1978-1994 • Iowa State, Washington State
2 schools coached, anchored by Washington State.
Jim Walden coached 17 seasons, won 38.6%, and posted an average SRS of -0.7. Best season: 1981 Washington State. The profile was offense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
69-112-7
Career Win %
38.6%
Seasons
17
Career Span
17 years
Average SRS
-0.7
Peak SRS
13.8
Best Finish
—
Consistency
54.2
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
8-3-1 • SRS 13.8 • SP Overall 14.5
Win %
70.8%
YoY SRS
+9.1
SP Off / Def
30.7 / 17.4
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.
Iowa State
1987-1994 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS -5.1 • Win % 33.5%
Washington State
1978-1986 • 9 seasons
Avg SRS 3.1 • Win % 43.0%
Longest Tenure
Washington State • 9 seasons
Best Tenure
Washington State • 3.1 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Washington State • 43.0%
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.
Jim Walden sets the reference point in overall strength.
Jim Walden sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Walden
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -1.8
50th pct
Mixed
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1987-1994 • 28-57-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.5 during vs 3.6 baseline
-0.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-5.1 during vs -6.7 baseline
+1.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-6.9 during vs -6.6 baseline
-0.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1978-1986 • 41-55-4
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.6 during vs 3.8 baseline
+0.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.1 during vs 2.0 baseline
+1.1
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
2.7 during vs -2.4 baseline
+5.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Washington State 1981
8-3-1 • SRS 13.8
Biggest Improvement
Washington State 1981
8-3-1 • 9.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Washington State 1984
6-5 • SP Off 38.7
Best Defensive Season
Washington State 1981
8-3-1 • SP Def 17.4
Setbacks
Worst Season
Iowa State 1987
3-8 • SRS -13.5
Biggest Drop
Washington State 1982
3-7-1 • -17.7 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Iowa State | 1994 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4.5% | — | — | -11.6 | -14.0 | 25.6 | 36.6 | -10.8 | -22.7% |
| Iowa State | 1993 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -0.8 | -4.4 | 30.1 | 34.1 | -2.5 | -9.1% |
| Iowa State | 1992 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 1.7 | 0.5 | 26.8 | 26.7 | +8.7 | +4.5% |
| Iowa State | 1991 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31.8% | — | — | -7.0 | -11.3 | 16.7 | 27.3 | -6.8 | -9.1% |
| Iowa State | 1990 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 40.9% | — | — | -0.2 | -0.5 | 32.6 | 33.4 | +4.1 | -13.6% |
| Iowa State | 1989 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -4.3 | -5.1 | 30.9 | 35.3 | +0.7 | +9.1% |
| Iowa State | 1988 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -5.0 | -5.7 | 22.6 | 28.2 | +8.5 | +18.2% |
| Iowa State | 1987 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -13.5 | -14.9 | 26.6 | 38.3 | -14.2 | -4.5% |
| Washington State | 1986 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31.8% | — | — | 0.7 | 1.8 | 30.1 | 29.4 | -4.0 | -4.5% |
| Washington State | 1985 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 4.7 | 6.9 | 34.2 | 29.4 | +2.0 | -18.2% |
| Washington State | 1984 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 2.7 | 7.5 | 38.7 | 33.0 | -2.2 | -9.1% |
| Washington State | 1983 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 4.9 | 11.3 | 29.9 | 19.8 | +8.8 | +31.8% |
| Washington State | 1982 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31.8% | — | — | -3.9 | -12.4 | 16.8 | 28.3 | -17.7 | -39.0% |
| Washington State | 1981 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | — | — | 13.8 | 14.5 | 30.7 | 17.4 | +9.1 | +34.5% |
| Washington State | 1980 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 4.7 | -1.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | +7.1 | +9.1% |
| Washington State | 1979 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -2.4 | -4.7 | 32.2 | 36.0 | -5.5 | -4.5% |
| Washington State | 1978 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 31.8% | — | — | 3.1 | 0.4 | 33.3 | 33.5 | — | — |
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