Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Mark Mangino
Mark Mangino: 69th pct vs Jonathan Smith: 53rd 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.
Mark ManginoJonathan Smith
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Mark Mangino
Mark Mangino: 85th pct vs Jonathan Smith: 74th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Jonathan Smith vs Mark Mangino
Jonathan Smith: 13th pct vs Mark Mangino: 10th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jonathan Smith vs Mark Mangino
Jonathan Smith: 0 titles vs Mark Mangino: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jonathan Smith vs Mark Mangino
Jonathan Smith: 8 seasons vs Mark Mangino: 8 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Mark Mangino
Mark Mangino: 51.0% vs Jonathan Smith: 48.1%
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.
Mark Mangino has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeMark Mangino has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mark Mangino
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 6.0
75th pct
Strong
Jonathan Smith
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 1.6
63th pct
Above average
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.
Mark ManginoJonathan Smith
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jonathan Smith: 2024 Michigan State
2002Actual season year • SRS range -19.4 to 20.52025
Active comparison point
Mark Mangino • 2007
2007 Kansas
Best seasonBiggest improvement12-1 • SRS 20.5 • SP Overall 24.9
Win %
92.3%
YoY SRS
+20.1
SP Off / Def
40.3 / 15.2
Finish
#7
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jonathan Smith
Nearest year 2018 • Oregon State
2-10 • SRS -16.0 • SP Overall -16.0
Mark Mangino holds a 36.5-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +11.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Mangino | |||||
| Kansas | 2002-2009 | 8 | 50-48 | 2.4 | 20.5Highest peak |
| Jonathan Smith | |||||
| Oregon State | 2018-2023 | 6 | 34-35 | 4.9Best quality | 15.3 |
| Michigan State | 2024-2025 | 2 | 5-7 | -1.6 | -0.3 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Mark Mangino
50-48 • 51.0% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
69th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Kansas 2007
SRS 20.5
Worst Season
Kansas 2002
SRS -19.4
Biggest Improvement
Kansas 2007
20.1 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Jonathan Smith
39-42 • 48.1% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
-16.0 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Oregon State 2023
SRS 15.3
Worst Season
Oregon State 2018
SRS -16.0
Biggest Improvement
Oregon State 2019
19.0 SRS