Career Quality
Decisive edgeEdge: TC Trenchard
TC Trenchard: 56th pct vs Frank Waters: 39th 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.
Frank WatersTC Trenchard
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: TC Trenchard vs Frank Waters
TC Trenchard: 45th pct vs Frank Waters: 42nd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Frank Waters vs TC Trenchard
Frank Waters: 99th pct vs TC Trenchard: 98th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Frank Waters vs TC Trenchard
Frank Waters: 0 titles vs TC Trenchard: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Frank Waters vs TC Trenchard
Frank Waters: 3 seasons vs TC Trenchard: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: TC Trenchard
TC Trenchard: 69.6% vs Frank Waters: 30.3%
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.
Frank Waters sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeFrank Waters sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Frank Waters
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: -0.2
56th pct
Above average
TC Trenchard
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.
Frank WatersTC Trenchard
EliteStrongAverageLean
1913Actual season year • SRS range 1.1 to 4.11982
Active comparison point
Frank Waters • 1982
1982 Michigan State
Best seasonBiggest improvement2-9 • SRS 3.2 • SP Overall -0.4
Win %
18.2%
YoY SRS
+1.0
SP Off / Def
24.4 / 24.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
TC Trenchard
Nearest year 1915 • North Carolina
4-3-1 • SRS 4.1 • SP Overall —
Frank Waters trails by a 0.9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Waters | |||||
| Michigan State | 1980-1982 | 3 | 10-23 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| TC Trenchard | |||||
| North Carolina | 1913-1915 | 3 | 19-8-1 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Frank Waters
10-23 • 30.3% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Michigan State 1982
SRS 3.2
Worst Season
Michigan State 1980
SRS 1.2
Biggest Improvement
Michigan State 1982
1.0 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →TC Trenchard
19-8-1 • 69.6% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
56th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
North Carolina 1915
SRS 4.1
Worst Season
North Carolina 1914
SRS 1.1
Biggest Improvement
North Carolina 1915
3.0 SRS