Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Fred Furman
Fred Furman: 22nd pct vs Al Buser: 16th 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.
Fred FurmanAl Buser
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Fred Furman vs Al Buser
Fred Furman: 10th pct vs Al Buser: 10th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Al Buser
Al Buser: 85th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Al Buser vs Fred Furman
Al Buser: 0 titles vs Fred Furman: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Al Buser vs Fred Furman
Al Buser: 3 seasons vs Fred Furman: 2 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Fred Furman
Fred Furman: 56.3% vs Al Buser: 46.7%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Fred Furman
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Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Al Buser
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
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.
Fred FurmanAl Buser
EliteStrongAverageLean
1907Actual season year • SRS range -22.3 to -13.31919
Active comparison point
Fred Furman • 1907
1907 Mississippi State
Best season6-3 • SRS -13.3 • SP Overall —
Win %
66.7%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
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Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Al Buser
Nearest year 1917 • Florida
2-4 • SRS -22.2 • SP Overall —
Fred Furman holds a 8.9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Furman | |||||
| Mississippi State | 1907-1908 | 2 | 9-7 | -17.8 | -13.3 |
| Al Buser | |||||
| Florida | 1917-1919 | 3 | 7-8 | -18.3 | -14.3 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Fred Furman
9-7 • 56.3% • 2 seasons • 0 titles
22nd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Mississippi State 1907
SRS -13.3
Worst Season
Mississippi State 1908
SRS -22.3
Biggest Improvement
Mississippi State 1908
-9.0 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Al Buser
7-8 • 46.7% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
85th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Florida 1919
SRS -14.3
Worst Season
Florida 1917
SRS -22.2
Biggest Improvement
Unavailable
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