Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: John Outland
John Outland: 36th pct vs Ray Alborn: 24th 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.
Ray AlbornJohn Outland
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Ray Alborn
Ray Alborn: 45th pct vs John Outland: 38th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Ray Alborn
Ray Alborn: 24th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: John Outland vs Ray Alborn
John Outland: 0 titles vs Ray Alborn: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Ray Alborn vs John Outland
Ray Alborn: 6 seasons vs John Outland: 5 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: John Outland
John Outland: 55.0% vs Ray Alborn: 19.7%
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.
Ray Alborn sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeRay Alborn sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Ray Alborn
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -11.6
23th pct
Lower end
John Outland
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.
Ray AlbornJohn Outland
EliteStrongAverageLean
John Outland: 1905 Washburn
1901Actual season year • SRS range -21.8 to 4.41983
Active comparison point
Ray Alborn • 1980
1980 Rice
Best seasonBiggest improvement5-6 • SRS 4.4 • SP Overall 0.4
Win %
45.5%
YoY SRS
+12.0
SP Off / Def
21.3 / 20.9
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
John Outland
Nearest year 1905 • Washburn
7-3 • SRS 1.3 • SP Overall —
Ray Alborn holds a 3.1-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Alborn | |||||
| Rice | 1978-1983 | 6 | 13-53 | -8.1 | 4.4Highest peak |
| John Outland | |||||
| Kansas | 1901-1901 | 1 | 3-5-2 | -17.4 | -17.4 |
| Washburn | 1905-1905 | 1 | 7-3 | 1.3Best quality | 1.3 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Ray Alborn
13-53 • 19.7% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
4.4 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Rice 1980
SRS 4.4
Worst Season
Rice 1983
SRS -21.8
Biggest Improvement
Rice 1980
12.0 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →John Outland
10-8-2 • 55.0% • 2 seasons • 0 titles
36th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Washburn 1905
SRS 1.3
Worst Season
Kansas 1901
SRS -17.4
Biggest Improvement
Washburn 1905
18.7 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.