Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: John McKay vs Ara Parseghian
John McKay: 97th pct vs Ara Parseghian: 96th 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.
Ara ParseghianJohn McKay
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: John McKay vs Ara Parseghian
John McKay: 99th pct vs Ara Parseghian: 98th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: John McKay
John McKay: 30th pct vs Ara Parseghian: 18th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: John McKay
John McKay: 3 titles vs Ara Parseghian: 2 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Ara Parseghian
Ara Parseghian: 19 seasons vs John McKay: 16 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: John McKay
John McKay: 74.9% vs Ara Parseghian: 71.0%
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.
Ara Parseghian and John McKay look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarAra Parseghian and John McKay look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Ara Parseghian
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 23.1
99th pct
Elite
John McKay
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 22.9
99th pct
Elite
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.
Ara ParseghianJohn McKay
EliteStrongAverageLean
Ara Parseghian: 1964 Notre Dame
1956Actual season year • SRS range -7.5 to 35.01975
Active comparison point
Ara Parseghian • 1970
1970 Notre Dame
Best season10-1 • SRS 32.2 • SP Overall 30.9
Win %
90.9%
YoY SRS
+7.5
SP Off / Def
40.1 / 9.2
Finish
#2
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
John McKay
Nearest year 1970 • USC
6-4-1 • SRS 25.9 • SP Overall 22.5
Ara Parseghian holds a 6.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -1.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ara Parseghian | |||||
| Northwestern | 1956-1963 | 8 | 36-35-1 | 12.4 | 24.1 |
| Notre Dame | 1964-1974 | 11 | 95-17-4 | 24.9Best quality | 32.2 |
| John McKay | |||||
| USC | 1960-1975 | 16 | 127-40-8 | 19.6 | 35.0Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Longer run
Full profile →Ara Parseghian
131-52-5 • 71.0% • 19 seasons • 2 titles
19 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Notre Dame 1970
SRS 32.2
Worst Season
Northwestern 1957
SRS -7.5
Biggest Improvement
Northwestern 1958
25.7 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →John McKay
127-40-8 • 74.9% • 16 seasons • 3 titles
30th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
USC 1972
SRS 35.0
Worst Season
USC 1961
SRS 1.2
Biggest Improvement
USC 1962
24.5 SRS