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Carl Peterson

KC · Composite skill θ = +0.59 · maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval +0.11 to +1.08

Composite θ
+0.59
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval
+0.11–+1.08
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted direction probability
99%
moment-matched Normal approximation
Verdict
Elite
interval excludes zero

Evidence: 147 mapped picks across 20 draft classes, 1989–2008 · 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
+0.34
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. 1989–2008KCLong-tenured

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
1993#74Will ShieldsOFF+14.21
1997#13Tony GonzalezOFF+8.96
1989#4Derrick ThomasDEF+8.80
2008#73Jamaal CharlesOFF+4.33
1990#40Tim GrunhardOFF+4.22

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
1994#127Bracy WalkerDEF-2.54
1996#135Joe HornOFF-2.41
2002#6Ryan SimsDEF-2.12
2005#187Will SvitekOFF-2.09
2005#99Dustin ColquittST-2.06
Opportunity
GP · GS · Snaps

earned playing time

Quality
AV · AV/snap

value per opportunity

Recognition
PB · AP1

league honors

All 147 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
1993#74Will ShieldsOFF+2.80+3.94+4.56+8.93+3.62+14.21
1997#13Tony GonzalezOFF+0.83+1.46+1.10+6.26+7.17+8.96
1989#4Derrick ThomasDEF+1.68+1.98+3.20+4.80+2.75+8.80
2008#73Jamaal CharlesOFF+0.51+0.48-0.11+1.65+1.08+1.48+3.85+4.33
1990#40Tim GrunhardOFF+2.02+2.71+1.84+0.42-0.41+4.22
1990#180Dave SzottOFF+1.07+1.81+1.16-0.37+1.84+3.34
2006#20Tamba HaliDEF+1.85+2.26-0.44+2.01+0.72+2.12-0.65+3.33
2000#85Greg WesleyDEF+1.67+2.07+1.34-0.08-0.06+3.14
2000#153Dante HallOFF+1.14-0.49+0.55+2.11+2.10+2.98
2003#27Larry JohnsonOFF+0.11+0.20+1.07+1.67+1.84+2.98
1998#216Eric WarfieldDEF+1.91+1.66+1.11-0.03-0.02+2.87
1996#28Jerome WoodsDEF+1.22+1.36+0.73+0.65-0.33+2.18
1996#68John BrowningDEF+1.26+1.44+0.85-0.19-0.10+2.05
2006#228Jarrad PageDEF+0.78+0.93+0.66-0.01-0.01+1.51
2004#126Jared AllenDEF-0.50+0.07+0.27+0.85+2.00+1.47
2007#23Dwayne BoweOFF+1.12+1.64-0.10+1.12-0.25+0.55-0.31+1.45
1995#207Tom BarndtDEF+0.80+0.55+0.55-0.01-0.01+1.22
2001#212Shaunard HartsDEF+0.95+0.51+0.45-0.01+0.00+1.17
2004#105Samie ParkerOFF+0.61+0.67+0.46-0.02-0.01+1.09
1994#92Lake DawsonOFF+0.50+0.52+0.39-0.02-0.01+0.89
