Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Tom Keady
Tom Keady: 73rd pct vs Stuart Holcomb: 61st 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.
Stuart HolcombTom Keady
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Stuart Holcomb vs Tom Keady
Stuart Holcomb: 80th pct vs Tom Keady: 78th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Stuart Holcomb
Stuart Holcomb: 78th pct vs Tom Keady: 69th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Stuart Holcomb vs Tom Keady
Stuart Holcomb: 0 titles vs Tom Keady: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Stuart Holcomb vs Tom Keady
Stuart Holcomb: 9 seasons vs Tom Keady: 9 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Tom Keady
Tom Keady: 70.6% vs Stuart Holcomb: 45.7%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Stuart Holcomb
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Tom Keady
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
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.
Stuart HolcombTom Keady
EliteStrongAverageLean
1912Actual season year • SRS range 2.8 to 17.71955
Active comparison point
Stuart Holcomb • 1954
1954 Purdue
Best seasonBiggest improvement5-3-1 • SRS 17.7 • SP Overall —
Win %
61.1%
YoY SRS
+11.4
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Tom Keady
Nearest year 1920 • Lehigh
5-2-2 • SRS 5.5 • SP Overall —
Stuart Holcomb holds a 12.2-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Holcomb | |||||
| Purdue | 1947-1955 | 9 | 35-42-4 | 9.7 | 17.7 |
| Tom Keady | |||||
| Lehigh | 1912-1920 | 9 | 55-22-3 | 9.9 | 16.9 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Stuart Holcomb
35-42-4 • 45.7% • 9 seasons • 0 titles
78th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Purdue 1954
SRS 17.7
Worst Season
Purdue 1950
SRS 2.8
Biggest Improvement
Purdue 1954
11.4 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Tom Keady
55-22-3 • 70.6% • 9 seasons • 0 titles
73rd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Lehigh 1917
SRS 16.9
Worst Season
Lehigh 1913
SRS 3.3
Biggest Improvement
Lehigh 1914
12.9 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.