Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Ron Caragher
Ron Caragher: 21st pct vs Steve Fairchild: 18th 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.
Steve FairchildRon Caragher
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Ron Caragher vs Steve Fairchild
Ron Caragher: 23rd pct vs Steve Fairchild: 23rd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Steve Fairchild
Steve Fairchild: 82nd pct vs Ron Caragher: 75th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Ron Caragher vs Steve Fairchild
Ron Caragher: 0 titles vs Steve Fairchild: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Ron Caragher vs Steve Fairchild
Ron Caragher: 4 seasons vs Steve Fairchild: 4 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Ron Caragher
Ron Caragher: 38.8% vs Steve Fairchild: 32.6%
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.
Ron Caragher and Steve Fairchild look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarRon Caragher and Steve Fairchild look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Steve Fairchild
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -9.3
29th pct
Lower end
Ron Caragher
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.7
31th pct
Lower end
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.
Steve FairchildRon Caragher
EliteStrongAverageLean
2008Actual season year • SRS range -17.2 to -5.62016
Active comparison point
Steve Fairchild • 2008
2008 Colorado State
Best season7-6 • SRS -5.7 • SP Overall -3.3
Win %
53.8%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
29.8 / 33.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Ron Caragher
Nearest year 2013 • San José State
6-6 • SRS -5.6 • SP Overall -5.1
Steve Fairchild trails by a 0.1-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -3.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Fairchild | |||||
| Colorado State | 2008-2011 | 4 | 16-33 | -12.1 | -5.7 |
| Ron Caragher | |||||
| San José State | 2013-2016 | 4 | 19-30 | -11.2 | -5.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Steve Fairchild
16-33 • 32.6% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
82nd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Colorado State 2008
SRS -5.7
Worst Season
Colorado State 2011
SRS -16.2
Biggest Improvement
Colorado State 2011
-0.5 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Ron Caragher
19-30 • 38.8% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
21st pct career-quality score.
Best Season
San José State 2013
SRS -5.6
Worst Season
San José State 2016
SRS -17.2
Biggest Improvement
San José State 2015
8.1 SRS