The Pittsburgh Steelers just won their 6th Super Bowl title. That is the most for any NFL franchise. Last week, leading upto the big game, I heard someone on the radio claim that should the Steelers win their sixth title that they would become the greatest franchise in any sport. Greater than the Yankees, Celtics, Lakers and Patriots. Sure that's all well and good to try and argue, but wouldn't it better to look to the statistics to prove this gentleman wrong?
There have now been 43 Super Bowls played in the NFL, Pittsburgh has won 6 of them: 14%.
Surely the Yankees or Celtics have won more than 14% of their league's championships, right? Let's take a run through the numbers and discover who really is the greatest franchise in all of sports.
NFL Super Bowl Championships (out of 43):
Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 titles (14%)
San Francisco 49ers - 5 titles (11.6%)
Dallas Cowboys - 5 titles (11.6%)
NBA Finals Championships (out of 62):
Boston Celtics - 17 titles (27.4%)
L.A./Minn. Lakers - 14 titles (22.6%)
Chicago Bulls - 6 titles (9.7%)
MLB World Series Championships (out of 106):
New York Yankees - 26 titles (24.5%)
St. Louis Cardinals - 10 titles (9.4%)
Phi/KC/Oakland Athletics - 9 titles (8.5%)
NHL Stanley Cup Championships (out of 94):
Montreal Canadiens - 24 titles (25.5%)
Detroit Red Wings - 11 titles (11.7%)
Toronto Maple Leafs - 11 titles (11.7%)
Okay so let's tie it all together:
Boston Celtics - 27.4%
Montreal Canadiens - 25.5%
New York Yankees - 24.5%
Los Angeles/Minn. Lakers - 22.6%
Pittsburgh Steelers - 14.0%
Therefore! By using these Dirty Stats we can safely and accurately conclude that the Steelers may be the greatest franchise in NFL history, but they are clearly the 5th greatest in professional sports history. Case closed, moving on..
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Nice job -- I would also add the odds of winning (# of teams):
NFL 1/32
NHL 1/30
MLB 1/30
NBA 1/30
Even with a statistical boost from 2 extra teams, the Steelers are, by the dirty methodology, the 5th greatest.
good call, except that these leagues have evolved since their inception, adding and subracting teams for decades.. so theres no real consistent number of teams each league has had. but as you can see now, they're all generally in the 30-team range.. making this point moot. quite mooty indeed.
where are the falcons in this equation? oh thats right 0%
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