Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Roy Lester vs Ted Roof
Roy Lester: 18th pct vs Ted Roof: 16th 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.
Roy LesterTed Roof
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Roy Lester vs Ted Roof
Roy Lester: 25th pct vs Ted Roof: 24th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Ted Roof vs Roy Lester
Ted Roof: 81st pct vs Roy Lester: 79th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Roy Lester vs Ted Roof
Roy Lester: 0 titles vs Ted Roof: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Ted Roof
Ted Roof: 5 seasons vs Roy Lester: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Roy Lester
Roy Lester: 21.9% vs Ted Roof: 11.8%
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.
Roy Lester has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeRoy Lester has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Roy Lester
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -12.0
22th pct
Lower end
Ted Roof
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -14.7
16th 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.
Roy LesterTed Roof
EliteStrongAverageLean
1969Actual season year • SRS range -16.9 to -4.52007
Active comparison point
Roy Lester • 1971
1971 Maryland
Best seasonBiggest improvement2-9 • SRS -4.5 • SP Overall -9.0
Win %
18.2%
YoY SRS
+9.0
SP Off / Def
24.4 / 32.4
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Ted Roof
Nearest year 2003 • Duke
2-3 • SRS -5.1 • SP Overall -4.0
Roy Lester holds a 0.6-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -2.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Lester | |||||
| Maryland | 1969-1971 | 3 | 7-25 | -11.0 | -4.5 |
| Ted Roof | |||||
| Duke | 2003-2007 | 5 | 6-45 | -11.0 | -5.1Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Roy Lester
7-25 • 21.9% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Maryland 1971
SRS -4.5
Worst Season
Maryland 1969
SRS -14.9
Biggest Improvement
Maryland 1971
9.0 SRS
Longer run
Full profile →Ted Roof
6-45 • 11.8% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
5 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Duke 2003
SRS -5.1
Worst Season
Duke 2005
SRS -16.9
Biggest Improvement
Duke 2007
3.2 SRS