Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Mike Houston vs Gary Tranquill
Mike Houston: 34th pct vs Gary Tranquill: 32nd 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.
Gary TranquillMike Houston
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Mike Houston
Mike Houston: 44th pct vs Gary Tranquill: 40th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Mike Houston vs Gary Tranquill
Mike Houston: 41st pct vs Gary Tranquill: 39th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Gary Tranquill vs Mike Houston
Gary Tranquill: 0 titles vs Mike Houston: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Mike Houston vs Gary Tranquill
Mike Houston: 6 seasons vs Gary Tranquill: 5 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Mike Houston
Mike Houston: 41.5% vs Gary Tranquill: 37.3%
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.
Mike Houston has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeMike Houston has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Gary Tranquill
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -7.3
35th pct
Lower end
Mike Houston
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -5.2
41th pct
Mixed
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.
Gary TranquillMike Houston
EliteStrongAverageLean
1982Actual season year • SRS range -16.5 to 3.82024
Active comparison point
Gary Tranquill • 1985
1985 Navy
Best season4-7 • SRS 2.5 • SP Overall 2.1
Win %
36.4%
YoY SRS
+1.0
SP Off / Def
27.5 / 26.1
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Mike Houston
Nearest year 2019 • East Carolina
4-8 • SRS -15.2 • SP Overall -14.0
Gary Tranquill holds a 17.7-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +3.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Tranquill | |||||
| Navy | 1982-1986 | 5 | 20-34-1 | -3.9 | 2.5 |
| Mike Houston | |||||
| East Carolina | 2019-2024 | 6 | 27-38 | -4.6 | 3.8Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Gary Tranquill
20-34-1 • 37.3% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Navy 1985
SRS 2.5
Worst Season
Navy 1986
SRS -16.5
Biggest Improvement
Navy 1984
9.8 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Mike Houston
27-38 • 41.5% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
East Carolina 2022
SRS 3.8
Worst Season
East Carolina 2019
SRS -15.2
Biggest Improvement
East Carolina 2024
3.9 SRS