Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Frank Burns
Frank Burns: 53rd pct vs Ray Nagel: 48th 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.
Frank BurnsRay Nagel
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Decisive edgeEdge: Ray Nagel
Ray Nagel: 75th pct vs Frank Burns: 59th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Frank Burns vs Ray Nagel
Frank Burns: 39th pct vs Ray Nagel: 39th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Frank Burns vs Ray Nagel
Frank Burns: 0 titles vs Ray Nagel: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Ray Nagel
Ray Nagel: 13 seasons vs Frank Burns: 11 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Frank Burns
Frank Burns: 64.3% vs Ray Nagel: 45.1%
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.
Frank Burns has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeFrank Burns has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Frank Burns
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 3.0
67th pct
Above average
Ray Nagel
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -14.1
17th 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 BurnsRay Nagel
EliteStrongAverageLean
Ray Nagel: 1966 Iowa
1958Actual season year • SRS range -15.8 to 15.91983
Active comparison point
Frank Burns • 1976
1976 Rutgers
Best season11-0 • SRS 9.1 • SP Overall 11.1
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+3.4
SP Off / Def
24.0 / 13.5
Finish
#17
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Ray Nagel
Nearest year 1970 • Iowa
3-6-1 • SRS -0.9 • SP Overall -14.1
Frank Burns holds a 10.0-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +7.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Burns | |||||
| Rutgers | 1973-1983 | 11 | 78-43-1 | -1.0 | 9.1Longest stop |
| Ray Nagel | |||||
| Utah | 1958-1965 | 8 | 42-39-1 | 0.5Best quality | 15.9Highest peak |
| Iowa | 1966-1970 | 5 | 16-32-2 | -0.9 | 10.8 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Frank Burns
78-43-1 • 64.3% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
53rd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Rutgers 1976
SRS 9.1
Worst Season
Rutgers 1973
SRS -15.8
Biggest Improvement
Rutgers 1975
12.4 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Ray Nagel
58-71-3 • 45.1% • 13 seasons • 0 titles
15.9 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Utah 1964
SRS 15.9
Worst Season
Iowa 1966
SRS -12.1
Biggest Improvement
Utah 1964
17.1 SRS