Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Frank Dobson
Frank Dobson: 27th pct vs Edward Doherty: 24th 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.
Edward DohertyFrank Dobson
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Edward Doherty
Edward Doherty: 43rd pct vs Frank Dobson: 39th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Edward Doherty
Edward Doherty: 52nd pct vs Frank Dobson: 26th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Edward Doherty vs Frank Dobson
Edward Doherty: 0 titles vs Frank Dobson: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Frank Dobson vs Edward Doherty
Frank Dobson: 30 seasons vs Edward Doherty: 29 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Frank Dobson
Frank Dobson: 48.4% vs Edward Doherty: 45.2%
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.
Edward Doherty sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeEdward Doherty sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Edward Doherty
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -8.9
30th pct
Lower end
Frank Dobson
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
Insufficient sample
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.
Edward DohertyFrank Dobson
EliteStrongAverageLean
Edward Doherty: 1957 ArizonaEdward Doherty: 1959 XavierEdward Doherty: 1971 Holy CrossFrank Dobson: 1918 South CarolinaFrank Dobson: 1921 RichmondFrank Dobson: 1936 Maryland
1910Actual season year • SRS range -27.7 to 3.61975
Active comparison point
Edward Doherty • 1950
1950 Arizona State
Best seasonBiggest improvement9-2 • SRS 3.6 • SP Overall —
Win %
81.8%
YoY SRS
+16.1
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Frank Dobson
Nearest year 1939 • Maryland
2-7 • SRS -7.5 • SP Overall —
Edward Doherty holds a 11.1-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Doherty | |||||
| Arizona State | 1947-1950 | 4 | 25-17 | -12.2 | 3.6Highest peak |
| Arizona | 1957-1958 | 2 | 4-15-1 | -21.8 | -21.8 |
| Xavier | 1959-1961 | 3 | 15-15 | -16.1 | -11.2 |
| Holy Cross | 1971-1975 | 5 | 20-31-2 | -15.5 | -10.1 |
| Frank Dobson | |||||
| Clemson | 1910-1912 | 3 | 11-12-1 | -14.1 | -5.6 |
| South Carolina | 1918-1918 | 1 | 2-1-1 | — | — |
| Richmond | 1921-1933 | 7 | 27-28-5 | -14.8 | 1.8Longest stop |
| Maryland | 1936-1939 | 4 | 18-21 | -7.6Best quality | 0.5 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Edward Doherty
64-78-3 • 45.2% • 14 seasons • 0 titles
52nd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Arizona State 1950
SRS 3.6
Worst Season
Arizona 1957
SRS -21.8
Biggest Improvement
Arizona State 1950
16.1 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Frank Dobson
58-62-7 • 48.4% • 15 seasons • 0 titles
27th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Richmond 1922
SRS 1.8
Worst Season
Richmond 1924
SRS -27.7
Biggest Improvement
Richmond 1922
16.2 SRS