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Jim Tatum

1942-1958Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma

3 schools coached, anchored by Maryland.

Jim Tatum coached 14 seasons, won 72.9%, and posted an average SRS of 14.0. Best season: 1951 Maryland. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

100-35-7

Career Win %

72.9%

Seasons

14

Career Span

17 years

Average SRS

14.0

Peak SRS

25.9

Best Finish

#1

Consistency

39.6

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.

Jim Tatum
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Jim Tatum: 1946 OklahomaJim Tatum: 1947 MarylandJim Tatum: 1956 North Carolina
1942Actual season year • SRS range -0.7 to 25.91958

Active comparison point

Jim Tatum1951

Selected

1951 Maryland

Best seasonBiggest improvement

10-0 • SRS 25.9 • SP Overall

Win %

100.0%

YoY SRS

+18.0

SP Off / Def

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Finish

#3

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

North Carolina

1942-19584 seasons

Avg SRS 7.2 • Win % 52.6%

Maryland

1947-19559 seasons

Avg SRS 17.1 • Win % 81.5%

Oklahoma

1946-19461 seasons

Avg SRS 13.6 • Win % 72.7%

Longest Tenure

Maryland • 9 seasons

Best Tenure

Maryland • 17.1 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Maryland • 81.5%

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

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Overall Strength

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Overall Strength

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Impact by School

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

North Carolina

1942-195819-17-3

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

Avg SRS 7.2Win % 52.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.8 during vs 6.0 baseline

-1.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

7.2 during vs 6.2 baseline

+1.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Maryland

1947-195573-15-4

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

Avg SRS 17.1Win % 81.5%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.1 during vs 4.2 baseline

+3.9

Avg SRS

Higher is better

17.1 during vs -12.4 baseline

+29.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

66.7% during vs 0.0% baseline

+66.7%

Oklahoma

1946-19468-3

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

Avg SRS 13.6Win % 72.7%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.0 during vs 5.4 baseline

+2.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

13.6 during vs 4.4 baseline

+9.2

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

100.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+100.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Maryland 1951

10-0SRS 25.9

Biggest Improvement

Maryland 1951

10-018.0 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Unavailable

Best Defensive Season

Unavailable

Setbacks

Worst Season

North Carolina 1956

2-7-1SRS -0.7

Biggest Drop

North Carolina 1956

2-7-1-19.0 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

North Carolina19581064060.0%#1011.0+0.10.0%
North Carolina19571064060.0%10.9+11.6+35.0%
North Carolina19561027125.0%-0.7-19.0-65.9%
Maryland195511101090.9%#5#318.3-2.0+15.9%
Maryland19541072175.0%#3#820.3-3.5-15.9%
Maryland195311101090.9%#9#123.8+1.3+13.1%
Maryland1952972077.8%#2#1322.5-3.4-22.2%
Maryland1951101000100.0%#16#325.9+18.0+25.0%
Maryland19501072175.0%#157.9-10.0-15.0%
Maryland19491091090.0%#1417.9+10.1+30.0%
Maryland19481064060.0%7.8-1.6-12.7%
Maryland19471172272.7%9.4-4.20.0%
Oklahoma19461183072.7%#1413.6+6.1+6.1%
North Carolina1942952266.7%7.5

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