Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Bobby Petrino vs David Shaw
Bobby Petrino: 88th pct vs David Shaw: 88th 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.
Bobby PetrinoDavid Shaw
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: David Shaw vs Bobby Petrino
David Shaw: 90th pct vs Bobby Petrino: 89th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: David Shaw
David Shaw: 15th pct vs Bobby Petrino: 9th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bobby Petrino vs David Shaw
Bobby Petrino: 0 titles vs David Shaw: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Bobby Petrino
Bobby Petrino: 16 seasons vs David Shaw: 12 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Bobby Petrino
Bobby Petrino: 68.0% vs David Shaw: 64.0%
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.
Bobby Petrino has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeBobby Petrino has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bobby Petrino
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 13.9
93th pct
Elite
David Shaw
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.3
88th pct
Elite
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.
Bobby PetrinoDavid Shaw
EliteStrongAverageLean
Bobby Petrino: 2008 ArkansasBobby Petrino: 2013 Western KentuckyBobby Petrino: 2014 LouisvilleBobby Petrino: 2018 Western Kentucky
2003Actual season year • SRS range -15.2 to 23.42022
Active comparison point
Bobby Petrino • 2004
2004 Louisville
Best seasonBiggest improvement11-1 • SRS 22.3 • SP Overall 24.0
Win %
91.7%
YoY SRS
+22.2
SP Off / Def
50.7 / 32.1
Finish
#6
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
David Shaw
Nearest year 2011 • Stanford
11-2 • SRS 23.4 • SP Overall 20.0
Bobby Petrino trails by a 1.1-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +6.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Petrino | |||||
| Louisville | 2003-2017 | 8 | 75-27 | 13.8Best quality | 22.3 |
| Arkansas | 2008-2011 | 4 | 34-17 | 12.6 | 18.8 |
| Western Kentucky | 2013-2018 | 2 | 10-12 | -10.4 | -5.6 |
| David Shaw | |||||
| Stanford | 2011-2022 | 12 | 96-54 | 11.0 | 23.4Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Longer run
Full profile →Bobby Petrino
119-56 • 68.0% • 14 seasons • 0 titles
16 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Louisville 2004
SRS 22.3
Worst Season
Western Kentucky 2018
SRS -15.2
Biggest Improvement
Louisville 2004
22.2 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →David Shaw
96-54 • 64.0% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
-5.1 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Stanford 2011
SRS 23.4
Worst Season
Stanford 2022
SRS -5.1
Biggest Improvement
Stanford 2013
6.8 SRS