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.

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Frank ThompsonFred Vonappen

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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

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Frank Thompson: 7th pct vs Fred Vonappen: 6th pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

Narrow edge

Edge: Fred Vonappen

Fred Vonappen: 12th pct vs Frank Thompson: 8th pct

Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.

Consistency

Clear edge

Edge: Frank Thompson

Frank Thompson: 67th pct vs Fred Vonappen: 56th pct

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

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Frank Thompson: 0 titles vs Fred Vonappen: 0 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

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Frank Thompson: 3 seasons vs Fred Vonappen: 3 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Clear edge

Edge: Frank Thompson

Frank Thompson: 20.8% vs Fred Vonappen: 13.9%

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.

Fred Vonappen sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Fred Vonappen sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Frank Thompson

Insufficient sample

Raw avg SP Overall: —

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Insufficient sample

Fred Vonappen

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -22.8

5th pct

Lower end

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.

Frank ThompsonFred Vonappen

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Higher peak

Fred Vonappen reached the best single-season peak.

Steadier stretch

Frank Thompson sustained the steadier arc.

1911Actual season year • SRS range -27.8 to -12.11998

Active comparison point

Frank Thompson • 1911

Selected

1911 Wake Forest

Best season

3-5 • SRS -15.2 • SP Overall —

Win %

37.5%

YoY SRS

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SP Off / Def

— / —

Finish

Unranked

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Comparison context

Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.

Fred Vonappen

Nearest year 1996 • Hawai'i

Profile

2-10 • SRS -22.1 • SP Overall -24.0

Frank Thompson holds a 6.9-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
Frank Thompson
Wake Forest	1911-1913	3	5-19	-20.0	-15.2
Fred Vonappen
Hawai'i	1996-1998	3	5-31	-20.4	-12.1Highest peak

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Steadier arc

Frank Thompson

5-19 • 20.8% • 3 seasons • 0 titles

67th pct steadiness score.

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Best Season

Wake Forest 1911

SRS -15.2

Worst Season

Wake Forest 1912

SRS -27.8

Biggest Improvement

Wake Forest 1913

10.8 SRS

Similar overall level

Fred Vonappen

5-31 • 13.9% • 3 seasons • 0 titles

This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.

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Best Season

Hawai'i 1997

SRS -12.1

Worst Season

Hawai'i 1998

SRS -27.1

Biggest Improvement

Hawai'i 1997

10.0 SRS