Best AV-Weighted Winning Percentages of Offensive Players

by Chase Stuart on July 3, 2014

A true winner and Tom Brady.

Yesterday, I looked at the weighted career winning percentages for running backs, with the weight being based on each player’s yards from scrimmage in each season of his career. Today, I want to do the same thing but for all offensive players, using PFR’s Approximate Value ratings.

By this methodology, Dan Koppen has the highest AV-weighted career winning percentage of any offensive player since 1960. The table below shows his AV and team’s winning percentage in each season of his career. Because Koppen’s best season came in 2007, when the Patriots went 16-0, Koppen’s career winning percentage gets a big boost from that season (18.7% of his career winning percentage comes from ’07 since 18.7% of his career AV comes from that year). On the other hand, Koppen played in just one total game for the 13-3 Patriots (2011) and the 13-3 Broncos (2013), so he gets almost no credit for those performances. Of course, he doesn’t need it, because his average season, after adjusting the weights based on his AV grades, was a 13-3 season.

Year	Tm	G	GS	AV	Record	% of Car AV	WtWin%
2003	NWE	16	15	7	0.875	8%	0.07
2004	NWE	16	16	10	0.875	11.5%	0.101
2005	NWE	9	9	5	0.625	5.7%	0.036
2006	NWE	16	16	10	0.75	11.5%	0.086
2007	NWE	15	15	16	1	18.4%	0.184
2008	NWE	16	16	10	0.688	11.5%	0.079
2009	NWE	16	16	10	0.625	11.5%	0.072
2010	NWE	16	16	11	0.875	12.6%	0.111
2011	NWE	1	1	1	0.813	1.1%	0.009
2012	DEN	15	12	7	0.813	8%	0.065
2013	DEN	0		0	0.813	0%	0
Total					0	100%	0.813

The table below shows the top 500 career AV-adjusted winning percentages among all offensive player since 1960 (minimum: 50 points of AV). As always, players who entered the NFL before 1960 are included but only their seasons beginning in 1960 count. The table below is fully sortable and searchable, so get to searching and leave your thoughts in the comments.

