Career Quality
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Jim Hofher: 5th pct vs Cleve Bryant: 4th 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 HofherCleve Bryant
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
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Jim Hofher: 6th pct vs Cleve Bryant: 4th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
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Cleve Bryant: 95th pct vs Jim Hofher: 93rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
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Cleve Bryant: 0 titles vs Jim Hofher: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
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Cleve Bryant: 5 seasons vs Jim Hofher: 5 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Cleve Bryant
Cleve Bryant: 18.2% vs Jim Hofher: 14.0%
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.
Cleve Bryant has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeCleve Bryant has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Hofher
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -25.1
3th pct
Lower end
Cleve Bryant
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -19.4
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.
Jim HofherCleve Bryant
EliteStrongAverageLean
1985Actual season year • SRS range -26.7 to -17.92005
Active comparison point
Jim Hofher • 2001
2001 Buffalo
Best season3-8 • SRS -17.9 • SP Overall -23.1
Win %
27.3%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
16.0 / 36.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Cleve Bryant
Nearest year 1989 • Ohio
1-9-1 • SRS -25.1 • SP Overall -22.0
Jim Hofher holds a 7.2-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -3.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Hofher | |||||
| Buffalo | 2001-2005 | 5 | 8-49 | -22.0Best quality | -17.9Highest peak |
| Cleve Bryant | |||||
| Ohio | 1985-1989 | 5 | 9-44-2 | -23.1 | -20.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Jim Hofher
8-49 • 14.0% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Buffalo 2001
SRS -17.9
Worst Season
Buffalo 2004
SRS -25.4
Biggest Improvement
Buffalo 2003
2.0 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Cleve Bryant
9-44-2 • 18.2% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Ohio 1987
SRS -20.6
Worst Season
Ohio 1986
SRS -26.7
Biggest Improvement
Ohio 1987
6.1 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.