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Paul Chryst

2012-2022Pittsburgh, Wisconsin

2 schools coached, anchored by Wisconsin.

Paul Chryst coached 11 seasons, won 65.6%, and posted an average SRS of 11.2. Best season: 2017 Wisconsin. The profile was balanced with a swing-heavy profile. 2 stops shaped the career arc.

Career Record

86-45

Career Win %

65.6%

Seasons

11

Career Span

11 years

Average SRS

11.2

Peak SRS

24.7

Best Finish

#7

Consistency

47.3

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.

Paul Chryst
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Paul Chryst: 2015 Wisconsin
2012Actual season year • SRS range 2.6 to 24.72022

Active comparison point

Paul Chryst2017

Selected

2017 Wisconsin

Best season

13-1 • SRS 24.7 • SP Overall 26.8

Win %

92.9%

YoY SRS

+6.8

SP Off / Def

37.4 / 11.6

Finish

#7

Comparison context

Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.

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

Wisconsin

2015-20228 seasons

Avg SRS 13.8 • Win % 72.0%

Pittsburgh

2012-20143 seasons

Avg SRS 4.2 • Win % 50.0%

Longest Tenure

Wisconsin • 8 seasons

Best Tenure

Wisconsin • 13.8 SRS

Best Tenure Win %

Wisconsin • 72.0%

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.

Paul Chryst sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Paul Chryst sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Paul Chryst

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Raw avg SP Overall: 16.2

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Impact by School

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

Wisconsin

2015-202267-26

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

Avg SRS 13.8Win % 72.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

8.4 during vs 8.1 baseline

+0.3

Avg SRS

Higher is better

13.8 during vs 16.9 baseline

-3.1

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

18.6 during vs 21.4 baseline

-2.8

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

50.0% during vs 80.0% baseline

-30.0%

Pittsburgh

2012-201419-19

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

Avg SRS 4.2Win % 50.0%

Avg wins

Higher is better

6.3 during vs 6.8 baseline

-0.5

Avg SRS

Higher is better

4.2 during vs 6.9 baseline

-2.7

Avg SP Overall

Higher is better

9.7 during vs 10.3 baseline

-0.5

Ranked finish rate

Higher is better

0.0% during vs 20.0% baseline

-20.0%

Career Highs and Lows

High Points

Best Season

Wisconsin 2017

13-1SRS 24.7

Biggest Improvement

Wisconsin 2019

10-411.1 SRS

Best Offensive Season

Wisconsin 2018

8-5SP Off 39.3

Best Defensive Season

Wisconsin 2021

9-4SP Def 10.8

Setbacks

Worst Season

Pittsburgh 2013

7-6SRS 2.6

Biggest Drop

Wisconsin 2018

8-5-15.9 SRS

Season-by-Season Results

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

Wisconsin2022523040.0%#185.48.325.717.1-8.6-29.2%
Wisconsin20211394069.2%#1214.020.129.810.8+4.5+12.1%
Wisconsin2020743057.1%#129.526.538.712.2-10.4-14.3%
Wisconsin201914104071.4%#19#1119.920.337.716.4+11.1+9.9%
Wisconsin20181385061.5%#48.815.539.321.6-15.9-31.3%
Wisconsin201714131092.9%#9#724.726.837.411.6+6.8+14.3%
Wisconsin201614113078.6%#917.916.130.514.8+7.9+1.7%
Wisconsin201513103076.9%#20#2110.015.127.012.4+7.2+26.9%
Pittsburgh20141266050.0%2.814.137.425.3+0.2-3.9%
Pittsburgh20131376053.8%2.69.432.922.3-4.5+7.7%
Pittsburgh20121367046.2%7.15.727.521.5

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