Rk	Name	Pos	First	Last	AV	Win%
1	Dan Koppen	C	2003	2012	87	0.813
2	Logan Mankins	G	2005	2013	96	0.8
3	Daryle Lamonica	QB	1963	1973	90	0.79
4	Matt Light	T	2001	2011	118	0.789
5	Mercury Morris	RB	1969	1976	55	0.788
6	Fuzzy Thurston	G	1960	1967	57	0.786
7	Tom Brady	QB	2001	2013	190	0.781
8	Fred Biletnikoff	WR-FL	1965	1978	119	0.774
9	Max McGee	E	1960	1966	63	0.772
10	Brent Jones	TE	1988	1997	61	0.767
11	Cliff Branch	WR	1972	1984	108	0.767
12	Gene Upshaw	G	1967	1981	151	0.764
13	Wes Welker	WR	2004	2013	104	0.762
14	John Mackey	TE	1963	1972	68	0.757
15	John Williams	T-G-DE	1968	1979	69	0.757
16	Bubba Paris	T-G	1983	1991	59	0.757
17	Gerry Mullins	G-T	1971	1979	55	0.756
18	Lawrence McCutcheon	RB	1973	1981	85	0.756
19	Jerry Kramer	G	1960	1968	90	0.755
20	Paul Hornung	HB-FB-QB	1960	1966	50	0.755
21	Harris Barton	T-G	1987	1996	94	0.754
22	Jesse Sapolu	C-G	1983	1997	99	0.754
23	Steve Wallace	T-G	1986	1997	86	0.754
24	John Taylor	WR	1987	1995	68	0.751
25	Chuck Foreman	RB	1973	1980	92	0.749
26	George Buehler	G	1969	1979	64	0.748
27	Paul Warfield	WR-SE	1964	1977	136	0.745
28	Joseph Addai	RB	2006	2011	54	0.743
29	Jim Taylor	FB	1960	1967	97	0.743
30	Pat Donovan	T	1975	1983	76	0.741
31	Bob Vogel	T	1963	1972	91	0.74
32	Dave Dalby	C	1972	1985	86	0.74
33	Dallas Clark	TE	2003	2013	61	0.74
34	Herbert Scott	G-T	1975	1984	79	0.74
35	Ralph Neely	T-G	1965	1977	108	0.738
36	Robert Newhouse	RB	1972	1982	54	0.737
37	Roger Staubach	QB	1969	1979	128	0.736
38	Steve Neal	G-T	2002	2010	60	0.736
39	John Fitzgerald	C-G	1971	1980	66	0.736
40	Bob Skoronski	T-C	1960	1968	60	0.736
41	Roger Craig	RB	1983	1993	115	0.735
42	Billy Cannon	TE-HB-FB	1960	1970	62	0.734
43	Walt Garrison	RB	1966	1974	59	0.733
44	Art Shell	T	1968	1982	121	0.733
45	Blaine Nye	G	1968	1976	61	0.732
46	Guy McIntyre	G	1984	1996	89	0.732
47	Boyd Dowler	FL-SE-WR	1960	1971	93	0.731
48	Rocky Bleier	RB	1968	1980	52	0.731
49	Rayfield Wright	T-TE	1967	1979	103	0.73
50	Tom Mack	G	1966	1978	120	0.73
51	Terrell Davis	RB	1995	2001	79	0.729
52	Forrest Gregg	T-G-DT	1960	1971	113	0.729
53	Marv Hubbard	RB	1969	1977	52	0.729
54	Jimbo Covert	T	1983	1990	66	0.728
55	Drew Pearson	WR	1973	1983	99	0.728
56	Larry Little	G-T	1967	1980	131	0.727
57	Lynn Swann	WR	1974	1982	73	0.727
58	Bob Kuechenberg	G-T-C	1970	1983	113	0.725
59	Paul Lowe	HB	1960	1967	55	0.724
60	Tom Matte	RB-QB	1961	1972	79	0.723
61	Harry Schuh	T	1965	1974	74	0.722
62	Ed Newman	G	1973	1984	90	0.722
63	Reggie Wayne	WR	2001	2013	148	0.721
64	Bob Hayes	SE-WR	1965	1975	96	0.72
65	Franco Harris	RB	1972	1984	134	0.72
66	Jim Langer	C-G	1970	1981	106	0.719
67	Bill Curry	C-LB	1965	1974	55	0.718
68	Russ Grimm	G-C	1981	1991	90	0.718
69	John Niland	G	1966	1975	89	0.717
70	Preston Pearson	RB	1968	1980	72	0.717
71	Bart Starr	QB	1960	1971	114	0.716
72	Dan Sullivan	G-T	1962	1972	60	0.716
73	Jeff Saturday	C	1999	2012	167	0.716
74	Peyton Manning	QB	1998	2013	254	0.714
75	Joe Jacoby	T-G	1981	1993	103	0.713
76	Michael Turner	RB	2004	2012	62	0.712
77	Lance Rentzel	WR-FL	1965	1974	63	0.711
78	Wayne Moore	T	1970	1978	51	0.711
79	Tony Nathan	RB	1979	1987	70	0.709
80	Mark van Eeghen	RB	1974	1983	76	0.709
81	Dave Manders	C	1964	1974	56	0.707
82	Antonio Freeman	WR	1995	2003	74	0.704
83	Joe Montana	QB	1980	1994	164	0.704
84	Del Shofner	E-DB	1960	1967	54	0.702
