Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Larry Coker
Larry Coker: 85th pct vs Ray Perkins: 81st 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.
Ray PerkinsLarry Coker
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Larry Coker
Larry Coker: 98th pct vs Ray Perkins: 86th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Larry Coker vs Ray Perkins
Larry Coker: 1st pct vs Ray Perkins: 1st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: Larry Coker
Larry Coker: 1 title vs Ray Perkins: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Larry Coker
Larry Coker: 15 seasons vs Ray Perkins: 10 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Larry Coker
Larry Coker: 66.7% vs Ray Perkins: 58.5%
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.
Ray Perkins and Larry Coker look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarRay Perkins and Larry Coker look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Ray Perkins
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.1
87th pct
Elite
Larry Coker
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 10.6
86th pct
Elite
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.
Ray PerkinsLarry Coker
EliteStrongAverageLean
Ray Perkins: 1992 Arkansas StateLarry Coker: 2012 UTSA
1983Actual season year • SRS range -26.7 to 32.42015
Active comparison point
Ray Perkins • 1986
1986 Alabama
Best season10-3 • SRS 20.8 • SP Overall 26.4
Win %
76.9%
YoY SRS
+1.6
SP Off / Def
36.1 / 10.8
Finish
#9
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Larry Coker
Nearest year 2001 • Miami
12-0 • SRS 32.4 • SP Overall 35.5
Ray Perkins trails by a 11.6-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -10.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Perkins | |||||
| Alabama | 1983-1986 | 4 | 32-15-1 | 16.6 | 20.8 |
| Arkansas State | 1992-1992 | 1 | 2-9 | -26.7 | -26.7 |
| Larry Coker | |||||
| Miami | 2001-2006 | 6 | 60-15 | 19.0Best quality | 32.4Highest peak |
| UTSA | 2012-2015 | 4 | 22-26 | -13.2 | -6.0 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Ray Perkins
34-24-1 • 58.5% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Alabama 1986
SRS 20.8
Worst Season
Arkansas State 1992
SRS -26.7
Biggest Improvement
Alabama 1985
11.2 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Larry Coker
82-41 • 66.7% • 10 seasons • 1 title
32.4 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Miami 2001
SRS 32.4
Worst Season
UTSA 2015
SRS -18.9
Biggest Improvement
UTSA 2013
9.0 SRS