Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Harvey Hyde
Harvey Hyde: 41st pct vs James Valek: 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.
James ValekHarvey Hyde
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Harvey Hyde
Harvey Hyde: 40th pct vs James Valek: 36th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Harvey Hyde vs James Valek
Harvey Hyde: 56th pct vs James Valek: 55th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Harvey Hyde vs James Valek
Harvey Hyde: 0 titles vs James Valek: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Harvey Hyde vs James Valek
Harvey Hyde: 4 seasons vs James Valek: 4 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Harvey Hyde
Harvey Hyde: 57.6% vs James Valek: 20.0%
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.
Harvey Hyde has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeHarvey Hyde has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
James Valek
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.5
31th pct
Lower end
Harvey Hyde
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -1.9
50th pct
Mixed
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.
James ValekHarvey Hyde
EliteStrongAverageLean
1967Actual season year • SRS range -15.9 to 2.41985
Active comparison point
James Valek • 1970
1970 Illinois
Best seasonBiggest improvement3-7 • SRS 0.7 • SP Overall -8.5
Win %
30.0%
YoY SRS
+16.6
SP Off / Def
23.5 / 31.2
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Harvey Hyde
Nearest year 1982 • UNLV
3-8 • SRS -10.1 • SP Overall -7.6
James Valek holds a 10.8-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -5.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Valek | |||||
| Illinois | 1967-1970 | 4 | 8-32 | -5.5 | 0.7 |
| Harvey Hyde | |||||
| UNLV | 1982-1985 | 4 | 26-19-1 | -5.3 | 2.4Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →James Valek
8-32 • 20.0% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Illinois 1970
SRS 0.7
Worst Season
Illinois 1969
SRS -15.9
Biggest Improvement
Illinois 1970
16.6 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Harvey Hyde
26-19-1 • 57.6% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
41st pct career-quality score.
Best Season
UNLV 1984
SRS 2.4
Worst Season
UNLV 1985
SRS -12.7
Biggest Improvement
UNLV 1983
9.1 SRS