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.

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Choose two to four coaches

Ernest GravesGaynell Tinsley

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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

Narrow edge

Edge: Gaynell Tinsley

Gaynell Tinsley: 74th pct vs Ernest Graves: 70th pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

Narrow edge

Edge: Gaynell Tinsley

Gaynell Tinsley: 77th pct vs Ernest Graves: 72nd pct

Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.

Consistency

Decisive edge

Edge: Gaynell Tinsley

Gaynell Tinsley: 82nd pct

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

Similar

Similar: Ernest Graves vs Gaynell Tinsley

Ernest Graves: 0 titles vs Gaynell Tinsley: 0 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

Similar

Similar: Ernest Graves vs Gaynell Tinsley

Ernest Graves: 7 seasons vs Gaynell Tinsley: 7 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Decisive edge

Edge: Ernest Graves

Ernest Graves: 66.7% vs Gaynell Tinsley: 50.7%

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 edge

Not enough data to compare.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Ernest Graves

Insufficient sample

Raw avg SP Overall: —

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Insufficient sample

Gaynell Tinsley

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.

Ernest GravesGaynell Tinsley

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Sharper early climb

Gaynell Tinsley climbed faster out of the gate.

Better floor

Ernest Graves avoided the deeper low point.

1906Actual season year • SRS range 1.9 to 16.31954

Active comparison point

Ernest Graves • 1906

Selected

1906 Army

Best season

1-0 • SRS 14.3 • SP Overall —

Win %

100.0%

YoY SRS

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SP Off / Def

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Finish

Unranked

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Comparison context

Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.

Gaynell Tinsley

Nearest year 1948 • LSU

Profile

3-7 • SRS 1.9 • SP Overall —

Ernest Graves holds a 12.4-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
Ernest Graves
Army	1906-1912	2	6-3	9.4	14.3
Gaynell Tinsley
LSU	1948-1954	7	35-34-6	8.6	16.3Highest peak

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Better floor

Ernest Graves

6-3 • 66.7% • 2 seasons • 0 titles

4.6 worst-season SRS.

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Best Season

Army 1906

SRS 14.3

Worst Season

Army 1912

SRS 4.6

Biggest Improvement

Army 1912

-9.7 SRS

Higher ceiling

Gaynell Tinsley

35-34-6 • 50.7% • 7 seasons • 0 titles

16.3 peak SRS at the top end.

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Best Season

LSU 1949

SRS 16.3

Worst Season

LSU 1948

SRS 1.9

Biggest Improvement

LSU 1949

14.4 SRS