The Best Player For Each Franchise
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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
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
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
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Betcha Dan Marino would trade his "career average" accolades for just one ring.
ditto for Fouts and Sanders among others
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And my god chuck bednarik? This maybe the only list anywhere that has Him ahead of reggie white. Reggie white was voted #7 all time in espns vote.
"We are Americans. We don't quit doing something because it's wrong. We just keep doing the wrong thing till it turns out right." Browns maybe the most American Football team ever. -
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.
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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
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
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
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
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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.
so what was ed reed? Ray lewis is never the force he was without ed ballhawking?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.
"We are Americans. We don't quit doing something because it's wrong. We just keep doing the wrong thing till it turns out right." Browns maybe the most American Football team ever. -
didn't pay off for Urlacher. 22 interceptions and 42 sacks in 13 years.
Bill George must be 100% stud
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And my god chuck bednarik? This maybe the only list anywhere that has Him ahead of reggie white. Reggie white was voted #7 all time in espns vote.
And my god chuck bednarik? This maybe the only list anywhere that has Him ahead of reggie white. Reggie white was voted #7 all time in espns vote.
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.
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didn't pay off for Urlacher. 22 interceptions and 42 sacks in 13 years.
Bill George must be 100% stud
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so what was ed reed? Ray lewis is never the force he was without ed ballhawking?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.
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didn't pay off for Urlacher. 22 interceptions and 42 sacks in 13 years.
Bill George must be 100% stud
didn't pay off for Urlacher. 22 interceptions and 42 sacks in 13 years.
Bill George must be 100% stud
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.
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The Top 12 overall:
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
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After a lengthy perusal of this subject where I have researched which of the various players in NFL history got a yearly average in this statistic of 20 in any given year, I find that these are the only players I could find who had Production averages of 20 or over in 2 or more years. (note....this statistic was only kept from 1950 onward):
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.
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