Holy Cross
1971-1975 • 20-31-2
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS -15.5Win % 39.6%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
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Longevity CoachDefense-First
Edward Doherty
1947-1975 • Arizona, Arizona State, Holy Cross, Xavier
4 schools coached, anchored by Holy Cross.
Edward Doherty coached 14 seasons, won 45.2%, and posted an average SRS of -15.6. Best season: 1950 Arizona State. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. 4 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
64-78-3
Career Win %
45.2%
Seasons
14
Career Span
29 years
Average SRS
-15.6
Peak SRS
3.6
Best Finish
—
Consistency
52.0
Higher = steadier
Career Arc
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.
Edward Doherty
EliteStrongAverageLean
Edward Doherty: 1957 ArizonaEdward Doherty: 1959 XavierEdward Doherty: 1971 Holy Cross
1947Actual season year • SRS range -21.8 to 3.61975
Active comparison point
Edward Doherty • 1950
1950 Arizona State
Best seasonBiggest improvement9-2 • SRS 3.6 • SP Overall —
Win %
81.8%
YoY SRS
+16.1
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
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
Holy Cross
1971-1975 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS -15.5 • Win % 39.6%
Xavier
1959-1961 • 3 seasons
Avg SRS -16.1 • Win % 50.0%
Arizona
1957-1958 • 2 seasons
Avg SRS -21.8 • Win % 22.5%
Arizona State
1947-1950 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS -12.2 • Win % 59.5%
Longest Tenure
Holy Cross • 5 seasons
Best Tenure
Arizona State • -12.2 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Arizona State • 59.5%
Style and Strength Profile
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.
Overall Strength
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Edward Doherty sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeEdward Doherty sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Edward Doherty
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.9
30th pct
Lower end
Impact by School
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
Xavier
1959-1961 • 15-15
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS -16.1Win % 50.0%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
Arizona
1957-1958 • 4-15-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS -21.8Win % 22.5%
Avg wins
Higher is better
2.0 during vs 5.2 baseline
-3.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-21.8 during vs -3.2 baseline
-18.6
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
— during vs — baseline
—
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
Arizona State
1947-1950 • 25-17
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-tenure seasons for this program.
Avg SRS -12.2Win % 59.5%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
Career Highs and Lows
High Points
Best Season
Arizona State 1950
9-2 • SRS 3.6
Biggest Improvement
Arizona State 1950
9-2 • 16.1 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Holy Cross 1971
4-6 • SP Off 25.2
Best Defensive Season
Holy Cross 1974
5-5-1 • SP Def 23.5
Setbacks
Worst Season
Arizona 1957
1-8-1 • SRS -21.8
Biggest Drop
Arizona 1957
1-8-1 • -25.4 SRS
Season-by-Season Results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Holy Cross | 1975 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 9.1% | — | — | -20.8 | -16.4 | 12.7 | 29.0 | -7.2 | -40.9% |
| Holy Cross | 1974 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 50.0% | — | — | -13.6 | -4.5 | 19.0 | 23.5 | +2.3 | +4.5% |
| Holy Cross | 1973 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -15.9 | -14.4 | 17.9 | 31.1 | -5.8 | -9.6% |
| Holy Cross | 1972 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 55.0% | — | — | -10.1 | -7.4 | 18.6 | 25.7 | +6.9 | +15.0% |
| Holy Cross | 1971 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | -17.0 | -1.6 | 25.2 | 26.9 | -5.8 | -20.0% |
| Xavier | 1961 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | -11.2 | — | — | — | +9.2 | +10.0% |
| Xavier | 1960 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -20.4 | — | — | — | -3.6 | +10.0% |
| Xavier | 1959 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | — | — | -16.8 | — | — | — | +5.0 | +10.0% |
| Arizona | 1958 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30.0% | — | — | -21.8 | — | — | — | 0.0 | +15.0% |
| Arizona | 1957 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 15.0% | — | — | -21.8 | — | — | — | -25.4 | -66.8% |
| Arizona State | 1950 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | — | — | 3.6 | — | — | — | +16.1 | +11.8% |
| Arizona State | 1949 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | -12.5 | — | — | — | +8.3 | +20.0% |
| Arizona State | 1948 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.0% | — | — | -20.8 | — | — | — | -1.7 | +13.6% |
| Arizona State | 1947 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.4% | — | — | -19.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
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