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Jim Pittman

1966-1971TCU, Tulane

2 schools coached, anchored by Tulane.

Jim Pittman coached 6 seasons, won 42.4%, and posted an average SRS of 0.9. Best season: 1970 Tulane. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

24-33-2

Career Win %

42.4%

Seasons

6

Career Span

6 years

Average SRS

0.9

Peak SRS

11.2

Best Finish

#17

Consistency

60.4

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.

Jim Pittman
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jim Pittman: 1971 TCU
1966Actual season year • SRS range -8.7 to 11.21971

Active comparison point

Jim Pittman1970

Selected

1970 Tulane

Best seasonBiggest improvement

8-4 • SRS 11.2 • SP Overall 12.6

Win %

66.7%

YoY SRS

+11.5

SP Off / Def

23.4 / 11.2

Finish

#17

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

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

TCU

1971-19711 seasons

Avg SRS -0.4 • Win % 50.0%

Tulane

1966-19705 seasons

Avg SRS 1.2 • Win % 41.3%

Longest Tenure

Tulane • 5 seasons

Best Tenure

Tulane • 1.2 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

TCU • 50.0%

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.

Jim Pittman sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Jim Pittman sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Jim Pittman

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall: 4.1

70th pct

Strong

Impact by School

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

TCU

1971-19713-3-1

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

Avg SRS -0.4Win % 50.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

3.0 during vs 3.4 baseline

-0.4

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-0.4 during vs 2.7 baseline

-3.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-4.4 during vs -2.7 baseline

-1.7

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Tulane

1966-197021-30-1

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

Avg SRS 1.2Win % 41.3%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.2 during vs 1.6 baseline

+2.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

1.2 during vs -3.4 baseline

+4.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

12.6 during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

20.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+20.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Tulane 1970

8-4SRS 11.2

Biggest Improvement

Tulane 1970

8-411.5 SRS

Best Offensive Season

TCU 1971

3-3-1SP Off 25.1

Best Defensive Season

Tulane 1970

8-4SP Def 11.2

Setbacks

Worst Season

Tulane 1968

2-8SRS -8.7

Biggest Drop

TCU 1971

3-3-1-11.6 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

TCU1971733150.0%-0.4-4.425.129.5-11.6-16.7%
Tulane19701284066.7%#1711.212.623.411.2+11.5+36.7%
Tulane19691037030.0%-0.3+8.4+10.0%
Tulane19681028020.0%-8.7-7.8-10.0%
Tulane19671037030.0%-0.9-5.4-25.0%
Tulane19661054155.0%4.5

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