Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Rudy Lavik
Rudy Lavik: 12th pct vs Frank Thompson: 7th 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.
Rudy LavikFrank Thompson
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Rudy Lavik
Rudy Lavik: 13th pct vs Frank Thompson: 8th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Frank Thompson vs Rudy Lavik
Frank Thompson: 67th pct vs Rudy Lavik: 67th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Frank Thompson vs Rudy Lavik
Frank Thompson: 0 titles vs Rudy Lavik: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Rudy Lavik
Rudy Lavik: 7 seasons vs Frank Thompson: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Rudy Lavik
Rudy Lavik: 37.7% vs Frank Thompson: 20.8%
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.
Not enough data to compare.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeNot enough data to compare.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Rudy Lavik
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Frank Thompson
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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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.
Rudy LavikFrank Thompson
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Rudy Lavik: 1933 Arizona State
1911Actual season year • SRS range -30.1 to -11.41937
Active comparison point
Rudy Lavik • 1935
1935 Arizona State
Best season2-5-1 • SRS -11.4 • SP Overall —
Win %
31.3%
YoY SRS
+7.2
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Frank Thompson
Nearest year 1913 • Wake Forest
0-8 • SRS -17.0 • SP Overall —
Rudy Lavik holds a 5.6-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Lavik | |||||
| Northern Arizona | 1931-1932 | 2 | 6-7-2 | -25.1 | -20.2 |
| Arizona State | 1933-1937 | 5 | 13-26-3 | -17.1Best quality | -11.4Highest peak |
| Frank Thompson | |||||
| Wake Forest | 1911-1913 | 3 | 5-19 | -20.0 | -15.2 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Rudy Lavik
19-33-5 • 37.7% • 7 seasons • 0 titles
12th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Arizona State 1935
SRS -11.4
Worst Season
Northern Arizona 1931
SRS -30.1
Biggest Improvement
Northern Arizona 1932
9.9 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Frank Thompson
5-19 • 20.8% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
-27.8 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Wake Forest 1911
SRS -15.2
Worst Season
Wake Forest 1912
SRS -27.8
Biggest Improvement
Wake Forest 1913
10.8 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.