2019 Team Records (Coach, Quarterback, Rushers, Receivers)

2019 Team Records (Coach, Quarterback, Rushers, Receivers) – Browns

by Chase Stuart on July 22, 2019

In this series, I will be looking at the history of coaches, quarterbacks, rushers, and receivers for all 32 franchises. For coaches and quarterbacks, I will be looking at how much their franchise’s career records (regular season only) would change if we removed the games with that person. For rushers and receivers, I will note how many times that player was the team’s leading rusher/receiver over the course of their time with that franchise (regular plus postseason).

Previous Teams:

AFC East: Dolphins, Bills, Jets, and Patriots
NFC East: Cowboys, Eagles,Giants, and Redskins
AFC North: Steelers
NFC North: Packers

When it comes to the Browns, it starts with the man for whom the team is named: Paul Brown. Cleveland has an all-time record of 452-360-4, but nearly all of their notable success is tied to Brown. Under his watch, the Browns went 257-133-2 in 17 years (including their time in the AAFC). The team’s winning percentage under all other head coaches is just 0.446, but once you include Brown, that mark jumps up 6.5 percentage points to 0.511. On the flip side of things, you have Hue Jackson, who was responsible for just 0.6% of all wins in Cleveland history and 7.3% of the team’s losses.

Ovr Rk	Coach	G	W	L	T	HC Win %	FrG	FrW	FL	FrT	Fr W%	Win% w/o HC	Diff
3	Paul Brown	214	158	48	8	0.757	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.446	6.5%
33	Blanton Collier	112	76	34	2	0.688	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.489	2.2%
74	Marty Schottenheimer	71	44	27	0	0.62	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.503	0.8%
130	Nick Skorich	56	30	24	2	0.554	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.508	0.2%
154	Gregg Williams	8	5	3	0	0.625	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.51	0.1%
207	Dick Modzelewski	1	0	1	0	0	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.511	0%
247	Bud Carson	25	11	13	1	0.46	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.512	-0.1%
261	Terry Robiskie	5	1	4	0	0.2	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.512	-0.2%
300	Jim Shofner	7	1	6	0	0.143	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.513	-0.3%
309	Sam Rutigliano	97	47	50	0	0.485	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.513	-0.3%
321	Forrest Gregg	41	18	23	0	0.439	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.514	-0.3%
359	Rob Chudzinski	16	4	12	0	0.25	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.515	-0.4%
386	Bill Belichick	80	36	44	0	0.45	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.516	-0.5%
409	Butch Davis	59	24	35	0	0.407	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.517	-0.6%
411	Mike Pettine	32	10	22	0	0.313	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.517	-0.6%
412	Eric Mangini	32	10	22	0	0.313	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.517	-0.6%
432	Pat Shurmur	32	9	23	0	0.281	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.518	-0.7%
463	Romeo Crennel	64	24	40	0	0.375	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.52	-0.9%
483	Chris Palmer	32	5	27	0	0.156	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.522	-1.1%
502	Hue Jackson	40	3	36	1	0.088	1024	516	494	14	0.511	0.528	-1.7%

Next, let’s look at quarterback records for the team since 1950. Unsurprisingly, Otto Graham is the standout here. Since joining the NFL in 1950, Cleveland has won 49% of their games, but that number drops to 46% without Graham under center (this excludes Graham’s performance prior to 1950, which was even more dominant). On the flip side, Tim Couch and DeShone Kizer were both 15 games under .500 as starters in Cleveland, with Kizer posting an 0-15 record. Baker Mayfield went 6-7 in his first season as a starter, and he has some work to do if he wants to bring the Browns all-time NFL record above .500.