2005#15Derrick JohnsonDEF+1.36+1.98-0.82+1.57+0.10-0.86-0.72+0.88
2000#54William BarteeDEF+1.21+0.28+0.16-0.05-0.03+0.86
1996#98Donnie EdwardsDEF+0.47+0.96+0.62-0.52-0.46+0.84
1993#186Danan HughesOFF+1.54-0.06+0.07-0.01-0.01+0.80
2008#35Brandon FlowersDEF+0.44+1.06-0.40+0.44+1.03-0.38-0.27+0.79
1998#181Derrick RansomDEF+0.64+0.40+0.25-0.02-0.01+0.76
2008#170Barry RichardsonOFF+0.53+0.47+0.25-0.02-0.02+0.73
1991#77Tim BarnettOFF+0.46+0.03+0.32-0.02-0.01+0.54
2007#82Tank TylerDEF+0.26+0.23+0.23-0.02-0.01+0.47
2000#162Pat DennisDEF+0.01+0.32+0.30-0.01-0.01+0.46
2003#252Willie PileDEF+0.15+0.22+0.21-0.01+0.00+0.40
2001#75Eric DowningDEF+0.41+0.08+0.12-0.02-0.01+0.36
2001#150Derrick BlaylockOFF+0.35-0.04+0.22-0.03-0.02+0.36
2005#229James KilianOFF+0.04+0.23+0.19+0.00+0.00+0.33
1994#199Steve MatthewsOFF+0.02+0.23+0.18+0.00+0.00+0.31
2006#190Jeff WebbOFF+0.40+0.07+0.07-0.01-0.01+0.29
1994#219Tracy GreeneOFF-0.15+0.08+0.32-0.01+0.00+0.27
2001#141Bill BaberOFF+0.23-0.07+0.17-0.01-0.01+0.24
2004#231Kevin SampsonOFF+0.10+0.06+0.17-0.01+0.00+0.24
2007#148Kolby SmithOFF+0.17+0.19+0.07-0.02-0.01+0.23
1990#96Fred JonesOFF+0.44-0.07+0.03-0.02-0.01+0.19
1990#152Tom SimsDEF+0.22-0.05+0.12-0.01+0.00+0.19
2006#85Brodie CroyleOFF+0.14+0.17+0.00-0.02+0.00+0.15
1999#108Larry ParkerOFF+0.43-0.04-0.04-0.02-0.01+0.14
2005#138Boomer GrigsbyDEF+0.52-0.17-0.03-0.01-0.01+0.13
1994#25Greg HillOFF+0.45-0.25+0.09-0.12-0.06+0.10
1995#134Steve StenstromOFF-0.11+0.10+0.09-0.01+0.00+0.09
1996#245Darrell WilliamsDEF-0.23+0.10+0.14+0.00+0.00+0.08
2003#230Montique SharpeDEF-0.14+0.08+0.11+0.00+0.00+0.08
2003#189Jimmy WilkersonDEF+0.81-0.38-0.12-0.03-0.02+0.07
1996#241Jeff SmithOFF+0.27-0.12+0.00-0.01-0.01+0.06
2007#231Michael AllanOFF-0.36-0.02+0.24-0.01+0.00+0.04
2008#239Mike MerrittOFF-0.36-0.02+0.24-0.01+0.00+0.04
1999#84Larry AtkinsDEF+0.45-0.33-0.01-0.02-0.01+0.03
1995#202Bryan ProbyDEF-0.21+0.06+0.09-0.01+0.00+0.02
2003#47Kawika MitchellDEF-0.01+0.30+0.01-0.18-0.12+0.01
2008#210Brian JohnstonDEF-0.13+0.00+0.04-0.01+0.00-0.03
1998#224Ernest BlackwellOFF-0.28+0.14+0.05-0.01-0.01-0.03
1998#88Rashaan SheheeOFF+0.02-0.03-0.02-0.03-0.01-0.04
1998#128Robert WilliamsDEF-0.04-0.08+0.02-0.01-0.01-0.05
2002#107Omar EasyOFF+0.36-0.12-0.15-0.02-0.01-0.05
1997#110Pat BarnesOFF-0.17+0.04+0.03-0.01+0.00-0.05
1989#88Stan PetryDEF+0.22-0.21-0.04-0.02-0.01-0.06
