Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Dan Devine
Dan Devine: 95th pct vs Ralph Jordan: 92nd 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.
Ralph JordanDan Devine
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Dan Devine
Dan Devine: 97th pct vs Ralph Jordan: 91st pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Ralph Jordan vs Dan Devine
Ralph Jordan: 41st pct vs Dan Devine: 40th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: Dan Devine
Dan Devine: 1 title vs Ralph Jordan: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Dan Devine vs Ralph Jordan
Dan Devine: 26 seasons vs Ralph Jordan: 25 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Dan Devine
Dan Devine: 74.2% vs Ralph Jordan: 67.4%
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.
Dan Devine and Ralph Jordan look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarDan Devine and Ralph Jordan look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Ralph Jordan
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 18.9
97th pct
Elite
Dan Devine
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 21.7
98th 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.
Ralph JordanDan Devine
EliteStrongAverageLean
Dan Devine: 1958 MissouriDan Devine: 1975 Notre Dame
1951Actual season year • SRS range -2.2 to 31.31980
Active comparison point
Ralph Jordan • 1970
1970 Auburn
Best season9-2 • SRS 24.0 • SP Overall 27.9
Win %
81.8%
YoY SRS
+1.0
SP Off / Def
43.6 / 18.0
Finish
#10
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Dan Devine
Nearest year 1970 • Missouri
5-6 • SRS 16.3 • SP Overall 12.4
Ralph Jordan holds a 7.7-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +12.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Jordan | |||||
| Auburn | 1951-1975 | 25 | 175-83-7 | 14.0 | 24.0Longest stop |
| Dan Devine | |||||
| Arizona State | 1955-1957 | 3 | 27-3-1 | 8.9 | 13.4 |
| Missouri | 1958-1970 | 13 | 92-38-7 | 14.1 | 27.4 |
| Notre Dame | 1975-1980 | 6 | 53-16-1 | 18.8Best quality | 31.3Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Ralph Jordan
175-83-7 • 67.4% • 25 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Auburn 1970
SRS 24.0
Worst Season
Auburn 1951
SRS -2.2
Biggest Improvement
Auburn 1967
15.5 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Dan Devine
172-57-9 • 74.2% • 22 seasons • 1 title
31.3 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Notre Dame 1977
SRS 31.3
Worst Season
Missouri 1966
SRS 4.0
Biggest Improvement
Missouri 1960
16.2 SRS