Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Doc Holliday
Doc Holliday: 51st pct vs Jim McElwain: 46th 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.
Jim McElwainDoc Holliday
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Doc Holliday
Doc Holliday: 73rd pct vs Jim McElwain: 67th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Jim McElwain vs Doc Holliday
Jim McElwain: 20th pct vs Doc Holliday: 19th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Doc Holliday vs Jim McElwain
Doc Holliday: 0 titles vs Jim McElwain: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim McElwain
Jim McElwain: 13 seasons vs Doc Holliday: 11 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Doc Holliday
Doc Holliday: 61.2% vs Jim McElwain: 54.6%
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.
Doc Holliday has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeDoc Holliday has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim McElwain
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -1.6
51th pct
Mixed
Doc Holliday
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: -0.3
55th pct
Above average
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.
Jim McElwainDoc Holliday
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jim McElwain: 2015 FloridaJim McElwain: 2019 Central Michigan
2010Actual season year • SRS range -20.0 to 14.62024
Active comparison point
Jim McElwain • 2016
2016 Florida
Best season9-4 • SRS 12.4 • SP Overall 15.4
Win %
69.2%
YoY SRS
+2.7
SP Off / Def
26.6 / 14.0
Finish
#14
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Doc Holliday
Nearest year 2016 • Marshall
3-9 • SRS -20.0 • SP Overall -12.7
Jim McElwain holds a 32.4-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +2.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McElwain | |||||
| Colorado State | 2012-2014 | 3 | 22-16 | -3.6 | 3.1 |
| Florida | 2015-2017 | 3 | 22-12 | 7.1Best quality | 12.4 |
| Central Michigan | 2019-2024 | 6 | 33-36 | -10.5 | -5.3 |
| Doc Holliday | |||||
| Marshall | 2010-2020 | 11 | 85-54 | -3.7 | 14.6Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Better floor
Full profile →Jim McElwain
77-64 • 54.6% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
-15.5 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Florida 2016
SRS 12.4
Worst Season
Central Michigan 2023
SRS -15.5
Biggest Improvement
Colorado State 2013
12.1 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Doc Holliday
85-54 • 61.2% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
14.6 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Marshall 2014
SRS 14.6
Worst Season
Marshall 2016
SRS -20.0
Biggest Improvement
Marshall 2017
17.3 SRS