Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Bill Snyder vs LaVell Edwards
Bill Snyder: 89th pct vs LaVell Edwards: 88th 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.
Bill SnyderLaVell Edwards
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Bill Snyder
Bill Snyder: 95th pct vs LaVell Edwards: 89th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: LaVell Edwards
LaVell Edwards: 40th pct vs Bill Snyder: 11th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: LaVell Edwards
LaVell Edwards: 1 title vs Bill Snyder: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Bill Snyder vs LaVell Edwards
Bill Snyder: 30 seasons vs LaVell Edwards: 29 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: LaVell Edwards
LaVell Edwards: 71.6% vs Bill Snyder: 64.7%
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.
Bill Snyder and LaVell Edwards look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarBill Snyder and LaVell Edwards look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bill Snyder
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.3
90th pct
Elite
LaVell Edwards
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.2
90th pct
Elite
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.
Bill SnyderLaVell Edwards
EliteStrongAverageLean
1972Actual season year • SRS range -19.2 to 27.12018
Active comparison point
Bill Snyder • 1998
1998 Kansas State
Best season11-2 • SRS 27.1 • SP Overall 28.6
Win %
84.6%
YoY SRS
+9.9
SP Off / Def
49.8 / 24.1
Finish
#10
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
LaVell Edwards
Nearest year 1998 • BYU
9-5 • SRS 2.2 • SP Overall 6.6
Bill Snyder holds a 24.9-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +17.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Snyder | |||||
| Kansas State | 1989-2018 | 27 | 215-117-1 | 10.3Best quality | 27.1Highest peak |
| LaVell Edwards | |||||
| BYU | 1972-2000 | 29 | 257-101-3 | 8.5 | 22.2Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Bill Snyder
215-117-1 • 64.7% • 27 seasons • 0 titles
27.1 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Kansas State 1998
SRS 27.1
Worst Season
Kansas State 1989
SRS -19.2
Biggest Improvement
Kansas State 1990
16.8 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →LaVell Edwards
257-101-3 • 71.6% • 29 seasons • 1 title
40th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
BYU 1979
SRS 22.2
Worst Season
BYU 1972
SRS -5.9
Biggest Improvement
BYU 1996
14.7 SRS