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Bud Wilkinson

1947-1963Oklahoma

One defining stop at Oklahoma.

Bud Wilkinson coached 17 seasons, won 82.6%, and posted an average SRS of 19.2. Best season: 1956 Oklahoma. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

145-29-4

Career Win %

82.6%

Seasons

17

Career Span

17 years

Average SRS

19.2

Peak SRS

29.9

Best Finish

#1

Consistency

49.8

Higher = steadier

Career Arc

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Bud Wilkinson
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1947Actual season year • SRS range 6.5 to 29.91963

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Bud Wilkinson1956

Selected

1956 Oklahoma

Best season

10-0 • SRS 29.9 • SP Overall

Win %

100.0%

YoY SRS

+6.8

SP Off / Def

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Finish

#1

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

1947-196317 seasons

Avg SRS 19.2 • Win % 82.6%

Longest Tenure

Oklahoma • 17 seasons

Best Tenure

Oklahoma • 19.2 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Oklahoma • 82.6%

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

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Overall Strength

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Overall Strength

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Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bud Wilkinson

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Raw avg SP Overall:

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Impact by School

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

Oklahoma

1947-1963145-29-4

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

Avg SRS 19.2Win % 82.6%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.5 during vs 5.8 baseline

+2.7

Avg SRS

Higher is better

19.2 during vs 4.7 baseline

+14.5

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

during vs baseline

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

88.2% during vs 20.0% baseline

+68.2%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Oklahoma 1956

10-0SRS 29.9

Biggest Improvement

Oklahoma 1962

8-314.9 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Unavailable

Best Defensive Season

Unavailable

Setbacks

Worst Season

Oklahoma 1960

3-6-1SRS 6.5

Biggest Drop

Oklahoma 1959

7-3-10.6 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Oklahoma19631082080.0%#4#1016.2-6.5+7.3%
Oklahoma19621183072.7%#822.7+14.9+22.7%
Oklahoma19611055050.0%7.8+1.3+15.0%
Oklahoma19601036135.0%#106.5-7.7-35.0%
Oklahoma19591073070.0%#2#1514.2-10.6-20.9%
Oklahoma195811101090.9%#2#524.8+2.90.0%
Oklahoma195711101090.9%#1#421.9-8.0-9.1%
Oklahoma1956101000100.0%#1#129.9+6.80.0%
Oklahoma1955111100100.0%#2#123.1+4.50.0%
Oklahoma1954101000100.0%#2#318.6-1.8+13.6%
Oklahoma19531191186.4%#6#420.4-7.4+1.4%
Oklahoma19521081185.0%#4#427.8+8.3+5.0%
Oklahoma19511082080.0%#4#1019.5+0.6-10.9%
Oklahoma195011101090.9%#6#118.9-7.8-9.1%
Oklahoma1949111100100.0%#226.7+7.3+9.1%
Oklahoma194811101090.9%#519.4+11.5+15.9%
Oklahoma19471072175.0%#167.9

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