Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: John Bateman
John Bateman: 31st pct vs Homer Smith: 25th 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.
Homer SmithJohn Bateman
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Homer Smith
Homer Smith: 41st pct vs John Bateman: 37th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Homer Smith vs John Bateman
Homer Smith: 24th pct vs John Bateman: 23rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Homer Smith vs John Bateman
Homer Smith: 0 titles vs John Bateman: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Homer Smith vs John Bateman
Homer Smith: 14 seasons vs John Bateman: 13 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: John Bateman
John Bateman: 58.9% vs Homer Smith: 42.8%
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.
John Bateman has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeJohn Bateman has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Homer Smith
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -10.5
27th pct
Lower end
John Bateman
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.4
32th 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.
Homer SmithJohn Bateman
EliteStrongAverageLean
Homer Smith: 1970 PacificHomer Smith: 1974 Army
1960Actual season year • SRS range -30.9 to 2.71978
Active comparison point
Homer Smith • 1977
1977 Army
Best season7-4 • SRS 2.7 • SP Overall 4.0
Win %
63.6%
YoY SRS
+9.5
SP Off / Def
31.4 / 28.7
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
John Bateman
Nearest year 1972 • Rutgers
7-4 • SRS -7.5 • SP Overall -4.5
Homer Smith holds a 10.2-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +9.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Smith | |||||
| Davidson | 1965-1969 | 5 | 24-24 | -20.4 | -10.4 |
| Pacific | 1970-1971 | 2 | 8-14 | -6.7 | -6.5 |
| Army | 1974-1978 | 5 | 21-33-1 | -7.6 | 2.7Highest peak |
| John Bateman | |||||
| Rutgers | 1960-1972 | 13 | 73-51 | -14.3 | 0.9Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Broader school footprint
Full profile →Homer Smith
53-71-1 • 42.8% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
3 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
Army 1977
SRS 2.7
Worst Season
Davidson 1966
SRS -30.9
Biggest Improvement
Army 1976
9.8 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →John Bateman
73-51 • 58.9% • 13 seasons • 0 titles
31st pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Rutgers 1960
SRS 0.9
Worst Season
Rutgers 1970
SRS -27.1
Biggest Improvement
Rutgers 1968
13.3 SRS