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Leon Burtnett

1982-1986Purdue

One defining stop at Purdue.

Leon Burtnett coached 5 seasons, won 38.4%, and posted an average SRS of -2.1. Best season: 1985 Purdue. The profile was offense-first with a mostly steady profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

21-34-1

Career Win %

38.4%

Seasons

5

Career Span

5 years

Average SRS

-2.1

Peak SRS

4.4

Best Finish

Consistency

62.6

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Leon Burtnett
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1982Actual season year • SRS range -11.5 to 4.41986

Active comparison point

Leon Burtnett1985

Selected

1985 Purdue

Best season

5-6 • SRS 4.4 • SP Overall 8.3

Win %

45.5%

YoY SRS

+0.3

SP Off / Def

36.2 / 30.0

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

Purdue

1982-19865 seasons

Avg SRS -2.1 • Win % 38.4%

Longest Tenure

Purdue • 5 seasons

Best Tenure

Purdue • -2.1 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Purdue • 38.4%

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.

Leon Burtnett sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Leon Burtnett sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Leon Burtnett

Mixed

Raw avg SP Overall: -2.2

49th pct

Mixed

Impact by School

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

Purdue

1982-198621-34-1

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

Avg SRS -2.1Win % 38.4%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.2 during vs 7.6 baseline

-3.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-2.1 during vs 8.5 baseline

-10.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-2.2 during vs 6.2 baseline

-8.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 60.0% baseline

-60.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Purdue 1985

5-6SRS 4.4

Biggest Improvement

Purdue 1984

7-58.4 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Purdue 1985

5-6SP Off 36.2

Best Defensive Season

Purdue 1984

7-5SP Def 27.6

Setbacks

Worst Season

Purdue 1986

3-8SRS -11.5

Biggest Drop

Purdue 1986

3-8-15.9 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Purdue19861138027.3%-11.5-11.122.632.6-15.9-18.2%
Purdue19851156045.5%4.48.336.230.0+0.3-12.9%
Purdue19841275058.3%4.14.630.527.6+8.4+26.5%
Purdue19831137131.8%-4.3-4.732.336.0-1.0+4.5%
Purdue19821138027.3%-3.3-7.926.533.5

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