Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Chuck Fairbanks
Chuck Fairbanks: 89th pct vs Andy Smith: 82nd 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.
Andy SmithChuck Fairbanks
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Andy Smith vs Chuck Fairbanks
Andy Smith: 99th pct vs Chuck Fairbanks: 99th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Andy Smith vs Chuck Fairbanks
Andy Smith: 2nd pct vs Chuck Fairbanks: 1st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Andy Smith vs Chuck Fairbanks
Andy Smith: 0 titles vs Chuck Fairbanks: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Chuck Fairbanks
Chuck Fairbanks: 15 seasons vs Andy Smith: 13 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Andy Smith
Andy Smith: 77.1% vs Chuck Fairbanks: 58.9%
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.
Chuck Fairbanks sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeChuck Fairbanks sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Andy Smith
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
Insufficient sample
Chuck Fairbanks
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 9.7
84th pct
Strong
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.
Andy SmithChuck Fairbanks
EliteStrongAverageLean
Andy Smith: 1916 CaliforniaChuck Fairbanks: 1979 Colorado
1913Actual season year • SRS range -16.0 to 35.11981
Active comparison point
Andy Smith • 1920
1920 California
Best seasonBiggest improvement9-0 • SRS 35.1 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+25.3
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Chuck Fairbanks
Nearest year 1967 • Oklahoma
10-1 • SRS 19.5 • SP Overall —
Andy Smith holds a 15.6-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Smith | |||||
| Purdue | 1913-1915 | 3 | 12-6-3 | 8.4 | 14.3 |
| California | 1916-1925 | 10 | 74-16-7 | 16.6 | 35.1Longest stop |
| Chuck Fairbanks | |||||
| Oklahoma | 1967-1972 | 6 | 52-15-1 | 23.9Best quality | 34.7 |
| Colorado | 1979-1981 | 3 | 7-26 | -6.0 | -1.7 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Andy Smith
86-22-10 • 77.1% • 13 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
California 1920
SRS 35.1
Worst Season
California 1917
SRS -16.0
Biggest Improvement
California 1920
25.3 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Chuck Fairbanks
59-41-1 • 58.9% • 9 seasons • 0 titles
89th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Oklahoma 1971
SRS 34.7
Worst Season
Colorado 1980
SRS -12.6
Biggest Improvement
Oklahoma 1971
15.1 SRS