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.

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Gerry DiNardoClaude Gilbert

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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

Clear edge

Edge: Claude Gilbert

Claude Gilbert: 56th pct vs Gerry DiNardo: 47th pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

Clear edge

Edge: Gerry DiNardo

Gerry DiNardo: 76th pct vs Claude Gilbert: 66th pct

Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.

Consistency

Narrow edge

Edge: Claude Gilbert

Claude Gilbert: 27th pct vs Gerry DiNardo: 19th pct

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

Similar

Similar: Claude Gilbert vs Gerry DiNardo

Claude Gilbert: 0 titles vs Gerry DiNardo: 0 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

Clear edge

Edge: Claude Gilbert

Claude Gilbert: 17 seasons vs Gerry DiNardo: 14 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Decisive edge

Edge: Claude Gilbert

Claude Gilbert: 63.6% vs Gerry DiNardo: 43.4%

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.

Claude Gilbert has the edge in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Narrow edge

Claude Gilbert has the edge in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Gerry DiNardo

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 0.5

59th pct

Above average

Claude Gilbert

Above average

Raw avg SP Overall: 2.8

67th pct

Above average

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.

Gerry DiNardoClaude Gilbert
EliteStrongAverageLean
Gerry DiNardo: 1995 LSUGerry DiNardo: 2002 IndianaClaude Gilbert: 1984 San José State
1973Actual season year • SRS range -17.0 to 16.22004

Active comparison point

Gerry DiNardo1997

Selected

1997 LSU

Best season

9-3 • SRS 16.2 • SP Overall 17.9

Win %

75.0%

YoY SRS

+7.9

SP Off / Def

36.2 / 19.9

Finish

#13

Comparison context

Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.

Claude Gilbert

Nearest year 1989San José State

Profile

6-5 • SRS -3.3 • SP Overall -2.4

Gerry DiNardo holds a 19.5-point SRS edge at this point.

Offense gap: +4.7 SP offense

Tenure comparison

Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.

SchoolYearsSeasonsRecordAvg SRSPeak
Gerry DiNardo
Vanderbilt1991-1994418-26-2.8-0.2
LSU1995-1999533-24-18.9Best quality16.2Highest peak
Indiana2002-200438-27-10.7-4.4
Claude Gilbert
San Diego State1973-1980861-26-23.111.7Longest stop
San José State1984-1989638-30-1-3.69.1

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Higher ceiling

Gerry DiNardo

59-77-143.4%12 seasons • 0 titles

16.2 peak SRS at the top end.

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Best Season

LSU 1997

SRS 16.2

Worst Season

Indiana 2003

SRS -14.4

Biggest Improvement

LSU 1995

15.4 SRS

Higher career quality

Claude Gilbert

99-56-363.6%14 seasons • 0 titles

56th pct career-quality score.

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Best Season

San Diego State 1977

SRS 11.7

Worst Season

San José State 1985

SRS -17.0

Biggest Improvement

San José State 1986

26.1 SRS