Career Quality
Decisive edgeEdge: Mike Archer
Mike Archer: 81st pct vs Sam Boyd: 63rd 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.
Mike ArcherSam Boyd
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Mike Archer vs Sam Boyd
Mike Archer: 84th pct vs Sam Boyd: 84th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Sam Boyd
Sam Boyd: 33rd pct vs Mike Archer: 25th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Mike Archer vs Sam Boyd
Mike Archer: 0 titles vs Sam Boyd: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Mike Archer vs Sam Boyd
Mike Archer: 4 seasons vs Sam Boyd: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Mike Archer
Mike Archer: 59.8% vs Sam Boyd: 50.0%
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.
Mike Archer sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeMike Archer sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mike Archer
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 12.2
89th pct
Elite
Sam Boyd
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
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.
Mike ArcherSam Boyd
EliteStrongAverageLean
1956Actual season year • SRS range -4.3 to 20.01990
Active comparison point
Mike Archer • 1987
1987 LSU
Best season10-1-1 • SRS 20.0 • SP Overall 23.5
Win %
87.5%
YoY SRS
—
SP Off / Def
38.8 / 16.5
Finish
#5
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Sam Boyd
Nearest year 1958 • Baylor
3-7 • SRS 4.9 • SP Overall —
Mike Archer holds a 15.1-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Archer | |||||
| LSU | 1987-1990 | 4 | 27-18-1 | 9.1 | 20.0 |
| Sam Boyd | |||||
| Baylor | 1956-1958 | 3 | 15-15-1 | 9.0 | 20.0 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Mike Archer
27-18-1 • 59.8% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
81st pct career-quality score.
Best Season
LSU 1987
SRS 20.0
Worst Season
LSU 1990
SRS -4.3
Biggest Improvement
LSU 1989
0.1 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Sam Boyd
15-15-1 • 50.0% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
33rd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Baylor 1956
SRS 20.0
Worst Season
Baylor 1957
SRS 2.1
Biggest Improvement
Baylor 1958
2.8 SRS