Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Sutherland
Jim Sutherland: 53rd pct vs James Hickey: 49th 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.
James HickeyJim Sutherland
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Jim Sutherland vs James Hickey
Jim Sutherland: 66th pct vs James Hickey: 64th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: James Hickey
James Hickey: 72nd pct vs Jim Sutherland: 67th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: James Hickey vs Jim Sutherland
James Hickey: 0 titles vs Jim Sutherland: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: James Hickey vs Jim Sutherland
James Hickey: 8 seasons vs Jim Sutherland: 8 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Jim Sutherland
Jim Sutherland: 48.8% vs James Hickey: 44.4%
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.
James Hickey
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Jim Sutherland
Insufficient sample
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.
James HickeyJim Sutherland
EliteStrongAverageLean
1956Actual season year • SRS range -4.7 to 11.81966
Active comparison point
James Hickey • 1963
1963 North Carolina
Best seasonBiggest improvement9-2 • SRS 10.7 • SP Overall —
Win %
81.8%
YoY SRS
+11.9
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jim Sutherland
Nearest year 1963 • Washington State
3-6-1 • SRS -1.9 • SP Overall —
James Hickey holds a 12.6-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Hickey | |||||
| North Carolina | 1959-1966 | 8 | 36-45 | 3.0 | 10.7 |
| Jim Sutherland | |||||
| Washington State | 1956-1963 | 8 | 37-39-4 | 3.5 | 11.8Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →James Hickey
36-45 • 44.4% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
72nd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
North Carolina 1963
SRS 10.7
Worst Season
North Carolina 1960
SRS -4.7
Biggest Improvement
North Carolina 1963
11.9 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Jim Sutherland
37-39-4 • 48.8% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
53rd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Washington State 1958
SRS 11.8
Worst Season
Washington State 1956
SRS -3.0
Biggest Improvement
Washington State 1957
11.7 SRS