Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Art Briles vs Clay Helton
Art Briles: 78th pct vs Clay Helton: 76th 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.
Clay HeltonArt Briles
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Art Briles
Art Briles: 90th pct vs Clay Helton: 83rd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Clay Helton
Clay Helton: 15th pct vs Art Briles: 9th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Art Briles vs Clay Helton
Art Briles: 0 titles vs Clay Helton: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Art Briles vs Clay Helton
Art Briles: 13 seasons vs Clay Helton: 13 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Clay Helton vs Art Briles
Clay Helton: 60.6% vs Art Briles: 60.4%
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.
Clay Helton and Art Briles look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarClay Helton and Art Briles look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Clay Helton
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 7.3
78th pct
Strong
Art Briles
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 6.0
75th 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.
Clay HeltonArt Briles
EliteStrongAverageLean
Clay Helton: 2022 Georgia SouthernArt Briles: 2008 Baylor
2003Actual season year • SRS range -9.1 to 22.82025
Active comparison point
Clay Helton • 2016
2016 USC
Best season10-3 • SRS 19.4 • SP Overall 23.6
Win %
76.9%
YoY SRS
+5.8
SP Off / Def
39.2 / 17.1
Finish
#3
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Art Briles
Nearest year 2015 • Baylor
10-3 • SRS 17.8 • SP Overall 19.5
Clay Helton holds a 1.6-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -5.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Helton | |||||
| USC | 2013-2021 | 8 | 46-24 | 10.3 | 19.4 |
| Georgia Southern | 2022-2025 | 4 | 20-19 | -6.1 | -2.5 |
| Art Briles | |||||
| Houston | 2003-2007 | 5 | 34-28 | -4.1 | 4.6 |
| Baylor | 2008-2015 | 8 | 65-37 | 10.9 | 22.8Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Clay Helton
66-43 • 60.6% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
15th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
USC 2016
SRS 19.4
Worst Season
Georgia Southern 2023
SRS -8.6
Biggest Improvement
USC 2019
8.2 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Art Briles
99-65 • 60.4% • 13 seasons • 0 titles
22.8 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Baylor 2013
SRS 22.8
Worst Season
Houston 2004
SRS -9.1
Biggest Improvement
Baylor 2011
12.7 SRS