Career Quality
Decisive edgeEdge: Guy Lowman
Guy Lowman: 48th pct vs Jim Brakefield: 31st 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.
Guy LowmanJim Brakefield
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Guy Lowman
Guy Lowman: 54th pct vs Jim Brakefield: 44th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Jim Brakefield vs Guy Lowman
Jim Brakefield: 16th pct vs Guy Lowman: 13th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Guy Lowman vs Jim Brakefield
Guy Lowman: 0 titles vs Jim Brakefield: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Guy Lowman vs Jim Brakefield
Guy Lowman: 9 seasons vs Jim Brakefield: 8 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Guy Lowman
Guy Lowman: 51.3% vs Jim Brakefield: 47.2%
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 Brakefield sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJim Brakefield sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Guy Lowman
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Jim Brakefield
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -6.5
38th 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.
Guy LowmanJim Brakefield
EliteStrongAverageLean
Guy Lowman: 1912 Kansas StateGuy Lowman: 1918 Wisconsin
1910Actual season year • SRS range -27.0 to 6.91979
Active comparison point
Guy Lowman • 1912
1912 Kansas State
Best seasonBiggest improvementNew stop: Kansas State8-2 • SRS 6.9 • SP Overall —
Win %
80.0%
YoY SRS
+18.3
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jim Brakefield
Nearest year 1972 • App State
5-5-1 • SRS -27.0 • SP Overall -28.2
Guy Lowman holds a 33.9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Lowman | |||||
| Alabama | 1910-1910 | 1 | 4-4 | -11.4 | -11.4 |
| Kansas State | 1912-1914 | 3 | 12-11-2 | -9.0 | 6.9Highest peak |
| Wisconsin | 1918-1918 | 1 | 3-3 | — | — |
| Jim Brakefield | |||||
| App State | 1972-1979 | 8 | 40-45-3 | -9.1 | 3.8Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Guy Lowman
19-18-2 • 51.3% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
48th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Kansas State 1912
SRS 6.9
Worst Season
Kansas State 1913
SRS -19.9
Biggest Improvement
Kansas State 1912
18.3 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Jim Brakefield
40-45-3 • 47.2% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
App State 1976
SRS 3.8
Worst Season
App State 1972
SRS -27.0
Biggest Improvement
App State 1978
16.2 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.