Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Butch Davis vs John Ralston
Butch Davis: 75th pct vs John Ralston: 75th 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.
John RalstonButch Davis
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Butch Davis vs John Ralston
Butch Davis: 96th pct vs John Ralston: 94th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: John Ralston vs Butch Davis
John Ralston: 2nd pct vs Butch Davis: 2nd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Butch Davis vs John Ralston
Butch Davis: 0 titles vs John Ralston: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Decisive edgeEdge: John Ralston
John Ralston: 38 seasons vs Butch Davis: 27 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Butch Davis
Butch Davis: 57.9% vs John Ralston: 54.4%
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.
Butch Davis has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeButch Davis has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Ralston
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -4.8
43th pct
Mixed
Butch Davis
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 5.2
73th pct
Strong
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.
John RalstonButch Davis
EliteStrongAverageLean
John Ralston: 1963 StanfordJohn Ralston: 1993 San José StateButch Davis: 2007 North CarolinaButch Davis: 2017 Florida International
1959Actual season year • SRS range -27.5 to 28.92021
Active comparison point
John Ralston • 1969
1969 Stanford
Best season7-2-1 • SRS 26.5 • SP Overall —
Win %
75.0%
YoY SRS
+10.6
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#19
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Butch Davis
Nearest year 1995 • Miami
8-3 • SRS 10.6 • SP Overall 12.8
John Ralston holds a 15.9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ralston | |||||
| Utah State | 1959-1962 | 4 | 31-11-1 | 2.4 | 12.0 |
| Stanford | 1963-1971 | 9 | 55-36-3 | 12.2 | 26.5Longest stop |
| San José State | 1993-1996 | 4 | 11-34 | -16.1 | -7.6 |
| Butch Davis | |||||
| Miami | 1995-2000 | 6 | 51-20 | 14.2Best quality | 28.9Highest peak |
| North Carolina | 2007-2010 | 4 | 28-23 | 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Florida International | 2017-2021 | 5 | 24-32 | -14.2 | -3.4 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Longer run
Full profile →John Ralston
97-81-4 • 54.4% • 17 seasons • 0 titles
38 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Stanford 1969
SRS 26.5
Worst Season
San José State 1995
SRS -20.1
Biggest Improvement
Utah State 1960
18.9 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Butch Davis
103-75 • 57.9% • 15 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Miami 2000
SRS 28.9
Worst Season
Florida International 2021
SRS -27.5
Biggest Improvement
Miami 1998
15.5 SRS