Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Bill Walsh vs Jim Owens
Bill Walsh: 80th pct vs Jim Owens: 80th 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 WalshJim Owens
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Jim Owens
Jim Owens: 90th pct vs Bill Walsh: 81st pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh: 44th pct vs Jim Owens: 29th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bill Walsh vs Jim Owens
Bill Walsh: 0 titles vs Jim Owens: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Bill Walsh vs Jim Owens
Bill Walsh: 18 seasons vs Jim Owens: 18 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Bill Walsh
Bill Walsh: 58.5% vs Jim Owens: 54.5%
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 Walsh has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeBill Walsh has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bill Walsh
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 10.2
86th pct
Elite
Jim Owens
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 4.8
72th pct
Strong
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 WalshJim Owens
EliteStrongAverageLean
1957Actual season year • SRS range -8.2 to 23.41994
Active comparison point
Bill Walsh • 1978
1978 Stanford
Best seasonBiggest improvement8-4 • SRS 18.1 • SP Overall 20.4
Win %
66.7%
YoY SRS
+9.9
SP Off / Def
36.9 / 17.8
Finish
#17
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jim Owens
Nearest year 1974 • Washington
5-6 • SRS 3.3 • SP Overall 1.2
Bill Walsh holds a 14.8-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +5.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Walsh | |||||
| Stanford | 1977-1994 | 5 | 34-24-1 | 9.6Best quality | 18.1 |
| Jim Owens | |||||
| Washington | 1957-1974 | 18 | 99-82-6 | 8.5 | 23.4Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Bill Walsh
34-24-1 • 58.5% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
44th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Stanford 1978
SRS 18.1
Worst Season
Stanford 1994
SRS 1.3
Biggest Improvement
Stanford 1978
9.9 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jim Owens
99-82-6 • 54.5% • 18 seasons • 0 titles
23.4 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Washington 1970
SRS 23.4
Worst Season
Washington 1973
SRS -8.2
Biggest Improvement
Washington 1970
25.0 SRS