Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Bill Doolittle
Bill Doolittle: 36th pct vs Chester Caddas: 31st pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Coaches Compare
See top-line edges, side-by-side profiles, overlaid career arcs, and school-stop comparisons in one matchup view.
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Top-line verdicts
Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Bill Doolittle
Bill Doolittle: 36th pct vs Chester Caddas: 31st pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Bill Doolittle
Bill Doolittle: 45th pct vs Chester Caddas: 39th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Bill Doolittle
Bill Doolittle: 42nd pct vs Chester Caddas: 33rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bill Doolittle vs Chester Caddas
Bill Doolittle: 0 titles vs Chester Caddas: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Bill Doolittle vs Chester Caddas
Bill Doolittle: 11 seasons vs Chester Caddas: 10 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Bill Doolittle
Bill Doolittle: 54.1% vs Chester Caddas: 46.4%
Raw career win rate, not a normalized score.
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Bill Doolittle has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Bill Doolittle has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bill Doolittle
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 1.3
62th pct
Above average
Chester Caddas
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -7.9
33th pct
Lower end
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.
Active comparison point
7-3 • SRS 4.4 • SP Overall 11.1
Win %
70.0%
YoY SRS
+2.5
SP Off / Def
27.8 / 17.5
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Chester Caddas
Nearest year 1972 • Pacific
8-3 • SRS -0.8 • SP Overall 3.9
Bill Doolittle holds a 5.2-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +7.4 SP offense
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Doolittle | |||||
| Western Michigan | 1964-1974 | 11 | 58-49-2 | -8.2 | 4.4Highest peak |
| Chester Caddas | |||||
| Pacific | 1972-1978 | 7 | 38-38-2 | -7.0Best quality | 1.5 |
| Colorado State | 1981-1981 | 1 | 0-6 | -17.8 | -17.8 |
Closing takeaway
58-49-2 • 54.1% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
42nd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Western Michigan 1971
SRS 4.4
Worst Season
Western Michigan 1964
SRS -20.7
Biggest Improvement
Western Michigan 1969
11.7 SRS
38-44-2 • 46.4% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
2 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
Pacific 1977
SRS 1.5
Worst Season
Pacific 1976
SRS -23.5
Biggest Improvement
Pacific 1977
25.0 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.