Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: JW Hancock
JW Hancock: 23rd pct vs Steve Roberts: 17th 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.
JW HancockSteve Roberts
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: JW Hancock
JW Hancock: 24th pct vs Steve Roberts: 19th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Steve Roberts
Steve Roberts: 70th pct vs JW Hancock: 64th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: JW Hancock vs Steve Roberts
JW Hancock: 0 titles vs Steve Roberts: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: JW Hancock
JW Hancock: 11 seasons vs Steve Roberts: 9 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: JW Hancock
JW Hancock: 51.4% vs Steve Roberts: 41.7%
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.
Steve Roberts sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeSteve Roberts sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
JW Hancock
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Steve Roberts
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -18.9
8th pct
Lower end
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.
JW HancockSteve Roberts
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JW Hancock: 1932 Northern Colorado
1927Actual season year • SRS range -24.9 to -5.02010
Active comparison point
JW Hancock • 1927
1927 Mississippi State
Best season5-3 • SRS -5.0 • SP Overall —
Win %
62.5%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Steve Roberts
Nearest year 2002 • Arkansas State
6-7 • SRS -16.6 • SP Overall -20.9
JW Hancock holds a 11.6-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JW Hancock | |||||
| Mississippi State | 1927-1929 | 3 | 8-12-4 | -11.5Best quality | -5.0Highest peak |
| Northern Colorado | 1932-1937 | 6 | 25-19-1 | -18.7 | -12.1 |
| Steve Roberts | |||||
| Arkansas State | 2002-2010 | 9 | 45-63 | -15.5 | -8.1Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →JW Hancock
33-31-5 • 51.4% • 9 seasons • 0 titles
23rd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Mississippi State 1927
SRS -5.0
Worst Season
Northern Colorado 1935
SRS -24.2
Biggest Improvement
Northern Colorado 1934
4.1 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Steve Roberts
45-63 • 41.7% • 9 seasons • 0 titles
70th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Arkansas State 2010
SRS -8.1
Worst Season
Arkansas State 2003
SRS -24.9
Biggest Improvement
Arkansas State 2007
7.5 SRS