1983-1992 • Eastern Michigan
One defining stop at Eastern Michigan.
Jim Harkema coached 10 seasons, won 42.2%, and posted an average SRS of -17.4. Best season: 1987 Eastern Michigan. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
41-57-5
Career Win %
42.2%
Seasons
10
Career Span
10 years
Average SRS
-17.4
Peak SRS
-2.4
Best Finish
—
Consistency
51.1
Higher = steadier
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.
Active comparison point
10-2 • SRS -2.4 • SP Overall 8.3
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+16.1
SP Off / Def
32.4 / 25.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
Eastern Michigan
1983-1992 • 10 seasons
Avg SRS -17.4 • Win % 42.2%
Longest Tenure
Eastern Michigan • 10 seasons
Best Tenure
Eastern Michigan • -17.4 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Eastern Michigan • 42.2%
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Jim Harkema sets the reference point in overall strength.
Jim Harkema sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Harkema
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -11.1
25th pct
Lower end
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1983-1992 • 41-57-5
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.1 during vs 1.3 baseline
+2.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-17.4 during vs -26.8 baseline
+9.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-11.1 during vs -21.9 baseline
+10.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Eastern Michigan 1987
10-2 • SRS -2.4
Biggest Improvement
Eastern Michigan 1987
10-2 • 16.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Eastern Michigan 1987
10-2 • SP Off 32.4
Best Defensive Season
Eastern Michigan 1984
2-7-2 • SP Def 24.7
Setbacks
Worst Season
Eastern Michigan 1992
0-4 • SRS -26.5
Biggest Drop
Eastern Michigan 1988
6-3-1 • -13.4 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Eastern Michigan | 1992 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | — | — | -26.5 | -24.8 | 13.0 | 35.5 | -11.8 | -31.8% |
| Eastern Michigan | 1991 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31.8% | — | — | -14.7 | -12.5 | 14.6 | 26.1 | +8.1 | +13.6% |
| Eastern Michigan | 1990 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -22.8 | -16.3 | 18.9 | 34.3 | -10.9 | -50.0% |
| Eastern Michigan | 1989 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 68.2% | — | — | -11.9 | -2.0 | 24.9 | 27.0 | +3.9 | +3.2% |
| Eastern Michigan | 1988 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | — | -15.8 | -4.9 | 20.4 | 25.6 | -13.4 | -18.3% |
| Eastern Michigan | 1987 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | — | — | -2.4 | 8.3 | 32.4 | 25.8 | +16.1 | +28.8% |
| Eastern Michigan | 1986 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -18.5 | -12.6 | 19.1 | 30.7 | +0.2 | +18.2% |
| Eastern Michigan | 1985 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -18.7 | -12.8 | 18.6 | 30.2 | -1.5 | +9.1% |
| Eastern Michigan | 1984 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 27.3% | — | — | -17.2 | -12.0 | 13.5 | 24.7 | +7.8 | +18.2% |
| Eastern Michigan | 1983 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9.1% | — | — | -25.0 | -21.1 | 15.0 | 34.9 | — | — |
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