Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Gustave Ferbert
Gustave Ferbert: 60th pct vs Norman Paine: 54th 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.
Norman PaineGustave Ferbert
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Norman Paine vs Gustave Ferbert
Norman Paine: 56th pct vs Gustave Ferbert: 54th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Gustave Ferbert vs Norman Paine
Gustave Ferbert: 47th pct vs Norman Paine: 45th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Gustave Ferbert vs Norman Paine
Gustave Ferbert: 0 titles vs Norman Paine: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Norman Paine vs Gustave Ferbert
Norman Paine: 4 seasons vs Gustave Ferbert: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Gustave Ferbert
Gustave Ferbert: 87.5% vs Norman Paine: 62.5%
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 edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Norman Paine
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Gustave Ferbert
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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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.
Norman PaineGustave Ferbert
EliteStrongAverageLean
Norman Paine: 1920 Iowa State
1897Actual season year • SRS range -8.6 to 7.61920
Active comparison point
Norman Paine • 1920
1920 Iowa State
Best seasonNew stop: Iowa State4-4 • SRS 7.6 • SP Overall —
Win %
50.0%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
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Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Gustave Ferbert
Nearest year 1899 • Michigan
8-2 • SRS 7.1 • SP Overall —
Norman Paine holds a 0.5-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Paine | |||||
| Arkansas | 1917-1918 | 2 | 8-3-1 | -6.4 | -6.4 |
| Iowa State | 1920-1920 | 1 | 4-4 | 7.6Best quality | 7.6 |
| Gustave Ferbert | |||||
| Michigan | 1897-1899 | 3 | 24-3-1 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Better floor
Full profile →Norman Paine
12-7-1 • 62.5% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
-6.4 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Iowa State 1920
SRS 7.6
Worst Season
Arkansas 1917
SRS -6.4
Biggest Improvement
Unavailable
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Higher career quality
Full profile →Gustave Ferbert
24-3-1 • 87.5% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
60th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Michigan 1899
SRS 7.1
Worst Season
Michigan 1897
SRS -8.6
Biggest Improvement
Michigan 1898
13.1 SRS