Career Quality
Decisive edgeEdge: Ike Armstrong
Ike Armstrong: 61st pct vs Jim Grobe: 44th 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.
Jim GrobeIke Armstrong
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Decisive edgeEdge: Ike Armstrong
Ike Armstrong: 85th pct vs Jim Grobe: 56th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Grobe
Jim Grobe: 41st pct vs Ike Armstrong: 36th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Ike Armstrong vs Jim Grobe
Ike Armstrong: 0 titles vs Jim Grobe: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Ike Armstrong
Ike Armstrong: 25 seasons vs Jim Grobe: 22 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Ike Armstrong
Ike Armstrong: 70.4% vs Jim Grobe: 49.2%
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.
Jim Grobe sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJim Grobe sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Grobe
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -0.4
55th pct
Mixed
Ike Armstrong
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.
Jim GrobeIke Armstrong
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jim Grobe: 2001 Wake ForestJim Grobe: 2016 Baylor
1925Actual season year • SRS range -20.5 to 20.52016
Active comparison point
Jim Grobe • 2006
2006 Wake Forest
Best season11-3 • SRS 8.0 • SP Overall 6.5
Win %
78.6%
YoY SRS
+8.9
SP Off / Def
23.6 / 18.4
Finish
#18
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Ike Armstrong
Nearest year 1949 • Utah
2-7-1 • SRS -11.9 • SP Overall —
Jim Grobe holds a 19.9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Grobe | |||||
| Ohio | 1995-2000 | 6 | 33-33-1 | -6.6 | 2.2 |
| Wake Forest | 2001-2013 | 13 | 77-82 | 0.9 | 8.0 |
| Baylor | 2016-2016 | 1 | 7-6 | 3.9Best quality | 3.9 |
| Ike Armstrong | |||||
| Utah | 1925-1949 | 25 | 141-55-15 | -0.8 | 20.5Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Jim Grobe
117-121-1 • 49.2% • 20 seasons • 0 titles
41st pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Wake Forest 2006
SRS 8.0
Worst Season
Ohio 1995
SRS -20.5
Biggest Improvement
Ohio 1996
16.1 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Ike Armstrong
141-55-15 • 70.4% • 25 seasons • 0 titles
20.5 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Utah 1930
SRS 20.5
Worst Season
Utah 1943
SRS -15.6
Biggest Improvement
Utah 1930
21.7 SRS