Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Jim Owens vs Paul Dietzel
Jim Owens: 80th pct vs Paul Dietzel: 79th 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.
Paul DietzelJim Owens
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Paul Dietzel vs Jim Owens
Paul Dietzel: 93rd pct vs Jim Owens: 90th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Owens
Jim Owens: 29th pct vs Paul Dietzel: 25th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: Paul Dietzel
Paul Dietzel: 1 title vs Jim Owens: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Paul Dietzel
Paul Dietzel: 20 seasons vs Jim Owens: 18 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Jim Owens vs Paul Dietzel
Jim Owens: 54.5% vs Paul Dietzel: 53.3%
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.
Jim Owens has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeJim Owens has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Paul Dietzel
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 2.0
64th pct
Above average
Jim Owens
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 4.8
72th pct
Strong
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.
Paul DietzelJim Owens
EliteStrongAverageLean
Paul Dietzel: 1962 ArmyPaul Dietzel: 1966 South Carolina
1955Actual season year • SRS range -8.2 to 25.61974
Active comparison point
Paul Dietzel • 1961
1961 LSU
Best season10-1 • SRS 25.6 • SP Overall —
Win %
90.9%
YoY SRS
+10.7
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#4
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jim Owens
Nearest year 1961 • Washington
5-4-1 • SRS 3.4 • SP Overall —
Paul Dietzel holds a 22.2-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dietzel | |||||
| LSU | 1955-1961 | 7 | 46-24-3 | 16.6Best quality | 25.6Highest peak |
| Army | 1962-1965 | 4 | 21-18-1 | 3.2 | 9.2 |
| South Carolina | 1966-1974 | 9 | 42-53-1 | 2.1 | 7.0 |
| Jim Owens | |||||
| Washington | 1957-1974 | 18 | 99-82-6 | 8.5 | 23.4Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Better floor
Full profile →Paul Dietzel
109-95-5 • 53.3% • 20 seasons • 1 title
-3.2 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
LSU 1961
SRS 25.6
Worst Season
South Carolina 1974
SRS -3.2
Biggest Improvement
LSU 1958
11.4 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Jim Owens
99-82-6 • 54.5% • 18 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Washington 1970
SRS 23.4
Worst Season
Washington 1973
SRS -8.2
Biggest Improvement
Washington 1970
25.0 SRS