Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Claude Gilbert
Claude Gilbert: 56th pct vs Gerry DiNardo: 47th 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.
Claude GilbertGerry DiNardo
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Gerry DiNardo
Gerry DiNardo: 76th pct vs Claude Gilbert: 66th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Claude Gilbert
Claude Gilbert: 27th pct vs Gerry DiNardo: 19th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Claude Gilbert vs Gerry DiNardo
Claude Gilbert: 0 titles vs Gerry DiNardo: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Claude Gilbert
Claude Gilbert: 17 seasons vs Gerry DiNardo: 14 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Claude Gilbert
Claude Gilbert: 63.6% vs Gerry DiNardo: 43.4%
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.
Claude Gilbert has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeClaude Gilbert has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Claude Gilbert
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 2.8
67th pct
Above average
Gerry DiNardo
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 0.5
59th pct
Above average
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.
Claude GilbertGerry DiNardo
EliteStrongAverageLean
Claude Gilbert: 1984 San José StateGerry DiNardo: 1995 LSUGerry DiNardo: 2002 Indiana
1973Actual season year • SRS range -17.0 to 16.22004
Active comparison point
Claude Gilbert • 1977
1977 San Diego State
Best season10-1 • SRS 11.7 • SP Overall 13.0
Win %
90.9%
YoY SRS
+15.3
SP Off / Def
34.9 / 23.2
Finish
#16
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Gerry DiNardo
Nearest year 1991 • Vanderbilt
5-6 • SRS -3.2 • SP Overall -4.0
Claude Gilbert holds a 14.9-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +10.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Gilbert | |||||
| San Diego State | 1973-1980 | 8 | 61-26-2 | 3.1 | 11.7Longest stop |
| San José State | 1984-1989 | 6 | 38-30-1 | -3.6 | 9.1 |
| Gerry DiNardo | |||||
| Vanderbilt | 1991-1994 | 4 | 18-26 | -2.8 | -0.2 |
| LSU | 1995-1999 | 5 | 33-24-1 | 8.9Best quality | 16.2Highest peak |
| Indiana | 2002-2004 | 3 | 8-27 | -10.7 | -4.4 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Claude Gilbert
99-56-3 • 63.6% • 14 seasons • 0 titles
56th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
San Diego State 1977
SRS 11.7
Worst Season
San José State 1985
SRS -17.0
Biggest Improvement
San José State 1986
26.1 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Gerry DiNardo
59-77-1 • 43.4% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
16.2 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
LSU 1997
SRS 16.2
Worst Season
Indiana 2003
SRS -14.4
Biggest Improvement
LSU 1995
15.4 SRS