Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Pat Fitzgerald
Pat Fitzgerald: 64th pct vs Earle Edwards: 52nd 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.
Pat FitzgeraldEarle Edwards
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Earle Edwards
Earle Edwards: 75th pct vs Pat Fitzgerald: 69th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Pat Fitzgerald
Pat Fitzgerald: 50th pct vs Earle Edwards: 44th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Earle Edwards vs Pat Fitzgerald
Earle Edwards: 0 titles vs Pat Fitzgerald: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Earle Edwards vs Pat Fitzgerald
Earle Edwards: 17 seasons vs Pat Fitzgerald: 17 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Pat Fitzgerald
Pat Fitzgerald: 52.1% vs Earle Edwards: 46.8%
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.
Pat Fitzgerald has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgePat Fitzgerald has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Pat Fitzgerald
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 0.2
57th pct
Above average
Earle Edwards
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -12.1
22th pct
Lower end
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.
Pat FitzgeraldEarle Edwards
EliteStrongAverageLean
1954Actual season year • SRS range -10.2 to 15.92022
Active comparison point
Pat Fitzgerald • 2017
2017 Northwestern
Best season10-3 • SRS 13.1 • SP Overall 11.2
Win %
76.9%
YoY SRS
+3.2
SP Off / Def
28.8 / 17.4
Finish
#17
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Earle Edwards
Nearest year 1970 • NC State
3-7-1 • SRS -10.2 • SP Overall -12.1
Pat Fitzgerald holds a 23.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +21.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Fitzgerald | |||||
| Northwestern | 2006-2022 | 17 | 110-101 | 1.3 | 13.1 |
| Earle Edwards | |||||
| NC State | 1954-1970 | 17 | 77-88-8 | 2.5Best quality | 15.9Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Pat Fitzgerald
110-101 • 52.1% • 17 seasons • 0 titles
64th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Northwestern 2017
SRS 13.1
Worst Season
Northwestern 2022
SRS -7.2
Biggest Improvement
Northwestern 2020
15.4 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Earle Edwards
77-88-8 • 46.8% • 17 seasons • 0 titles
15.9 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
NC State 1967
SRS 15.9
Worst Season
NC State 1970
SRS -10.2
Biggest Improvement
NC State 1957
15.3 SRS