Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Bob Devaney vs Jim Harbaugh
Bob Devaney: 97th pct vs Jim Harbaugh: 95th 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.
Bob DevaneyJim Harbaugh
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Bob Devaney vs Jim Harbaugh
Bob Devaney: 99th pct vs Jim Harbaugh: 97th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh: 14th pct vs Bob Devaney: 5th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: Bob Devaney
Bob Devaney: 2 titles vs Jim Harbaugh: 1 title
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jim Harbaugh vs Bob Devaney
Jim Harbaugh: 17 seasons vs Bob Devaney: 16 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Bob Devaney
Bob Devaney: 80.6% vs Jim Harbaugh: 72.0%
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.
Bob Devaney and Jim Harbaugh look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarBob Devaney and Jim Harbaugh look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bob Devaney
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 33.3
100th pct
Elite
Jim Harbaugh
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 18.3
96th pct
Elite
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.
Bob DevaneyJim Harbaugh
EliteStrongAverageLean
Bob Devaney: 1962 NebraskaJim Harbaugh: 2015 Michigan
1957Actual season year • SRS range -10.8 to 37.92023
Active comparison point
Bob Devaney • 1971
1971 Nebraska
Best season13-0 • SRS 37.9 • SP Overall 38.5
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+6.2
SP Off / Def
45.2 / 9.3
Finish
#1
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jim Harbaugh
Nearest year 2007 • Stanford
4-8 • SRS -2.5 • SP Overall -6.7
Bob Devaney holds a 40.4-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +24.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Devaney | |||||
| Wyoming | 1957-1961 | 5 | 35-10-5 | 3.9 | 11.4 |
| Nebraska | 1962-1972 | 11 | 101-20-2 | 20.3Best quality | 37.9Highest peak |
| Jim Harbaugh | |||||
| Stanford | 2007-2010 | 4 | 29-21 | 10.2 | 30.2 |
| Michigan | 2015-2023 | 9 | 89-25 | 17.4 | 25.9 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
More titles
Full profile →Bob Devaney
136-30-7 • 80.6% • 16 seasons • 2 titles
2 national championship seasons.
Best Season
Nebraska 1971
SRS 37.9
Worst Season
Wyoming 1957
SRS -10.8
Biggest Improvement
Nebraska 1969
14.2 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Jim Harbaugh
118-46 • 72.0% • 13 seasons • 1 title
14th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Stanford 2010
SRS 30.2
Worst Season
Stanford 2007
SRS -2.5
Biggest Improvement
Stanford 2010
19.2 SRS