Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Ron Blackledge vs Frank Ellwood
Ron Blackledge: 6th pct vs Frank Ellwood: 5th 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.
Frank EllwoodRon Blackledge
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Frank Ellwood vs Ron Blackledge
Frank Ellwood: 5th pct vs Ron Blackledge: 5th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Ron Blackledge vs Frank Ellwood
Ron Blackledge: 99th pct vs Frank Ellwood: 98th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Frank Ellwood vs Ron Blackledge
Frank Ellwood: 0 titles vs Ron Blackledge: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Frank Ellwood vs Ron Blackledge
Frank Ellwood: 4 seasons vs Ron Blackledge: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Ron Blackledge
Ron Blackledge: 24.2% vs Frank Ellwood: 20.4%
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.
Ron Blackledge and Frank Ellwood look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarRon Blackledge and Frank Ellwood look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Frank Ellwood
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -19.6
8th pct
Lower end
Ron Blackledge
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -16.9
11th 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.
Frank EllwoodRon Blackledge
EliteStrongAverageLean
1975Actual season year • SRS range -23.6 to -19.81980
Active comparison point
Frank Ellwood • 1975
1975 Marshall
Best season2-9 • SRS -19.8 • SP Overall -20.2
Win %
18.2%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
14.9 / 34.1
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Ron Blackledge
Nearest year 1978 • Kent State
4-7 • SRS -19.8 • SP Overall -16.1
Frank Ellwood holds a 0.0-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +0.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ellwood | |||||
| Marshall | 1975-1978 | 4 | 9-35 | -21.4 | -19.8 |
| Ron Blackledge | |||||
| Kent State | 1978-1980 | 3 | 8-25 | -20.6 | -19.8 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Frank Ellwood
9-35 • 20.4% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Marshall 1975
SRS -19.8
Worst Season
Marshall 1977
SRS -23.6
Biggest Improvement
Marshall 1978
1.4 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Ron Blackledge
8-25 • 24.2% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
-21.5 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Kent State 1978
SRS -19.8
Worst Season
Kent State 1979
SRS -21.5
Biggest Improvement
Kent State 1980
1.0 SRS