AV-adjusted winning percentage, Cortez Kennedy has him beat. One reason for that? In Simpson’s best year, the Bills went 8-6, while in Kennedy’s top season, the Seahawks finished 2-14. The remainder of the bottom of the list of AV-adjusted winning percentages of HOFers is no surprise: Tampa Bay’s Lee Roy Selmon, Denver’s Floyd Little, Chicago’s Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers, Simpson’s teammate in Buffalo, Joe DeLamielleure, and Houston’s Elvin Bethea (another Oiler, Earl Campbell, isn’t too far behind).

The list of the Hall of Famers with the best career adjusted winning percentages won’t bring any surprises, either. Raiders and Packers and Steelers tend to dominate the top of the list, along with Paul Warfield, the wide receiver whose career has confounded analysts for decades.

References[+]

References
↑1	For someone like Jerry Rice, who played for two teams in one season, the record is misleading because I’ve combined the records of both of his teams that year. But I was in a rush, and I figured I’d rather include the data with a disclaimer than not include it at all. Even by “good enougher” standards this one was pretty bad, but… oh well.

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