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.

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John MayhewChet Benefiel

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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

Narrow edge

Edge: Chet Benefiel

Chet Benefiel: 46th pct vs John Mayhew: 42nd pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

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Similar: John Mayhew vs Chet Benefiel

John Mayhew: 45th pct vs Chet Benefiel: 44th pct

Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.

Consistency

Decisive edge

Edge unavailable

Not enough data

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

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Similar: Chet Benefiel vs John Mayhew

Chet Benefiel: 0 titles vs John Mayhew: 0 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

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Similar: Chet Benefiel vs John Mayhew

Chet Benefiel: 2 seasons vs John Mayhew: 2 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Clear edge

Edge: Chet Benefiel

Chet Benefiel: 57.5% vs John Mayhew: 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.

Not enough data to compare.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Not enough data to compare.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

John Mayhew

Insufficient sample

Raw avg SP Overall:

Insufficient sample

Chet Benefiel

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.

John MayhewChet Benefiel
EliteStrongAverageLean
1909Actual season year • SRS range -7.2 to 4.21940

Active comparison point

John Mayhew1909

Selected

1909 LSU

Best season

6-2 • SRS 4.2 • SP Overall

Win %

75.0%

YoY SRS

SP Off / Def

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Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.

Chet Benefiel

Nearest year 1939Tulsa

Profile

4-5-1 • SRS -7.2 • SP Overall

John Mayhew holds a 11.4-point SRS edge at this point.

Tenure comparison

Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.

SchoolYearsSeasonsRecordAvg SRSPeak
John Mayhew
LSU1909-191027-7-1.24.2
Chet Benefiel
Tulsa1939-1940211-8-1-1.64.0

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Similar overall level

John Mayhew

7-750.0%2 seasons • 0 titles

This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.

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Best Season

LSU 1909

SRS 4.2

Worst Season

LSU 1910

SRS -6.6

Biggest Improvement

LSU 1910

-10.8 SRS

Higher career quality

Chet Benefiel

11-8-157.5%2 seasons • 0 titles

46th pct career-quality score.

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Best Season

Tulsa 1940

SRS 4.0

Worst Season

Tulsa 1939

SRS -7.2

Biggest Improvement

Tulsa 1940

11.2 SRS

Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.