Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: John Bender
John Bender: 46th pct vs Marv Levy: 35th 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.
John BenderMarv Levy
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: John Bender vs Marv Levy
John Bender: 52nd pct vs Marv Levy: 50th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Marv Levy
Marv Levy: 61st pct vs John Bender: 58th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: John Bender vs Marv Levy
John Bender: 0 titles vs Marv Levy: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: John Bender
John Bender: 13 seasons vs Marv Levy: 11 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: John Bender
John Bender: 64.1% vs Marv Levy: 43.2%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Bender
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Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Marv Levy
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Raw avg SP Overall: —
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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.
John BenderMarv Levy
EliteStrongAverageLean
John Bender: 1915 Kansas StateJohn Bender: 1916 TennesseeMarv Levy: 1960 CaliforniaMarv Levy: 1964 William & Mary
1908Actual season year • SRS range -14.2 to 6.51968
Active comparison point
John Bender • 1909
1909 Haskell
Best seasonBiggest improvement7-2 • SRS 6.5 • SP Overall —
Win %
77.8%
YoY SRS
+18.2
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Marv Levy
Nearest year 1958 • New Mexico
7-3 • SRS -5.4 • SP Overall —
John Bender holds a 11.9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bender | |||||
| Haskell | 1908-1909 | 2 | 10-7-1 | -2.6 | 6.5 |
| Kansas State | 1915-1915 | 1 | 3-4-1 | -6.7 | -6.7 |
| Tennessee | 1916-1920 | 3 | 18-5-4 | -6.4 | -2.7 |
| Marv Levy | |||||
| New Mexico | 1958-1959 | 2 | 14-6 | -0.7 | 4.1 |
| California | 1960-1963 | 4 | 8-29-3 | -1.0 | 5.7 |
| William & Mary | 1964-1968 | 5 | 23-25-2 | -9.4 | -3.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →John Bender
31-16-6 • 64.1% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
46th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Haskell 1909
SRS 6.5
Worst Season
Haskell 1908
SRS -11.7
Biggest Improvement
Haskell 1909
18.2 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Marv Levy
45-60-5 • 43.2% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
California 1963
SRS 5.7
Worst Season
William & Mary 1968
SRS -14.2
Biggest Improvement
New Mexico 1959
9.5 SRS