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Yesterday, I looked at the players with the worst career winning percentages. Using that same methodology, let’s look at the players with the best winning percentages. And the Otto Graham Browns and Tom Brady Patriots tend to dominate the list.

Below is the list of the top 100 players in adjusted career winning percentage, with a minimum of 100 career games played.

RkPlayerGFirst YearLast YearAdj Car Win%
1Otto Graham126194619550.849
2Marion Motley106194619550.832
3Horace Gillom116194719560.828
4Dante Lavelli123194619560.809
5Dan Koppen136200320120.799
6Frank Gatski144194619570.797
7Devin McCourty107201020160.796
8George Musso128193319440.786
9Ty Warren107200320120.785
10Julian Edelman103200920160.782
11Stephen Gostkowski168200620160.780
12Matt Light155200120110.778
13George Atkinson144196819790.776
14Link Lyman133192219340.774
15Gary Brackett116200320110.773
16Brent Jones143198719970.767
17Tom Brady237200020160.767
18Michael Carter121198419920.766
19Matt Slater132200820160.764
20Bubba Smith111196719760.759
21Pete Banaszak173196619780.758
22George Halas104192019280.757
23Harris Barton138198719960.757
24John Taylor121198719950.757
25Patrick Chung109200920160.757
26Jarvis Green121200220090.757
27Jim Mandich119197019780.756
28Butch Johnson144197619850.754
29Steve Wallace176198619970.754
30Jerod Mayo103200820150.752
31Daryle Lamonica151196319740.752
32Fred Biletnikoff190196519780.752
33Mike Walter149198319930.751
34Jesse Sapolu182198319970.751
35Mike Eischeid112196619740.751
36Fuzzy Thurston116195819670.751
37Sid Luckman128193919500.750
38Warren Lahr125194919590.749
39Dennis Brown110199019960.749
40Pat Donovan129197519830.748
41Larry Cole176196819800.748
42Kelvin Hayden101200520120.748
43Rob Ninkovich131200620160.746
44Gus Otto102196519720.745
45Jerry Hill102196119700.745
46Mike Wilson136198119900.745
47Lou Groza268194619670.745
48Ray Bray121193919520.745
49John Wilbur101196619740.744
50Don Hutson116193519450.744
51Mike Cofer102198719950.744
52D.D. Lewis186196819810.743
53George Wilson106193719460.742
54Vince Wilfork189200420160.742
55Blaine Nye125196819760.741
56Curtis Johnson125197019780.741
57Jake Scott126197019780.739
58Dan Conners141196419740.738
59Bob Breunig135197519840.738
60Marv Fleming162196319740.738
61Tim Foley134197019800.738
62Dub Jones114194619550.738
63Charlie Waters160197019810.738
64Willie Richardson109196319710.737
65Charlie Stukes107196719740.737
66Roger Staubach131196919790.735
67Rayfield Wright166196719790.733
68John Fitzgerald137197119800.733
69Tom Rathman131198619940.733
70Bulldog Turner138194019520.733
71John Williams166196819790.732
72Walt Garrison119196619740.730
73Harvey Martin158197319830.730
74Eric Wright110198119900.730
75Drew Pearson156197319830.730
76Billy Joe DuPree159197319830.730
77Cliff Harris141197019790.729
78Merton Hanks137199119990.729
79Dixon Edwards119199119980.729
80Joe Laws120193419450.728
81Robert Newhouse168197219830.728
82Gene Upshaw217196719810.728
83Gerry Mullins124197119790.728
84Herbert Scott140197519840.728
85Ron Kostelnik120196119690.727
86Benny Barnes139197219820.726
87Jethro Pugh183196519780.725
88Lew Carpenter123195319630.725
89Art Shell207196819820.724
90Herb Adderley164196119720.723
91George Buehler137196919790.723
92Paul Warfield157196419770.722
93Ralph Neely172196519770.722
94Henry Jordan163195719690.722
95Vernon Dean101198219880.721
96Verne Lewellen105192419320.720
97Tom Mack184196619780.720
98John Cappelletti105197419830.718
99Guy McIntyre186198419960.718
100Bob Kuechenberg196197019830.716

And here’s the same list for players with at least 75 points of AV:

RkPlayerGAVFirst YearLast YearAdj Car Win%
1Matt Light15589200120110.778
2Tom Brady237164200020160.767
3Harris Barton13878198719960.757
4Daryle Lamonica15176196319740.752
5Fred Biletnikoff19089196519780.752
6Jesse Sapolu18278198319970.751
7Vince Wilfork18991200420160.742
8Jake Scott12681197019780.739
9Roger Staubach131105196919790.735
10Rayfield Wright16682196719790.733
11Harvey Martin15878197319830.730
12Drew Pearson15679197319830.730
