Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Tony Knap
Tony Knap: 60th pct vs John Smith: 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.
Tony KnapJohn Smith
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: John Smith vs Tony Knap
John Smith: 64th pct vs Tony Knap: 62nd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Tony Knap
Tony Knap: 72nd pct vs John Smith: 54th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: John Smith vs Tony Knap
John Smith: 0 titles vs Tony Knap: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Tony Knap vs John Smith
Tony Knap: 19 seasons vs John Smith: 18 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Tony Knap
Tony Knap: 64.5% vs John Smith: 53.2%
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.
John Smith has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeJohn Smith has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Tony Knap
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 0.2
57th pct
Above average
John Smith
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.
Tony KnapJohn Smith
EliteStrongAverageLean
Tony Knap: 1978 UNLVJohn Smith: 1998 LouisvilleJohn Smith: 2003 Michigan StateJohn Smith: 2012 Arkansas
1963Actual season year • SRS range -10.5 to 11.12012
Active comparison point
Tony Knap • 1964
1964 Utah State
Best seasonBiggest improvement5-4-1 • SRS 10.1 • SP Overall —
Win %
55.0%
YoY SRS
+4.5
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
John Smith
Nearest year 1995 • Utah State
4-7 • SRS -10.5 • SP Overall -7.1
Tony Knap holds a 20.6-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Knap | |||||
| Utah State | 1963-1966 | 4 | 25-14-1 | 5.7 | 10.1 |
| UNLV | 1978-1981 | 4 | 29-15-2 | 0.7 | 5.9 |
| John Smith | |||||
| Utah State | 1995-1997 | 3 | 16-18 | -6.8 | -1.3 |
| Louisville | 1998-2002 | 5 | 41-21 | 4.3 | 9.8 |
| Michigan State | 2003-2006 | 4 | 22-26 | 5.3 | 11.1 |
| Arkansas | 2012-2012 | 1 | 4-8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Tony Knap
54-29-3 • 64.5% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
72nd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Utah State 1964
SRS 10.1
Worst Season
UNLV 1981
SRS -7.7
Biggest Improvement
Utah State 1964
4.5 SRS
Broader school footprint
Full profile →John Smith
83-73 • 53.2% • 13 seasons • 0 titles
4 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
Michigan State 2005
SRS 11.1
Worst Season
Utah State 1995
SRS -10.5
Biggest Improvement
Louisville 1999
9.4 SRS