Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Blake Anderson
Blake Anderson: 39th pct vs Fred Goldsmith: 35th 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.
Blake AndersonFred Goldsmith
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Decisive edgeEdge: Fred Goldsmith
Fred Goldsmith: 54th pct vs Blake Anderson: 36th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Blake Anderson
Blake Anderson: 85th pct vs Fred Goldsmith: 73rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Blake Anderson vs Fred Goldsmith
Blake Anderson: 0 titles vs Fred Goldsmith: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Blake Anderson vs Fred Goldsmith
Blake Anderson: 11 seasons vs Fred Goldsmith: 10 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Blake Anderson
Blake Anderson: 55.3% vs Fred Goldsmith: 36.5%
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.
Blake Anderson has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeBlake Anderson has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Blake Anderson
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -3.5
46th pct
Mixed
Fred Goldsmith
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -6.8
36th 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.
Blake AndersonFred Goldsmith
EliteStrongAverageLean
Blake Anderson: 2021 Utah StateFred Goldsmith: 1994 Duke
1989Actual season year • SRS range -14.3 to 7.12024
Active comparison point
Blake Anderson • 2021
2021 Utah State
Best seasonBiggest improvementNew stop: Utah State0-0 • SRS 0.4 • SP Overall 0.1
Win %
—
YoY SRS
+7.7
SP Off / Def
28.4 / 27.9
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Fred Goldsmith
Nearest year 1998 • Duke
4-7 • SRS -6.3 • SP Overall -11.7
Blake Anderson holds a 6.7-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +1.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Anderson | |||||
| Arkansas State | 2014-2020 | 7 | 51-37 | -4.0 | -1.2Longest stop |
| Utah State | 2021-2024 | 5 | 12-14 | -5.5 | 0.4 |
| Fred Goldsmith | |||||
| Rice | 1989-1993 | 5 | 23-31-1 | -2.6Best quality | 0.1 |
| Duke | 1994-1998 | 5 | 17-39 | -4.7 | 7.1Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Blake Anderson
63-51 • 55.3% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
85th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Utah State 2021
SRS 0.4
Worst Season
Utah State 2022
SRS -12.1
Biggest Improvement
Utah State 2021
7.7 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Fred Goldsmith
40-70-1 • 36.5% • 10 seasons • 0 titles
7.1 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Duke 1994
SRS 7.1
Worst Season
Duke 1996
SRS -14.3
Biggest Improvement
Duke 1997
9.7 SRS