1920-1947 • Missouri, Purdue, Saint Mary's (CA), Washington
4 schools coached, anchored by Washington.
James Phelan coached 27 seasons, won 61.6%, and posted an average SRS of 7.3. Best season: 1929 Purdue. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
136-82-14
Career Win %
61.6%
Seasons
27
Career Span
28 years
Average SRS
7.3
Peak SRS
21.2
Best Finish
#5
Consistency
31.6
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
8-0 • SRS 21.2 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+6.8
SP Off / Def
— / —
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.
Saint Mary's (CA)
1942-1947 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -0.5 • Win % 53.4%
Washington
1930-1941 • 12 seasons
Avg SRS 10.3 • Win % 62.7%
Purdue
1922-1929 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS 7.9 • Win % 60.5%
Missouri
1920-1921 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS 6.0 • Win % 81.3%
Longest Tenure
Washington • 12 seasons
Best Tenure
Washington • 10.3 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Missouri • 81.3%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Not enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
James Phelan
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1942-1947 • 23-20-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (3 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.6 during vs 4.3 baseline
+0.3
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-0.5 during vs 5.9 baseline
-6.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
20.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+20.0%
1930-1941 • 65-37-8
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
5.4 during vs 7.4 baseline
-2.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
10.3 during vs 10.0 baseline
+0.3
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
16.7% during vs 0.0% baseline
+16.7%
1922-1929 • 35-22-5
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
4.4 during vs 2.2 baseline
+2.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
7.9 during vs 2.5 baseline
+5.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1920-1921 • 13-3
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (4 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.5 during vs 4.0 baseline
+2.5
Avg SRS
Higher is better
6.0 during vs -2.0 baseline
+7.9
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Purdue 1929
8-0 • SRS 21.2
Biggest Improvement
Washington 1940
7-2 • 20.3 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Unavailable
Best Defensive Season
Unavailable
Setbacks
Worst Season
Saint Mary's (CA) 1947
3-7 • SRS -15.9
Biggest Drop
Washington 1930
5-4 • -21.1 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Saint Mary's (CA) | 1947 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | — | — | -15.9 | — | — | — | -16.1 | -36.7% |
| Saint Mary's (CA) | 1946 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.7% | — | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | -9.8 | -8.3% |
| Saint Mary's (CA) | 1945 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% | — | #7 | 10.0 | — | — | — | +8.4 | +46.4% |
| Saint Mary's (CA) | 1943 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.6% | — | — | 1.6 | — | — | — | +0.1 | -36.4% |
| Saint Mary's (CA) | 1942 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | — | 1.5 | — | — | — | -10.4 | +9.4% |
| Washington | 1941 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | 11.9 | — | — | — | -7.1 | -22.2% |
| Washington | 1940 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.8% | — | #10 | 19.0 | — | — | — | +20.3 | +33.3% |
| Washington | 1939 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.4% | — | — | -1.3 | — | — | — | -6.6 | +5.6% |
| Washington | 1938 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 38.9% | — | — | 5.3 | — | — | — | -3.3 | -33.8% |
| Washington | 1937 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 72.7% | — | — | 8.6 | — | — | — | -6.2 | -2.3% |
| Washington | 1936 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 75.0% | — | #5 | 14.8 | — | — | — | +1.2 | +12.5% |
| Washington | 1935 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.5% | — | — | 13.6 | — | — | — | +5.9 | -18.8% |
| Washington | 1934 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 81.3% | — | — | 7.7 | — | — | — | -3.5 | +25.7% |
| Washington | 1933 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | 11.2 | — | — | — | -5.5 | -14.4% |
| Washington | 1932 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 70.0% | — | — | 16.7 | — | — | — | +0.3 | +8.9% |
| Washington | 1931 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 61.1% | — | — | 16.4 | — | — | — | +16.3 | +5.6% |
| Washington | 1930 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | -21.1 | -44.4% |
| Purdue | 1929 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | — | — | 21.2 | — | — | — | +6.8 | +31.3% |
| Purdue | 1928 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 68.8% | — | — | 14.4 | — | — | — | +3.4 | -6.3% |
| Purdue | 1927 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 11.0 | — | — | — | +3.2 | +6.3% |
| Purdue | 1926 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 68.8% | — | — | 7.8 | — | — | — | +2.9 | +25.0% |
| Purdue | 1925 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 43.8% | — | — | 4.9 | — | — | — | -3.6 | -27.7% |
| Purdue | 1924 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.4% | — | — | 8.5 | — | — | — | +11.6 | +40.2% |
| Purdue | 1923 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 31.3% | — | — | -3.1 | — | — | — | -1.3 | +9.8% |
| Purdue | 1922 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 21.4% | — | — | -1.8 | — | — | — | -10.2 | -53.6% |
| Missouri | 1921 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | +4.9 | -12.5% |
| Missouri | 1920 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.5% | — | — | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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