Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Bum Phillips
Bum Phillips: 19th pct vs Bud Davis: 12th 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.
Bum PhillipsBud Davis
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Bud Davis vs Bum Phillips
Bud Davis: 11th pct vs Bum Phillips: 11th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge unavailable
Not enough data
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bud Davis vs Bum Phillips
Bud Davis: 0 titles vs Bum Phillips: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Bud Davis vs Bum Phillips
Bud Davis: 1 seasons vs Bum Phillips: 1 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Bum Phillips
Bum Phillips: 44.4% vs Bud Davis: 20.0%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bum Phillips
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Bud Davis
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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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.
Bum PhillipsBud Davis
EliteStrongAverageLean
1961Actual season year • SRS range -13.0 to -12.71963
Active comparison point
Bum Phillips • 1962
1962 UTEP
Best seasonWorst season4-5 • SRS -13.0 • SP Overall —
Win %
44.4%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
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Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bud Davis
Nearest year 1962 • Colorado
2-8 • SRS -12.7 • SP Overall —
Bum Phillips trails by a 0.3-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bum Phillips | |||||
| UTEP | 1962-1962 | 1 | 4-5 | -13.0 | -13.0 |
| Bud Davis | |||||
| Colorado | 1962-1962 | 1 | 2-8 | -12.7 | -12.7 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Bum Phillips
4-5 • 44.4% • 1 seasons • 0 titles
19th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
UTEP 1962
SRS -13.0
Worst Season
UTEP 1962
SRS -13.0
Biggest Improvement
Unavailable
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Similar overall level
Full profile →Bud Davis
2-8 • 20.0% • 1 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Colorado 1962
SRS -12.7
Worst Season
Colorado 1962
SRS -12.7
Biggest Improvement
Unavailable
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