Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Pat Hill
Pat Hill: 55th pct vs Jim Walden: 43rd 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.
Pat HillJim Walden
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Pat Hill vs Jim Walden
Pat Hill: 73rd pct vs Jim Walden: 71st pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Pat Hill vs Jim Walden
Pat Hill: 56th pct vs Jim Walden: 54th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jim Walden vs Pat Hill
Jim Walden: 0 titles vs Pat Hill: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Walden
Jim Walden: 17 seasons vs Pat Hill: 15 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Pat Hill
Pat Hill: 58.3% vs Jim Walden: 38.6%
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.
Pat Hill has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgePat Hill has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Pat Hill
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 2.6
66th pct
Above average
Jim Walden
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -1.8
50th pct
Mixed
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.
Pat HillJim Walden
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jim Walden: 1987 Iowa State
1978Actual season year • SRS range -13.5 to 14.62011
Active comparison point
Pat Hill • 2004
2004 Fresno State
Best seasonBiggest improvement9-3 • SRS 14.6 • SP Overall 14.9
Win %
75.0%
YoY SRS
+18.9
SP Off / Def
43.8 / 32.1
Finish
#22
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jim Walden
Nearest year 1994 • Iowa State
0-10-1 • SRS -11.6 • SP Overall -14.0
Pat Hill holds a 26.2-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +18.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Hill | |||||
| Fresno State | 1997-2011 | 15 | 112-80 | 0.3 | 14.6Longest stop |
| Jim Walden | |||||
| Washington State | 1978-1986 | 9 | 41-55-4 | 3.1Best quality | 13.8 |
| Iowa State | 1987-1994 | 8 | 28-57-3 | -5.1 | 1.7 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Pat Hill
112-80 • 58.3% • 15 seasons • 0 titles
55th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Fresno State 2004
SRS 14.6
Worst Season
Fresno State 2011
SRS -7.4
Biggest Improvement
Fresno State 2004
18.9 SRS
Longer run
Full profile →Jim Walden
69-112-7 • 38.6% • 17 seasons • 0 titles
17 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Washington State 1981
SRS 13.8
Worst Season
Iowa State 1987
SRS -13.5
Biggest Improvement
Washington State 1981
9.1 SRS