2000#208Desmond KitchingsOFF-0.28+0.06+0.04-0.01+0.00-0.08
2005#199Khari LongDEF-0.30+0.02+0.06-0.01+0.00-0.08
1994#96Chris PennOFF-0.10+0.08-0.06-0.03-0.02-0.09
1991#189Bernard EllisonDEF-0.34+0.00+0.05-0.01-0.01-0.13
2001#77Snoop MinnisOFF-0.23+0.03-0.01-0.02-0.01-0.13
2003#92Julian BattleDEF+0.06-0.22-0.05-0.02-0.01-0.15
1994#156Rob WaldropDEF-0.31-0.02+0.02-0.01+0.00-0.15
1994#185Anthony DaigleOFF-0.35+0.07+0.00-0.01-0.01-0.15
1996#176Dietrich JellsOFF-0.33+0.01+0.01-0.01-0.01-0.16
2004#195Jeris McIntyreOFF-0.33+0.01+0.01-0.01-0.01-0.16
2008#76Brad CottamOFF-0.15-0.18+0.02-0.03-0.02-0.16
1991#162Darrell MaloneDEF-0.30-0.05+0.02-0.01-0.01-0.16
1992#186Erick AndersonDEF-0.23-0.04-0.02-0.01-0.01-0.17
2008#182Kevin RobinsonOFF-0.20-0.05-0.05-0.01-0.01-0.19
1995#155Mike PeltonDEF-0.38-0.02+0.02-0.01+0.00-0.19
2007#160Justin MedlockST-0.62+0.06+0.10-0.02-0.02-0.20
1994#58Donnell BennettOFF+0.78-0.44-0.25-0.18-0.10-0.22
1997#163June HenleyOFF-0.39+0.04-0.03-0.01-0.01-0.22
2002#221Maurice RodriguezDEF-0.36-0.02-0.02-0.01-0.01-0.22
1994#151James BurtonDEF-0.40-0.06+0.02-0.01-0.01-0.22
2008#82DaJuan MorganDEF+0.02-0.28-0.08-0.03-0.02-0.23
1993#159Darius TurnerOFF-0.41+0.02-0.04-0.01-0.01-0.24
1999#220Eric KingOFF-0.28-0.12-0.03-0.01+0.00-0.24
1997#214Nathan ParksOFF-0.28-0.12-0.04-0.01+0.00-0.25
1992#101Mike EvansDEF-0.24-0.15-0.06-0.01-0.01-0.26
1992#159Tony SmithOFF-0.38-0.03-0.04-0.01-0.01-0.26
1998#27Victor RileyOFF-0.12+0.08-0.06-0.23-0.14-0.26
2000#115Frank MoreauOFF-0.24-0.09-0.08-0.02-0.01-0.26
2005#238Jeremy ParquetOFF-0.28-0.13-0.05-0.01-0.01-0.27
2006#154Marcus MaxeyDEF-0.42-0.10-0.01-0.01-0.01-0.28
1995#81Tamarick VanoverOFF+0.51-0.62-0.17-0.10-0.06-0.30
2000#188Darnell AlfordOFF-0.26-0.17-0.07-0.01-0.01-0.30
2005#147Alphonso HodgeDEF-0.45-0.10-0.02-0.01-0.01-0.30
1991#133Charles MincyDEF-0.12-0.09-0.15-0.08-0.06-0.33
1993#103Jaime FieldsDEF-0.20-0.20-0.13-0.02-0.01-0.34
1995#164Jerrott WillardDEF-0.43-0.10-0.08-0.01-0.01-0.35
2001#176Alex SulfstedOFF-0.36-0.20-0.09-0.01-0.01-0.38
2008#105Will FranklinOFF-0.26-0.20-0.15-0.02-0.01-0.40
2006#186Tre StallingsOFF-0.36-0.22-0.11-0.01-0.01-0.41
1989#171Ron SanchoDEF-0.48-0.12-0.11-0.01-0.01-0.42
1997#195Isaac ByrdOFF-0.49-0.13-0.13-0.01-0.01-0.45
1991#50Joe ValerioOFF+0.54-0.69-0.34-0.06-0.03-0.47
