Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Phil Krueger
Phil Krueger: 48th pct vs Scott Shafer: 34th 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.
Phil KruegerScott Shafer
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Scott Shafer vs Phil Krueger
Scott Shafer: 36th pct vs Phil Krueger: 34th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Phil Krueger vs Scott Shafer
Phil Krueger: 98th pct vs Scott Shafer: 97th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Phil Krueger vs Scott Shafer
Phil Krueger: 0 titles vs Scott Shafer: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Phil Krueger vs Scott Shafer
Phil Krueger: 3 seasons vs Scott Shafer: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Phil Krueger
Phil Krueger: 63.6% vs Scott Shafer: 35.1%
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.
Phil Krueger has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgePhil Krueger has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Phil Krueger
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 3.2
68th pct
Above average
Scott Shafer
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -2.0
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.
Phil KruegerScott Shafer
EliteStrongAverageLean
1973Actual season year • SRS range -3.9 to 0.62015
Active comparison point
Phil Krueger • 1974
1974 Utah State
Best seasonBiggest improvement8-3 • SRS -0.2 • SP Overall 5.7
Win %
72.7%
YoY SRS
+0.2
SP Off / Def
23.6 / 18.7
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Scott Shafer
Nearest year 2013 • Syracuse
6-6 • SRS 0.6 • SP Overall 0.0
Phil Krueger trails by a 0.8-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -2.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Krueger | |||||
| Utah State | 1973-1975 | 3 | 21-12 | -1.4 | -0.2 |
| Scott Shafer | |||||
| Syracuse | 2013-2015 | 3 | 13-23 | -1.4 | 0.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Phil Krueger
21-12 • 63.6% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
48th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Utah State 1974
SRS -0.2
Worst Season
Utah State 1975
SRS -3.7
Biggest Improvement
Utah State 1974
0.2 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Scott Shafer
13-23 • 35.1% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Syracuse 2013
SRS 0.6
Worst Season
Syracuse 2014
SRS -3.9
Biggest Improvement
Syracuse 2015
3.0 SRS