Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Jim Sweeney vs David Cutcliffe
Jim Sweeney: 50th pct vs David Cutcliffe: 49th 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.
Jim SweeneyDavid Cutcliffe
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: David Cutcliffe vs Jim Sweeney
David Cutcliffe: 65th pct vs Jim Sweeney: 62nd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Jim Sweeney vs David Cutcliffe
Jim Sweeney: 54th pct vs David Cutcliffe: 51st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: David Cutcliffe vs Jim Sweeney
David Cutcliffe: 0 titles vs Jim Sweeney: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Jim Sweeney
Jim Sweeney: 29 seasons vs David Cutcliffe: 24 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Jim Sweeney
Jim Sweeney: 55.7% vs David Cutcliffe: 49.0%
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.
Jim Sweeney and David Cutcliffe look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarJim Sweeney and David Cutcliffe look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Sweeney
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 0.8
60th pct
Above average
David Cutcliffe
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 0.2
58th 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.
Jim SweeneyDavid Cutcliffe
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jim Sweeney: 1976 Fresno StateDavid Cutcliffe: 2008 Duke
1968Actual season year • SRS range -15.6 to 11.32021
Active comparison point
Jim Sweeney • 1992
1992 Fresno State
Best season9-4 • SRS 10.2 • SP Overall 13.2
Win %
69.2%
YoY SRS
+6.2
SP Off / Def
45.6 / 35.3
Finish
#24
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
David Cutcliffe
Nearest year 1998 • Ole Miss
1-0 • SRS -0.2 • SP Overall -1.4
Jim Sweeney holds a 10.4-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +18.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Sweeney | |||||
| Washington State | 1968-1975 | 8 | 26-59-1 | 1.2 | 9.2 |
| Fresno State | 1976-1996 | 19 | 143-75-3 | -0.9 | 10.2Longest stop |
| David Cutcliffe | |||||
| Ole Miss | 1998-2004 | 7 | 44-29 | 4.4Best quality | 11.3Highest peak |
| Duke | 2008-2021 | 14 | 77-97 | -0.6 | 8.3 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Longer run
Full profile →Jim Sweeney
169-134-4 • 55.7% • 27 seasons • 0 titles
29 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Fresno State 1992
SRS 10.2
Worst Season
Fresno State 1980
SRS -11.1
Biggest Improvement
Fresno State 1977
12.8 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →David Cutcliffe
121-126 • 49.0% • 21 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Ole Miss 2003
SRS 11.3
Worst Season
Duke 2021
SRS -15.6
Biggest Improvement
Duke 2013
11.6 SRS