Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: George Veenker
George Veenker: 39th pct vs John Gutekunst: 35th 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.
George VeenkerJohn Gutekunst
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: George Veenker
George Veenker: 44th pct vs John Gutekunst: 36th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: John Gutekunst
John Gutekunst: 86th pct vs George Veenker: 79th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: George Veenker vs John Gutekunst
George Veenker: 0 titles vs John Gutekunst: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: George Veenker vs John Gutekunst
George Veenker: 6 seasons vs John Gutekunst: 6 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: George Veenker
George Veenker: 49.0% vs John Gutekunst: 43.3%
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.
John Gutekunst sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJohn Gutekunst sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
George Veenker
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
John Gutekunst
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -3.8
45th pct
Mixed
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.
George VeenkerJohn Gutekunst
EliteStrongAverageLean
1931Actual season year • SRS range -11.5 to 3.81991
Active comparison point
George Veenker • 1934
1934 Iowa State
Best season5-3-1 • SRS 3.8 • SP Overall —
Win %
61.1%
YoY SRS
+7.3
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
John Gutekunst
Nearest year 1986 • Minnesota
6-6 • SRS 0.6 • SP Overall 6.2
George Veenker holds a 3.2-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Veenker | |||||
| Iowa State | 1931-1936 | 6 | 21-22-8 | -3.1 | 3.8Highest peak |
| John Gutekunst | |||||
| Minnesota | 1986-1991 | 6 | 28-37-2 | -3.1 | 0.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →George Veenker
21-22-8 • 49.0% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
3.8 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Iowa State 1934
SRS 3.8
Worst Season
Iowa State 1932
SRS -11.5
Biggest Improvement
Iowa State 1933
8.0 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →John Gutekunst
28-37-2 • 43.3% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
86th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Minnesota 1986
SRS 0.6
Worst Season
Minnesota 1991
SRS -9.4
Biggest Improvement
Minnesota 1989
5.9 SRS