Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: George Sauer
George Sauer: 81st pct vs Walter Steffen: 72nd 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.
George SauerWalter Steffen
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Walter Steffen
Walter Steffen: 93rd pct vs George Sauer: 83rd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: George Sauer
George Sauer: 54th pct vs Walter Steffen: 41st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: George Sauer vs Walter Steffen
George Sauer: 0 titles vs Walter Steffen: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Walter Steffen vs George Sauer
Walter Steffen: 11 seasons vs George Sauer: 10 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Walter Steffen
Walter Steffen: 61.9% vs George Sauer: 59.4%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
George Sauer
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Walter Steffen
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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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.
George SauerWalter Steffen
EliteStrongAverageLean
George Sauer: 1948 NavyGeorge Sauer: 1950 Baylor
1922Actual season year • SRS range -0.9 to 25.51955
Active comparison point
George Sauer • 1951
1951 Baylor
Best season8-2-1 • SRS 19.5 • SP Overall —
Win %
77.3%
YoY SRS
+4.2
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#9
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Walter Steffen
Nearest year 1932 • Carnegie Mellon
4-3-2 • SRS 4.3 • SP Overall —
George Sauer holds a 15.2-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Sauer | |||||
| Kansas | 1946-1947 | 2 | 15-3-3 | 4.5 | 9.7 |
| Navy | 1948-1949 | 2 | 3-13-2 | 2.0 | 4.7 |
| Baylor | 1950-1955 | 6 | 38-21-3 | 13.1Best quality | 19.5 |
| Walter Steffen | |||||
| Carnegie Mellon | 1922-1932 | 11 | 56-33-8 | 9.2 | 25.5Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →George Sauer
56-37-8 • 59.4% • 10 seasons • 0 titles
54th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Baylor 1951
SRS 19.5
Worst Season
Kansas 1946
SRS -0.8
Biggest Improvement
Baylor 1950
10.6 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Walter Steffen
56-33-8 • 61.9% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
25.5 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Carnegie Mellon 1926
SRS 25.5
Worst Season
Carnegie Mellon 1927
SRS -0.9
Biggest Improvement
Carnegie Mellon 1926
22.7 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.