Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Jim Caldwell vs Kim Helton
Jim Caldwell: 27th pct vs Kim Helton: 26th 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.
Kim HeltonJim Caldwell
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Caldwell
Jim Caldwell: 52nd pct vs Kim Helton: 45th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Caldwell
Jim Caldwell: 27th pct vs Kim Helton: 19th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jim Caldwell vs Kim Helton
Jim Caldwell: 0 titles vs Kim Helton: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jim Caldwell vs Kim Helton
Jim Caldwell: 8 seasons vs Kim Helton: 7 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Kim Helton
Kim Helton: 31.4% vs Jim Caldwell: 29.2%
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.
Kim Helton has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeKim Helton has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Kim Helton
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -9.6
28th pct
Lower end
Jim Caldwell
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -11.7
23th 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.
Kim HeltonJim Caldwell
EliteStrongAverageLean
1993Actual season year • SRS range -23.6 to 6.52000
Active comparison point
Kim Helton • 1996
1996 Houston
Best seasonBiggest improvement7-5 • SRS 4.1 • SP Overall 7.5
Win %
58.3%
YoY SRS
+14.7
SP Off / Def
38.5 / 32.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jim Caldwell
Nearest year 1996 • Wake Forest
3-8 • SRS -16.2 • SP Overall -18.9
Kim Helton holds a 20.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +17.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Helton | |||||
| Houston | 1993-1999 | 7 | 24-53-1 | -8.8 | 4.1 |
| Jim Caldwell | |||||
| Wake Forest | 1993-2000 | 8 | 26-63 | -8.6 | 6.5Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Kim Helton
24-53-1 • 31.4% • 7 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Houston 1996
SRS 4.1
Worst Season
Houston 1994
SRS -23.6
Biggest Improvement
Houston 1996
14.7 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jim Caldwell
26-63 • 29.2% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
6.5 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Wake Forest 1999
SRS 6.5
Worst Season
Wake Forest 1994
SRS -19.0
Biggest Improvement
Wake Forest 1997
17.6 SRS