Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Tom Alley vs Don Lawrence
Tom Alley: 25th pct vs Don Lawrence: 23rd 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.
Don LawrenceTom Alley
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Don Lawrence vs Tom Alley
Don Lawrence: 22nd pct vs Tom Alley: 20th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Don Lawrence
Don Lawrence: 99th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Don Lawrence vs Tom Alley
Don Lawrence: 0 titles vs Tom Alley: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Don Lawrence vs Tom Alley
Don Lawrence: 3 seasons vs Tom Alley: 2 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Tom Alley
Tom Alley: 40.9% vs Don Lawrence: 33.3%
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.
Tom Alley has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeTom Alley has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Don Lawrence
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -13.7
18th pct
Lower end
Tom Alley
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -5.4
40th pct
Mixed
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.
Don LawrenceTom Alley
EliteStrongAverageLean
1971Actual season year • SRS range -9.1 to -6.11974
Active comparison point
Don Lawrence • 1972
1972 Virginia
Best seasonBiggest improvement4-7 • SRS -6.1 • SP Overall -9.0
Win %
36.4%
YoY SRS
+2.7
SP Off / Def
22.5 / 30.5
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Tom Alley
Nearest year 1973 • Louisville
5-6 • SRS -7.3 • SP Overall 0.0
Don Lawrence holds a 1.2-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +5.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Lawrence | |||||
| Virginia | 1971-1973 | 3 | 11-22 | -7.9 | -6.1Highest peak |
| Tom Alley | |||||
| Louisville | 1973-1974 | 2 | 9-13 | -8.2 | -7.3 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Don Lawrence
11-22 • 33.3% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
99th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Virginia 1972
SRS -6.1
Worst Season
Virginia 1971
SRS -8.8
Biggest Improvement
Virginia 1972
2.7 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Tom Alley
9-13 • 40.9% • 2 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Louisville 1973
SRS -7.3
Worst Season
Louisville 1974
SRS -9.1
Biggest Improvement
Louisville 1974
-1.8 SRS