Career Quality
Decisive edgeEdge: Ed McKeever
Ed McKeever: 90th pct vs Gus Welch: 72nd 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.
Ed McKeeverGus Welch
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Ed McKeever
Ed McKeever: 92nd pct vs Gus Welch: 82nd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Gus Welch
Gus Welch: 53rd pct vs Ed McKeever: 31st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Ed McKeever vs Gus Welch
Ed McKeever: 0 titles vs Gus Welch: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Ed McKeever vs Gus Welch
Ed McKeever: 4 seasons vs Gus Welch: 4 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Ed McKeever
Ed McKeever: 70.7% vs Gus Welch: 61.1%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Ed McKeever
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Gus Welch
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
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.
Ed McKeeverGus Welch
EliteStrongAverageLean
Ed McKeever: 1946 CornellEd McKeever: 1947 San Francisco
1919Actual season year • SRS range 2.2 to 24.21947
Active comparison point
Ed McKeever • 1944
1944 Notre Dame
Best season8-2 • SRS 24.2 • SP Overall —
Win %
80.0%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#9
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Gus Welch
Nearest year 1922 • Washington State
2-5 • SRS 2.2 • SP Overall —
Ed McKeever holds a 22.0-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed McKeever | |||||
| Notre Dame | 1944-1944 | 1 | 8-2 | 24.2Best quality | 24.2Highest peak |
| Cornell | 1946-1946 | 1 | 5-3-1 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| San Francisco | 1947-1947 | 1 | 7-3 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Gus Welch | |||||
| Washington State | 1919-1922 | 4 | 16-10-1 | 13.3 | 18.6Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Ed McKeever
20-8-1 • 70.7% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
90th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Notre Dame 1944
SRS 24.2
Worst Season
San Francisco 1947
SRS 6.1
Biggest Improvement
San Francisco 1947
-2.5 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Gus Welch
16-10-1 • 61.1% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
53rd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Washington State 1920
SRS 18.6
Worst Season
Washington State 1922
SRS 2.2
Biggest Improvement
Washington State 1920
3.1 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.