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Pat Jones

1984-1994Oklahoma State

One defining stop at Oklahoma State.

Pat Jones coached 11 seasons, won 50.8%, and posted an average SRS of 1.9. Best season: 1988 Oklahoma State. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

62-60-3

Career Win %

50.8%

Seasons

11

Career Span

11 years

Average SRS

1.9

Peak SRS

17.4

Best Finish

#7

Consistency

19.2

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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Pat Jones
EliteStrongAverageLean
1984Actual season year • SRS range -9.8 to 17.41994

Active comparison point

Pat Jones1988

Selected

1988 Oklahoma State

Best season

10-2 • SRS 17.4 • SP Overall 21.0

Win %

83.3%

YoY SRS

+3.7

SP Off / Def

52.5 / 37.2

Finish

#11

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

Oklahoma State

1984-199411 seasons

Avg SRS 1.9 • Win % 50.8%

Longest Tenure

Oklahoma State • 11 seasons

Best Tenure

Oklahoma State • 1.9 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Oklahoma State • 50.8%

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.

Pat Jones sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Pat Jones sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Pat Jones

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 2.5

65th pct

Above average

Impact by School

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

Oklahoma State

1984-199462-60-3

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

Avg SRS 1.9Win % 50.8%

Avg wins

Higher is better

5.6 during vs 5.8 baseline

-0.2

Avg SRS

Higher is better

1.9 during vs 4.8 baseline

-2.8

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

2.5 during vs 5.8 baseline

-3.4

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

27.3% during vs 0.0% baseline

+27.3%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Oklahoma State 1988

10-2SRS 17.4

Biggest Improvement

Oklahoma State 1987

10-216.7 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Oklahoma State 1988

10-2SP Off 52.5

Best Defensive Season

Oklahoma State 1984

10-2SP Def 12.3

Setbacks

Worst Season

Oklahoma State 1991

0-10-1SRS -9.8

Biggest Drop

Oklahoma State 1989

4-7-24.9 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Oklahoma State19941137131.8%-3.7-5.119.324.5-1.7+4.5%
Oklahoma State19931138027.3%-2.0-6.718.224.5+2.6-13.6%
Oklahoma State19921146140.9%-4.6-5.119.825.0+5.2+36.4%
Oklahoma State19911101014.5%-9.8-10.317.727.4-8.1-31.8%
Oklahoma State19901147036.4%-1.7-3.228.531.7+5.80.0%
Oklahoma State19891147036.4%-7.5-8.726.734.1-24.9-47.0%
Oklahoma State198812102083.3%#1117.421.052.537.2+3.70.0%
Oklahoma State198712102083.3%#1113.716.039.826.6+16.7+28.8%
Oklahoma State19861165054.5%-3.0-3.718.522.1-10.8-12.1%
Oklahoma State19851284066.7%#167.811.928.817.5-6.8-16.7%
Oklahoma State198412102083.3%#714.621.232.912.3

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