Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Ben Martin
Ben Martin: 64th pct vs Bill Dooley: 59th 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.
Ben MartinBill Dooley
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Bill Dooley
Bill Dooley: 81st pct vs Ben Martin: 78th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Bill Dooley
Bill Dooley: 38th pct vs Ben Martin: 34th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Ben Martin vs Bill Dooley
Ben Martin: 0 titles vs Bill Dooley: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Bill Dooley
Bill Dooley: 26 seasons vs Ben Martin: 22 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Bill Dooley
Bill Dooley: 55.8% vs Ben Martin: 46.9%
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.
Bill Dooley has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeBill Dooley has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Ben Martin
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -3.5
46th pct
Mixed
Bill Dooley
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 2.1
65th 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.
Ben MartinBill Dooley
EliteStrongAverageLean
Ben Martin: 1958 Air ForceBill Dooley: 1978 Virginia TechBill Dooley: 1987 Wake Forest
1956Actual season year • SRS range -10.6 to 18.51992
Active comparison point
Ben Martin • 1969
1969 Air Force
Best season6-4 • SRS 17.0 • SP Overall —
Win %
60.0%
YoY SRS
+8.1
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bill Dooley
Nearest year 1969 • North Carolina
5-5 • SRS -0.7 • SP Overall —
Ben Martin holds a 17.7-point SRS edge at this point.
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Martin | |||||
| Virginia | 1956-1957 | 2 | 6-13-1 | -3.0 | 0.6 |
| Air Force | 1958-1977 | 20 | 96-103-9 | 2.3 | 17.0Longest stop |
| Bill Dooley | |||||
| North Carolina | 1967-1977 | 11 | 69-53-2 | 4.6 | 18.5Highest peak |
| Virginia Tech | 1978-1986 | 9 | 63-38-1 | 4.6 | 12.1 |
| Wake Forest | 1987-1992 | 6 | 29-36-2 | -1.9 | 5.7 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Ben Martin
102-116-10 • 46.9% • 22 seasons • 0 titles
64th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Air Force 1969
SRS 17.0
Worst Season
Air Force 1976
SRS -9.8
Biggest Improvement
Air Force 1958
14.2 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Bill Dooley
161-127-5 • 55.8% • 26 seasons • 0 titles
38th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
North Carolina 1977
SRS 18.5
Worst Season
Wake Forest 1991
SRS -10.6
Biggest Improvement
Wake Forest 1992
16.3 SRS