85	Dorsey Levens	RB	1995	2004	62	0.702
86	Leon Searcy	T	1992	1999	61	0.701
87	Ken Stabler	QB	1971	1984	119	0.701
88	Earl Dotson	T	1993	2002	51	0.7
89	Steve Young	QB	1985	1999	171	0.699
90	Jimmy Orr	FL-E-SE-WR	1960	1970	78	0.697
91	Gary Collins	FL-WR-P	1962	1971	87	0.697
92	Carl Nicks	T	2008	2013	56	0.696
93	Dwight Stephenson	C-T	1980	1987	91	0.696
94	Kevin Faulk	RB	1999	2011	70	0.696
95	Yancey Thigpen	WR	1993	2000	51	0.695
96	Henry Lawrence	T-G	1974	1986	85	0.695
97	Terry Bradshaw	QB	1970	1982	137	0.694
98	Jerry Rice	WR	1985	2004	250	0.694
99	Ron Yary	T	1968	1982	128	0.693
100	Jim Brown	FB	1960	1965	122	0.692
101	Marcus McNeill	T	2006	2011	53	0.691
102	Robert Smith	RB	1993	2000	68	0.69
103	Tony Dorsett	RB	1977	1988	138	0.688
104	Jim Cooper	T-C-G	1977	1986	59	0.688
105	Ryan Diem	T-G	2001	2011	83	0.688
106	Ernie Green	HB-FB	1962	1968	60	0.688
107	Otis Taylor	WR-FL	1965	1974	95	0.688
108	Marvel Smith	T	2000	2008	55	0.688
109	Calvin Hill	RB	1969	1981	88	0.687
110	Jon Kolb	T-C	1969	1981	81	0.687
111	Deion Branch	WR	2002	2012	63	0.687
112	Hewritt Dixon	RB-TE	1963	1970	55	0.686
113	Dick Schafrath	T-G-DE	1960	1971	115	0.686
114	Ken Iman	C	1960	1974	82	0.686
115	John Morrow	C-G	1960	1966	59	0.684
116	Larry Csonka	RB	1968	1979	88	0.683
117	Willie Gault	WR	1983	1993	67	0.683
118	Jeff Bostic	C	1980	1993	86	0.682
119	Gene Hickerson	G	1960	1973	111	0.682
120	Earl Morrall	QB	1960	1976	86	0.682
121	Nat Moore	WR-RB	1974	1986	103	0.682
122	Jon Giesler	T	1979	1988	64	0.68
123	Adam Timmerman	G	1995	2006	102	0.68
124	Danny White	QB-P	1976	1988	102	0.679
125	Tony Hill	WR	1978	1986	82	0.678
126	Dick Szymanski	C-LB	1960	1968	64	0.678
127	Edgerrin James	RB	1999	2009	136	0.678
128	Josh Sitton	G	2008	2013	59	0.677
129	Thurman Thomas	RB	1988	2000	138	0.677
130	Aaron Rodgers	QB	2007	2013	98	0.676
131	Mickey Marvin	G	1977	1986	56	0.676
132	Jim Kiick	RB	1968	1976	70	0.673
133	Jake Scott	G-T	2004	2012	69	0.673
134	Louis Vasquez	G	2009	2013	50	0.673
135	George Starke	T	1973	1984	77	0.672
136	Joe Theismann	QB	1974	1985	105	0.671
137	Les Josephson	RB	1964	1973	55	0.67
138	Johnny Unitas	QB	1960	1973	145	0.67
139	Jonathan Goodwin	G	2002	2013	63	0.67
140	Bart Oates	C	1985	1995	104	0.669
141	Jeff Christy	C	1993	2002	75	0.669
142	Jack Snow	WR-SE	1965	1975	76	0.667
143	Marcus Allen	RB	1982	1997	142	0.666
144	Todd Christensen	TE-FB	1981	1988	58	0.666
145	Rich Saul	C-G-T	1970	1981	82	0.665
146	Leroy Kelly	RB	1964	1973	102	0.665
147	Rod Smith	WR	1995	2006	126	0.665
148	Rosey Brown	T	1960	1965	56	0.665
149	Jim Tyrer	T	1961	1974	126	0.664
150	Jim Ringo	C	1960	1967	91	0.664
151	Mark Schlereth	G-C	1989	2000	82	0.664
152	Ed White	G-T	1969	1985	128	0.663
153	Darren Sproles	RB	2005	2013	56	0.661
154	Larry Brown	T-TE	1971	1984	67	0.661
155	Ray Rice	RB	2008	2013	70	0.659
156	Bruce Davis	T-G	1979	1989	65	0.659
157	Frank Winters	C-G	1987	2002	89	0.658
158	Jay Hilgenberg	C-G	1981	1993	105	0.658
159	Monte Clark	T-DT-DE	1960	1969	62	0.658
160	Tom Thayer	G-C	1985	1992	58	0.658
161	Brandon Stokley	WR	2000	2013	56	0.657
162	Kris Dielman	G	2004	2011	76	0.656
163	Michael Irvin	WR	1988	1999	129	0.656
164	Dave Osborn	RB	1965	1975	55	0.656
165	Art Monk	WR	1980	1995	129	0.655
166	Ed Budde	G	1963	1976	98	0.655
167	Keith Jackson	TE	1988	1996	52	0.655
168	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	2004	2013	119	0.653
