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Dave Kragthorpe

1985-1990Oregon State

One defining stop at Oregon State.

Dave Kragthorpe coached 6 seasons, won 26.9%, and posted an average SRS of -7.6. Best season: 1988 Oregon State. The profile was offense-first with a swing-heavy profile. One primary stop defined the run.

Career Record

17-48-2

Career Win %

26.9%

Seasons

6

Career Span

6 years

Average SRS

-7.6

Peak SRS

5.2

Best Finish

Consistency

37.7

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.

Dave Kragthorpe
EliteStrongAverageLean
1985Actual season year • SRS range -15.5 to 5.21990

Active comparison point

Dave Kragthorpe1988

Selected

1988 Oregon State

Best seasonBiggest improvement

4-6-1 • SRS 5.2 • SP Overall 10.8

Win %

40.9%

YoY SRS

+20.0

SP Off / Def

33.8 / 24.7

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

Oregon State

1985-19906 seasons

Avg SRS -7.6 • Win % 26.9%

Longest Tenure

Oregon State • 6 seasons

Best Tenure

Oregon State • -7.6 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Oregon State • 26.9%

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.

Dave Kragthorpe sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Dave Kragthorpe sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Dave Kragthorpe

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -7.7

33th pct

Lower end

Impact by School

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

Oregon State

1985-199017-48-2

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

Avg SRS -7.6Win % 26.9%

Avg wins

Higher is better

2.8 during vs 1.2 baseline

+1.6

Avg SRS

Higher is better

-7.6 during vs -13.5 baseline

+5.9

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

-7.7 during vs -17.9 baseline

+10.2

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline

+0.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Oregon State 1988

4-6-1SRS 5.2

Biggest Improvement

Oregon State 1988

4-6-120.0 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Oregon State 1988

4-6-1SP Off 33.8

Best Defensive Season

Oregon State 1988

4-6-1SP Def 24.7

Setbacks

Worst Season

Oregon State 1990

1-10SRS -15.5

Biggest Drop

Oregon State 1990

1-10-12.1 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Oregon State19901111009.1%-15.5-21.719.538.5-12.1-28.4%
Oregon State19891247137.5%-3.4-2.126.728.9-8.6-3.4%
Oregon State19881146140.9%5.210.833.824.7+20.0+22.7%
Oregon State19871129018.2%-14.8-13.329.339.1-10.6-9.1%
Oregon State19861138027.3%-4.2-6.219.525.7+8.70.0%
Oregon State19851138027.3%-12.9-13.622.934.3

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