Peak DominatorDefense-First

Ray Perkins

1983-1992 • Alabama, Arkansas State

2 schools coached, anchored by Alabama.

Ray Perkins coached 5 seasons, won 58.5%, and posted an average SRS of 8.0. Best season: 1986 Alabama. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

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Career Record

34-24-1

Career Win %

58.5%

Seasons

Career Span

10 years

Average SRS

8.0

Peak SRS

20.8

Best Finish

Consistency

0.6

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Ray Perkins

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Ray Perkins: 1992 Arkansas State

1983Actual season year • SRS range -26.7 to 20.81992

Active comparison point

Ray Perkins • 1986

Selected

1986 Alabama

Best season

10-3 • SRS 20.8 • SP Overall 26.4

Win %

76.9%

YoY SRS

+1.6

SP Off / Def

36.1 / 10.8

Finish

Comparison context

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School Tenures

Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.

Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger tenure

Arkansas State

1992-1992 • 1 seasons

Avg SRS -26.7 • Win % 18.2%

Alabama

1983-1986 • 4 seasons

Avg SRS 16.6 • Win % 67.7%

Longest Tenure

Alabama • 4 seasons

Best Tenure

Alabama • 16.6 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Alabama • 67.7%

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.

Overall Strength

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Ray Perkins sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

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Ray Perkins sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Ray Perkins

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Raw avg SP Overall: 11.1

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Impact by School

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Arkansas State

1992-1992 • 2-9

Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.

Avg SRS -26.7Win % 18.2%

No school baseline data available for this tenure.

Alabama

1983-1986 • 32-15-1

Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).

Avg SRS 16.6Win % 67.7%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.0 during vs 10.0 baseline

-2.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

16.6 during vs 23.2 baseline

-6.6

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

20.7 during vs 26.1 baseline

-5.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

100.0% during vs 80.0% baseline

+20.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Alabama 1986

10-3 • SRS 20.8

Biggest Improvement

Alabama 1985

9-2-1 • 11.2 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Alabama 1983

8-4 • SP Off 40.0

Best Defensive Season

Alabama 1986

10-3 • SP Def 10.8

Setbacks

Worst Season

Arkansas State 1992

2-9 • SRS -26.7

Biggest Drop

Arkansas State 1992

2-9 • -47.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.


Arkansas State	1992	11	2	9	0	18.2%	—	—	-26.7	-27.6	13.3	38.2	-47.5	-58.7%
Alabama	1986	13	10	3	0	76.9%	#5	#9	20.8	26.4	36.1	10.8	+1.6	-2.2%
Alabama	1985	12	9	2	1	79.2%	#0	#13	19.2	25.2	36.8	12.3	+11.2	+33.7%
Alabama	1984	11	5	6	0	45.5%	#9	#0	8.0	9.2	28.0	19.5	-10.6	-21.2%
Alabama	1983	12	8	4	0	66.7%	#13	#15	18.6	22.1	40.0	19.6	—	—

Best finish #9 • Volatility 15.1

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