Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: PW Underwood
PW Underwood: 40th pct vs Dick Bestwick: 33rd 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.
PW UnderwoodDick Bestwick
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Dick Bestwick
Dick Bestwick: 60th pct vs PW Underwood: 46th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Dick Bestwick
Dick Bestwick: 53rd pct vs PW Underwood: 42nd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dick Bestwick vs PW Underwood
Dick Bestwick: 0 titles vs PW Underwood: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Dick Bestwick vs PW Underwood
Dick Bestwick: 6 seasons vs PW Underwood: 6 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: PW Underwood
PW Underwood: 49.2% vs Dick Bestwick: 25.0%
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.
PW Underwood has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgePW Underwood has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
PW Underwood
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 5.4
73th pct
Strong
Dick Bestwick
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.2
32th pct
Lower end
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.
PW UnderwoodDick Bestwick
EliteStrongAverageLean
1969Actual season year • SRS range -16.9 to 9.51981
Active comparison point
PW Underwood • 1971
1971 Southern Miss
Best season6-5 • SRS 4.7 • SP Overall 8.2
Win %
54.5%
YoY SRS
+10.6
SP Off / Def
24.5 / 17.2
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Dick Bestwick
Nearest year 1976 • Virginia
2-9 • SRS -9.1 • SP Overall -16.8
PW Underwood holds a 13.8-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +13.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PW Underwood | |||||
| Southern Miss | 1969-1974 | 6 | 31-32-2 | -2.9 | 4.7 |
| Dick Bestwick | |||||
| Virginia | 1976-1981 | 6 | 16-49-1 | -3.9 | 9.5Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →PW Underwood
31-32-2 • 49.2% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
40th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Southern Miss 1971
SRS 4.7
Worst Season
Southern Miss 1969
SRS -16.9
Biggest Improvement
Southern Miss 1970
11.0 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Dick Bestwick
16-49-1 • 25.0% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
9.5 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Virginia 1979
SRS 9.5
Worst Season
Virginia 1976
SRS -9.1
Biggest Improvement
Virginia 1979
18.1 SRS