Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Frank Beamer vs Pappy Waldorf
Frank Beamer: 90th pct vs Pappy Waldorf: 89th 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.
Pappy WaldorfFrank Beamer
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Pappy Waldorf vs Frank Beamer
Pappy Waldorf: 95th pct vs Frank Beamer: 92nd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
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Frank Beamer: 39th pct vs Pappy Waldorf: 37th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Frank Beamer vs Pappy Waldorf
Frank Beamer: 0 titles vs Pappy Waldorf: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Frank Beamer vs Pappy Waldorf
Frank Beamer: 29 seasons vs Pappy Waldorf: 28 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Frank Beamer
Frank Beamer: 66.2% vs Pappy Waldorf: 62.8%
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.
Frank Beamer sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeFrank Beamer sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Pappy Waldorf
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Frank Beamer
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 14.7
94th pct
Elite
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.
Pappy WaldorfFrank Beamer
EliteStrongAverageLean
Pappy Waldorf: 1934 Kansas StatePappy Waldorf: 1935 NorthwesternPappy Waldorf: 1947 California
1929Actual season year • SRS range -4.6 to 26.92015
Active comparison point
Pappy Waldorf • 1949
1949 California
Best season10-1 • SRS 26.9 • SP Overall —
Win %
90.9%
YoY SRS
+9.3
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#3
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Frank Beamer
Nearest year 1987 • Virginia Tech
2-9 • SRS -0.5 • SP Overall -2.8
Pappy Waldorf holds a 27.4-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pappy Waldorf | |||||
| Oklahoma State | 1929-1933 | 5 | 34-10-7 | 4.3 | 12.0 |
| Kansas State | 1934-1934 | 1 | 7-2-1 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Northwestern | 1935-1946 | 12 | 49-45-7 | 12.8 | 23.0 |
| California | 1947-1956 | 10 | 67-32-4 | 12.8 | 26.9Highest peak |
| Frank Beamer | |||||
| Virginia Tech | 1987-2015 | 29 | 238-121-2 | 11.0 | 24.5Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Broader school footprint
Full profile →Pappy Waldorf
157-89-19 • 62.8% • 28 seasons • 0 titles
4 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
California 1949
SRS 26.9
Worst Season
Oklahoma State 1929
SRS -4.6
Biggest Improvement
Northwestern 1940
18.8 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Frank Beamer
238-121-2 • 66.2% • 29 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Virginia Tech 1999
SRS 24.5
Worst Season
Virginia Tech 1988
SRS -3.0
Biggest Improvement
Virginia Tech 1998
16.7 SRS