Career Quality
Decisive edgeEdge: Dick MacPherson
Dick MacPherson: 78th pct vs Bob Tyler: 61st 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.
Bob TylerDick MacPherson
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Dick MacPherson
Dick MacPherson: 81st pct vs Bob Tyler: 71st pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Bob Tyler
Bob Tyler: 62nd pct vs Dick MacPherson: 57th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bob Tyler vs Dick MacPherson
Bob Tyler: 0 titles vs Dick MacPherson: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Dick MacPherson vs Bob Tyler
Dick MacPherson: 10 seasons vs Bob Tyler: 9 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Dick MacPherson
Dick MacPherson: 58.6% vs Bob Tyler: 54.5%
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.
Bob Tyler has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeBob Tyler has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bob Tyler
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.4
88th pct
Elite
Dick MacPherson
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 7.7
80th 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.
Bob TylerDick MacPherson
EliteStrongAverageLean
Bob Tyler: 1981 North Texas
1973Actual season year • SRS range -5.1 to 18.11990
Active comparison point
Bob Tyler • 1974
1974 Mississippi State
Best seasonBiggest improvement9-3 • SRS 14.1 • SP Overall 20.8
Win %
75.0%
YoY SRS
+10.8
SP Off / Def
37.7 / 17.8
Finish
#17
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Dick MacPherson
Nearest year 1981 • Syracuse
4-6-1 • SRS 5.8 • SP Overall 8.6
Bob Tyler holds a 8.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +5.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Tyler | |||||
| Mississippi State | 1973-1978 | 6 | 39-25-3 | 9.2Best quality | 14.1 |
| North Texas | 1981-1981 | 1 | 2-9 | -5.1 | -5.1 |
| Dick MacPherson | |||||
| Syracuse | 1981-1990 | 10 | 66-46-4 | 7.1 | 18.1Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Bob Tyler
41-34-3 • 54.5% • 7 seasons • 0 titles
62nd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Mississippi State 1974
SRS 14.1
Worst Season
North Texas 1981
SRS -5.1
Biggest Improvement
Mississippi State 1974
10.8 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Dick MacPherson
66-46-4 • 58.6% • 10 seasons • 0 titles
78th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Syracuse 1987
SRS 18.1
Worst Season
Syracuse 1982
SRS -1.2
Biggest Improvement
Syracuse 1987
18.4 SRS