Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Howard Odell vs Dallas Ward
Howard Odell: 59th pct vs Dallas Ward: 57th 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.
Dallas WardHoward Odell
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Howard Odell
Howard Odell: 73rd pct vs Dallas Ward: 63rd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Dallas Ward
Dallas Ward: 46th pct vs Howard Odell: 35th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dallas Ward vs Howard Odell
Dallas Ward: 0 titles vs Howard Odell: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Dallas Ward vs Howard Odell
Dallas Ward: 11 seasons vs Howard Odell: 11 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Dallas Ward vs Howard Odell
Dallas Ward: 60.0% vs Howard Odell: 58.8%
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.
Dallas Ward
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Howard Odell
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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.
Dallas WardHoward Odell
EliteStrongAverageLean
Howard Odell: 1948 Washington
1942Actual season year • SRS range -12.9 to 14.81958
Active comparison point
Dallas Ward • 1956
1956 Colorado
Best season8-2-1 • SRS 10.5 • SP Overall —
Win %
77.3%
YoY SRS
+6.2
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#20
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Howard Odell
Nearest year 1952 • Washington
7-3 • SRS 11.2 • SP Overall —
Dallas Ward trails by a 0.7-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Ward | |||||
| Colorado | 1948-1958 | 11 | 63-41-6 | 2.9 | 10.5Longest stop |
| Howard Odell | |||||
| Yale | 1942-1947 | 6 | 35-15-2 | 0.5 | 14.8Highest peak |
| Washington | 1948-1952 | 5 | 23-25-2 | 6.0Best quality | 13.7 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Dallas Ward
63-41-6 • 60.0% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
46th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Colorado 1956
SRS 10.5
Worst Season
Colorado 1949
SRS -11.6
Biggest Improvement
Colorado 1950
14.6 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Howard Odell
58-40-4 • 58.8% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
14.8 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Yale 1946
SRS 14.8
Worst Season
Yale 1943
SRS -12.9
Biggest Improvement
Yale 1946
16.7 SRS