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Ray Willsey

1964-1971California

One defining stop at California.

Ray Willsey coached 8 seasons, won 48.8%, and posted an average SRS of 7.3. Best season: 1968 California. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

40-42-1

Career Win %

48.8%

Seasons

8

Career Span

8 years

Average SRS

7.3

Peak SRS

18.2

Best Finish

Consistency

48.1

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Ray Willsey
EliteStrongAverageLean
1964Actual season year • SRS range -3.5 to 18.21971

Active comparison point

Ray Willsey1968

Selected

1968 California

Best seasonBiggest improvement

7-3-1 • SRS 18.2 • SP Overall

Win %

68.2%

YoY SRS

+17.5

SP Off / Def

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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

California

1964-19718 seasons

Avg SRS 7.3 • Win % 48.8%

Longest Tenure

California • 8 seasons

Best Tenure

California • 7.3 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

California • 48.8%

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.

Ray Willsey sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Ray Willsey sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Ray Willsey

Strong

Raw avg SP Overall: 6.9

77th pct

Strong

Impact by School

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

California

1964-197140-42-1

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

Avg SRS 7.3Win % 48.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.0 during vs 2.0 baseline

+3.0

Avg SRS

Higher is better

7.3 during vs -0.6 baseline

+7.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

6.9 during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

California 1968

7-3-1SRS 18.2

Biggest Improvement

California 1968

7-3-117.5 SRS

Best Offensive Season

California 1970

6-5SP Off 32.7

Best Defensive Season

California 1971

6-5SP Def 23.0

Setbacks

Worst Season

California 1966

3-7SRS -3.5

Biggest Drop

California 1971

6-5-11.8 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

California19711165054.5%3.44.626.623.0-11.80.0%
California19701165054.5%15.29.232.725.2+4.6+4.5%
California19691055050.0%10.6-7.6-18.2%
California19681173168.2%18.2+17.5+18.2%
California19671055050.0%0.7+4.2+20.0%
California19661037030.0%-3.5-10.5-20.0%
California19651055050.0%7.0+0.6+20.0%
California19641037030.0%6.4

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