Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Bill Lewis
Bill Lewis: 58th pct vs Jim Walden: 43rd 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 WaldenBill Lewis
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Jim Walden
Jim Walden: 71st pct vs Bill Lewis: 58th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Bill Lewis
Bill Lewis: 77th pct vs Jim Walden: 54th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bill Lewis vs Jim Walden
Bill Lewis: 0 titles vs Jim Walden: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Bill Lewis vs Jim Walden
Bill Lewis: 17 seasons vs Jim Walden: 17 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Bill Lewis
Bill Lewis: 49.5% vs Jim Walden: 38.6%
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.
Bill Lewis and Jim Walden look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarBill Lewis and Jim Walden look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Walden
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -1.8
50th pct
Mixed
Bill Lewis
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -0.7
54th 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.
Jim WaldenBill Lewis
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jim Walden: 1987 Iowa StateBill Lewis: 1989 East CarolinaBill Lewis: 1992 Georgia Tech
1977Actual season year • SRS range -13.5 to 13.81994
Active comparison point
Jim Walden • 1981
1981 Washington State
Best seasonBiggest improvement8-3-1 • SRS 13.8 • SP Overall 14.5
Win %
70.8%
YoY SRS
+9.1
SP Off / Def
30.7 / 17.4
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bill Lewis
Nearest year 1979 • Wyoming
4-8 • SRS -8.2 • SP Overall -12.1
Jim Walden holds a 22.0-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +13.0 SP offense
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Walden | |||||
| Washington State | 1978-1986 | 9 | 41-55-4 | 3.1Best quality | 13.8Highest peak |
| Iowa State | 1987-1994 | 8 | 28-57-3 | -5.1 | 1.7 |
| Bill Lewis | |||||
| Wyoming | 1977-1979 | 3 | 13-21-1 | -2.9 | 3.5 |
| East Carolina | 1989-1991 | 3 | 21-12-1 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
| Georgia Tech | 1992-1993 | 2 | 10-12 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jim Walden
69-112-7 • 38.6% • 17 seasons • 0 titles
13.8 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Washington State 1981
SRS 13.8
Worst Season
Iowa State 1987
SRS -13.5
Biggest Improvement
Washington State 1981
9.1 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Bill Lewis
44-45-2 • 49.5% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
77th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
East Carolina 1991
SRS 8.5
Worst Season
Wyoming 1979
SRS -8.2
Biggest Improvement
East Carolina 1991
8.4 SRS