169	Jay Novacek	TE	1987	1995	53	0.653
170	Keith Bishop	G-C	1980	1989	51	0.652
171	Joe Flacco	QB	2008	2013	69	0.652
172	Ron Mix	T-G	1960	1971	102	0.652
173	Jahri Evans	T	2006	2013	109	0.652
174	Alex Sandusky	G	1960	1966	53	0.652
175	Gary Clark	WR	1985	1995	107	0.651
176	Kent Hull	C	1986	1996	107	0.651
177	Jack Kemp	QB	1960	1969	83	0.651
178	Shannon Sharpe	TE	1990	2003	104	0.65
179	John Wooten	G	1960	1968	64	0.65
180	Marvin Harrison	WR	1996	2008	161	0.649
181	Lenny Moore	HB-FL	1960	1967	71	0.649
182	Jon Runyan	T	1996	2009	105	0.649
183	Jim Parker	T-G	1960	1967	82	0.649
184	Plaxico Burress	WR	2000	2011	83	0.648
185	Len Dawson	QB	1962	1975	144	0.648
186	Curtis McClinton	FB-TE	1962	1968	54	0.648
187	Ron Jessie	WR	1971	1981	57	0.648
188	Antonio Gates	TE	2003	2013	105	0.648
189	Dave Hill	T	1963	1974	67	0.647
190	Tom Nalen	C	1994	2007	133	0.647
191	Roy Foster	G-T	1982	1992	86	0.646
192	Joe Morris	RB	1982	1991	50	0.646
193	Brett Favre	QB	1992	2010	254	0.646
194	Matt Ryan	QB	2008	2013	86	0.645
195	Mark Rypien	QB	1988	1997	62	0.645
196	Frank Ryan	QB	1960	1968	90	0.645
197	Jermon Bushrod	T	2009	2013	51	0.645
198	Sam Davis	G	1967	1979	62	0.645
199	Mike Thomas	RB	1975	1980	53	0.645
200	Hines Ward	WR	1998	2011	117	0.643
201	John Elway	QB	1983	1998	203	0.643
202	Scott Wells	G-C	2004	2013	69	0.643
203	Mark Bortz	G	1983	1994	79	0.643
204	Troy Aikman	QB	1989	2000	122	0.642
205	Ed McCaffrey	WR	1991	2003	80	0.641
206	Duriel Harris	WR	1976	1984	62	0.641
207	Bob Griese	QB	1967	1980	139	0.64
208	Larry Brown Jr.	RB	1969	1976	91	0.64
209	Glenn Ressler	G-C-T-DT	1965	1974	58	0.639
210	Mark Duper	WR	1983	1992	93	0.639
211	John Stallworth	WR	1974	1987	102	0.636
212	Randy Moss	WR	1998	2012	161	0.635
213	Donovan McNabb	QB	1999	2011	138	0.635
214	Lance Alworth	FL-WR	1962	1972	120	0.635
215	Eddie George	RB	1996	2004	91	0.634
216	Joe Staley	T	2007	2013	58	0.634
217	Max Starks	T	2004	2012	52	0.633
218	Marques Colston	WR	2006	2013	77	0.633
219	Joe Scibelli	G-T	1961	1975	81	0.633
220	Jim Kelly	QB	1986	1996	132	0.632
221	Garrison Hearst	RB	1993	2004	82	0.631
222	Milt Morin	TE	1966	1974	56	0.631
223	Philip Rivers	QB	2006	2013	127	0.63
224	Charlie Johnson	T	2006	2013	64	0.63
225	Jim Otto	C	1960	1974	154	0.63
226	Jim McMahon	QB	1982	1994	71	0.63
227	Raymond Chester	TE	1970	1981	65	0.63
228	Kordell Stewart	QB	1995	2003	68	0.63
229	Kurt Warner	QB	1999	2009	113	0.63
230	Tom Rafferty	C-G	1976	1989	97	0.63
231	Dave Szott	G	1990	2003	90	0.629
232	Tyson Clabo	T	2006	2013	63	0.629
233	Tony Boselli	T	1995	2001	74	0.628
234	Marco Rivera	G	1997	2006	84	0.628
235	Raymond Berry	E	1960	1967	71	0.628
236	Paul Howard	G	1973	1986	74	0.627
237	Tarik Glenn	T-G	1997	2006	105	0.627
238	Ahman Green	RB	1998	2009	94	0.627
239	Greg Jennings	WR	2006	2013	71	0.627
240	Randall Cunningham	QB	1985	2001	134	0.627
241	Dalton Hilliard	RB	1986	1993	54	0.625
242	Jay Schroeder	QB	1985	1994	73	0.625
243	Tra Thomas	T	1998	2009	88	0.624
244	Charlie Cowan	T-G	1961	1975	105	0.624
245	Erik Williams	T	1991	2000	81	0.623
246	Terry Hermeling	T-G-DE	1970	1980	55	0.623
247	Mike Garrett	RB	1966	1973	77	0.623
248	Craig Morton	QB	1965	1982	115	0.623
249	Marshal Yanda	T	2007	2013	51	0.623
250	Chad Clifton	T	2000	2011	92	0.622
251	Glenn Parker	G-T	1990	2001	74	0.622
