Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Jeff Bower
Jeff Bower: 57th pct vs Ralph Hutchinson: 53rd 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.
Jeff BowerRalph Hutchinson
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Decisive edgeEdge: Jeff Bower
Jeff Bower: 69th pct vs Ralph Hutchinson: 51st pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Jeff Bower vs Ralph Hutchinson
Jeff Bower: 66th pct vs Ralph Hutchinson: 63rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jeff Bower vs Ralph Hutchinson
Jeff Bower: 0 titles vs Ralph Hutchinson: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jeff Bower vs Ralph Hutchinson
Jeff Bower: 18 seasons vs Ralph Hutchinson: 18 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Ralph Hutchinson vs Jeff Bower
Ralph Hutchinson: 59.0% vs Jeff Bower: 58.4%
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.
Jeff Bower sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJeff Bower sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jeff Bower
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 5.1
73th pct
Strong
Ralph Hutchinson
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
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.
Jeff BowerRalph Hutchinson
EliteStrongAverageLean
Ralph Hutchinson: 1903 TexasRalph Hutchinson: 1918 Washington & Jefferson
1901Actual season year • SRS range -10.4 to 13.02007
Active comparison point
Jeff Bower • 1999
1999 Southern Miss
Best season9-3 • SRS 13.0 • SP Overall 19.8
Win %
75.0%
YoY SRS
+4.2
SP Off / Def
35.2 / 16.9
Finish
#14
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Ralph Hutchinson
Nearest year 1905 • Texas
5-4 • SRS 2.6 • SP Overall —
Jeff Bower holds a 10.4-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bower | |||||
| Southern Miss | 1990-2007 | 18 | 118-84-1 | 2.5 | 13.0Highest peak |
| Ralph Hutchinson | |||||
| Dickinson (PA) | 1901-1901 | 1 | 4-6 | -8.3 | -8.3 |
| Texas | 1903-1905 | 3 | 16-7-2 | 4.9Best quality | 6.2 |
| Washington & Jefferson | 1918-1918 | 1 | 2-2 | — | — |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jeff Bower
118-84-1 • 58.4% • 18 seasons • 0 titles
13.0 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Southern Miss 1999
SRS 13.0
Worst Season
Southern Miss 1993
SRS -10.4
Biggest Improvement
Southern Miss 1994
10.9 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Ralph Hutchinson
22-15-2 • 59.0% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
-8.3 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Texas 1903
SRS 6.2
Worst Season
Dickinson (PA) 1901
SRS -8.3
Biggest Improvement
Texas 1903
14.5 SRS