Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Ken Niumatalolo
Ken Niumatalolo: 53rd 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.
Ken NiumataloloJim Walden
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Jim Walden vs Ken Niumatalolo
Jim Walden: 71st pct vs Ken Niumatalolo: 70th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Jim Walden
Jim Walden: 54th pct vs Ken Niumatalolo: 42nd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jim Walden vs Ken Niumatalolo
Jim Walden: 0 titles vs Ken Niumatalolo: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Ken Niumatalolo
Ken Niumatalolo: 19 seasons vs Jim Walden: 17 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Ken Niumatalolo
Ken Niumatalolo: 56.6% 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.
Jim Walden and Ken Niumatalolo look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarJim Walden and Ken Niumatalolo look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Ken Niumatalolo
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -3.1
47th pct
Mixed
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.
Ken NiumataloloJim Walden
EliteStrongAverageLean
Ken Niumatalolo: 2024 San José StateJim Walden: 1987 Iowa State
1978Actual season year • SRS range -14.4 to 13.82025
Active comparison point
Ken Niumatalolo • 2015
2015 Navy
Best season11-2 • SRS 13.5 • SP Overall 12.1
Win %
84.6%
YoY SRS
+14.2
SP Off / Def
38.9 / 27.8
Finish
#18
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
Ken Niumatalolo holds a 25.1-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +13.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Niumatalolo | |||||
| Navy | 2007-2022 | 16 | 109-83 | 1.4 | 13.5Longest stop |
| San José State | 2024-2025 | 2 | 7-6 | -10.8 | -7.1 |
| 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 →Ken Niumatalolo
116-89 • 56.6% • 18 seasons • 0 titles
53rd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Navy 2015
SRS 13.5
Worst Season
San José State 2025
SRS -14.4
Biggest Improvement
Navy 2019
22.6 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Jim Walden
69-112-7 • 38.6% • 17 seasons • 0 titles
54th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Washington State 1981
SRS 13.8
Worst Season
Iowa State 1987
SRS -13.5
Biggest Improvement
Washington State 1981
9.1 SRS