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.

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Choose two to four coaches

Abe MartinGus Henderson

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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

Narrow edge

Edge: Abe Martin

Abe Martin: 83rd pct vs Gus Henderson: 77th pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

Narrow edge

Edge: Abe Martin

Abe Martin: 93rd pct vs Gus Henderson: 87th pct

Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.

Consistency

Clear edge

Edge: Gus Henderson

Gus Henderson: 52nd pct vs Abe Martin: 43rd pct

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

Similar

Similar: Abe Martin vs Gus Henderson

Abe Martin: 0 titles vs Gus Henderson: 0 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

Similar

Similar: Abe Martin vs Gus Henderson

Abe Martin: 14 seasons vs Gus Henderson: 14 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Decisive edge

Edge: Gus Henderson

Gus Henderson: 72.7% vs Abe Martin: 53.4%

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.

Not enough data to compare.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Not enough data to compare.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Abe Martin

Insufficient sample

Raw avg SP Overall: —

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Insufficient sample

Gus Henderson

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.

Abe MartinGus Henderson

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Higher peak

Abe Martin reached the best single-season peak.

Steadier stretch

Gus Henderson sustained the steadier arc.

Gus Henderson: 1933 Tulsa

1922Actual season year • SRS range -0.7 to 25.81966

Active comparison point

Abe Martin • 1955

Selected

1955 TCU

Best seasonBiggest improvement

9-2 • SRS 25.8 • SP Overall —

Win %

81.8%

YoY SRS

+14.8

SP Off / Def

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Finish

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Comparison context

Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.

Gus Henderson

Nearest year 1935 • Tulsa

Profile

3-6-1 • SRS 1.4 • SP Overall —

Abe Martin holds a 24.4-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
Abe Martin
TCU	1953-1966	14	74-64-7	11.3	25.8Highest peak
Gus Henderson
USC	1922-1924	3	25-5	17.0Best quality	21.0
Tulsa	1933-1935	3	14-9-2	7.5	10.8

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Higher ceiling

Abe Martin

74-64-7 • 53.4% • 14 seasons • 0 titles

25.8 peak SRS at the top end.

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Best Season

TCU 1955

SRS 25.8

Worst Season

TCU 1964

SRS -0.7

Biggest Improvement

TCU 1955

14.8 SRS

Steadier arc

Gus Henderson

39-14-2 • 72.7% • 6 seasons • 0 titles

52nd pct steadiness score.

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Best Season

USC 1922

SRS 21.0

Worst Season

Tulsa 1935

SRS 1.4

Biggest Improvement

USC 1924

9.5 SRS

Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.