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Bart Starr

GB · Composite skill θ = -0.50 · maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval -1.33 to +0.34

Composite θ
-0.50
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval
-1.33–+0.34
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted direction probability
12%
moment-matched Normal approximation
Verdict
Terrible
maturity-adjusted direction probability > 80%

Evidence: 25 mapped picks across 4 draft classes, 1980–1983 · 100% portfolio maturity · non-provisional estimate.

THE ADJUSTMENT, MADE VISIBLE

The record vs. the verdict

The open dot is his record alone: a fixed projection of raw per-pick outcomes (era-normalized games and AV, draft capital, honors) onto the composite scale. The filled dot is the published verdict. The bar between them is the adjustment.

partial pooling + era/capital adjustment
+0.15
maturity discount
0.00

His record alone is a support view of the unadjusted record, not a second rating. The published verdict keeps its interval above.

ONE PERSON, COMPLETE CONTEXT

Team and tenure chronology

The Big Board ranks one person once across their full portfolio. The checked-in release keeps 190 people distinct from its 209 GM-team careers; these dated team assignments show the context behind this profile.

  1. 1980–1983GBHC + de facto GM through 1983; HOF QB era

Top 5 hits

Support residuals: picks where the player most over-performed the league baseline at their draft slot. They explain the profile; they are not a second GM rating.

YrPickPlayerPosSupport contribution
1982#98Robert BrownDEF+2.85
1980#143Karl SwankeOFF+1.72
1980#34Mark LeeDEF+1.10
1983#188Jessie ClarkOFF+0.53
1981#117Byron BraggsDEF+0.39

Top 5 misses

Support residuals: picks where the player most under-performed the slot baseline. Related outcomes are collapsed inside their bucket before the final contribution.

YrPickPlayerPosSupport contribution
1980#4Bruce ClarkDEF-5.72
1981#6Rich CampbellOFF-1.92
1980#169Buddy AydeletteOFF-1.73
1982#71Del RodgersOFF-1.31
1983#104Mike MillerOFF-0.71
Opportunity
GP · GS · Snaps

earned playing time

Quality
AV · AV/snap

value per opportunity

Recognition
PB · AP1

league honors

All 25 picks · bucketed residuals

Each cell is a support z-score: how far the player's outcome deviated from the league baseline at their draft slot. The total gives one vote to each bucket, so playing-time proxies do not drown out AV, AV/snap quality, or honors. It is not the maturity-adjusted headline composite.

Draft pickOpportunityQualityRecognitionSupport
YrPickPlayerPosGPGSSnapsAVAV/snapPBAP1Total
1982#98Robert BrownDEF+2.04+1.69+1.25-0.36-0.16+2.85
1980#143Karl SwankeOFF+1.03+0.93+0.79-0.07-0.03+1.72
1980#34Mark LeeDEF+1.31+1.81+0.93-1.71-1.06+1.10
1983#188Jessie ClarkOFF+0.38+0.41+0.19-0.08-0.04+0.53
1981#117Byron BraggsDEF+0.36+0.14+0.15-0.02-0.01+0.39
1983#11Tim LewisDEF+0.14+0.15+0.00-0.10-0.06+0.07
1981#172Bill WhitakerDEF+0.09-0.15-0.01-0.01-0.01-0.05
1980#26George CumbyDEF+0.22+0.22+0.04-0.50-0.26-0.12
1981#105Richard TurnerDEF+0.06-0.15-0.06-0.02-0.01-0.12
1981#62Ray StachowiczST-0.23-0.16+0.06-0.05-0.03-0.17
1982#126Mike MeadeOFF-0.18+0.03-0.10-0.03-0.01-0.20
1982#22Ron HallstromOFF+1.39+1.10+0.23-2.17-1.20-0.21
1980#61Syd KitsonOFF+0.33-0.36-0.17-0.06-0.02-0.23
1982#183Joey WhitleyDEF-0.48-0.11-0.07-0.01-0.01-0.37
1983#48Dave DrechslerOFF-0.08-0.31-0.15-0.06-0.02-0.39
1983#132Bryan ThomasOFF-0.58-0.13-0.20-0.03-0.01-0.58
1980#87Fred NixonOFF-0.18-0.35-0.32-0.04-0.02-0.61
1983#160Ron SamsOFF-0.44-0.32-0.23-0.02-0.01-0.62
1982#152Chet ParlavecchioDEF-0.55-0.24-0.24-0.02-0.01-0.64
1981#35Gary LewisOFF+0.07-0.62-0.33-0.08-0.03-0.67
1983#104Mike MillerOFF-0.63-0.26-0.25-0.03-0.01-0.71
1982#71Del RodgersOFF-0.63-0.71-0.52-0.16-0.07-1.31
1980#169Buddy AydeletteOFF-0.94-0.89-0.75-0.09-0.05-1.73
1981#6Rich CampbellOFF-0.67-1.00-1.02-0.10-0.02-1.92
1980#4Bruce ClarkDEF-2.24-2.19-2.32-1.62-0.76-5.72

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