Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Bud Saunders
Bud Saunders: 13th pct vs Trent Miles: 8th 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.
Trent MilesBud Saunders
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Bud Saunders
Bud Saunders: 20th pct vs Trent Miles: 14th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Trent Miles
Trent Miles: 57th pct vs Bud Saunders: 47th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bud Saunders vs Trent Miles
Bud Saunders: 0 titles vs Trent Miles: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Bud Saunders vs Trent Miles
Bud Saunders: 4 seasons vs Trent Miles: 4 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Bud Saunders
Bud Saunders: 35.2% vs Trent Miles: 17.0%
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.
Trent Miles sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeTrent Miles sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Trent Miles
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -18.6
9th pct
Lower end
Bud Saunders
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
Insufficient sample
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.
Trent MilesBud Saunders
EliteStrongAverageLean
1923Actual season year • SRS range -26.4 to -7.42016
Active comparison point
Trent Miles • 2015
2015 Georgia State
Best seasonBiggest improvement6-7 • SRS -11.0 • SP Overall -6.7
Win %
46.2%
YoY SRS
+15.4
SP Off / Def
28.0 / 31.9
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bud Saunders
Nearest year 1926 • Clemson
1-2 • SRS -25.0 • SP Overall —
Trent Miles holds a 14.0-point SRS edge at this point.
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Miles | |||||
| Georgia State | 2013-2016 | 4 | 8-38 | -18.7 | -11.0 |
| Bud Saunders | |||||
| Clemson | 1923-1926 | 4 | 9-17-1 | -18.6 | -7.4Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Trent Miles
8-38 • 17.0% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
57th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Georgia State 2015
SRS -11.0
Worst Season
Georgia State 2014
SRS -26.4
Biggest Improvement
Georgia State 2015
15.4 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Bud Saunders
9-17-1 • 35.2% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
-7.4 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Clemson 1923
SRS -7.4
Worst Season
Clemson 1926
SRS -25.0
Biggest Improvement
Clemson 1926
-1.6 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.