Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Joe Novak
Joe Novak: 32nd pct vs Hal Mumme: 28th 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.
Hal MummeJoe Novak
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Hal Mumme
Hal Mumme: 56th pct vs Joe Novak: 51st pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Joe Novak vs Hal Mumme
Joe Novak: 7th pct vs Hal Mumme: 6th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Hal Mumme vs Joe Novak
Hal Mumme: 0 titles vs Joe Novak: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Hal Mumme vs Joe Novak
Hal Mumme: 12 seasons vs Joe Novak: 12 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Joe Novak
Joe Novak: 45.3% vs Hal Mumme: 32.6%
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.
Joe Novak and Hal Mumme look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarJoe Novak and Hal Mumme look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Hal Mumme
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.7
31th pct
Lower end
Joe Novak
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -7.6
33th 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.
Hal MummeJoe Novak
EliteStrongAverageLean
Hal Mumme: 2005 New Mexico State
1996Actual season year • SRS range -30.4 to 7.62008
Active comparison point
Hal Mumme • 1998
1998 Kentucky
Best season7-5 • SRS 7.6 • SP Overall 10.3
Win %
58.3%
YoY SRS
+4.4
SP Off / Def
44.8 / 36.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Joe Novak
Nearest year 1998 • Northern Illinois
2-9 • SRS -17.7 • SP Overall -12.6
Hal Mumme holds a 25.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +22.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Mumme | |||||
| Kentucky | 1997-2000 | 4 | 20-26 | 1.2Best quality | 7.6Highest peak |
| New Mexico State | 2005-2008 | 4 | 11-38 | -18.8 | -9.3 |
| Joe Novak | |||||
| Northern Illinois | 1996-2007 | 12 | 63-76 | -8.3 | 6.0Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Hal Mumme
31-64 • 32.6% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
7.6 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Kentucky 1998
SRS 7.6
Worst Season
New Mexico State 2005
SRS -26.0
Biggest Improvement
New Mexico State 2006
16.7 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Joe Novak
63-76 • 45.3% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
32nd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Northern Illinois 2005
SRS 6.0
Worst Season
Northern Illinois 1996
SRS -30.4
Biggest Improvement
Northern Illinois 2000
11.7 SRS