Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Bill Hess
Bill Hess: 39th pct vs Tom Harp: 28th 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.
Tom HarpBill Hess
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Decisive edgeEdge: Bill Hess
Bill Hess: 56th pct vs Tom Harp: 37th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Bill Hess vs Tom Harp
Bill Hess: 22nd pct vs Tom Harp: 21st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bill Hess vs Tom Harp
Bill Hess: 0 titles vs Tom Harp: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Tom Harp vs Bill Hess
Tom Harp: 17 seasons vs Bill Hess: 16 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Bill Hess
Bill Hess: 49.1% vs Tom Harp: 42.9%
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.
Bill Hess has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeBill Hess has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Tom Harp
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -7.1
35th pct
Lower end
Bill Hess
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 0.1
57th pct
Above average
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.
Tom HarpBill Hess
EliteStrongAverageLean
Tom Harp: 1966 DukeTom Harp: 1975 Indiana State
1961Actual season year • SRS range -30.4 to 7.81977
Active comparison point
Tom Harp • 1966
1966 Duke
Best seasonNew stop: Duke5-5 • SRS 0.8 • SP Overall —
Win %
50.0%
YoY SRS
+6.0
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bill Hess
Nearest year 1966 • Ohio
5-5 • SRS -7.7 • SP Overall —
Tom Harp holds a 8.5-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Harp | |||||
| Cornell | 1961-1965 | 5 | 19-23-3 | -13.7 | -3.1 |
| Duke | 1966-1970 | 5 | 22-28-1 | -2.3Best quality | 0.8 |
| Indiana State | 1975-1977 | 3 | 11-19 | -13.2 | -5.9 |
| Bill Hess | |||||
| Ohio | 1962-1977 | 16 | 80-83-3 | -5.3 | 7.8Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Broader school footprint
Full profile →Tom Harp
52-70-4 • 42.9% • 13 seasons • 0 titles
3 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
Duke 1966
SRS 0.8
Worst Season
Cornell 1962
SRS -30.4
Biggest Improvement
Cornell 1963
17.5 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Bill Hess
80-83-3 • 49.1% • 16 seasons • 0 titles
7.8 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Ohio 1962
SRS 7.8
Worst Season
Ohio 1965
SRS -21.7
Biggest Improvement
Ohio 1973
16.1 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.