1997-2012 • Boston College, NC State
2 schools coached, anchored by Boston College.
Tom OBrien coached 16 seasons, won 59.0%, and posted an average SRS of 4.0. Best season: 2005 Boston College. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
115-80
Career Win %
59.0%
Seasons
16
Career Span
16 years
Average SRS
4.0
Peak SRS
13.4
Best Finish
#18
Consistency
45.0
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
9-3 • SRS 13.4 • SP Overall 19.2
Win %
75.0%
YoY SRS
+7.5
SP Off / Def
30.4 / 11.2
Finish
#18
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.
NC State
2007-2012 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 1.0 • Win % 53.3%
Boston College
1997-2006 • 10 seasons
Avg SRS 5.8 • Win % 62.5%
Longest Tenure
Boston College • 10 seasons
Best Tenure
Boston College • 5.8 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Boston College • 62.5%
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.
Tom OBrien sets the reference point in overall strength.
Tom OBrien sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Tom OBrien
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 5.6
74th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
2007-2012 • 40-35
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.7 during vs 6.8 baseline
-0.1
Avg SRS
Higher is better
1.0 during vs 7.4 baseline
-6.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
2.5 during vs 10.8 baseline
-8.4
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
16.7% during vs 20.0% baseline
-3.3%
1997-2006 • 75-45
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.5 during vs 6.6 baseline
+0.9
Avg SRS
Higher is better
5.8 during vs 5.2 baseline
+0.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
7.5 during vs 7.3 baseline
+0.2
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
40.0% during vs 60.0% baseline
-20.0%
High Points
Best Season
Boston College 2005
9-3 • SRS 13.4
Biggest Improvement
NC State 2010
9-4 • 15.2 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Boston College 2000
7-5 • SP Off 37.4
Best Defensive Season
Boston College 2005
9-3 • SP Def 11.2
Setbacks
Worst Season
Boston College 1997
4-7 • SRS -10.7
Biggest Drop
NC State 2007
5-7 • -16.4 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| NC State | 2012 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | -0.9 | 5.4 | 27.8 | 21.5 | -0.5 | -3.2% |
| NC State | 2011 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | -0.4 | -1.1 | 24.5 | 24.4 | -13.3 | -7.7% |
| NC State | 2010 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | #25 | 12.9 | 9.3 | 29.7 | 20.5 | +15.2 | +27.6% |
| NC State | 2009 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -2.3 | 0.6 | 30.7 | 29.8 | -4.2 | -4.5% |
| NC State | 2008 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.2% | — | — | 1.9 | 1.8 | 27.4 | 26.8 | +7.2 | +4.5% |
| NC State | 2007 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.7% | — | — | -5.3 | -1.1 | 20.6 | 22.4 | -16.4 | -33.3% |
| Boston College | 2006 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #20 | 11.1 | 14.8 | 29.5 | 14.6 | -2.3 | 0.0% |
| Boston College | 2005 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #22 | #18 | 13.4 | 19.2 | 30.4 | 11.2 | +7.5 | 0.0% |
| Boston College | 2004 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #21 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 29.0 | 21.6 | -0.4 | +13.5% |
| Boston College | 2003 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.5% | — | — | 6.3 | 10.1 | 37.2 | 29.0 | -4.3 | -7.7% |
| Boston College | 2002 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.2% | — | — | 10.6 | 11.9 | 35.4 | 25.4 | -2.2 | +2.6% |
| Boston College | 2001 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #21 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 33.8 | 22.1 | +4.8 | +8.3% |
| Boston College | 2000 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 8.0 | 9.4 | 37.4 | 29.9 | +7.8 | -8.3% |
| Boston College | 1999 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 0.2 | 0.0 | 30.4 | 31.1 | -0.3 | +30.3% |
| Boston College | 1998 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 32.3 | 33.0 | +11.2 | 0.0% |
| Boston College | 1997 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -10.7 | -11.5 | 25.9 | 35.1 | — | — |
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