Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Criner
Jim Criner: 26th pct vs John Coatta: 19th 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.
John CoattaJim Criner
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Jim Criner vs John Coatta
Jim Criner: 26th pct vs John Coatta: 25th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: John Coatta vs Jim Criner
John Coatta: 95th pct vs Jim Criner: 93rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jim Criner vs John Coatta
Jim Criner: 0 titles vs John Coatta: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jim Criner vs John Coatta
Jim Criner: 4 seasons vs John Coatta: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Jim Criner
Jim Criner: 40.5% vs John Coatta: 11.7%
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 Criner sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJim Criner sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Coatta
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Jim Criner
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.7
31th pct
Lower end
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.
John CoattaJim Criner
EliteStrongAverageLean
1967Actual season year • SRS range -11.5 to -3.81986
Active comparison point
John Coatta • 1969
1969 Wisconsin
Best seasonBiggest improvement3-7 • SRS -4.7 • SP Overall —
Win %
30.0%
YoY SRS
+6.2
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jim Criner
Nearest year 1983 • Iowa State
4-7 • SRS -7.6 • SP Overall -7.0
John Coatta holds a 2.9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Coatta | |||||
| Wisconsin | 1967-1969 | 3 | 3-26-1 | -7.9 | -4.7 |
| Jim Criner | |||||
| Iowa State | 1983-1986 | 4 | 16-24-2 | -8.2 | -3.8 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →John Coatta
3-26-1 • 11.7% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Wisconsin 1969
SRS -4.7
Worst Season
Wisconsin 1968
SRS -10.9
Biggest Improvement
Wisconsin 1969
6.2 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Jim Criner
16-24-2 • 40.5% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
26th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Iowa State 1986
SRS -3.8
Worst Season
Iowa State 1985
SRS -11.5
Biggest Improvement
Iowa State 1986
7.7 SRS