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.

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Choose two to four coaches

Ivy WilliamsonJim Tressel

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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

Narrow edge

Edge: Jim Tressel

Jim Tressel: 97th pct vs Ivy Williamson: 91st pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

Narrow edge

Edge: Jim Tressel

Jim Tressel: 95th pct vs Ivy Williamson: 88th pct

Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.

Consistency

Narrow edge

Edge: Ivy Williamson

Ivy Williamson: 82nd pct vs Jim Tressel: 74th pct

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

Narrow edge

Edge: Jim Tressel

Jim Tressel: 1 title vs Ivy Williamson: 0 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

Clear edge

Edge: Jim Tressel

Jim Tressel: 10 seasons vs Ivy Williamson: 7 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Decisive edge

Edge: Jim Tressel

Jim Tressel: 82.8% vs Ivy Williamson: 67.2%

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 Tressel sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Jim Tressel sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Ivy Williamson

Insufficient sample

Raw avg SP Overall: —

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Insufficient sample

Jim Tressel

Elite

Raw avg SP Overall: 23.5

99th pct

Elite

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.

Ivy WilliamsonJim Tressel

EliteStrongAverageLean

Higher peak

Jim Tressel reached the best single-season peak.

Steadier stretch

Ivy Williamson sustained the steadier arc.

1949Actual season year • SRS range 8.2 to 27.22010

Active comparison point

Ivy Williamson • 1954

Selected

1954 Wisconsin

Best season

7-2 • SRS 21.7 • SP Overall —

Win %

77.8%

YoY SRS

+3.0

SP Off / Def

— / —

Finish

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Comparison context

Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.

Jim Tressel

Nearest year 2001 • Ohio State

Profile

7-5 • SRS 9.5 • SP Overall 11.1

Ivy Williamson holds a 12.2-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
Ivy Williamson
Wisconsin	1949-1955	7	41-19-4	17.0	21.7
Jim Tressel
Ohio State	2001-2010	10	106-22	17.4	27.2Highest peak

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Steadier arc

Ivy Williamson

41-19-4 • 67.2% • 7 seasons • 0 titles

82nd pct steadiness score.

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Best Season

Wisconsin 1954

SRS 21.7

Worst Season

Wisconsin 1955

SRS 8.2

Biggest Improvement

Wisconsin 1951

6.7 SRS

Higher ceiling

Jim Tressel

106-22 • 82.8% • 10 seasons • 1 title

27.2 peak SRS at the top end.

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Best Season

Ohio State 2005

SRS 27.2

Worst Season

Ohio State 2001

SRS 9.5

Biggest Improvement

Ohio State 2005

15.7 SRS