Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Fred Folsom vs Sol Metzger
Fred Folsom: 65th pct vs Sol Metzger: 63rd 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.
Fred FolsomSol Metzger
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Sol Metzger vs Fred Folsom
Sol Metzger: 92nd pct vs Fred Folsom: 90th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Sol Metzger vs Fred Folsom
Sol Metzger: 1st pct vs Fred Folsom: 1st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Fred Folsom vs Sol Metzger
Fred Folsom: 0 titles vs Sol Metzger: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Decisive edgeEdge: Sol Metzger
Sol Metzger: 21 seasons vs Fred Folsom: 14 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Fred Folsom
Fred Folsom: 78.1% vs Sol Metzger: 65.2%
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.
Fred Folsom
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Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Sol Metzger
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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.
Fred FolsomSol Metzger
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Fred Folsom: 1903 DartmouthFred Folsom: 1908 ColoradoSol Metzger: 1908 PennsylvaniaSol Metzger: 1914 West VirginiaSol Metzger: 1916 Washington & JeffersonSol Metzger: 1920 South Carolina
1902Actual season year • SRS range -46.2 to 24.71924
Active comparison point
Fred Folsom • 1904
1904 Dartmouth
Best season7-0-1 • SRS 22.9 • SP Overall —
Win %
93.8%
YoY SRS
+1.0
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Sol Metzger
Nearest year 1904 • Baylor
2-5-1 • SRS -16.9 • SP Overall —
Fred Folsom holds a 39.8-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Folsom | |||||
| Colorado | 1902-1915 | 9 | 45-14-1 | -5.7 | 8.8Longest stop |
| Dartmouth | 1903-1906 | 4 | 29-5-4 | 13.8 | 22.9 |
| Sol Metzger | |||||
| Baylor | 1904-1904 | 1 | 2-5-1 | -16.9 | -16.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 1908-1908 | 1 | 11-0-1 | 23.2Best quality | 23.2 |
| West Virginia | 1914-1915 | 2 | 10-5-1 | 7.6 | 19.4 |
| Washington & Jefferson | 1916-1917 | 2 | 15-5 | 19.1 | 24.7Highest peak |
| South Carolina | 1920-1924 | 5 | 26-18-2 | -10.2 | -6.3 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Fred Folsom
74-19-5 • 78.1% • 13 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Dartmouth 1904
SRS 22.9
Worst Season
Colorado 1915
SRS -46.2
Biggest Improvement
Dartmouth 1903
20.8 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Sol Metzger
64-33-5 • 65.2% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
-16.9 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Washington & Jefferson 1917
SRS 24.7
Worst Season
Baylor 1904
SRS -16.9
Biggest Improvement
Pennsylvania 1908
40.1 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.