13Cliff Harris14177197019790.729
14Gene Upshaw217109196719810.728
15Art Shell20792196819820.724
16Herb Adderley164106196119720.723
17Paul Warfield157106196419770.722
18Ralph Neely17282196519770.722
19Henry Jordan16394195719690.722
20Tom Mack18490196619780.720
21Bob Kuechenberg19683197019830.716
22Roger Craig16595198319930.714
23Cliff Branch18387197219850.711
24Willie Davis16294195819690.707
25Franco Harris173102197219840.706
26Charles Haley16983198619990.705
27Russ Grimm14076198119910.705
28Jack Reynolds19879197019840.705
29Boyd Dowler16275195919710.701
30Peyton Manning266177199820150.701
31Jim Langer15189197019810.700
32Mel Renfro17498196419770.699
33Ed Newman16775197319840.697
34Bob Hayes13281196519750.697
35Bobby Boyd12195196019680.693
36Jim Brown118108195719650.691
37Jack Lambert146110197419840.689
38Jack Ham162114197119820.689
39Chuck Foreman10982197319800.686
40Danny White16684197619880.683
41Bob Baumhower13082197719860.682
42Lawrence McCutcheon10976197219810.681
43Nat Moore18380197419860.681
44Dwight Freeney20979200220160.680
45Steve Young169135198519990.679
46Lee Roy Jordan18690196319760.679
47Dwight Stephenson11481198019870.678
48Bill Romanowski24384198820030.678
49James Harrison18792200220160.678
50Larry Little183102196719800.675
51Reggie Wayne211117200120140.673
52Wes Welker17591200420150.673
53Leroy Kelly13687196419730.672
54Ed White24187196919850.670
55Dave Grayson13982196119700.670
56Jerry Kramer13076195819680.669
57Jeff Saturday211115199920120.669
58Gene Hickerson20286195819730.668
59Joe Jacoby17082198119930.668
60Isiah Robertson168100197119820.662
61Ken Stabler18494197019840.662
62Charles Mann17778198319940.661
63Terry Bradshaw168106197019830.661
64Dick Schafrath17689195919710.661
65Willie Wood16692196019710.660
66Logan Mankins161102200520150.660
67Mel Blount200101197019830.659
68Wally Hilgenberg19975196419790.658
69Adam Timmerman18781199520060.657
70Ben Roethlisberger185113200420160.657
71Bart Oates17282198519950.656
72Dave Robinson15581196319740.654
73Tony Dorsett173108197719880.654
74Trevor Pryce18782199720100.650
75Otis Taylor13080196519750.649
76Troy Polamalu15894200320140.648
77Ron Yary20797196819820.648
78Willie Brown204108196319780.647
79Johnny Robinson16491196019710.646
80Joe Montana192123197919940.646
81Thurman Thomas182112198820000.646
82Cornelius Bennett20690198720000.646
83Jerry Rice303159198520040.646
84Aaron Rodgers142124200520160.645
85Johnny Unitas211114195619730.644
86Jim Tyrer19495196119740.644
87Carl Eller225123196419790.643
88Larry Brown10280196919760.643
89Wilber Marshall17998198419950.642
90Jim Taylor12984195819670.642
91Ronnie Lott192118198119940.642
92Alan Page218135196719810.640
93Paul Krause226113196419790.640
94Jerry Mays14081196119700.639
95Randy White209116197519880.638
96Rod Smith183101199520060.637
97Richard Seymour16490200120120.637
98James Farrior23095199720110.636
99Lance Alworth13798196219720.636
100Marcus Allen222103198219970.635
101George Blanda34095194919750.634
102John Stallworth16580197419870.634
103John Elway234138198319980.634
104Jack Youngblood202105197119840.633
105Ron Mix14282196019710.633
106Ted Hendricks215107196919830.633
107Tom Nalen194102199420070.632
108Jon Runyan20779199620090.631
109Donnie Shell20191197419870.631
110Joe Theismann16787197419850.631
111Dan Hampton157101197919900.630
112Forrest Gregg19389195619710.629
113Ray Nitschke19094195819720.628
114Hines Ward21788199820110.628
115Darren Sharper20589199720100.627
116Mark Duper14676198219920.627
117Cornell Green18295196219740.626
118Carnell Lake18583198920010.626
119Louis Wright16687197519860.624
120Curley Culp17976196819810.624
121Derrick Thomas169106198919990.623
122Donald Driver20576199920120.623
123Bob Griese161105196719800.622
124L.C. Greenwood17080196919810.621
125Brett Favre302156199120100.621
126Craig Morton20782196519820.619
127Jim Kelly160103198619960.619
128Bobby Bell168103196319740.619
129Kent Hull17087198619960.618
130Edgerrin James148114199920090.617
131Shannon Sharpe20480199020030.617
132Jim Otto210106196019740.617
133Marvin Harrison190124199620080.615
