1983-1994 • Michigan State
One defining stop at Michigan State.
George Perles coached 12 seasons, won 54.0%, and posted an average SRS of 6.9. Best season: 1987 Michigan State. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stop defined the run.
Career Record
73-62-4
Career Win %
54.0%
Seasons
12
Career Span
12 years
Average SRS
6.9
Peak SRS
15.9
Best Finish
#8
Consistency
44.4
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
9-2-1 • SRS 15.9 • SP Overall 20.2
Win %
79.2%
YoY SRS
+6.1
SP Off / Def
29.9 / 10.8
Finish
#8
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.
Michigan State
1983-1994 • 12 seasons
Avg SRS 6.9 • Win % 54.0%
Longest Tenure
Michigan State • 12 seasons
Best Tenure
Michigan State • 6.9 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Michigan State • 54.0%
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.
George Perles sets the reference point in overall strength.
George Perles sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
George Perles
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 8.9
82th pct
Strong
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1983-1994 • 73-62-4
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 4.6 baseline
+1.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
6.9 during vs 6.7 baseline
+0.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
8.9 during vs 4.4 baseline
+4.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
25.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
+5.0%
High Points
Best Season
Michigan State 1987
9-2-1 • SRS 15.9
Biggest Improvement
Michigan State 1992
5-6 • 9.7 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Michigan State 1994
5-6 • SP Off 35.6
Best Defensive Season
Michigan State 1987
9-2-1 • SP Def 10.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
Michigan State 1991
3-8 • SRS -7.3
Biggest Drop
Michigan State 1991
3-8 • -18.7 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Michigan State | 1994 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 10.2 | 12.2 | 35.6 | 25.2 | +3.7 | -4.5% |
| Michigan State | 1993 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 6.5 | 11.1 | 33.3 | 24.0 | +4.1 | +4.5% |
| Michigan State | 1992 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 2.4 | 5.7 | 29.9 | 25.6 | +9.7 | +18.2% |
| Michigan State | 1991 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | #20 | — | -7.3 | -9.5 | 19.5 | 28.2 | -18.7 | -43.6% |
| Michigan State | 1990 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | #23 | #16 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 32.6 | 21.1 | -3.6 | +4.2% |
| Michigan State | 1989 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | — | #16 | 15.0 | 19.8 | 35.2 | 17.0 | +2.3 | +12.5% |
| Michigan State | 1988 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 54.2% | #15 | — | 12.7 | 15.7 | 29.4 | 14.6 | -3.2 | -25.0% |
| Michigan State | 1987 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | — | #8 | 15.9 | 20.2 | 29.9 | 10.8 | +6.1 | +24.6% |
| Michigan State | 1986 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | #20 | — | 9.8 | 12.4 | 32.2 | 20.6 | +1.0 | -3.8% |
| Michigan State | 1985 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.3% | — | — | 8.8 | 12.8 | 29.9 | 17.8 | +7.3 | +8.3% |
| Michigan State | 1984 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | 1.5 | -1.1 | 18.8 | 19.8 | +5.4 | +9.1% |
| Michigan State | 1983 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 40.9% | — | — | -3.9 | -5.1 | 18.9 | 24.0 | — | — |
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