Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Jack Mitchell
Jack Mitchell: 64th pct vs Jimmy Kitts: 59th 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.
Jimmy KittsJack Mitchell
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Jack Mitchell
Jack Mitchell: 88th pct vs Jimmy Kitts: 80th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Jimmy Kitts
Jimmy Kitts: 25th pct vs Jack Mitchell: 18th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jack Mitchell vs Jimmy Kitts
Jack Mitchell: 0 titles vs Jimmy Kitts: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jack Mitchell vs Jimmy Kitts
Jack Mitchell: 14 seasons vs Jimmy Kitts: 14 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Jack Mitchell
Jack Mitchell: 55.4% vs Jimmy Kitts: 52.1%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jimmy Kitts
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Jack Mitchell
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Raw avg SP Overall: —
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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.
Jimmy KittsJack Mitchell
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jimmy Kitts: 1941 Virginia TechJack Mitchell: 1955 ArkansasJack Mitchell: 1958 Kansas
1934Actual season year • SRS range -9.3 to 21.71966
Active comparison point
Jimmy Kitts • 1934
1934 Rice
Best season9-1-1 • SRS 17.7 • SP Overall —
Win %
86.4%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
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Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jack Mitchell
Nearest year 1953 • Wichita State
4-4-1 • SRS -8.1 • SP Overall —
Jimmy Kitts holds a 25.8-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Kitts | |||||
| Rice | 1934-1939 | 6 | 33-29-4 | 9.7 | 17.7 |
| Virginia Tech | 1941-1947 | 3 | 13-13-3 | -3.7 | 0.8 |
| Jack Mitchell | |||||
| Wichita State | 1953-1954 | 2 | 13-5-1 | -2.0 | 4.0 |
| Arkansas | 1955-1957 | 3 | 17-12-1 | 10.5 | 11.6 |
| Kansas | 1958-1966 | 9 | 44-42-5 | 7.2 | 21.7Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Jimmy Kitts
46-42-7 • 52.1% • 9 seasons • 0 titles
25th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Rice 1934
SRS 17.7
Worst Season
Virginia Tech 1941
SRS -9.3
Biggest Improvement
Virginia Tech 1946
10.1 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jack Mitchell
74-59-7 • 55.4% • 14 seasons • 0 titles
21.7 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Kansas 1960
SRS 21.7
Worst Season
Wichita State 1953
SRS -8.1
Biggest Improvement
Kansas 1960
12.7 SRS