Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Pittman
Jim Pittman: 46th pct vs Bruce Arians: 42nd 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.
Jim PittmanBruce Arians
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Jim Pittman
Jim Pittman: 65th pct vs Bruce Arians: 55th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Jim Pittman vs Bruce Arians
Jim Pittman: 60th pct vs Bruce Arians: 58th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bruce Arians vs Jim Pittman
Bruce Arians: 0 titles vs Jim Pittman: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Bruce Arians vs Jim Pittman
Bruce Arians: 6 seasons vs Jim Pittman: 6 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Jim Pittman vs Bruce Arians
Jim Pittman: 42.4% vs Bruce Arians: 40.9%
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.
Jim Pittman has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeJim Pittman has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Pittman
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 4.1
70th pct
Strong
Bruce Arians
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -0.8
53th 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.
Jim PittmanBruce Arians
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jim Pittman: 1971 TCU
1966Actual season year • SRS range -8.7 to 11.21988
Active comparison point
Jim Pittman • 1970
1970 Tulane
Best seasonBiggest improvement8-4 • SRS 11.2 • SP Overall 12.6
Win %
66.7%
YoY SRS
+11.5
SP Off / Def
23.4 / 11.2
Finish
#17
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bruce Arians
Nearest year 1983 • Temple
4-7 • SRS -1.9 • SP Overall -2.8
Jim Pittman holds a 13.1-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +2.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Pittman | |||||
| Tulane | 1966-1970 | 5 | 21-30-1 | 1.2 | 11.2Highest peak |
| TCU | 1971-1971 | 1 | 3-3-1 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| Bruce Arians | |||||
| Temple | 1983-1988 | 6 | 27-39 | 0.3 | 7.5 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jim Pittman
24-33-2 • 42.4% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
11.2 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Tulane 1970
SRS 11.2
Worst Season
Tulane 1968
SRS -8.7
Biggest Improvement
Tulane 1970
11.5 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Bruce Arians
27-39 • 40.9% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Temple 1986
SRS 7.5
Worst Season
Temple 1987
SRS -8.7
Biggest Improvement
Temple 1984
9.4 SRS