Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Madison Bell vs James Phelan
Madison Bell: 85th pct vs James Phelan: 83rd 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.
James PhelanMadison Bell
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Madison Bell
Madison Bell: 94th pct vs James Phelan: 87th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: James Phelan
James Phelan: 32nd pct vs Madison Bell: 28th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: James Phelan vs Madison Bell
James Phelan: 0 titles vs Madison Bell: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: James Phelan vs Madison Bell
James Phelan: 28 seasons vs Madison Bell: 27 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Madison Bell vs James Phelan
Madison Bell: 62.6% vs James Phelan: 61.6%
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.
James Phelan
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Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Madison Bell
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Raw avg SP Overall: —
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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.
James PhelanMadison Bell
EliteStrongAverageLean
James Phelan: 1922 PurdueJames Phelan: 1930 WashingtonJames Phelan: 1942 Saint Mary's (CA)Madison Bell: 1929 Texas A&MMadison Bell: 1935 SMU
1920Actual season year • SRS range -15.9 to 26.01949
Active comparison point
James Phelan • 1929
1929 Purdue
Best season8-0 • SRS 21.2 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+6.8
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Madison Bell
Nearest year 1929 • Texas A&M
5-4 • SRS 17.1 • SP Overall —
James Phelan holds a 4.1-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Phelan | |||||
| Missouri | 1920-1921 | 2 | 13-3 | 6.0 | 8.4 |
| Purdue | 1922-1929 | 8 | 35-22-5 | 7.9 | 21.2 |
| Washington | 1930-1941 | 12 | 65-37-8 | 10.3 | 19.0 |
| Saint Mary's (CA) | 1942-1947 | 5 | 23-20-1 | -0.5 | 10.0 |
| Madison Bell | |||||
| TCU | 1923-1928 | 6 | 33-17-5 | 1.6 | 13.8 |
| Texas A&M | 1929-1933 | 5 | 24-21-3 | 6.7 | 17.1 |
| SMU | 1935-1949 | 12 | 79-40-8 | 12.7Best quality | 26.0Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Broader school footprint
Full profile →James Phelan
136-82-14 • 61.6% • 27 seasons • 0 titles
4 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
Purdue 1929
SRS 21.2
Worst Season
Saint Mary's (CA) 1947
SRS -15.9
Biggest Improvement
Washington 1940
20.3 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Madison Bell
136-78-16 • 62.6% • 23 seasons • 0 titles
-7.6 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
SMU 1935
SRS 26.0
Worst Season
TCU 1924
SRS -7.6
Biggest Improvement
SMU 1935
19.6 SRS