Career Quality
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Rick Tolley: 11th pct vs Dick Scesniak: 9th 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.
Dick ScesniakRick Tolley
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
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Dick Scesniak: 9th pct vs Rick Tolley: 9th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Dick Scesniak
Dick Scesniak: 98th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
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Dick Scesniak: 0 titles vs Rick Tolley: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
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Dick Scesniak: 3 seasons vs Rick Tolley: 2 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Rick Tolley
Rick Tolley: 31.6% vs Dick Scesniak: 24.2%
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.
Rick Tolley has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeRick Tolley has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dick Scesniak
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -11.3
24th pct
Lower end
Rick Tolley
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.7
30th 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.
Dick ScesniakRick Tolley
EliteStrongAverageLean
1969Actual season year • SRS range -18.5 to -14.51985
Active comparison point
Dick Scesniak • 1985
1985 Kent State
Best seasonBiggest improvement3-8 • SRS -14.5 • SP Overall -9.0
Win %
27.3%
YoY SRS
+2.1
SP Off / Def
24.5 / 32.6
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Rick Tolley
Nearest year 1970 • Marshall
3-6 • SRS -18.2 • SP Overall -8.7
Dick Scesniak holds a 3.7-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +4.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Scesniak | |||||
| Kent State | 1983-1985 | 3 | 8-25 | -16.5 | -14.5 |
| Rick Tolley | |||||
| Marshall | 1969-1970 | 2 | 6-13 | -16.4 | -14.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Dick Scesniak
8-25 • 24.2% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
98th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Kent State 1985
SRS -14.5
Worst Season
Kent State 1983
SRS -18.5
Biggest Improvement
Kent State 1985
2.1 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Rick Tolley
6-13 • 31.6% • 2 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Marshall 1969
SRS -14.6
Worst Season
Marshall 1970
SRS -18.2
Biggest Improvement
Marshall 1970
-3.6 SRS