Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Pete Cawthon
Pete Cawthon: 57th pct vs Neal Brown: 52nd 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.
Neal BrownPete Cawthon
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Pete Cawthon vs Neal Brown
Pete Cawthon: 54th pct vs Neal Brown: 52nd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Pete Cawthon
Pete Cawthon: 84th pct vs Neal Brown: 81st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Neal Brown vs Pete Cawthon
Neal Brown: 0 titles vs Pete Cawthon: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Neal Brown vs Pete Cawthon
Neal Brown: 10 seasons vs Pete Cawthon: 9 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Pete Cawthon
Pete Cawthon: 72.9% vs Neal Brown: 58.5%
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.
Neal Brown sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNeal Brown sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Neal Brown
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 1.4
62th pct
Above average
Pete Cawthon
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
Insufficient sample
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.
Neal BrownPete Cawthon
EliteStrongAverageLean
Neal Brown: 2019 West Virginia
1932Actual season year • SRS range -9.9 to 6.92024
Active comparison point
Neal Brown • 2023
2023 West Virginia
Best season9-4 • SRS 6.5 • SP Overall 7.5
Win %
69.2%
YoY SRS
+2.6
SP Off / Def
31.5 / 24.6
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Pete Cawthon
Nearest year 1940 • Texas Tech
9-1-1 • SRS -0.3 • SP Overall —
Neal Brown holds a 6.8-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Brown | |||||
| Troy | 2015-2018 | 4 | 35-16 | -2.1 | 1.6 |
| West Virginia | 2019-2024 | 6 | 37-35 | 2.8Best quality | 6.5 |
| Pete Cawthon | |||||
| Texas Tech | 1932-1940 | 9 | 67-23-6 | 0.6 | 6.9Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Broader school footprint
Full profile →Neal Brown
72-51 • 58.5% • 10 seasons • 0 titles
2 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
West Virginia 2023
SRS 6.5
Worst Season
Troy 2015
SRS -9.9
Biggest Improvement
Troy 2016
11.5 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Pete Cawthon
67-23-6 • 72.9% • 9 seasons • 0 titles
57th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Texas Tech 1933
SRS 6.9
Worst Season
Texas Tech 1939
SRS -7.4
Biggest Improvement
Texas Tech 1940
7.1 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.