134Steve Atwater16779198919990.614
135Joe Greene181104196919810.614
136Josh Sitton13478200820160.613
137Roger Brown13877196019690.612
138Jay Hilgenberg18884198119930.611
139Gary Clark16786198519950.611
140Mark Clayton15878198319930.611
141Dave Butz21680197319880.610
142Tom Jackson19183197319860.610
143Merlin Olsen208112196219760.610
144Reggie White232157198520000.608
145Levon Kirkland17684199220020.608
146Chuck Howley18096195819730.608
147Len Dawson211110195719750.607
148Mike Webster245116197419900.607
149Mick Tingelhoff240102196219780.606
150Nick Buoniconti183103196219760.606
151Haloti Ngata162100200620160.605
152Bob Lilly196108196119740.605
153Richard Dent20396198319970.604
154Mike Singletary179123198119920.604
155Dan Marino242145198319990.603
156Randall McDaniel222119198820010.602
157Joe Flacco13881200820160.602
158Richie Petitbon17986195919720.602
159Ed Budde17776196319760.602
160Eddie George14177199620040.602
161Ken Norton19183198820000.602
162Karl Mecklenburg18092198319940.601
163Bart Starr19690195619710.600
164Buck Buchanan18293196319750.599
165Roy Winston19180196219760.599
166Gary Fencik16481197619870.598
167Steve McMichael21399198019940.598
168Phil Simms16491197919930.597
169Chris Doleman232114198519990.596
170Art Monk22493198019950.595
171Rod Martin16577197719880.595
172Keenan McCardell20984199220070.595
173Ricky Watters144102199220010.595
174Jason Gildon16776199420040.595
175Donovan McNabb167107199920110.594
176John Randle219107199020030.592
177DeMarcus Ware178100200520160.592
178Ahman Green14880199820090.591
179Matt Ryan142111200820160.591
180Lyle Alzado19681197119850.590
181Derrick Mason23086199720110.590
182Terrell Suggs197100200320160.589
183Too Tall Jones22494197419890.589
184Neil Smith19195198820000.589
185LeRoy Butler18190199020010.588
186Lawrence Taylor184137198119930.588
187Randall Cunningham161107198520010.588
188Tarik Glenn15486199720060.588
189Kurt Warner12496199820090.587
190Howie Long17995198119930.587
191Julius Peppers234127200220160.587
192Michael Irvin159106198819990.586
193Mike Haynes177105197619890.585
194Will Shields224114199320060.585
195Alex Smith14181200520160.583
196Maxie Baughan14784196019740.583
197Gary Zimmerman184100198619970.583
198Cris Carter23498198720020.582
199LaDainian Tomlinson170128200120110.582
200Jim Marshall28298196019790.582
201Chris Snee14175200420130.581
202Darren Woodson17876199220030.580
203Greg Kragen20076198519970.580
204Tony Romo15696200420160.579
205Terrell Owens219119199620100.579
206Steve McNair161100199520070.578
207Will Wolford19175198619980.578
208Dermontti Dawson18498198820000.577
209Pat Swilling18599198619980.577
210Jahri Evans169108200620160.577
211Jeff Hartings16275199620060.576
212Randy Gradishar14588197419830.576
213Sam Madison17388199720080.575
214Sam Mills181101198619970.575
215Pat Fischer21384196119770.574
216Chris Hanburger18796196519780.574
217Pepper Johnson19376198619980.572
218Rod Woodson238141198720030.572
219Randy Moss218123199820120.572
220Richmond Webb18499199020020.572
221Len Hauss19679196419770.571
222Matt Birk21084199820120.571
223Walter Payton190128197519870.571
224Ed Reed174106200220130.571
225Troy Aikman16597198920000.571
226Chad Brown18885199320070.570
227Alan Faneca206114199820100.569
228Seth Joyner19585198619980.569
229John Abraham19291200020140.569
230Andre Reed23498198520000.569
231Frank Ryan12677195819700.568
232Ron McDole24091196119780.568
233Mike Curtis16678196519780.565
234Ray Lewis228160199620120.564
235John Riggins17591197119850.564
236Drew Brees233153200120160.563
237Willie McGinest21277199420080.563
238Jason Witten22378200320160.562
239Randy Cross18587197619880.559
240Charley Taylor16596196419770.559
241Ted Washington23693199120070.557
242Greg Lloyd14793198819980.557
243Rich Gannon15799198720040.556
244Antonio Gates20492200320160.555
245Bob Brown12677196419730.555
246Philip Rivers180128200420160.553
247Darrell Green295101198320020.553
248Rickey Jackson227113198119950.553
249Lemar Parrish16687197019820.552
250Walt Sweeney18175196319750.552
251Fred Taylor15388199820100.551
252Kevin Greene22895198519990.551