252	Joe Andruzzi	G	1998	2006	53	0.621
253	Joel Hilgenberg	C-G	1984	1993	60	0.621
254	Dan Neil	G	1998	2004	60	0.621
255	Harry Swayne	T-DE	1987	2001	64	0.62
256	Nick Hardwick	C	2004	2013	83	0.62
257	Phil Simms	QB	1979	1993	118	0.62
258	Milt Sunde	G	1964	1974	61	0.619
259	Ricky Watters	RB	1992	2001	125	0.619
260	Milt Plum	QB	1960	1967	59	0.619
261	Norm Bulaich	RB	1970	1979	59	0.619
262	Ben Grubbs	G	2007	2013	50	0.619
263	Steve Watson	WR	1979	1987	56	0.619
264	Emmitt Smith	RB	1990	2004	170	0.618
265	Mark May	G-T-C	1981	1993	80	0.618
266	Brian Westbrook	RB	2002	2010	80	0.618
267	George Kunz	T	1969	1980	86	0.617
268	John Jefferson	WR	1978	1984	61	0.617
269	Alex Smith	QB	2006	2013	56	0.617
270	Drew Brees	QB	2001	2013	177	0.617
271	Dave Studdard	T-G-TE	1979	1988	66	0.616
272	Duce Staley	RB	1998	2005	60	0.616
273	Jeff Hartings	C-G	1996	2006	89	0.616
274	George Blanda	QB	1960	1975	126	0.615
275	Mark Clayton	WR	1983	1993	95	0.615
276	Tim Grunhard	C	1990	2000	82	0.614
277	Keith Byars	RB-TE	1986	1998	77	0.614
278	Dave Meggett	RB	1989	1997	52	0.613
279	George Sauer	SE-WR	1965	1970	57	0.613
280	Elvis Grbac	QB	1994	2001	51	0.613
281	Mike Ditka	TE	1961	1972	67	0.612
282	Howard Ballard	T	1988	1998	84	0.612
283	Russ Francis	TE	1975	1988	60	0.612
284	Dan Marino	QB	1983	1999	216	0.612
285	Nate Newton	G-T	1986	1999	107	0.611
286	Terry Metcalf	RB-WR	1973	1981	65	0.611
287	Roddy White	WR	2005	2013	95	0.611
288	Randall McDaniel	G	1988	2001	164	0.611
289	Keith Van Horne	T	1981	1993	81	0.61
290	Otis Armstrong	RB	1973	1980	59	0.61
291	Edgar Bennett	RB	1992	1999	53	0.61
292	Hank Fraley	C-G	2001	2009	56	0.609
293	Donald Driver	WR	2000	2012	96	0.609
294	Dwight Clark	WR	1979	1987	72	0.609
295	Jermane Mayberry	G-T	1996	2005	52	0.609
296	Andre Reed	WR	1985	2000	133	0.608
297	Jim Clack	C-G	1971	1981	58	0.607
298	Alan Faneca	G-T	1998	2010	145	0.607
299	Frank Lewis	WR	1972	1983	78	0.607
300	William Roberts	G-T	1984	1997	83	0.607
301	Mike Webster	C-G	1974	1990	163	0.607
302	Troy Brown	WR	1995	2006	65	0.607
303	Tony Martin	WR	1990	2001	83	0.606
304	Bill Bryan	C-G	1977	1988	75	0.606
305	Shaun Alexander	RB	2000	2007	79	0.606
306	Cris Carter	WR	1987	2002	135	0.606
307	Fred Hoaglin	C	1966	1976	53	0.605
308	Eric Martin	WR	1985	1994	81	0.605
309	Orlando Pace	T	1997	2009	123	0.605
310	Mark Tuinei	T-C-DT	1983	1997	76	0.604
311	Ben Hamilton	G-C	2002	2010	62	0.604
312	Chris Burford	SE-WR	1960	1967	68	0.603
313	Lydell Mitchell	RB	1972	1979	101	0.603
314	Dave Casper	TE	1975	1983	61	0.602
315	Will Wolford	T-G	1986	1998	100	0.601
316	LaDainian Tomlinson	RB	2001	2011	158	0.6
317	Mick Tingelhoff	C	1962	1978	149	0.6
318	Isaac Curtis	WR	1973	1984	84	0.599
319	Steve McNair	QB	1995	2007	126	0.599
320	Dermontti Dawson	C-G	1988	2000	125	0.598
321	Conrad Dobler	G	1972	1981	68	0.598
322	Justin Blalock	G	2007	2013	57	0.598
323	Tim Ruddy	C	1994	2003	75	0.598
324	Derrick Deese	T-G	1994	2004	77	0.597
325	Terry Kirby	RB	1993	2002	56	0.597
326	Ken Anderson	QB	1971	1986	161	0.597
327	Terrell Owens	WR	1996	2010	165	0.597
328	Norm Evans	T	1965	1978	89	0.597
329	Mike Wahle	G-T	1999	2008	70	0.596
330	Matt Lepsis	T	1998	2007	78	0.596
331	Keenan McCardell	WR	1993	2007	112	0.596
332	Randy Cross	G-C	1976	1988	114	0.596
333	Gary Zimmerman	T	1986	1997	131	0.596
334	Chris Snee	G	2004	2013	90	0.596
