Jim Brown....5 years

Carl Eller...3 years

Alan Page...3 years

Steve Young...3 years

Emmitt Smith...3 years

Edgerrin James...3 years

Marshall Faulk...3 years

Jerry Rice...2 years

Derrick Brooks...2 years

Tom Brady...2 years

Ron Yary...2 years

Lem Barney...2 years

Jim Taylor...2 years

Len Ford...2 years

no one else had more than one year of a 20+ score.

A few notables:

Elway, none

Montana, none

Barry Sanders, 1

OJ Simpson, 1

Ergo...the conclusion that Jim Brown may have been the greatest, most productive player in NFL history is born out in this statistic...in that, no he didn't have more years than anyone, just more better years.

1. Peyton Manning

2. Jerry Rice

3. Ray Lewis

4. Alan Page

5. Reggie White

6. Brett Favre

7. Fran Tarkenton

8. Jim Brown

9. Dan Marino

10. John Unitas

11. Carl Eller

12. Bruce Smith

But note this list of the same players based on the total number of years that each of the above 12 scored a 20 or above in this statistic:

Jim Brown...5

Carl Eller...3

Alan Page...3

Jerry Rice...2

Peyton Manning...1

Ray Lewis...1

Fran Tarkenton...1

Dan Marino...1

Bruce Smith...1

Reggie White..1

Brett Favre...0

John Unitas...0

@slowburn said:

The Bears top Career Average players:

Bill George 170

Walter Payton 168

Mike Singletary 159

Brian Urlacher 153

Butkus was #8. But note: George played 14 years for the Bears, Urlacher 13. Butkus only played 9 years. Again that longevity counts here.

@cdl15 said:

Ed Reed is second on the Ravens list: Lewis 222, Reed 134, Ogden 115, Suggs 100.

Reed has only played 11 years to Lewis's 17. That counts for a lot in this statistic.

@slowburn said:

Bill George was the guy that basically started the Bears MLB tradition. He was Butkus/Singletary/Urlacher before all of them.

And yes, he is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

@cdl15 said:

Chuck Bednarik gets extra points because he was a two way performer, both at center and LB.

And....remember, these scores are what each of these players accomplished for that particular team.

If a guy went to play elsewhere, like White, his Packer days would not count toward his Eagles days.

Peyton Manning with his one year now with the Broncos has probably exceeded Lewis total score. Let me check.....

OK, in doing so I found this:

Reggie White had a career total average of 222....but only 128 of his points were accumulated while with the Eagles, 87 with the Packers and 7 with the Panthers. (Bednarik played his whole career with the Eagles)

Peyton Manning has 235 Career Average points....220 with the Colts, 15 with the Broncos.

Bill George must be 100% stud

@the-gipper said:

Some observations:

According to this, the player that was most productive for his career for his team was Ray Lewis with a 222 score, which beats out Brett Favre by one point and Peyton Manning by 2. Do you buy that?

But, I also think that this rating does have a lot to do with longevity. Though Lewis got a 222 career rate, it took him 17 years to accomplish that. His best single year was a 23 score, his second best a 19.

His 17 year average score was: 222 divided by 17=13.058

But take Jim Brown in comparison. He played only 9 years. He had a 179 career rate. But his averge score was 19.88. He had 5 years over a 20, and 4 years of 23 or more, which was Ray Lewis's best score ever.

So, you see how longevity can play in here.

@the-gipper said:

I have referred to the PFR's "Career Average" on several occasions....a statistic that is supposed to measure the productivity of a players career. Here are the top rated players from each franchise with their Career Average. I title this "the Best player", though that may be misleading. It is probably "the most productive player over the longest period of time":

Chic./St.Louis/Arizona Cardinals...Jim Hart.....136

Atlanta Falcons...Mike Kenn.....144

Baltimore Ravens...Ray Lewis...222

Buffalo Bills....Bruce Smith...187

Carolina Panthers....Steve Smith...112

Chicago Bears...Bill George....170

Cincinnati Bengals....Anthony Munoz...177

Cleveland Browns...Jim Brown....179 Clay?

Dallas Cowboys...Bob Lilly...172

Denver Broncos...John Elway...203

Detroit Lions...Barry Sanders...152

Green Bay Packers...Brett Favre...221

Houston Texans....Andre Johnson...104

Balt/Indy Colts....Peyton Manning....220

Jacksonville Jaguars...Jimmy Smith...119

Kansas City Chiefs...Bobby Bell...149 tony G?

Miami Dolphins...Dan Marino...216

Minnesota Vikings...Carl Eller...192

New England Patriots...Tom Brady...178

New Orleans Saints...Ricky Jackson...144

New York Giants...Lawrence Taylor...182

New York Jets...Larry Grantham...145

Oakland/LA Raiders...Gene Upshaw...148

Philadelphia Eagles...Chuck Bednarik...165

Pittsburgh Steelers...Jack Ham...165 ?????

San Diego Chargers...Dan Fouts...162

San Francisco 49ers...Jerry Rice...215

Seattle Seahawks...Steve Largent...140

Cleve/LA/St. Louis Rams...Merlin Olsen...185

Tampa Bay Buccaneers...Derrick Brooks...190

Tenn/Houston Oilers/Titans...Bruce Matthews...182

Washington Redskins....tie Darrell Green and Chris Hanburger...149

According to this, the player that was most productive for his career for his team was Ray Lewis with a 222 score, which beats out Brett Favre by one point and Peyton Manning by 2. Do you buy that?

But, I also think that this rating does have a lot to do with longevity. Though Lewis got a 222 career rate, it took him 17 years to accomplish that. His best single year was a 23 score, his second best a 19.

His 17 year average score was: 222 divided by 17=13.058

But take Jim Brown in comparison. He played only 9 years. He had a 179 career rate. But his averge score was 19.88. He had 5 years over a 20, and 4 years of 23 or more, which was Ray Lewis's best score ever.

So, you see how longevity can play in here.

ditto for Fouts and Sanders among others