1961-1989 • Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia Tech
3 schools coached, anchored by Maryland.
Jerry Claiborne coached 28 seasons, won 59.2%, and posted an average SRS of 5.9. Best season: 1974 Maryland. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
179-122-8
Career Win %
59.2%
Seasons
28
Career Span
29 years
Average SRS
5.9
Peak SRS
21.7
Best Finish
#8
Consistency
31.3
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
8-4 • SRS 21.7 • SP Overall 23.7
Win %
66.7%
YoY SRS
+5.0
SP Off / Def
32.2 / 9.1
Finish
#13
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.
Kentucky
1982-1989 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS 3.1 • Win % 47.2%
Maryland
1972-1981 • 10 seasons
Avg SRS 13.5 • Win % 67.1%
Virginia Tech
1961-1970 • 10 seasons
Avg SRS 0.5 • Win % 60.8%
Longest Tenure
Maryland • 10 seasons
Best Tenure
Maryland • 13.5 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Maryland • 67.1%
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.
Jerry Claiborne sets the reference point in overall strength.
Jerry Claiborne sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jerry Claiborne
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 9.1
83th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1982-1989 • 41-46-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.1 during vs 5.0 baseline
+0.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
3.1 during vs 7.0 baseline
-3.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
4.1 during vs 5.8 baseline
-1.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
12.5% during vs 20.0% baseline
-7.5%
1972-1981 • 77-37-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.7 during vs 1.8 baseline
+5.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
13.5 during vs -10.2 baseline
+23.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
15.0 during vs -12.0 baseline
+27.0
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
50.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+50.0%
1961-1970 • 61-39-2
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.1 during vs 5.6 baseline
+0.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
0.5 during vs -1.8 baseline
+2.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-9.4 during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Maryland 1974
8-4 • SRS 21.7
Biggest Improvement
Maryland 1973
8-4 • 15.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Maryland 1974
8-4 • SP Off 32.2
Best Defensive Season
Maryland 1974
8-4 • SP Def 9.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
Virginia Tech 1970
5-6 • SRS -10.1
Biggest Drop
Kentucky 1982
0-10-1 • -19.2 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Kentucky | 1989 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | 1.1 | -0.7 | 23.5 | 24.1 | -2.0 | +9.1% |
| Kentucky | 1988 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 3.1 | 10.1 | 28.1 | 18.9 | -5.5 | 0.0% |
| Kentucky | 1987 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 8.6 | 9.4 | 28.7 | 19.9 | +5.5 | -4.5% |
| Kentucky | 1986 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | 3.1 | 3.7 | 25.4 | 22.5 | +0.3 | +4.5% |
| Kentucky | 1985 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 2.8 | 4.6 | 24.0 | 20.0 | -5.7 | -29.5% |
| Kentucky | 1984 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #19 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 30.5 | 21.6 | +3.8 | +20.8% |
| Kentucky | 1983 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 54.2% | — | — | 4.7 | 6.9 | 26.3 | 20.2 | +11.8 | +49.6% |
| Kentucky | 1982 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4.5% | — | — | -7.1 | -11.8 | 15.0 | 26.1 | -19.2 | -36.4% |
| Maryland | 1981 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 40.9% | — | — | 12.1 | 10.8 | 28.4 | 18.3 | -0.2 | -25.8% |
| Maryland | 1980 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 12.3 | 14.2 | 25.2 | 11.3 | -0.3 | +3.0% |
| Maryland | 1979 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 12.6 | 16.6 | 25.6 | 10.0 | -0.9 | -11.4% |
| Maryland | 1978 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #20 | 13.5 | 17.0 | 29.2 | 13.1 | +1.5 | +8.3% |
| Maryland | 1977 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #10 | — | 12.0 | 11.3 | 26.8 | 16.3 | -7.1 | -25.0% |
| Maryland | 1976 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #12 | #8 | 19.1 | 22.7 | 30.9 | 9.1 | +5.7 | +12.5% |
| Maryland | 1975 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #17 | #13 | 13.4 | 15.3 | 30.1 | 15.6 | -8.3 | +12.5% |
| Maryland | 1974 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #14 | #13 | 21.7 | 23.7 | 32.2 | 9.1 | +5.0 | 0.0% |
| Maryland | 1973 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #20 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 31.4 | 16.0 | +15.1 | +16.7% |
| Maryland | 1972 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | 1.6 | 1.5 | 25.9 | 25.0 | +11.7 | +4.5% |
| Virginia Tech | 1970 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -10.1 | -9.4 | 19.1 | 27.7 | -12.3 | +0.4% |
| Virginia Tech | 1969 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45.0% | — | — | 2.2 | — | — | — | -7.1 | -18.6% |
| Virginia Tech | 1968 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | +3.7 | -6.4% |
| Virginia Tech | 1967 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 5.6 | — | — | — | -1.7 | -7.3% |
| Virginia Tech | 1966 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 77.3% | — | — | 7.3 | — | — | — | +10.1 | +7.3% |
| Virginia Tech | 1965 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | -2.8 | — | — | — | -4.8 | +10.0% |
| Virginia Tech | 1964 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | -3.3 | -20.0% |
| Virginia Tech | 1963 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.0% | — | — | 5.3 | — | — | — | +9.7 | +30.0% |
| Virginia Tech | 1962 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -4.4 | — | — | — | +4.7 | +5.6% |
| Virginia Tech | 1961 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | -9.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
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