1973-1988 • East Carolina, Furman, The Citadel
3 schools coached, anchored by Furman.
Art Baker coached 13 seasons, won 46.5%, and posted an average SRS of -6.6. Best season: 1976 Furman. The profile was defense-first with a mostly steady profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
64-74-5
Career Win %
46.5%
Seasons
13
Career Span
16 years
Average SRS
-6.6
Peak SRS
3.1
Best Finish
—
Consistency
73.8
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
6-4-1 • SRS 3.1 • SP Overall 10.2
Win %
59.1%
YoY SRS
+13.4
SP Off / Def
21.8 / 11.8
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.
East Carolina
1985-1988 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS -4.4 • Win % 27.3%
The Citadel
1978-1981 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS -7.7 • Win % 58.0%
Furman
1973-1977 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -7.4 • Win % 52.7%
Longest Tenure
Furman • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
East Carolina • -4.4 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
The Citadel • 58.0%
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.
Art Baker sets the reference point in overall strength.
Art Baker sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Art Baker
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -6.1
38th pct
Lower end
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1985-1988 • 12-32
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
3.0 during vs 5.2 baseline
-2.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-4.4 during vs -2.1 baseline
-2.4
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-6.0 during vs -1.4 baseline
-4.7
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline
-20.0%
1978-1981 • 25-18-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.3 during vs 4.8 baseline
+1.4
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-7.7 during vs -10.4 baseline
+2.7
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-4.3 during vs -10.2 baseline
+5.8
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1973-1977 • 27-24-4
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 3.4 baseline
+2.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-7.4 during vs -27.0 baseline
+19.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-7.5 during vs -20.0 baseline
+12.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
High Points
Best Season
Furman 1976
6-4-1 • SRS 3.1
Biggest Improvement
Furman 1976
6-4-1 • 13.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
East Carolina 1988
3-8 • SP Off 32.4
Best Defensive Season
Furman 1976
6-4-1 • SP Def 11.8
Setbacks
Worst Season
Furman 1974
5-6 • SRS -13.6
Biggest Drop
Furman 1977
4-5-2 • -12.5 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| East Carolina | 1988 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27.3% | — | — | -1.1 | -1.2 | 32.4 | 33.9 | -0.9 | -18.2% |
| East Carolina | 1987 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -0.2 | -0.9 | 32.1 | 33.3 | +9.0 | +27.3% |
| East Carolina | 1986 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -9.2 | -10.0 | 25.2 | 33.9 | -2.0 | 0.0% |
| East Carolina | 1985 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -7.2 | -12.1 | 18.6 | 29.7 | +3.4 | -50.0% |
| The Citadel | 1981 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 68.2% | — | — | -10.6 | -2.0 | 19.9 | 22.0 | -11.0 | +4.5% |
| The Citadel | 1980 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | 0.4 | 7.4 | 28.6 | 22.4 | +10.1 | +9.1% |
| The Citadel | 1979 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -9.7 | -11.7 | 23.4 | 33.5 | +1.3 | +9.1% |
| The Citadel | 1978 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -11.0 | -11.1 | 18.7 | 28.9 | -1.6 | 0.0% |
| Furman | 1977 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 45.5% | — | — | -9.4 | -17.2 | 16.4 | 33.1 | -12.5 | -13.6% |
| Furman | 1976 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 59.1% | — | — | 3.1 | 10.2 | 21.8 | 11.8 | +13.4 | +9.1% |
| Furman | 1975 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -10.3 | -10.6 | 15.1 | 25.4 | +3.3 | +4.5% |
| Furman | 1974 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -13.6 | -17.2 | 6.3 | 21.0 | -6.8 | -18.2% |
| Furman | 1973 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6% | — | — | -6.8 | -2.5 | 19.3 | 22.0 | — | — |
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