Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Mark Helfrich
Mark Helfrich: 93rd pct vs Jack Pardee: 78th 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.
Mark HelfrichJack Pardee
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Mark Helfrich vs Jack Pardee
Mark Helfrich: 95th pct vs Jack Pardee: 93rd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Jack Pardee
Jack Pardee: 16th pct vs Mark Helfrich: 11th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jack Pardee vs Mark Helfrich
Jack Pardee: 0 titles vs Mark Helfrich: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Mark Helfrich vs Jack Pardee
Mark Helfrich: 4 seasons vs Jack Pardee: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Mark Helfrich
Mark Helfrich: 69.8% vs Jack Pardee: 66.2%
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.
Mark Helfrich and Jack Pardee look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarMark Helfrich and Jack Pardee look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mark Helfrich
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 18.9
97th pct
Elite
Jack Pardee
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 16.9
96th pct
Elite
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.
Mark HelfrichJack Pardee
EliteStrongAverageLean
1987Actual season year • SRS range 2.2 to 27.12016
Active comparison point
Mark Helfrich • 2014
2014 Oregon
Best seasonBiggest improvement13-2 • SRS 27.1 • SP Overall 24.7
Win %
86.7%
YoY SRS
+0.4
SP Off / Def
48.1 / 23.2
Finish
#2
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jack Pardee
Nearest year 1989 • Houston
9-2 • SRS 25.9 • SP Overall 25.8
Mark Helfrich holds a 1.2-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Helfrich | |||||
| Oregon | 2013-2016 | 4 | 37-16 | 17.1Best quality | 27.1Highest peak |
| Jack Pardee | |||||
| Houston | 1987-1989 | 3 | 22-11-1 | 15.6 | 25.9 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Mark Helfrich
37-16 • 69.8% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
93rd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Oregon 2014
SRS 27.1
Worst Season
Oregon 2016
SRS 2.2
Biggest Improvement
Oregon 2014
0.4 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Jack Pardee
22-11-1 • 66.2% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
16th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Houston 1989
SRS 25.9
Worst Season
Houston 1987
SRS 3.0
Biggest Improvement
Houston 1988
14.8 SRS