Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: John Chalmers
John Chalmers: 70th pct vs Don Clark: 56th 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.
Don ClarkJohn Chalmers
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: John Chalmers
John Chalmers: 78th pct vs Don Clark: 74th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Don Clark vs John Chalmers
Don Clark: 35th pct vs John Chalmers: 33rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Don Clark vs John Chalmers
Don Clark: 0 titles vs John Chalmers: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Don Clark vs John Chalmers
Don Clark: 3 seasons vs John Chalmers: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: John Chalmers
John Chalmers: 75.0% vs Don Clark: 45.0%
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.
Don Clark
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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John Chalmers
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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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.
Don ClarkJohn Chalmers
EliteStrongAverageLean
1903Actual season year • SRS range -3.5 to 17.11959
Active comparison point
Don Clark • 1959
1959 USC
Best seasonBiggest drop8-2 • SRS 15.2 • SP Overall —
Win %
80.0%
YoY SRS
+7.0
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#14
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
John Chalmers
Nearest year 1905 • Iowa
8-2 • SRS 17.1 • SP Overall —
Don Clark trails by a 1.9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Clark | |||||
| USC | 1957-1959 | 3 | 13-16-1 | 6.6 | 15.2 |
| John Chalmers | |||||
| Iowa | 1903-1905 | 3 | 24-8 | 6.6 | 17.1Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Don Clark
13-16-1 • 45.0% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
USC 1959
SRS 15.2
Worst Season
USC 1957
SRS -3.5
Biggest Improvement
USC 1958
11.7 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →John Chalmers
24-8 • 75.0% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
70th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Iowa 1905
SRS 17.1
Worst Season
Iowa 1904
SRS -1.7
Biggest Improvement
Iowa 1905
18.8 SRS