Ovr Rk	QB	G	W	L	T	QB Win %	FrG	FrW	FL	FrT	Fr W%	Win% w/o QB	Diff
18	Otto Graham	71	57	13	1	0.810	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.464	2.5%
33	Frank Ryan	76	52	22	2	0.697	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.471	1.8%
60	Bill Nelsen	51	34	16	1	0.676	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.479	1%
64	Milt Plum	51	33	16	2	0.667	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.479	1%
126	Tommy O'Connell	14	10	3	1	0.750	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.485	0.4%
164	Brian Sipe	112	57	55	0	0.509	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.487	0.3%
171	Bernie Kosar	105	53	51	1	0.510	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.487	0.2%
178	Brian Hoyer	16	10	6	0	0.625	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.487	0.2%
244	Gary Danielson	8	5	3	0	0.625	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.488	0.1%
254	Don Strock	2	2	0	0	1.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.488	0.1%
276	Vinny Testaverde	31	16	15	0	0.516	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.488	0.1%
317	Mark Rypien	3	2	1	0	0.667	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.489	0.1%
330	Len Dawson	1	1	0	0	1.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.489	0.1%
331	Don Gault	1	1	0	0	1.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.489	0.1%
414	Mike Tomczak	8	4	4	0	0.500	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.489	0%
416	Mike Phipps	51	24	25	2	0.490	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.489	0%
418	Jake Delhomme	4	2	2	0	0.500	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.489	0%
423	Tyrod Taylor	3	1	1	1	0.500	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.489	0%
425	Jeff Christensen	2	1	1	0	0.500	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.489	0%
501	Baker Mayfield	13	6	7	0	0.462	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	0%
504	Jim Ninowski	11	5	6	0	0.455	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	0%
525	George Ratterman	5	2	3	0	0.400	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	0%
526	Todd Philcox	5	2	3	0	0.400	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	0%
534	Babe Parilli	3	1	2	0	0.333	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	0%
566	Gary Lane	1	0	1	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	-0.1%
567	Will Cureton	1	0	1	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	-0.1%
568	Terry Luck	1	0	1	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	-0.1%
569	Spergon Wynn	1	0	1	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	-0.1%
570	Bruce Gradkowski	1	0	1	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	-0.1%
571	Thaddeus Lewis	1	0	1	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	-0.1%
572	Connor Shaw	1	0	1	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	-0.1%
573	Kevin Hogan	1	0	1	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	-0.1%
668	Derek Anderson	34	16	18	0	0.471	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	-0.1%
722	Dave Mays	4	1	3	0	0.250	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	-0.1%
723	Eric Zeier	4	1	3	0	0.250	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	-0.1%
735	Ty Detmer	2	0	2	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	-0.1%
736	Austin Davis	2	0	2	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.490	-0.1%
828	Trent Dilfer	11	4	7	0	0.364	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.491	-0.1%
831	Mike Pagel	7	2	5	0	0.286	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.491	-0.1%
843	Robert Griffin	5	1	4	0	0.200	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.491	-0.1%
858	Ken Dorsey	3	0	3	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.491	-0.2%
925	Kelly Holcomb	12	4	8	0	0.333	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.491	-0.2%
928	Jeff Garcia	10	3	7	0	0.300	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.491	-0.2%
931	Johnny Manziel	8	2	6	0	0.250	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.491	-0.2%
937	Luke McCown	4	0	4	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.491	-0.2%
976	Paul McDonald	21	8	13	0	0.381	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.492	-0.2%
994	Seneca Wallace	7	1	6	0	0.143	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.492	-0.3%
1034	Brady Quinn	12	3	9	0	0.250	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.492	-0.3%
1039	Doug Pederson	8	1	7	0	0.125	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.492	-0.3%
1040	Jason Campbell	8	1	7	0	0.125	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.492	-0.3%
1063	Charlie Frye	19	6	13	0	0.316	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.493	-0.3%
1091	Cody Kessler	8	0	8	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.493	-0.4%
1108	Colt McCoy	21	6	15	0	0.286	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.494	-0.5%
1111	Josh McCown	11	1	10	0	0.091	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.494	-0.5%
1123	Brandon Weeden	20	5	15	0	0.250	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.494	-0.5%
1172	Tim Couch	59	22	37	0	0.373	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.497	-0.8%
1176	DeShone Kizer	15	0	15	0	0.000	970	469	490	11	0.489	0.497	-0.8%

When it comes to running backs, Cleveland has a rich history. Marion Motley was the best running back of his era, and then Jim Brown became the best running back of all time. Brown’s replacement, Leroy Kelly, made the Hall of Fame. As for the new Browns, Jamal Lewis has led the team in rushing most often since 1999.