253Jimmy Smith178109199220050.551
254Eli Manning201109200420160.549
255Grady Alderman20478196019740.549
256Harold Jackson20892196819830.548
257John Lynch22490199320070.547
258Patrick Willis11292200720140.546
259Max Montoya22388197919940.545
260Stanley Morgan19682197719900.544
261Curtis Martin168101199520050.544
262Lydell Mitchell11190197219800.543
263Brian Urlacher182118200020120.543
264Kevin Mawae241109199420090.542
265Troy Vincent20789199220060.542
266Shaun Ellis18475200020110.542
267Bill Thompson17981196919810.541
268Todd Steussie21375199420070.541
269Eric Allen21799198820010.541
270Jack Pardee19676195719720.540
271Nate Newton19883198619990.540
272Mark Brunell19396199420110.540
273Willie Lanier14988196719770.539
274John Hadl224104196219770.539
275Ken Anderson192121197119860.539
276Steve Wisniewski206104198920010.539
277Jerome Bettis19280199320050.538
278Lance Briggs17398200320140.538
279Henry Thomas21383198720000.537
280Flozell Adams19878199820100.537
281Walter Jones18097199720080.537
282Cris Dishman19975198820000.536
283Matt Hasselbeck20988199920150.536
284Roddy White17188200520150.535
285Joey Porter18889199920110.535
286Champ Bailey215112199920130.534
287Dick LeBeau18579195919720.534
288Zach Thomas184118199620080.533
289Brian Dawkins224101199620110.533
290Steve Grogan14990197519900.533
291Priest Holmes11384199720070.533
292Ricky Williams14776199920110.533
293Warrick Dunn18195199720080.533
294Steve Hutchinson16996200120120.533
295Andrew Whitworth16884200620160.532
296Ty Law20387199520090.532
297Michael Dean Perry14883198819970.532
298Emmitt Smith226129199020040.532
299Bruce Smith279148198520030.531
300Dave Krieg21397198019980.531
301Jeremiah Trotter14776199820090.531
302Jackie Slater25987197619950.530
303Tony Gonzalez27097199720130.529
304Keith Brooking22581199820120.529
305Ron Jaworski18884197419890.528
306Derrick Brooks224144199520080.527
307Adrian Peterson12388200720160.525
308Keyshawn Johnson16778199620060.525
309Fran Tarkenton246149196119780.524
310Roman Gabriel18398196219770.524
311Ottis Anderson18280197919920.523
312Ruben Brown18182199520070.523
313Eugene Robinson25087198520000.522
314Warren Moon208119198420000.522
315Wayne Walker20085195819720.522
316Marshall Faulk176133199420050.521
317John Hannah183111197319850.520
318Earnest Byner21182198419970.520
319Michael Strahan216121199320070.520
320Charles Woodson254110199820150.520
321Tiki Barber15499199720060.519
322Ken Riley20792196919830.519
323Bryant Young20889199420070.519
324Eric Dickerson14691198319930.518
325Anquan Boldin20286200320160.517
326Carson Palmer175106200420160.517
327Alex Karras16188195819700.517
328Donnie Edwards19784199620080.517
329Jacob Green18081198019920.517
330Muhsin Muhammad20281199620090.517
331Vincent Jackson15576200520160.517
332Frank Gore18087200520160.516
333Jim Ringo18778195319670.516
334Andy Russell16879196319760.515
335Raymond Clayborn20876197719910.515
336Justin Smith22198200120140.514
337Michael Vick14393200120150.514
338Torry Holt17399199920090.513
339Andre Rison18677198920000.513
340Sam Adams20676199420070.513
341Ken Houston19696196719800.513
342Tim Brown255104198820040.513
343Everson Walls18681198119930.512
344Ray Childress16390198519960.512
345Jim Plunkett15785197119860.511
346Lem Barney14099196719770.511
347James Lofton233101197819930.511
348Kevin Williams20399200320150.511
349Orlando Pace169106199720090.510
350Charlie Joiner23991196919860.508
351Anthony Munoz185133198019920.507
352Jim Lachey13178198519950.507
353John Brodie20199195719730.507
354Mark Gastineau13779197919880.507
355Sonny Jurgensen218107195719740.507
356Herman Moore14680199120020.507
357Drew Bledsoe194103199320060.507
358Jason Peters16988200420160.507
359Kevin Carter22490199520080.504
360Don Maynard186101195819730.504
361Jonathan Ogden17794199620070.504
362Jason Taylor233119199720110.503
363Mark Stepnoski19480198920010.503
364Trent Green12094199720080.503
365Larry Allen20399199420070.502
366Tony Jones18477198820000.501
367Stan Brock23478198019950.500
368Hardy Nickerson22599198720020.500
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