Career Quality
Decisive edgeEdge: Dick Tomey
Dick Tomey: 70th pct vs Potsy Clark: 48th pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Coaches Compare
Compare coach careers on the same scale.
See top-line edges, side-by-side profiles, overlaid career arcs, and school-stop comparisons in one matchup view.
Dick TomeyPotsy Clark
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Dick Tomey
Dick Tomey: 79th pct vs Potsy Clark: 68th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Potsy Clark
Potsy Clark: 30th pct vs Dick Tomey: 15th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dick Tomey vs Potsy Clark
Dick Tomey: 0 titles vs Potsy Clark: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Dick Tomey
Dick Tomey: 33 seasons vs Potsy Clark: 28 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Dick Tomey
Dick Tomey: 55.7% vs Potsy Clark: 43.1%
Raw career win rate, not a normalized score.
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.
Dick Tomey sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeDick Tomey sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dick Tomey
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 3.3
68th pct
Above average
Potsy Clark
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
Insufficient sample
Career Arc Overlay
Overlay the same SRS scale to compare where each career climbed faster, held steadier, peaked higher, or dipped harder.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Dick TomeyPotsy Clark
EliteStrongAverageLean
Dick Tomey: 1987 ArizonaDick Tomey: 2005 San José StatePotsy Clark: 1945 Nebraska
1921Actual season year • SRS range -21.2 to 17.42009
Active comparison point
Dick Tomey • 1993
1993 Arizona
Best season10-2 • SRS 17.4 • SP Overall 18.2
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+3.0
SP Off / Def
30.8 / 14.0
Finish
#10
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Potsy Clark
Nearest year 1948 • Nebraska
2-8 • SRS -10.9 • SP Overall —
Dick Tomey holds a 28.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Tomey | |||||
| Hawai'i | 1977-1986 | 10 | 63-46-3 | -0.1 | 13.4 |
| Arizona | 1987-2000 | 14 | 95-64-4 | 8.0Best quality | 17.4Highest peak |
| San José State | 2005-2009 | 5 | 25-35 | -13.7 | -2.2 |
| Potsy Clark | |||||
| Kansas | 1921-1925 | 5 | 16-17-6 | 6.3 | 12.9 |
| Nebraska | 1945-1948 | 2 | 6-13 | -10.3 | -9.7 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Dick Tomey
183-145-7 • 55.7% • 29 seasons • 0 titles
70th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Arizona 1993
SRS 17.4
Worst Season
San José State 2009
SRS -21.2
Biggest Improvement
San José State 2006
17.7 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Potsy Clark
22-30-6 • 43.1% • 7 seasons • 0 titles
30th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Kansas 1923
SRS 12.9
Worst Season
Nebraska 1948
SRS -10.9
Biggest Improvement
Kansas 1923
6.8 SRS