335	Fred Miller	T-G	1996	2007	80	0.595
336	Jake Reed	WR	1992	2002	63	0.595
337	Cody Risien	T-G	1979	1989	78	0.594
338	Ken Lanier	T	1981	1993	84	0.594
339	Derrick Mason	WR	1997	2011	116	0.594
340	Harold Jackson	WR-FL	1969	1983	123	0.593
341	Mark Tauscher	T-G	2000	2010	68	0.593
342	Elbert Dubenion	FL-WR-HB	1960	1967	57	0.592
343	Brian Habib	G-T	1989	1999	74	0.592
344	Dennis Harrah	G-C	1975	1987	80	0.592
345	Ricky Sanders	WR	1986	1994	62	0.591
346	Leon Gray	T-G	1973	1983	81	0.591
347	John Alt	T	1984	1996	85	0.591
348	Joe Cribbs	RB	1980	1987	60	0.59
349	Eli Manning	QB	2005	2013	109	0.59
350	Keith Sims	G	1990	2000	83	0.59
351	Vance Johnson	WR	1985	1995	55	0.589
352	Jake Delhomme	QB	1999	2011	67	0.589
353	Will Shields	G	1993	2006	156	0.589
354	Santonio Holmes	WR	2006	2013	53	0.588
355	Rich Gannon	QB	1990	2004	120	0.588
356	Walter Payton	RB	1975	1987	168	0.587
357	Todd Steussie	T	1994	2007	96	0.587
358	Benji Olson	G	1998	2007	66	0.587
359	Frank Wycheck	TE	1993	2003	51	0.587
360	Tony Romo	QB	2006	2013	99	0.586
361	Billy Wade	QB	1960	1965	53	0.586
362	DeSean Jackson	WR	2008	2013	58	0.586
363	Jim Ritcher	G	1980	1995	89	0.585
364	Stan Humphries	QB	1990	1997	55	0.585
365	Cris Collinsworth	WR	1981	1988	74	0.585
366	Richmond Webb	T	1990	2002	127	0.585
367	Neal Anderson	RB	1986	1993	69	0.584
368	Kareem McKenzie	T	2001	2011	80	0.584
369	Len Hauss	C	1964	1977	109	0.583
370	Babe Parilli	QB	1960	1969	71	0.583
371	Todd Heap	TE	2001	2012	53	0.583
372	Wayne Hawkins	G	1960	1969	67	0.582
373	Billy Shields	T	1975	1985	71	0.582
374	David Dixon	G	1995	2004	77	0.581
375	Jimmy Smith	WR	1995	2005	119	0.581
376	Darrell Dess	G-T	1960	1969	61	0.58
377	Earnest Byner	RB	1984	1997	106	0.58
378	Ray Pinney	T-G-C	1976	1987	50	0.579
379	Dave Lapham	G-C-T	1974	1983	63	0.578
380	Ken Bowman	C	1964	1973	50	0.578
381	Roberto Garza	G-C	2001	2012	68	0.578
382	Claudie Minor	T	1974	1982	57	0.577
383	Larry Garron	HB-FB	1961	1968	52	0.577
384	Steve Hutchinson	G	2001	2012	118	0.577
385	Bill Nelsen	QB	1964	1972	60	0.577
386	Mark Jackson	WR	1986	1994	52	0.577
387	Johnny Morris	FL-HB	1960	1967	60	0.576
388	Neil O'Donnell	QB	1991	2003	72	0.576
389	Fred Quillan	C	1978	1987	76	0.575
390	Jamal Lewis	RB	2000	2009	82	0.575
391	Terry Glenn	WR	1996	2006	82	0.574
392	Daryn Colledge	T	2006	2013	61	0.574
393	Riley Odoms	TE	1972	1983	67	0.573
394	Jim Lachey	T	1985	1995	92	0.573
395	O.J. McDuffie	WR	1993	2000	50	0.573
396	Jim Dombrowski	G-T	1986	1996	73	0.572
397	Clem Daniels	HB-DB	1961	1968	73	0.572
398	Marshall Faulk	RB	1994	2005	166	0.572
399	Torry Holt	WR	1999	2009	124	0.572
400	Jeremy Shockey	TE	2002	2011	59	0.572
401	Altie Taylor	RB	1969	1975	67	0.572
402	Steve Grogan	QB	1975	1990	116	0.572
403	John Jackson	T	1988	2001	77	0.571
404	Mike Alstott	RB	1996	2006	58	0.571
405	Leroy Hoard	RB	1990	1999	51	0.571
406	Matt Hasselbeck	QB	2001	2012	106	0.571
407	Forrest Blue	C	1968	1978	77	0.57
408	Max Montoya	G	1979	1994	122	0.57
409	Don Mosebar	C-T-G	1983	1994	79	0.57
410	Keith Lincoln	FB-HB	1961	1968	55	0.569
411	John Gilliam	WR-FL	1967	1977	91	0.568
412	Curtis Martin	RB	1995	2005	129	0.567
413	Brad Johnson	QB	1995	2008	91	0.567
414	Vincent Jackson	WR	2005	2013	79	0.567
415	Antowain Smith	RB	1997	2005	57	0.567
416	Doug Riesenberg	T	1987	1996	68	0.567
417	Roman Gabriel	QB	1962	1976	131	0.567
