Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Dana Dimel
Dana Dimel: 25th pct vs Kevin Steele: 21st 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.
Dana DimelKevin Steele
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Kevin Steele
Kevin Steele: 56th pct vs Dana Dimel: 48th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Dana Dimel
Dana Dimel: 15th pct vs Kevin Steele: 10th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dana Dimel vs Kevin Steele
Dana Dimel: 0 titles vs Kevin Steele: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Dana Dimel
Dana Dimel: 27 seasons vs Kevin Steele: 22 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Dana Dimel
Dana Dimel: 36.2% vs Kevin Steele: 19.6%
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.
Dana Dimel and Kevin Steele look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarDana Dimel and Kevin Steele look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dana Dimel
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -10.2
27th pct
Lower end
Kevin Steele
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -11.3
24th pct
Lower end
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.
Dana DimelKevin Steele
EliteStrongAverageLean
Dana Dimel: 2000 HoustonDana Dimel: 2018 UTEPKevin Steele: 2020 Auburn
1997Actual season year • SRS range -28.1 to 7.92023
Active comparison point
Dana Dimel • 1997
1997 Wyoming
Best season7-6 • SRS 5.3 • SP Overall 8.9
Win %
53.8%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
29.4 / 21.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Kevin Steele
Nearest year 1999 • Baylor
1-10 • SRS -21.4 • SP Overall -23.8
Dana Dimel holds a 26.7-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +9.9 SP offense
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Dimel | |||||
| Wyoming | 1997-1999 | 3 | 22-13 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| Houston | 2000-2002 | 3 | 8-26 | -14.5 | -10.0 |
| UTEP | 2018-2023 | 6 | 20-49 | -16.9 | -6.7Longest stop |
| Kevin Steele | |||||
| Baylor | 1999-2002 | 4 | 9-36 | -17.6 | -13.0 |
| Auburn | 2020-2020 | 1 | 0-1 | 7.9Best quality | 7.9Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Longer run
Full profile →Dana Dimel
50-88 • 36.2% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
27 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Wyoming 1997
SRS 5.3
Worst Season
UTEP 2019
SRS -28.1
Biggest Improvement
UTEP 2020
10.9 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Kevin Steele
9-37 • 19.6% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
7.9 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Auburn 2020
SRS 7.9
Worst Season
Baylor 1999
SRS -21.4
Biggest Improvement
Auburn 2020
27.1 SRS