Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Dick Sheridan
Dick Sheridan: 60th pct vs Steve Sloan: 51st 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.
Dick SheridanSteve Sloan
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Steve Sloan
Steve Sloan: 75th pct vs Dick Sheridan: 67th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Dick Sheridan
Dick Sheridan: 41st pct vs Steve Sloan: 37th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dick Sheridan vs Steve Sloan
Dick Sheridan: 0 titles vs Steve Sloan: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Dick Sheridan vs Steve Sloan
Dick Sheridan: 15 seasons vs Steve Sloan: 14 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Dick Sheridan
Dick Sheridan: 65.6% vs Steve Sloan: 44.3%
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.
Dick Sheridan has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeDick Sheridan has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Dick Sheridan
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 4.5
71th pct
Strong
Steve Sloan
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 0.8
60th 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.
Dick SheridanSteve Sloan
EliteStrongAverageLean
Dick Sheridan: 1986 NC StateSteve Sloan: 1975 Texas TechSteve Sloan: 1978 Ole MissSteve Sloan: 1983 Duke
1973Actual season year • SRS range -10.3 to 15.91992
Active comparison point
Dick Sheridan • 1992
1992 NC State
Best season9-3-1 • SRS 12.6 • SP Overall 15.7
Win %
73.1%
YoY SRS
+6.0
SP Off / Def
32.2 / 17.8
Finish
#17
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Steve Sloan
Nearest year 1986 • Duke
4-7 • SRS -6.8 • SP Overall -12.5
Dick Sheridan holds a 19.4-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +10.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Sheridan | |||||
| Furman | 1978-1981 | 4 | 30-13-1 | -4.7 | 3.7 |
| NC State | 1986-1992 | 7 | 52-29-3 | 6.9 | 12.6Longest stop |
| Steve Sloan | |||||
| Vanderbilt | 1973-1974 | 2 | 12-9-2 | 5.4 | 13.1 |
| Texas Tech | 1975-1977 | 3 | 23-12 | 12.6Best quality | 15.9Highest peak |
| Ole Miss | 1978-1982 | 5 | 20-34-1 | 2.5 | 6.4 |
| Duke | 1983-1986 | 4 | 13-31 | -6.1 | -3.9 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Dick Sheridan
82-42-4 • 65.6% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
60th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
NC State 1992
SRS 12.6
Worst Season
Furman 1979
SRS -10.3
Biggest Improvement
NC State 1986
16.6 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Steve Sloan
68-86-3 • 44.3% • 14 seasons • 0 titles
15.9 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Texas Tech 1976
SRS 15.9
Worst Season
Duke 1984
SRS -8.8
Biggest Improvement
Vanderbilt 1974
15.4 SRS