Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Wallace Wade
Wallace Wade: 93rd pct vs Pappy Waldorf: 89th 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.
Wallace WadePappy Waldorf
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Pappy Waldorf vs Wallace Wade
Pappy Waldorf: 95th pct vs Wallace Wade: 93rd pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Wallace Wade
Wallace Wade: 52nd pct vs Pappy Waldorf: 37th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Pappy Waldorf vs Wallace Wade
Pappy Waldorf: 0 titles vs Wallace Wade: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Pappy Waldorf vs Wallace Wade
Pappy Waldorf: 28 seasons vs Wallace Wade: 28 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Wallace Wade
Wallace Wade: 76.5% vs Pappy Waldorf: 62.8%
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.
Wallace Wade
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Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Pappy Waldorf
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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.
Wallace WadePappy Waldorf
EliteStrongAverageLean
Wallace Wade: 1931 DukePappy Waldorf: 1934 Kansas StatePappy Waldorf: 1935 NorthwesternPappy Waldorf: 1947 California
1923Actual season year • SRS range -4.6 to 26.91956
Active comparison point
Wallace Wade • 1930
1930 Alabama
Best season10-0 • SRS 25.0 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+16.4
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Pappy Waldorf
Nearest year 1930 • Oklahoma State
7-2-1 • SRS 9.3 • SP Overall —
Wallace Wade holds a 15.7-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Wade | |||||
| Alabama | 1923-1930 | 8 | 61-13-3 | 13.5 | 25.0 |
| Duke | 1931-1950 | 16 | 110-36-7 | 11.2 | 18.9Longest stop |
| Pappy Waldorf | |||||
| Oklahoma State | 1929-1933 | 5 | 34-10-7 | 4.3 | 12.0 |
| Kansas State | 1934-1934 | 1 | 7-2-1 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Northwestern | 1935-1946 | 12 | 49-45-7 | 12.8 | 23.0 |
| California | 1947-1956 | 10 | 67-32-4 | 12.8 | 26.9Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Wallace Wade
171-49-10 • 76.5% • 24 seasons • 0 titles
52nd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Alabama 1930
SRS 25.0
Worst Season
Duke 1931
SRS -0.2
Biggest Improvement
Alabama 1924
16.6 SRS
Broader school footprint
Full profile →Pappy Waldorf
157-89-19 • 62.8% • 28 seasons • 0 titles
4 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
California 1949
SRS 26.9
Worst Season
Oklahoma State 1929
SRS -4.6
Biggest Improvement
Northwestern 1940
18.8 SRS