Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Scott Shafer vs John Ray
Scott Shafer: 34th pct vs John Ray: 33rd 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.
John RayScott Shafer
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: John Ray
John Ray: 39th pct vs Scott Shafer: 36th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Scott Shafer vs John Ray
Scott Shafer: 97th pct vs John Ray: 96th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: John Ray vs Scott Shafer
John Ray: 0 titles vs Scott Shafer: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: John Ray vs Scott Shafer
John Ray: 4 seasons vs Scott Shafer: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Scott Shafer
Scott Shafer: 35.1% vs John Ray: 23.3%
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.
John Ray and Scott Shafer look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarJohn Ray and Scott Shafer look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Ray
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -1.3
52th pct
Mixed
Scott Shafer
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -2.0
50th pct
Mixed
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.
John RayScott Shafer
EliteStrongAverageLean
1969Actual season year • SRS range -3.9 to 2.02015
Active comparison point
John Ray • 1972
1972 Kentucky
Best season3-8 • SRS 2.0 • SP Overall -0.3
Win %
27.3%
YoY SRS
+4.1
SP Off / Def
19.1 / 19.4
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Scott Shafer
Nearest year 2013 • Syracuse
6-6 • SRS 0.6 • SP Overall 0.0
John Ray holds a 1.4-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -6.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ray | |||||
| Kentucky | 1969-1972 | 4 | 10-33 | -0.6 | 2.0Highest peak |
| Scott Shafer | |||||
| Syracuse | 2013-2015 | 3 | 13-23 | -1.4 | 0.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →John Ray
10-33 • 23.3% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Kentucky 1972
SRS 2.0
Worst Season
Kentucky 1969
SRS -3.5
Biggest Improvement
Kentucky 1970
4.9 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Scott Shafer
13-23 • 35.1% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Syracuse 2013
SRS 0.6
Worst Season
Syracuse 2014
SRS -3.9
Biggest Improvement
Syracuse 2015
3.0 SRS