Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Nick Saban
Nick Saban: 98th pct vs Henry Williams: 83rd pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Coaches Compare
See top-line edges, side-by-side profiles, overlaid career arcs, and school-stop comparisons in one matchup view.
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Top-line verdicts
Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Nick Saban
Nick Saban: 98th pct vs Henry Williams: 83rd pct
Percentile score against all tracked coaches.
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Henry Williams vs Nick Saban
Henry Williams: 100th pct vs Nick Saban: 98th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Nick Saban
Nick Saban: 14th pct vs Henry Williams: 10th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Decisive edgeEdge: Nick Saban
Nick Saban: 7 titles vs Henry Williams: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Nick Saban
Nick Saban: 34 seasons vs Henry Williams: 31 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Nick Saban
Nick Saban: 80.6% vs Henry Williams: 78.5%
Raw career win rate, not a normalized score.
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.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Nick Saban sets the reference point in overall strength.
Nick Saban sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Henry Williams
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Nick Saban
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 24.1
99th pct
Elite
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.
Active comparison point
10-1 • SRS 42.5 • SP Overall —
Win %
90.9%
YoY SRS
+25.3
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Nick Saban
Nearest year 1990 • Toledo
9-2 • SRS -6.3 • SP Overall 2.4
Henry Williams holds a 48.8-point SRS edge at this point.
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Williams | |||||
| Army | 1891-1891 | 1 | 4-1-1 | — | — |
| Minnesota | 1900-1921 | 22 | 136-33-11 | 20.0 | 42.5Highest peak |
| Nick Saban | |||||
| Toledo | 1990-1990 | 1 | 9-2 | -6.3 | -6.3 |
| Michigan State | 1995-1999 | 5 | 34-24-1 | 11.4 | 18.2 |
| LSU | 2000-2004 | 5 | 48-16 | 13.9 | 25.4 |
| Alabama | 2007-2023 | 17 | 206-29 | 25.5Best quality | 33.6 |
Closing takeaway
140-34-12 • 78.5% • 23 seasons • 0 titles
3.3 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Minnesota 1905
SRS 42.5
Worst Season
Minnesota 1920
SRS 3.3
Biggest Improvement
Minnesota 1905
25.3 SRS
297-71-1 • 80.6% • 28 seasons • 7 titles
98th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Alabama 2016
SRS 33.6
Worst Season
Toledo 1990
SRS -6.3
Biggest Improvement
LSU 2003
15.9 SRS