Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Billy Laval
Billy Laval: 42nd pct vs John Gutekunst: 35th 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.
Billy LavalJohn Gutekunst
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Billy Laval vs John Gutekunst
Billy Laval: 37th pct vs John Gutekunst: 36th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
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Billy Laval: 86th pct vs John Gutekunst: 86th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
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Billy Laval: 0 titles vs John Gutekunst: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
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Billy Laval: 7 seasons vs John Gutekunst: 6 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Billy Laval
Billy Laval: 59.2% vs John Gutekunst: 43.3%
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.
John Gutekunst sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJohn Gutekunst sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Billy Laval
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
John Gutekunst
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -3.8
45th pct
Mixed
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.
Billy LavalJohn Gutekunst
EliteStrongAverageLean
1928Actual season year • SRS range -9.4 to 0.81991
Active comparison point
Billy Laval • 1931
1931 South Carolina
Best seasonBiggest improvement5-4-1 • SRS 0.8 • SP Overall —
Win %
55.0%
YoY SRS
+9.3
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
John Gutekunst
Nearest year 1986 • Minnesota
6-6 • SRS 0.6 • SP Overall 6.2
Billy Laval holds a 0.2-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Laval | |||||
| South Carolina | 1928-1934 | 7 | 39-26-6 | -4.2 | 0.8 |
| John Gutekunst | |||||
| Minnesota | 1986-1991 | 6 | 28-37-2 | -3.1Best quality | 0.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Billy Laval
39-26-6 • 59.2% • 7 seasons • 0 titles
42nd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
South Carolina 1931
SRS 0.8
Worst Season
South Carolina 1929
SRS -8.9
Biggest Improvement
South Carolina 1931
9.3 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →John Gutekunst
28-37-2 • 43.3% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Minnesota 1986
SRS 0.6
Worst Season
Minnesota 1991
SRS -9.4
Biggest Improvement
Minnesota 1989
5.9 SRS