Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Bill Kern
Bill Kern: 45th pct vs Paul Rhoads: 39th 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.
Paul RhoadsBill Kern
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Paul Rhoads
Paul Rhoads: 53rd pct vs Bill Kern: 48th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Paul Rhoads
Paul Rhoads: 87th pct vs Bill Kern: 82nd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bill Kern vs Paul Rhoads
Bill Kern: 0 titles vs Paul Rhoads: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Bill Kern vs Paul Rhoads
Bill Kern: 8 seasons vs Paul Rhoads: 7 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Bill Kern
Bill Kern: 51.0% vs Paul Rhoads: 36.8%
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.
Paul Rhoads sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgePaul Rhoads sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Paul Rhoads
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -1.8
50th pct
Mixed
Bill Kern
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.
Paul RhoadsBill Kern
EliteStrongAverageLean
1940Actual season year • SRS range -6.1 to 6.82015
Active comparison point
Paul Rhoads • 2012
2012 Iowa State
Best season6-7 • SRS 6.8 • SP Overall 4.4
Win %
46.2%
YoY SRS
+4.4
SP Off / Def
26.5 / 23.6
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bill Kern
Nearest year 1947 • West Virginia
6-4 • SRS 5.2 • SP Overall —
Paul Rhoads holds a 1.6-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Rhoads | |||||
| Iowa State | 2009-2015 | 7 | 32-54 | -0.6 | 6.8Highest peak |
| Bill Kern | |||||
| West Virginia | 1940-1947 | 5 | 24-23-1 | -0.4 | 5.2 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Paul Rhoads
32-54 • 36.8% • 7 seasons • 0 titles
6.8 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Iowa State 2012
SRS 6.8
Worst Season
Iowa State 2014
SRS -4.7
Biggest Improvement
Iowa State 2011
4.6 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Bill Kern
24-23-1 • 51.0% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
45th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
West Virginia 1947
SRS 5.2
Worst Season
West Virginia 1940
SRS -6.1
Biggest Improvement
West Virginia 1942
7.1 SRS