Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Sean Kugler
Sean Kugler: 12th pct vs Fred Zechman: 8th 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.
Sean KuglerFred Zechman
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Sean Kugler
Sean Kugler: 22nd pct vs Fred Zechman: 13th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Fred Zechman
Fred Zechman: 51st pct vs Sean Kugler: 33rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Fred Zechman vs Sean Kugler
Fred Zechman: 0 titles vs Sean Kugler: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Sean Kugler
Sean Kugler: 5 seasons vs Fred Zechman: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Sean Kugler
Sean Kugler: 33.3% vs Fred Zechman: 24.2%
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.
Sean Kugler and Fred Zechman look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarSean Kugler and Fred Zechman look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Sean Kugler
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -20.8
6th pct
Lower end
Fred Zechman
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -22.0
5th pct
Lower end
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.
Sean KuglerFred Zechman
EliteStrongAverageLean
1983Actual season year • SRS range -28.9 to -5.92017
Active comparison point
Sean Kugler • 2014
2014 UTEP
Best seasonBiggest improvement7-6 • SRS -5.9 • SP Overall -12.0
Win %
53.8%
YoY SRS
+19.5
SP Off / Def
23.5 / 35.4
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Fred Zechman
Nearest year 1985 • New Mexico State
1-10 • SRS -25.2 • SP Overall -25.0
Sean Kugler holds a 19.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +4.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Kugler | |||||
| UTEP | 2013-2017 | 5 | 18-36 | -20.8 | -5.9Highest peak |
| Fred Zechman | |||||
| New Mexico State | 1983-1985 | 3 | 8-25 | -20.6 | -11.2 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Sean Kugler
18-36 • 33.3% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
-5.9 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
UTEP 2014
SRS -5.9
Worst Season
UTEP 2017
SRS -28.9
Biggest Improvement
UTEP 2014
19.5 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Fred Zechman
8-25 • 24.2% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
51st pct steadiness score.
Best Season
New Mexico State 1983
SRS -11.2
Worst Season
New Mexico State 1984
SRS -25.4
Biggest Improvement
New Mexico State 1985
0.2 SRS