Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Bill Dooley
Bill Dooley: 59th pct vs Rich Brooks: 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.
Rich BrooksBill Dooley
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Bill Dooley
Bill Dooley: 81st pct vs Rich Brooks: 74th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Rich Brooks
Rich Brooks: 46th pct vs Bill Dooley: 38th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bill Dooley vs Rich Brooks
Bill Dooley: 0 titles vs Rich Brooks: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Decisive edgeEdge: Rich Brooks
Rich Brooks: 33 seasons vs Bill Dooley: 26 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Bill Dooley
Bill Dooley: 55.8% vs Rich Brooks: 45.5%
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 Dooley and Rich Brooks look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarBill Dooley and Rich Brooks look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Rich Brooks
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 1.7
63th pct
Above average
Bill Dooley
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 2.1
65th 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.
Rich BrooksBill Dooley
EliteStrongAverageLean
Rich Brooks: 2003 KentuckyBill Dooley: 1978 Virginia TechBill Dooley: 1987 Wake Forest
1967Actual season year • SRS range -10.6 to 18.52009
Active comparison point
Rich Brooks • 1980
1980 Oregon
Best season6-3-2 • SRS 15.1 • SP Overall 14.9
Win %
63.6%
YoY SRS
+11.7
SP Off / Def
32.0 / 18.0
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bill Dooley
Nearest year 1980 • Virginia Tech
8-4 • SRS 7.6 • SP Overall 10.5
Rich Brooks holds a 7.5-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +10.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Brooks | |||||
| Oregon | 1977-1994 | 18 | 91-109-4 | 3.8 | 15.1Longest stop |
| Kentucky | 2003-2009 | 7 | 39-47 | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| Bill Dooley | |||||
| North Carolina | 1967-1977 | 11 | 69-53-2 | 4.6 | 18.5Highest peak |
| Virginia Tech | 1978-1986 | 9 | 63-38-1 | 4.6 | 12.1 |
| Wake Forest | 1987-1992 | 6 | 29-36-2 | -1.9 | 5.7 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Rich Brooks
130-156-4 • 45.5% • 25 seasons • 0 titles
46th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Oregon 1980
SRS 15.1
Worst Season
Kentucky 2005
SRS -10.5
Biggest Improvement
Kentucky 2006
14.8 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Bill Dooley
161-127-5 • 55.8% • 26 seasons • 0 titles
18.5 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
North Carolina 1977
SRS 18.5
Worst Season
Wake Forest 1991
SRS -10.6
Biggest Improvement
Wake Forest 1992
16.3 SRS