418	Andre Gurode	G-C	2002	2013	78	0.567
419	David Alexander	C-G-T	1987	1996	56	0.566
420	Wendell Tyler	RB	1977	1986	66	0.566
421	John Hadl	QB	1962	1976	143	0.565
422	Todd McClure	C	2000	2012	98	0.565
423	John Tait	T	1999	2008	61	0.565
424	Sammy White	WR	1976	1985	62	0.564
425	Kevin Gogan	G-T	1987	2000	95	0.564
426	Bobby Hebert	QB	1985	1996	79	0.564
427	Marshawn Lynch	RB	2007	2013	62	0.564
428	Mark Stepnoski	C-G	1989	2001	104	0.563
429	Ernie Wright	T	1960	1972	78	0.563
430	Wilbert Montgomery	RB	1977	1985	81	0.563
431	Olin Kreutz	C	1998	2011	94	0.563
432	Sam Cunningham	RB	1973	1981	69	0.563
433	Ryan Clady	T	2008	2013	57	0.563
434	Rufus Mayes	T-G	1969	1979	62	0.562
435	Curt Warner	RB	1983	1990	67	0.562
436	Kevin Mawae	C-G	1994	2009	154	0.562
437	Todd Herremans	T	2005	2013	59	0.561
438	Ernest Givins	WR	1986	1995	79	0.561
439	Blair Bush	C	1978	1994	88	0.561
440	Stew Barber	T-LB-G	1961	1969	59	0.561
441	Stephen Davis	RB	1996	2006	67	0.561
442	Jason Witten	TE	2003	2013	89	0.561
443	David Diehl	G-T	2003	2013	85	0.561
444	Shaun O'Hara	G-C	2000	2010	76	0.561
445	Jason Fabini	T	1998	2008	64	0.561
446	Billy Shaw	G	1961	1969	68	0.56
447	Flozell Adams	T-G-TE	1998	2010	101	0.559
448	John Riggins	RB	1971	1985	121	0.559
449	Brad Hopkins	T	1993	2005	93	0.559
450	LeSean McCoy	RB	2009	2013	52	0.559
451	Jim Colclough	E	1960	1968	54	0.559
452	Pete Johnson	RB	1977	1984	59	0.559
453	Shawn Jefferson	WR	1991	2002	67	0.559
454	Ben Coleman	G-T	1993	2001	50	0.559
455	Kellen Winslow	TE	1979	1987	71	0.559
456	Dan Fike	G-T	1985	1992	55	0.558
457	Walt Sweeney	G	1963	1975	100	0.558
458	Rick Upchurch	WR	1975	1983	53	0.558
459	Jeromey Clary	T	2007	2013	56	0.558
460	Haywood Jeffires	WR	1987	1996	60	0.558
461	Stanley Morgan	WR	1977	1990	109	0.558
462	Chris Gray	G-C	1994	2007	86	0.557
463	DeAngelo Williams	RB	2006	2013	59	0.557
464	Irv Goode	G-T-C	1962	1974	69	0.557
465	Don Meredith	QB	1960	1968	83	0.557
466	Anthony Carter	WR	1985	1994	77	0.557
467	Bryant McKinnie	T	2002	2013	81	0.556
468	Bob DeMarco	C-G	1961	1975	99	0.556
469	John Fina	T	1992	2001	60	0.556
470	Matt Forte	RB	2008	2013	68	0.556
471	Ken Willard	RB	1965	1974	75	0.556
472	Bob Brown	T	1964	1973	95	0.556
473	Ryan Tucker	T	1999	2007	54	0.556
474	Elmer Collett	G	1967	1977	63	0.555
475	Jeff Uhlenhake	C	1989	1997	58	0.555
476	Pete Brock	C-T-G	1976	1987	53	0.555
477	Matt Birk	C	1998	2012	106	0.555
478	Bernie Kosar	QB	1985	1996	80	0.555
479	Keith Fahnhorst	T	1974	1987	98	0.554
480	Charley Long	G-T	1961	1969	51	0.554
481	Roman Oben	T	1997	2005	57	0.553
482	Warrick Dunn	RB	1997	2008	123	0.553
483	Jordan Gross	T	2003	2013	90	0.553
484	Walter Jones	T	1997	2008	126	0.553
485	Chad Pennington	QB	2002	2009	62	0.552
486	Bill Brown	RB	1961	1974	90	0.552
487	Priest Holmes	RB	1998	2007	92	0.552
488	Jerry Smith	TE-SE-FL	1965	1976	69	0.552
489	Sam Gruneisen	C-G-LB	1962	1973	54	0.552
490	Steve Wisniewski	G	1989	2001	140	0.552
491	Eric Dickerson	RB	1983	1993	110	0.552
492	Bob Wetoska	T-G-C	1960	1969	50	0.552
493	Robbie Tobeck	C-G	1995	2006	85	0.551
494	Jim Plunkett	QB	1971	1986	109	0.551
495	Harry Galbreath	G	1988	1996	73	0.551
496	Jerome Bettis	RB	1993	2005	102	0.551
497	Amani Toomer	WR	1996	2008	85	0.551
498	Mike Pyle	C	1961	1969	56	0.55
499	Charlie Sanders	TE	1968	1977	65	0.549
500	Freddie Solomon	WR-QB-RB	1975	1985	72	0.549

