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Mike McCormack

SEA · Composite skill θ = -0.04 · maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval -0.80 to +0.71

Composite θ
-0.04
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval
-0.80–+0.71
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted direction probability
46%
moment-matched Normal approximation
Verdict
Average
directional only

Evidence: 39 mapped picks across 7 draft classes, 1982–1988 · 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
-0.17
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. 1982–1988SEAPresident/GM; covered 1982 (interim HC) + formally 1983-88; fired Jan 1989

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
1984#76Fredd YoungDEF+4.45
1988#49Brian BladesOFF+3.38
1986#15John WilliamsOFF+2.56
1983#3Curt WarnerOFF+2.35
1986#68Patrick HunterDEF+1.85

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
1982#75Pete MetzelaarsOFF-6.83
1986#153Eddie AndersonDEF-3.37
1984#22Terry TaylorDEF-2.88
1987#119Tommie AgeeOFF-1.50
1985#53Owen GillOFF-1.10
Opportunity
GP · GS · Snaps

earned playing time

Quality
AV · AV/snap

value per opportunity

Recognition
PB · AP1

league honors

All 39 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
1984#76Fredd YoungDEF+0.26+0.34+0.97+4.28+2.09+4.45
1988#49Brian BladesOFF+1.75+1.80+1.55+0.44-0.35+3.38
1986#15John WilliamsOFF+0.91+1.42+1.28+0.93-0.68+2.56
1983#3Curt WarnerOFF+0.49+0.79+0.89+2.25-0.61+2.35
1986#68Patrick HunterDEF+1.15+1.44+0.82-0.32-0.21+1.85
1982#33Bruce ScholtzDEF+0.69+1.33+1.04-0.36-0.20+1.77
1985#193Ron MattesOFF+0.80+0.87+0.77-0.05-0.03+1.56
1982#6Jeff BryantDEF+1.59+2.14+1.27-2.49-1.26+1.27
1988#75Tommy KaneOFF+0.73+0.71+0.50-0.03-0.01+1.20
1984#49Daryl TurnerOFF+0.62+0.60+0.31-0.05-0.02+0.88
1983#177Sam MerrimanDEF+1.17-0.15+0.08-0.01-0.01+0.58
1987#131Ruben RodriguezST+0.35+0.00+0.30-0.03-0.02+0.46
1984#162John KaiserDEF+0.60-0.19-0.05-0.01-0.01+0.15
1988#158Roy HartDEF-0.03-0.03+0.07-0.01+0.00+0.03
1987#18Tony WoodsDEF+0.15+0.47+0.16-0.60-0.27+0.03
1987#184Roland BarbayDEF-0.26-0.01+0.01-0.01+0.00-0.14
1988#185Ray JacksonDEF-0.38-0.03+0.02-0.01-0.01-0.19
1987#45David WymanDEF-0.23+0.24+0.05-0.33-0.20-0.21
1983#123Chris CastorOFF-0.02-0.20-0.16-0.02-0.01-0.29
1986#181Paul MilesOFF-0.43+0.01-0.07-0.01-0.01-0.29
1982#174Eugene WilliamsDEF-0.26-0.17-0.11-0.02-0.01-0.33
1985#128Arnold BrownDEF-0.50-0.18-0.11-0.02-0.01-0.46
1985#109Tony DavisOFF-0.64-0.28+0.01-0.02-0.01-0.47
1986#126Bobby Joe EdmondsOFF-0.58-1.03-1.08+0.84+2.00-0.47
1987#104Mark MooreDEF-0.46-0.23-0.14-0.02-0.01-0.49
1985#137Johnnie JonesOFF-0.54-0.09-0.16-0.02-0.01-0.50
1988#101Kevin HarmonOFF-0.38-0.16-0.21-0.03-0.01-0.50
1983#150Reginald GipsonOFF-0.54-0.09-0.17-0.02-0.01-0.51
1984#189Sam SlaterOFF-0.44-0.25-0.17-0.01-0.01-0.52
1982#144Jack CampbellOFF-0.54-0.37-0.27-0.02-0.01-0.74
1984#86Rickey HagoodDEF-0.67-0.30-0.24-0.02-0.01-0.75
1985#123Mark NapolitanOFF-0.56-0.38-0.27-0.02-0.01-0.75
1985#81Danny GreeneOFF-0.57-0.32-0.30-0.03-0.01-0.76
1987#185Derek TennellOFF-0.84-0.43-0.16-0.03-0.02-0.81
1985#53Owen GillOFF-0.81-0.42-0.45-0.06-0.03-1.10
1987#119Tommie AgeeOFF-0.78-0.65-0.70-0.11-0.06-1.50
1984#22Terry TaylorDEF-0.58-0.60-0.95-1.58-1.09-2.88
1986#153Eddie AndersonDEF-1.86-1.44-1.48-0.27-0.22-3.37
1982#75Pete MetzelaarsOFF-2.49-2.30-2.53-2.44-1.36-6.83

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