1955-1959 • Kansas State
One defining stop at Kansas State.
Bernard Mertes coached 5 seasons, won 31.0%, and posted an average SRS of -6.5. Best season: 1957 Kansas State. The profile was balanced with a very steady week-to-week shape. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
15-34-1
Career Win %
31.0%
Seasons
5
Career Span
5 years
Average SRS
-6.5
Peak SRS
-4.7
Best Finish
—
Consistency
95.7
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
3-6-1 • SRS -4.7 • SP Overall —
Win %
35.0%
YoY SRS
+1.6
SP Off / Def
— / —
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.
Kansas State
1955-1959 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -6.5 • Win % 31.0%
Longest Tenure
Kansas State • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
Kansas State • -6.5 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Kansas State • 31.0%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Not enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bernard Mertes
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1955-1959 • 15-34-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.0 during vs 3.2 baseline
-0.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-6.5 during vs -8.1 baseline
+1.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Kansas State 1957
3-6-1 • SRS -4.7
Biggest Improvement
Kansas State 1957
3-6-1 • 1.6 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Kansas State 1959
2-8 • SRS -11.0
Biggest Drop
Kansas State 1959
2-8 • -5.4 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Kansas State | 1959 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 20.0% | — | — | -11.0 | — | — | — | -5.4 | -10.0% |
| Kansas State | 1958 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | — | — | -5.6 | — | — | — | -0.9 | -5.0% |
| Kansas State | 1957 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 35.0% | — | — | -4.7 | — | — | — | +1.6 | +5.0% |
| Kansas State | 1956 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | — | — | -6.3 | — | — | — | -1.3 | -10.0% |
| Kansas State | 1955 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | -5.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
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