Rusher	First Yr	Last Yr	Leading Rusher	Total Games	%
Jim Brown	1957	1965	103	122	84%
Leroy Kelly	1964	1973	74	145	51%
Mike Pruitt	1976	1984	68	126	54%
Kevin Mack	1985	1993	64	107	60%
Greg Pruitt	1973	1981	45	119	38%
Jamal Lewis	2007	2009	36	40	90%
Isaiah Crowell	2014	2017	35	64	55%
Earnest Byner	1984	1995	34	106	32%
Reuben Droughns	2005	2006	28	30	93%
Leroy Hoard	1990	1995	27	92	29%
Eric Metcalf	1989	1994	25	92	27%
Peyton Hillis	2010	2011	21	26	81%
William Green	2002	2005	21	47	45%
Marion Motley	1946	1953	18	109	17%
Jamel White	2000	2003	17	60	28%
Bo Scott	1969	1974	16	77	21%
Trent Richardson	2012	2013	14	17	82%
James Jackson	2001	2004	13	44	30%
Cleo Miller	1975	1982	13	97	13%
Boyce Green	1983	1985	12	43	28%
Fred Morrison	1954	1956	12	38	32%
Nick Chubb	2018	2018	11	16	69%
Ernie Green	1962	1968	11	94	12%
Travis Prentice	2000	2000	11	16	69%
Lee Suggs	2003	2005	10	25	40%

When it comes to receiving, Cleveland has had a less impressive history, particularly during the Super Bowl era. Tight end Ozzie Newsome leads the team in number of games as a Browns leading receiver, while Braylon Edwards leads the ‘new’ Browns in this category. We’ll see how high Odell Beckham can get on this list.

Receiver	First Yr	Last Yr	Leading Receiver	Total Games	%
Ozzie Newsome	1978	1990	41	208	20%
Paul Warfield	1964	1977	39	104	38%
Ray Renfro	1952	1963	38	148	26%
Gary Collins	1962	1971	37	135	27%
Webster Slaughter	1986	1991	33	91	36%
Reggie Rucker	1975	1981	33	104	32%
Dante Lavelli	1946	1956	31	135	23%
Milt Morin	1966	1975	31	136	23%
Braylon Edwards	2005	2009	29	62	47%
Kevin Johnson	1999	2003	26	74	35%
Dennis Northcutt	2000	2006	26	100	26%
Reggie Langhorne	1985	1991	25	110	23%
Josh Gordon	2012	2018	24	41	59%
Pete Brewster	1952	1958	24	89	27%
Brian Brennan	1984	1991	23	125	18%
Michael Jackson	1991	1995	21	71	30%
Dave Logan	1976	1983	19	117	16%
Kellen Winslow	2004	2008	17	44	39%
Mac Speedie	1946	1952	15	94	16%
Mohamed Massaquoi	2009	2012	14	54	26%
Greg Pruitt	1973	1981	14	119	12%
Antonio Bryant	2004	2005	13	26	50%
Greg Little	2011	2013	12	48	25%
Fair Hooker	1969	1974	12	77	16%
Frank Pitts	1971	1973	11	42	26%
Gary Barnidge	2013	2016	11	61	18%
Eric Metcalf	1989	1994	11	92	12%
Dub Jones	1948	1955	11	104	11%
Andre' Davis	2002	2004	10	40	25%
Bobby Mitchell	1958	1961	10	51	20%
Quincy Morgan	2001	2004	10	55	18%

Also, because I find Josh Gordon to be incredibly interesting, one last note. From October 2012 through the end of the 2017 season, Gordon suited up for the Browns in 36 games. He led the team in receiving yards 24 times, a 2-out-of-3 game pace that speaks to his talent. Only three players have done that over the course of their entire tenure with a team, minimum 20 games: Laveranues Coles in Washington (23 out of 32, 72%), Terrell Owens in Philadelphia (15 out of 22, 68%), Brandon Marshall in Miami (20 out of 30).

That’s it for the Cleveland version of this series. Please leave your thoughts in the comments.

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