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Dick Anderson

1984-1989Rutgers

One defining stop at Rutgers.

Dick Anderson coached 6 seasons, won 44.6%, and posted an average SRS of 0.4. Best season: 1984 Rutgers. The profile was defense-first with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

27-34-4

Career Win %

44.6%

Seasons

6

Career Span

6 years

Average SRS

0.4

Peak SRS

8.7

Best Finish

Consistency

52.5

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Dick Anderson
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1984Actual season year • SRS range -10.0 to 8.71989

Active comparison point

Dick Anderson1984

Selected

1984 Rutgers

Best season

7-3 • SRS 8.7 • SP Overall 9.8

Win %

70.0%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

27.5 / 18.4

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

Rutgers

1984-19896 seasons

Avg SRS 0.4 • Win % 44.6%

Longest Tenure

Rutgers • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

Rutgers • 0.4 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Rutgers • 44.6%

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.

Dick Anderson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Dick Anderson sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Dick Anderson

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: -0.1

56th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

Rutgers

1984-198927-34-4

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

Avg SRS 0.4Win % 44.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

4.5 during vs 5.6 baseline

-1.1

Avg SRS

Higher is better

0.4 during vs -1.6 baseline

+2.0

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-0.1 during vs -1.2 baseline

+1.1

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Rutgers 1984

7-3SRS 8.7

Biggest Improvement

Rutgers 1986

5-5-110.6 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Rutgers 1988

5-6SP Off 29.8

Best Defensive Season

Rutgers 1984

7-3SP Def 18.4

Setbacks

Worst Season

Rutgers 1989

2-7-2SRS -10.0

Biggest Drop

Rutgers 1989

2-7-2-14.7 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Rutgers19891127227.3%-10.0-14.525.236.8-14.7-18.2%
Rutgers19881156045.5%4.73.729.827.4+4.7-9.1%
Rutgers19871165054.5%0.0-0.420.320.5-4.9+4.5%
Rutgers19861155150.0%4.96.825.219.4+10.6+27.3%
Rutgers19851128122.7%-5.7-6.119.525.4-14.4-47.3%
Rutgers19841073070.0%8.79.827.518.4

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