Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Hal Lahar vs George James
Hal Lahar: 41st pct vs George James: 40th 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.
George JamesHal Lahar
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: George James
George James: 64th pct vs Hal Lahar: 59th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Hal Lahar vs George James
Hal Lahar: 7th pct vs George James: 4th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: George James vs Hal Lahar
George James: 0 titles vs Hal Lahar: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Hal Lahar
Hal Lahar: 16 seasons vs George James: 14 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Hal Lahar
Hal Lahar: 54.7% vs George James: 53.2%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
George James
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Hal Lahar
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.
George JamesHal Lahar
EliteStrongAverageLean
Hal Lahar: 1957 HoustonHal Lahar: 1962 Colgate
1947Actual season year • SRS range -31.8 to 10.91967
Active comparison point
George James • 1948
1948 Cornell
Best seasonBiggest improvement8-1 • SRS 10.9 • SP Overall —
Win %
88.9%
YoY SRS
+15.9
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#19
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Hal Lahar
Nearest year 1952 • Colgate
6-3 • SRS -3.9 • SP Overall —
George James holds a 14.8-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George James | |||||
| Cornell | 1947-1960 | 14 | 66-58-2 | -7.9 | 10.9Highest peak |
| Hal Lahar | |||||
| Colgate | 1952-1967 | 11 | 53-40-8 | -11.4 | 0.2 |
| Houston | 1957-1961 | 5 | 24-23-2 | 3.6Best quality | 9.0 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →George James
66-58-2 • 53.2% • 14 seasons • 0 titles
10.9 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Cornell 1948
SRS 10.9
Worst Season
Cornell 1960
SRS -28.9
Biggest Improvement
Cornell 1948
15.9 SRS
Longer run
Full profile →Hal Lahar
77-63-10 • 54.7% • 16 seasons • 0 titles
16 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Houston 1958
SRS 9.0
Worst Season
Colgate 1967
SRS -31.8
Biggest Improvement
Colgate 1964
16.7 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.