Quarterbacks

It’s no surprise that Daryle Lamonica and Tom Brady top the lists at quarterback. Lamonica began his career with a 17-1 record, while Brady is the only quarterback with 100+ more wins than losses. Roger Staubach, Bart Starr, Peyton Manning, Joe Montana, Ken Stabler, Steve Young, and Terry Bradshaw all appear in the top 100: hey, if those guys weren’t at the top, there’d be something wrong with my methodology.

Running Backs

Mercury Morris didn’t qualify for yesterday’s post because he has just 4,676 yards from scrimmage, but he checks in at #5 overall here. Among older backs, Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Billy Cannon, Paul Lowe, and Jim Brown (at #100) crack the top 100, while Joseph Addai also breaks into the top 30 once you remove the yardage thresholds (at 5901, he missed it yesterday).

Wide Receivers

Fred Biletnikoff and Cliff Branch rank 8th and 11th overall, which isn’t news to anyone who remembers this post. Wes Welker ranks 13th and his charmed life doesn’t seem likely to end anytime soon. Jerry Rice comes in at #98, which is ahead of Dwight Clark (#294) but behind John Taylor (#24).

Tim Brown doesn’t crack the top 500, but Andre Reed and Cris Carter are both right around #300. I’m a bit surprised to see Marvin Harrison (0.649) and Randy Moss (0.635) so close together; Terrell Owens is at 0.597, while Torry Holt is last in that quartet at 0.572.

Tight Ends

Brent Jones, John Mackey, and Dallas Clark are the “winningest” tight ends. Shannon Sharpe had a 0.650 adjusted winning percentage, Antonio Gates is at 0.648, Jason Witten is at 0.561, and Tony Gonzalez does not make the list. In 12 years in Kansas City, the Chiefs went 95-97, while the Falcons went 49-31 during his five years in Atlanta. Still, that gives Gonzalez only a (unadjusted) 0.529 winning percentage.

Offensive Lineman

Three Patriots linemen crack the top four on this list; after them, Packers great Fuzzy Thurston is the next linemen, followed by Gene Upshaw and John Williams. Williams is an interesting case: he played on teams that went 42-12-2 in Baltimore (0.768) and then 81-33-2 (0.707) in LA. Or, to put it another way, while playing with two franchises across twelve seasons, he played on teams that went 10-4 or better nine different times. For the Steelers fans out there, Mike Webster (0.607) edges out Dermontti Dawson (0.598), but both have lower percentages than I would have expected. Carl Nicks, even after nine games of Operation Schiano, has the highest adjusted winning percentage of any active offensive linemen that doesn’t have Patriots ties.

Which players/results surprised you?

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