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John Bateman

1960-1972Rutgers

One defining stop at Rutgers.

John Bateman coached 13 seasons, won 58.9%, and posted an average SRS of -14.3. Best season: 1960 Rutgers. The profile was defense-first with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

73-51

Career Win %

58.9%

Seasons

13

Career Span

13 years

Average SRS

-14.3

Peak SRS

0.9

Best Finish

#15

Consistency

22.9

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.

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John Bateman
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1960Actual season year • SRS range -27.1 to 0.91972

Active comparison point

John Bateman1960

Selected

1960 Rutgers

Best season

8-1 • SRS 0.9 • SP Overall

Win %

88.9%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

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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

1960-197213 seasons

Avg SRS -14.3 • Win % 58.9%

Longest Tenure

Rutgers • 13 seasons

Best Tenure

Rutgers • -14.3 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Rutgers • 58.9%

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.

John Bateman sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

John Bateman sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

John Bateman

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -8.4

32th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Rutgers

1960-197273-51

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

Avg SRS -14.3Win % 58.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.6 during vs 5.0 baseline

+0.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-14.3 during vs -17.4 baseline

+3.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-8.4 during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

7.7% during vs 20.0% baseline

-12.3%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Rutgers 1960

8-1SRS 0.9

Biggest Improvement

Rutgers 1968

8-213.3 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Rutgers 1971

4-7SP Off 25.2

Best Defensive Season

Rutgers 1971

4-7SP Def 25.7

Setbacks

Worst Season

Rutgers 1970

5-5SRS -27.1

Biggest Drop

Rutgers 1970

5-5-25.5 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Rutgers19721174063.6%-7.5-4.521.926.3+8.0+27.3%
Rutgers19711147036.4%-15.5-0.425.225.7+11.6-13.6%
Rutgers19701055050.0%-27.1-20.218.937.2-25.5-16.7%
Rutgers1969963066.7%-1.6+7.4-13.3%
Rutgers19681082080.0%-9.0+13.3+35.6%
Rutgers1967945044.4%-22.3-6.4-11.1%
Rutgers1966954055.6%-15.9+4.9+22.2%
Rutgers1965936033.3%-20.8-6.2-33.3%
Rutgers1964963066.7%-14.6+5.9+33.3%
Rutgers1963936033.3%-20.5+5.8-16.7%
Rutgers19621055050.0%-26.3-20.7-50.0%
Rutgers19619900100.0%#15-5.6-6.5+11.1%
Rutgers1960981088.9%0.9

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