Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Jim Brakefield vs Joe Peace
Jim Brakefield: 31st pct vs Joe Peace: 31st 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.
Jim BrakefieldJoe Peace
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Brakefield
Jim Brakefield: 44th pct vs Joe Peace: 40th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Joe Peace
Joe Peace: 29th pct vs Jim Brakefield: 16th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jim Brakefield vs Joe Peace
Jim Brakefield: 0 titles vs Joe Peace: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jim Brakefield vs Joe Peace
Jim Brakefield: 8 seasons vs Joe Peace: 8 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Joe Peace vs Jim Brakefield
Joe Peace: 47.7% vs Jim Brakefield: 47.2%
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.
Jim Brakefield has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeJim Brakefield has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Brakefield
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -6.5
38th pct
Lower end
Joe Peace
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.6
31th 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.
Jim BrakefieldJoe Peace
EliteStrongAverageLean
1972Actual season year • SRS range -27.0 to 3.81995
Active comparison point
Jim Brakefield • 1976
1976 App State
Best season6-4-1 • SRS 3.8 • SP Overall 11.6
Win %
59.1%
YoY SRS
+6.0
SP Off / Def
27.6 / 17.1
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Joe Peace
Nearest year 1988 • Louisiana Tech
4-7 • SRS -12.4 • SP Overall -14.1
Jim Brakefield holds a 16.2-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +1.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Brakefield | |||||
| App State | 1972-1979 | 8 | 40-45-3 | -9.1 | 3.8Highest peak |
| Joe Peace | |||||
| Louisiana Tech | 1988-1995 | 8 | 40-44-4 | -9.1 | 2.1 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jim Brakefield
40-45-3 • 47.2% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
3.8 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
App State 1976
SRS 3.8
Worst Season
App State 1972
SRS -27.0
Biggest Improvement
App State 1978
16.2 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Joe Peace
40-44-4 • 47.7% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
29th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Louisiana Tech 1990
SRS 2.1
Worst Season
Louisiana Tech 1994
SRS -21.0
Biggest Improvement
Louisiana Tech 1989
12.3 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.