Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Sam Pittman
Sam Pittman: 54th pct vs Kliff Kingsbury: 50th 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.
Kliff KingsburySam Pittman
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Sam Pittman
Sam Pittman: 60th pct vs Kliff Kingsbury: 55th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Sam Pittman vs Kliff Kingsbury
Sam Pittman: 94th pct vs Kliff Kingsbury: 91st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Kliff Kingsbury vs Sam Pittman
Kliff Kingsbury: 0 titles vs Sam Pittman: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Kliff Kingsbury vs Sam Pittman
Kliff Kingsbury: 6 seasons vs Sam Pittman: 6 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Sam Pittman
Sam Pittman: 49.2% vs Kliff Kingsbury: 46.7%
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.
Sam Pittman and Kliff Kingsbury look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarSam Pittman and Kliff Kingsbury look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Kliff Kingsbury
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 6.8
77th pct
Strong
Sam Pittman
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 7.8
80th pct
Strong
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.
Kliff KingsburySam Pittman
EliteStrongAverageLean
2013Actual season year • SRS range -1.3 to 9.72025
Active comparison point
Kliff Kingsbury • 2018
2018 Texas Tech
Best season5-7 • SRS 7.3 • SP Overall 8.7
Win %
41.7%
YoY SRS
+2.5
SP Off / Def
36.2 / 29.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Sam Pittman
Nearest year 2020 • Arkansas
3-7 • SRS 3.3 • SP Overall 1.6
Kliff Kingsbury holds a 4.0-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +7.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kliff Kingsbury | |||||
| Texas Tech | 2013-2018 | 6 | 35-40 | 4.0 | 7.3 |
| Sam Pittman | |||||
| Arkansas | 2020-2025 | 6 | 30-31 | 5.1Best quality | 9.7Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Kliff Kingsbury
35-40 • 46.7% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Texas Tech 2018
SRS 7.3
Worst Season
Texas Tech 2014
SRS -1.3
Biggest Improvement
Texas Tech 2015
6.5 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Sam Pittman
30-31 • 49.2% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
9.7 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Arkansas 2021
SRS 9.7
Worst Season
Arkansas 2023
SRS 1.1
Biggest Improvement
Arkansas 2021
6.4 SRS