Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Forrest Gregg vs John Thompson
Forrest Gregg: 7th pct vs John Thompson: 6th 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 ThompsonForrest Gregg
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Forrest Gregg vs John Thompson
Forrest Gregg: 7th pct vs John Thompson: 6th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge unavailable
Not enough data
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Forrest Gregg vs John Thompson
Forrest Gregg: 0 titles vs John Thompson: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Forrest Gregg vs John Thompson
Forrest Gregg: 2 seasons vs John Thompson: 2 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
SimilarSimilar: Forrest Gregg vs John Thompson
Forrest Gregg: 13.6% vs John Thompson: 13.0%
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.
John Thompson and Forrest Gregg look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarJohn Thompson and Forrest Gregg look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Thompson
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -20.4
7th pct
Lower end
Forrest Gregg
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -20.8
6th pct
Lower end
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 ThompsonForrest Gregg
EliteStrongAverageLean
1989Actual season year • SRS range -18.9 to -17.02004
Active comparison point
John Thompson • 2004
2004 East Carolina
Best seasonBiggest improvementBiggest drop2-9 • SRS -17.8 • SP Overall -18.9
Win %
18.2%
YoY SRS
+1.1
SP Off / Def
29.0 / 42.8
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Forrest Gregg
Nearest year 1990 • SMU
1-10 • SRS -17.0 • SP Overall -21.3
John Thompson trails by a 0.8-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +1.4 SP offense
Tenure comparison
Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.
| School | Years | Seasons | Record | Avg SRS | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thompson | |||||
| East Carolina | 2003-2004 | 2 | 3-20 | -18.4 | -17.8 |
| Forrest Gregg | |||||
| SMU | 1989-1990 | 2 | 3-19 | -17.6 | -17.0 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →John Thompson
3-20 • 13.0% • 2 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
East Carolina 2004
SRS -17.8
Worst Season
East Carolina 2003
SRS -18.9
Biggest Improvement
East Carolina 2004
1.1 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Forrest Gregg
3-19 • 13.6% • 2 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
SMU 1990
SRS -17.0
Worst Season
SMU 1989
SRS -18.1
Biggest Improvement
SMU 1990
1.1 SRS