Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Woody Hayes vs John Vaught
Woody Hayes: 98th pct vs John Vaught: 97th 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.
John VaughtWoody Hayes
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Woody Hayes vs John Vaught
Woody Hayes: 99th pct vs John Vaught: 99th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: John Vaught
John Vaught: 37th pct vs Woody Hayes: 29th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Clear edgeEdge: Woody Hayes
Woody Hayes: 2 titles vs John Vaught: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Woody Hayes vs John Vaught
Woody Hayes: 28 seasons vs John Vaught: 27 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Woody Hayes
Woody Hayes: 76.1% vs John Vaught: 74.5%
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.
Woody Hayes has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeWoody Hayes has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Vaught
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 13.1
92th pct
Elite
Woody Hayes
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 21.9
98th 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.
John VaughtWoody Hayes
EliteStrongAverageLean
1947Actual season year • SRS range -0.6 to 36.31978
Active comparison point
John Vaught • 1959
1959 Ole Miss
Best seasonBiggest improvement10-1 • SRS 34.2 • SP Overall —
Win %
90.9%
YoY SRS
+13.9
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#2
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Woody Hayes
Nearest year 1959 • Ohio State
3-5-1 • SRS 7.3 • SP Overall —
John Vaught holds a 26.9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vaught | |||||
| Ole Miss | 1947-1973 | 25 | 190-61-12 | 18.2 | 34.2 |
| Woody Hayes | |||||
| Ohio State | 1951-1978 | 28 | 205-61-10 | 18.9 | 36.3Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →John Vaught
190-61-12 • 74.5% • 25 seasons • 0 titles
37th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Ole Miss 1959
SRS 34.2
Worst Season
Ole Miss 1949
SRS 3.2
Biggest Improvement
Ole Miss 1959
13.9 SRS
More titles
Full profile →Woody Hayes
205-61-10 • 76.1% • 28 seasons • 2 titles
2 national championship seasons.
Best Season
Ohio State 1973
SRS 36.3
Worst Season
Ohio State 1966
SRS -0.6
Biggest Improvement
Ohio State 1968
21.4 SRS