Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Jim Criner vs Doc Newton
Jim Criner: 26th pct vs Doc Newton: 24th 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 CrinerDoc Newton
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Criner
Jim Criner: 26th pct vs Doc Newton: 23rd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Jim Criner
Jim Criner: 93rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Doc Newton vs Jim Criner
Doc Newton: 0 titles vs Jim Criner: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Doc Newton vs Jim Criner
Doc Newton: 5 seasons vs Jim Criner: 4 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Criner
Jim Criner: 40.5% vs Doc Newton: 38.9%
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.
Jim Criner sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJim Criner sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Criner
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.7
31th pct
Lower end
Doc Newton
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
Insufficient sample
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 CrinerDoc Newton
EliteStrongAverageLean
Doc Newton: 1944 South Carolina
1940Actual season year • SRS range -11.5 to -3.81986
Active comparison point
Jim Criner • 1986
1986 Iowa State
Best seasonBiggest improvement5-4 • SRS -3.8 • SP Overall -3.4
Win %
55.6%
YoY SRS
+7.7
SP Off / Def
24.5 / 27.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Doc Newton
Nearest year 1944 • South Carolina
3-4-2 • SRS -11.5 • SP Overall —
Jim Criner holds a 7.7-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Criner | |||||
| Iowa State | 1983-1986 | 4 | 16-24-2 | -8.2 | -3.8Highest peak |
| Doc Newton | |||||
| NC State | 1940-1940 | 1 | 3-6 | -5.7Best quality | -5.7 |
| South Carolina | 1944-1944 | 1 | 3-4-2 | -11.5 | -11.5 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Jim Criner
16-24-2 • 40.5% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
93rd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Iowa State 1986
SRS -3.8
Worst Season
Iowa State 1985
SRS -11.5
Biggest Improvement
Iowa State 1986
7.7 SRS
Broader school footprint
Full profile →Doc Newton
6-10-2 • 38.9% • 2 seasons • 0 titles
2 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
NC State 1940
SRS -5.7
Worst Season
South Carolina 1944
SRS -11.5
Biggest Improvement
South Carolina 1944
-5.8 SRS