Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Frank Leahy vs Pete Carroll
Frank Leahy: 99th pct vs Pete Carroll: 99th 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.
Pete CarrollFrank Leahy
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Frank Leahy vs Pete Carroll
Frank Leahy: 100th pct vs Pete Carroll: 99th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Pete Carroll
Pete Carroll: 27th pct vs Frank Leahy: 20th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Clear edgeEdge: Frank Leahy
Frank Leahy: 4 titles vs Pete Carroll: 2 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Frank Leahy
Frank Leahy: 15 seasons vs Pete Carroll: 9 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Frank Leahy
Frank Leahy: 86.4% vs Pete Carroll: 83.6%
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.
Pete Carroll sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgePete Carroll sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Pete Carroll
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 29.0
100th pct
Elite
Frank Leahy
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
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.
Pete CarrollFrank Leahy
EliteStrongAverageLean
Frank Leahy: 1941 Notre Dame
1939Actual season year • SRS range 3.0 to 38.32009
Active comparison point
Pete Carroll • 2004
2004 USC
Best season13-0 • SRS 34.1 • SP Overall 32.3
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+9.1
SP Off / Def
45.2 / 14.3
Finish
#1
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Frank Leahy
Nearest year 1953 • Notre Dame
9-0-1 • SRS 25.7 • SP Overall —
Pete Carroll holds a 8.4-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Carroll | |||||
| USC | 2001-2009 | 9 | 97-19 | 23.5 | 34.1 |
| Frank Leahy | |||||
| Boston College | 1939-1940 | 2 | 20-2 | 17.3 | 18.5 |
| Notre Dame | 1941-1953 | 11 | 87-11-9 | 23.6 | 38.3Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Pete Carroll
97-19 • 83.6% • 9 seasons • 2 titles
27th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
USC 2004
SRS 34.1
Worst Season
USC 2009
SRS 8.4
Biggest Improvement
USC 2002
17.8 SRS
Longer run
Full profile →Frank Leahy
107-13-9 • 86.4% • 13 seasons • 4 titles
15 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Notre Dame 1946
SRS 38.3
Worst Season
Notre Dame 1950
SRS 3.0
Biggest Improvement
Notre Dame 1943
15.1 SRS