Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Ron Blackledge vs Eric Kiesau
Ron Blackledge: 6th pct vs Eric Kiesau: 3rd 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.
Ron BlackledgeEric Kiesau
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Ron Blackledge vs Eric Kiesau
Ron Blackledge: 5th pct vs Eric Kiesau: 4th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Ron Blackledge
Ron Blackledge: 99th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Eric Kiesau vs Ron Blackledge
Eric Kiesau: 0 titles vs Ron Blackledge: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Ron Blackledge
Ron Blackledge: 3 seasons vs Eric Kiesau: 1 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Ron Blackledge
Ron Blackledge: 24.2% vs Eric Kiesau: 0.0%
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.
Eric Kiesau and Ron Blackledge look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarEric Kiesau and Ron Blackledge look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Ron Blackledge
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -16.9
11th pct
Lower end
Eric Kiesau
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -16.9
11th 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.
Ron BlackledgeEric Kiesau
EliteStrongAverageLean
1978Actual season year • SRS range -21.5 to -19.82016
Active comparison point
Ron Blackledge • 1978
1978 Kent State
Best season4-7 • SRS -19.8 • SP Overall -16.1
Win %
36.4%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
14.5 / 29.9
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Eric Kiesau
Nearest year 2016 • Fresno State
0-4 • SRS -20.5 • SP Overall -16.9
Ron Blackledge holds a 0.7-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -1.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Blackledge | |||||
| Kent State | 1978-1980 | 3 | 8-25 | -20.6 | -19.8Longest stop |
| Eric Kiesau | |||||
| Fresno State | 2016-2016 | 1 | 0-4 | -20.5 | -20.5 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Longer run
Full profile →Ron Blackledge
8-25 • 24.2% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
3 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Kent State 1978
SRS -19.8
Worst Season
Kent State 1979
SRS -21.5
Biggest Improvement
Kent State 1980
1.0 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Eric Kiesau
0-4 • 0.0% • 1 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Fresno State 2016
SRS -20.5
Worst Season
Fresno State 2016
SRS -20.5
Biggest Improvement
Unavailable
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