Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Harkema
Jim Harkema: 18th pct vs Dave Puddington: 12th 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 HarkemaDave Puddington
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Jim Harkema
Jim Harkema: 30th pct vs Dave Puddington: 17th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Dave Puddington vs Jim Harkema
Dave Puddington: 53rd pct vs Jim Harkema: 51st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dave Puddington vs Jim Harkema
Dave Puddington: 0 titles vs Jim Harkema: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Decisive edgeEdge: Jim Harkema
Jim Harkema: 10 seasons vs Dave Puddington: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Jim Harkema
Jim Harkema: 42.2% vs Dave Puddington: 30.0%
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.
Dave Puddington and Jim Harkema look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarDave Puddington and Jim Harkema look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Harkema
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -11.1
25th pct
Lower end
Dave Puddington
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -9.6
28th 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 HarkemaDave Puddington
EliteStrongAverageLean
1968Actual season year • SRS range -26.5 to -2.41992
Active comparison point
Jim Harkema • 1987
1987 Eastern Michigan
Best seasonBiggest improvement10-2 • SRS -2.4 • SP Overall 8.3
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+16.1
SP Off / Def
32.4 / 25.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Dave Puddington
Nearest year 1970 • Kent State
3-7 • SRS -15.7 • SP Overall -9.6
Jim Harkema holds a 13.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +13.7 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 Harkema | |||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1983-1992 | 10 | 41-57-5 | -17.4 | -2.4Highest peak |
| Dave Puddington | |||||
| Kent State | 1968-1970 | 3 | 9-21 | -16.7 | -9.3 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jim Harkema
41-57-5 • 42.2% • 10 seasons • 0 titles
-2.4 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Eastern Michigan 1987
SRS -2.4
Worst Season
Eastern Michigan 1992
SRS -26.5
Biggest Improvement
Eastern Michigan 1987
16.1 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Dave Puddington
9-21 • 30.0% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Kent State 1969
SRS -9.3
Worst Season
Kent State 1968
SRS -25.1
Biggest Improvement
Kent State 1969
15.8 SRS