1995#97Troy DumasDEF-0.28-0.28-0.18-0.02-0.01-0.47
2001#108George LayneOFF-0.53-0.11-0.14-0.02-0.01-0.48
2005#116Craphonso ThorpeOFF-0.51-0.16-0.13-0.02-0.01-0.48
1996#58Reggie TongueDEF-0.20+0.00-0.16-0.27-0.20-0.49
1999#75Gary StillsDEF+0.49-1.16-0.56+0.91-0.09-0.49
2007#196Herbert TaylorOFF-0.14-0.36-0.23-0.02-0.01-0.50
1997#47Kevin LockettOFF+0.20-0.62-0.24-0.10-0.05-0.53
1993#130Lindsay KnappOFF-0.42-0.29-0.18-0.01-0.01-0.54
2008#15Branden AlbertOFF+0.22+0.49-0.53-0.27+0.11-0.69-0.44-0.59
1989#60Naz WorthenOFF-0.23-0.35-0.30-0.03-0.02-0.61
2003#113Brett WilliamsOFF-0.40-0.35-0.22-0.02-0.01-0.61
1990#127Ken HackemackOFF-0.49-0.31-0.20-0.01-0.01-0.61
2007#54Turk McBrideDEF-0.33-0.34-0.24-0.05-0.02-0.62
2002#43Eddie FreemanDEF-0.26-0.47-0.33-0.03-0.01-0.72
1999#54Mike CloudOFF+0.24-0.53-0.52-0.12-0.06-0.75
2003#153Jordan BlackOFF-0.31-0.37-0.35-0.13-0.10-0.80
1990#124Derrick GrahamOFF-0.09-0.61-0.42-0.11-0.07-0.86
2000#21Sylvester MorrisOFF-0.51-0.32-0.41-0.06-0.03-0.87
1989#32Mike ElkinsOFF-0.49-0.42-0.40-0.03+0.00-0.88
2004#61Kris WilsonOFF-0.16-0.33-0.54-0.15-0.08-0.91
1996#211Ben LynchOFF-0.69-0.48-0.38-0.02-0.01-0.98
1990#13Percy SnowDEF-0.33-0.55-0.54-0.08-0.05-1.04
1992#40Matt BlundinOFF-0.60-0.49-0.47-0.04-0.01-1.04
1989#143Robb ThomasOFF-0.54-0.31-0.51-0.15-0.09-1.06
2006#54Bernard PollardDEF-0.41-0.32-0.53-0.24-0.18-1.10
1999#14John TaitOFF-0.18-0.12-0.37-0.74-0.50-1.14
2001#107Monty BeiselDEF-0.02-0.73-0.67-0.12-0.10-1.15
2004#93Keyaron FoxDEF-0.30-0.75-0.57-0.10-0.07-1.18
2002#143Scott FujitaDEF-0.62-0.15-0.61-0.20-0.18-1.19
1992#20Dale CarterDEF-0.38-0.07+0.23-0.86-1.71-1.29
1995#31Trezelle JenkinsOFF-0.61-0.75-0.58-0.04-0.02-1.29
1998#120Greg FavorsDEF-0.77-0.63-0.56-0.07-0.05-1.32
2008#5Glenn DorseyDEF-0.30-0.08-0.64-0.69-0.40-1.38
2008#140Brandon CarrDEF-0.70+0.08-0.70-0.43-0.42-1.44
2001#243Terdell SandsDEF-1.05-0.62-0.60-0.03-0.02-1.46
2004#36Junior SiaviiDEF-0.57-0.90-0.70-0.10-0.04-1.51
1991#21Harvey WilliamsOFF-0.68-1.01-0.79-0.37-0.20-1.92
2005#99Dustin ColquittST+2.41-2.36-1.68-1.24-0.99+0.86-1.68-2.06
2005#187Will SvitekOFF-1.03-1.02-0.97-0.11-0.08-2.09
2002#6Ryan SimsDEF-0.40-0.78-1.14-0.50-0.28-2.12
1996#135Joe HornOFF-0.74-1.35-1.14-0.28-0.19-2.41
1994#127Bracy WalkerDEF-0.61-1.42-1.29-0.25-0.22-2.54

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