Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: JR Boone vs Dave Puddington
JR Boone: 13th pct vs Dave Puddington: 12th 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.
Dave PuddingtonJR Boone
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: JR Boone
JR Boone: 21st pct vs Dave Puddington: 17th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Dave Puddington
Dave Puddington: 53rd pct vs JR Boone: 44th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dave Puddington vs JR Boone
Dave Puddington: 0 titles vs JR Boone: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Dave Puddington vs JR Boone
Dave Puddington: 3 seasons vs JR Boone: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Dave Puddington vs JR Boone
Dave Puddington: 30.0% vs JR Boone: 29.4%
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.
Dave Puddington has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeDave Puddington has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dave Puddington
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -9.6
28th pct
Lower end
JR Boone
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -13.2
19th 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.
Dave PuddingtonJR Boone
EliteStrongAverageLean
1968Actual season year • SRS range -25.1 to -6.71975
Active comparison point
Dave Puddington • 1969
1969 Kent State
Best seasonBiggest improvement5-5 • SRS -9.3 • SP Overall —
Win %
50.0%
YoY SRS
+15.8
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
JR Boone
Nearest year 1973 • Fresno State
2-9 • SRS -23.9 • SP Overall -19.3
Dave Puddington holds a 14.6-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Puddington | |||||
| Kent State | 1968-1970 | 3 | 9-21 | -16.7 | -9.3 |
| JR Boone | |||||
| Fresno State | 1973-1975 | 3 | 10-24 | -15.7 | -6.7Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Dave Puddington
9-21 • 30.0% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
53rd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Kent State 1969
SRS -9.3
Worst Season
Kent State 1968
SRS -25.1
Biggest Improvement
Kent State 1969
15.8 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →JR Boone
10-24 • 29.4% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Fresno State 1974
SRS -6.7
Worst Season
Fresno State 1973
SRS -23.9
Biggest Improvement
Fresno State 1974
17.2 SRS