Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Scotty Walden
Scotty Walden: 9th pct vs Bill Michael: 6th 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.
Bill MichaelScotty Walden
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Scotty Walden vs Bill Michael
Scotty Walden: 9th pct vs Bill Michael: 7th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Bill Michael vs Scotty Walden
Bill Michael: 97th pct vs Scotty Walden: 96th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bill Michael vs Scotty Walden
Bill Michael: 0 titles vs Scotty Walden: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Scotty Walden vs Bill Michael
Scotty Walden: 6 seasons vs Bill Michael: 5 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Scotty Walden
Scotty Walden: 25.0% vs Bill Michael: 10.4%
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.
Scotty Walden has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeScotty Walden has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bill Michael
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -22.9
4th pct
Lower end
Scotty Walden
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -16.0
13th 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.
Bill MichaelScotty Walden
EliteStrongAverageLean
Scotty Walden: 2024 UTEP
1977Actual season year • SRS range -22.1 to -15.02025
Active comparison point
Bill Michael • 1979
1979 UTEP
Best seasonBiggest improvement2-9 • SRS -16.3 • SP Overall -21.1
Win %
18.2%
YoY SRS
+2.5
SP Off / Def
10.1 / 30.2
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Scotty Walden
Nearest year 2020 • Southern Miss
1-3 • SRS -15.0 • SP Overall -7.9
Bill Michael trails by a 1.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -14.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Michael | |||||
| UTEP | 1977-1981 | 5 | 5-43 | -19.0 | -16.3Longest stop |
| Scotty Walden | |||||
| Southern Miss | 2020-2020 | 1 | 1-3 | -15.0Best quality | -15.0Highest peak |
| UTEP | 2024-2025 | 2 | 3-9 | -18.9 | -17.7 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Bill Michael
5-43 • 10.4% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
UTEP 1979
SRS -16.3
Worst Season
UTEP 1981
SRS -22.1
Biggest Improvement
UTEP 1979
2.5 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Scotty Walden
4-12 • 25.0% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
9th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Southern Miss 2020
SRS -15.0
Worst Season
UTEP 2024
SRS -20.2
Biggest Improvement
UTEP 2025
2.5 SRS