Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Alton Kircher vs James Stewart
Alton Kircher: 32nd pct vs James Stewart: 31st 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.
James StewartAlton Kircher
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Alton Kircher
Alton Kircher: 42nd pct vs James Stewart: 36th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: James Stewart
James Stewart: 85th pct vs Alton Kircher: 80th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Alton Kircher vs James Stewart
Alton Kircher: 0 titles vs James Stewart: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Alton Kircher vs James Stewart
Alton Kircher: 4 seasons vs James Stewart: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: James Stewart
James Stewart: 36.7% vs Alton Kircher: 35.0%
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.
James Stewart
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Alton Kircher
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.
James StewartAlton Kircher
EliteStrongAverageLean
1942Actual season year • SRS range -9.0 to 3.31955
Active comparison point
James Stewart • 1942
1942 SMU
Best season3-6-2 • SRS 0.7 • SP Overall —
Win %
36.4%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Alton Kircher
Nearest year 1952 • Washington State
4-6 • SRS 3.3 • SP Overall —
James Stewart trails by a 2.6-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Stewart | |||||
| SMU | 1942-1944 | 3 | 10-18-2 | -4.6 | 0.7 |
| Alton Kircher | |||||
| Washington State | 1952-1955 | 4 | 13-25-2 | -4.1 | 3.3Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →James Stewart
10-18-2 • 36.7% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
85th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
SMU 1942
SRS 0.7
Worst Season
SMU 1944
SRS -8.8
Biggest Improvement
SMU 1944
-3.2 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Alton Kircher
13-25-2 • 35.0% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
3.3 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Washington State 1952
SRS 3.3
Worst Season
Washington State 1955
SRS -9.0
Biggest Improvement
Washington State 1954
0.9 SRS