Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Gary Patterson
Gary Patterson: 90th pct vs Wallace Butts: 86th 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.
Gary PattersonWallace Butts
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Gary Patterson vs Wallace Butts
Gary Patterson: 94th pct vs Wallace Butts: 94th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Gary Patterson
Gary Patterson: 30th pct vs Wallace Butts: 25th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Gary Patterson vs Wallace Butts
Gary Patterson: 0 titles vs Wallace Butts: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Gary Patterson vs Wallace Butts
Gary Patterson: 22 seasons vs Wallace Butts: 22 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Gary Patterson
Gary Patterson: 69.6% vs Wallace Butts: 61.5%
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.
Gary Patterson sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeGary Patterson sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Gary Patterson
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.5
88th pct
Elite
Wallace Butts
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.
Gary PattersonWallace Butts
EliteStrongAverageLean
1939Actual season year • SRS range -9.5 to 26.82021
Active comparison point
Gary Patterson • 2014
2014 TCU
Best seasonBiggest improvement12-1 • SRS 26.8 • SP Overall 23.3
Win %
92.3%
YoY SRS
+21.0
SP Off / Def
39.3 / 17.5
Finish
#3
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Wallace Butts
Nearest year 1960 • Georgia
6-4 • SRS 13.5 • SP Overall —
Gary Patterson holds a 13.3-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Patterson | |||||
| TCU | 2000-2021 | 22 | 181-79 | 9.8 | 26.8 |
| Wallace Butts | |||||
| Georgia | 1939-1960 | 22 | 140-86-9 | 9.6 | 26.0 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Better floor
Full profile →Gary Patterson
181-79 • 69.6% • 22 seasons • 0 titles
-4.2 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
TCU 2014
SRS 26.8
Worst Season
TCU 2004
SRS -4.2
Biggest Improvement
TCU 2014
21.0 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Wallace Butts
140-86-9 • 61.5% • 22 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Georgia 1942
SRS 26.0
Worst Season
Georgia 1943
SRS -9.5
Biggest Improvement
Georgia 1945
21.0 SRS