Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Jerry Ippoliti
Jerry Ippoliti: 23rd pct vs Chris Ash: 16th 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.
Chris AshJerry Ippoliti
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Chris Ash vs Jerry Ippoliti
Chris Ash: 22nd pct vs Jerry Ippoliti: 21st pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Chris Ash
Chris Ash: 86th pct vs Jerry Ippoliti: 81st pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Chris Ash vs Jerry Ippoliti
Chris Ash: 0 titles vs Jerry Ippoliti: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jerry Ippoliti vs Chris Ash
Jerry Ippoliti: 5 seasons vs Chris Ash: 4 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Jerry Ippoliti
Jerry Ippoliti: 46.4% vs Chris Ash: 20.0%
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.
Chris Ash and Jerry Ippoliti look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarChris Ash and Jerry Ippoliti look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Chris Ash
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -11.8
22th pct
Lower end
Jerry Ippoliti
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -12.5
21th 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.
Chris AshJerry Ippoliti
EliteStrongAverageLean
1971Actual season year • SRS range -18.6 to -6.12019
Active comparison point
Chris Ash • 2017
2017 Rutgers
Best seasonBiggest improvement4-8 • SRS -6.1 • SP Overall -5.5
Win %
33.3%
YoY SRS
+4.8
SP Off / Def
23.3 / 29.0
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jerry Ippoliti
Nearest year 1975 • Northern Illinois
3-8 • SRS -10.2 • SP Overall -11.8
Chris Ash holds a 4.1-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +6.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ash | |||||
| Rutgers | 2016-2019 | 4 | 8-32 | -11.7 | -6.1 |
| Jerry Ippoliti | |||||
| Northern Illinois | 1971-1975 | 5 | 25-29-1 | -12.1 | -7.0 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Chris Ash
8-32 • 20.0% • 4 seasons • 0 titles
86th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Rutgers 2017
SRS -6.1
Worst Season
Rutgers 2019
SRS -16.7
Biggest Improvement
Rutgers 2017
4.8 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Jerry Ippoliti
25-29-1 • 46.4% • 5 seasons • 0 titles
23rd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Northern Illinois 1971
SRS -7.0
Worst Season
Northern Illinois 1974
SRS -18.6
Biggest Improvement
Northern Illinois 1975
8.4 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.