Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Gary Pinkel
Gary Pinkel: 79th pct vs Butch Davis: 75th 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.
Butch DavisGary Pinkel
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Butch Davis
Butch Davis: 96th pct vs Gary Pinkel: 89th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Gary Pinkel
Gary Pinkel: 10th pct vs Butch Davis: 2nd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Butch Davis vs Gary Pinkel
Butch Davis: 0 titles vs Gary Pinkel: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Butch Davis
Butch Davis: 27 seasons vs Gary Pinkel: 25 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Gary Pinkel
Gary Pinkel: 63.3% vs Butch Davis: 57.9%
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.
Gary Pinkel has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeGary Pinkel has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Butch Davis
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 5.2
73th pct
Strong
Gary Pinkel
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 7.8
80th pct
Strong
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.
Butch DavisGary Pinkel
EliteStrongAverageLean
Butch Davis: 2007 North CarolinaButch Davis: 2017 Florida InternationalGary Pinkel: 2001 Missouri
1991Actual season year • SRS range -27.5 to 28.92021
Active comparison point
Butch Davis • 2000
2000 Miami
Best season11-1 • SRS 28.9 • SP Overall 35.9
Win %
91.7%
YoY SRS
+11.4
SP Off / Def
49.8 / 16.3
Finish
#2
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Gary Pinkel
Nearest year 2000 • Toledo
10-1 • SRS 15.5 • SP Overall 17.0
Butch Davis holds a 13.4-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +14.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Davis | |||||
| Miami | 1995-2000 | 6 | 51-20 | 14.2Best quality | 28.9Highest peak |
| North Carolina | 2007-2010 | 4 | 28-23 | 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Florida International | 2017-2021 | 5 | 24-32 | -14.2 | -3.4 |
| Gary Pinkel | |||||
| Toledo | 1991-2000 | 10 | 73-37-3 | -4.1 | 15.5 |
| Missouri | 2001-2015 | 15 | 118-73 | 8.9 | 22.4Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Butch Davis
103-75 • 57.9% • 15 seasons • 0 titles
28.9 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Miami 2000
SRS 28.9
Worst Season
Florida International 2021
SRS -27.5
Biggest Improvement
Miami 1998
15.5 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Gary Pinkel
191-110-3 • 63.3% • 25 seasons • 0 titles
-18.2 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Missouri 2013
SRS 22.4
Worst Season
Toledo 1993
SRS -18.2
Biggest Improvement
Toledo 2000
20.1 SRS