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Ralph Staub

1977-1980Cincinnati

One defining stop at Cincinnati.

Ralph Staub coached 4 seasons, won 34.1%, and posted an average SRS of -2.7. Best season: 1977 Cincinnati. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

14-28-2

Career Win %

34.1%

Seasons

4

Career Span

4 years

Average SRS

-2.7

Peak SRS

3.7

Best Finish

Consistency

59.0

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.

Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.

Ralph Staub
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1977Actual season year • SRS range -11.3 to 3.71980

Active comparison point

Ralph Staub1977

Selected

1977 Cincinnati

Best season

5-4-2 • SRS 3.7 • SP Overall 3.9

Win %

54.5%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

21.6 / 18.3

Finish

Unranked

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

Cincinnati

1977-19804 seasons

Avg SRS -2.7 • Win % 34.1%

Longest Tenure

Cincinnati • 4 seasons

Best Tenure

Cincinnati • -2.7 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Cincinnati • 34.1%

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

Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.

Ralph Staub sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Ralph Staub sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Ralph Staub

Mixed

Raw avg SP Overall: -1.0

53th pct

Mixed

Impact by School

See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.

Cincinnati

1977-198014-28-2

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

Avg SRS -2.7Win % 34.1%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.5 during vs 5.4 baseline

-1.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-2.7 during vs -1.8 baseline

-0.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-1.0 during vs 3.6 baseline

-4.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Cincinnati 1977

5-4-2SRS 3.7

Biggest Improvement

Cincinnati 1978

5-6-1.4 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Cincinnati 1978

5-6SP Off 32.3

Best Defensive Season

Cincinnati 1977

5-4-2SP Def 18.3

Setbacks

Worst Season

Cincinnati 1980

2-9SRS -11.3

Biggest Drop

Cincinnati 1979

2-9-7.9 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Cincinnati19801129018.2%-11.3-15.913.529.0-5.70.0%
Cincinnati19791129018.2%-5.6-2.423.225.5-7.9-27.3%
Cincinnati19781156045.5%2.310.532.323.3-1.4-9.1%
Cincinnati19771154254.5%3.73.921.618.3

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