Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Jerry Claiborne vs Hayden Fry
Jerry Claiborne: 78th pct vs Hayden Fry: 76th 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.
Hayden FryJerry Claiborne
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Jerry Claiborne
Jerry Claiborne: 88th pct vs Hayden Fry: 80th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Jerry Claiborne
Jerry Claiborne: 31st pct vs Hayden Fry: 28th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Hayden Fry vs Jerry Claiborne
Hayden Fry: 0 titles vs Jerry Claiborne: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Decisive edgeEdge: Hayden Fry
Hayden Fry: 37 seasons vs Jerry Claiborne: 29 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Jerry Claiborne
Jerry Claiborne: 59.2% vs Hayden Fry: 56.0%
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.
Jerry Claiborne has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeJerry Claiborne has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Hayden Fry
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 6.8
77th pct
Strong
Jerry Claiborne
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 9.1
83th pct
Strong
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.
Hayden FryJerry Claiborne
EliteStrongAverageLean
Hayden Fry: 1973 North TexasHayden Fry: 1979 IowaJerry Claiborne: 1972 MarylandJerry Claiborne: 1982 Kentucky
1961Actual season year • SRS range -17.1 to 21.71998
Active comparison point
Hayden Fry • 1985
1985 Iowa
Best season10-2 • SRS 17.7 • SP Overall 22.7
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+4.7
SP Off / Def
41.7 / 21.1
Finish
#10
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jerry Claiborne
Nearest year 1985 • Kentucky
5-6 • SRS 2.8 • SP Overall 4.6
Hayden Fry holds a 14.9-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +17.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Fry | |||||
| SMU | 1962-1972 | 11 | 49-66-1 | 6.2 | 17.1 |
| North Texas | 1973-1978 | 6 | 38-25-3 | -0.9 | 12.6 |
| Iowa | 1979-1998 | 20 | 143-89-6 | 8.2 | 17.7Longest stop |
| Jerry Claiborne | |||||
| Virginia Tech | 1961-1970 | 10 | 61-39-2 | 0.5 | 9.3 |
| Maryland | 1972-1981 | 10 | 77-37-3 | 13.5Best quality | 21.7Highest peak |
| Kentucky | 1982-1989 | 8 | 41-46-3 | 3.1 | 8.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Longer run
Full profile →Hayden Fry
230-180-10 • 56.0% • 37 seasons • 0 titles
37 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Iowa 1985
SRS 17.7
Worst Season
North Texas 1973
SRS -17.1
Biggest Improvement
SMU 1968
20.0 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jerry Claiborne
179-122-8 • 59.2% • 28 seasons • 0 titles
21.7 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Maryland 1974
SRS 21.7
Worst Season
Virginia Tech 1970
SRS -10.1
Biggest Improvement
Maryland 1973
15.1 SRS