Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Lee Owens
Lee Owens: 34th pct vs Tony Samuel: 18th 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.
Tony SamuelLee Owens
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Tony Samuel vs Lee Owens
Tony Samuel: 21st pct vs Lee Owens: 21st pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Lee Owens
Lee Owens: 66th pct vs Tony Samuel: 56th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Lee Owens vs Tony Samuel
Lee Owens: 0 titles vs Tony Samuel: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Lee Owens vs Tony Samuel
Lee Owens: 9 seasons vs Tony Samuel: 8 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Lee Owens
Lee Owens: 39.6% vs Tony Samuel: 37.4%
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.
Lee Owens has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeLee Owens has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Tony Samuel
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -15.3
14th pct
Lower end
Lee Owens
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -13.4
19th 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.
Tony SamuelLee Owens
EliteStrongAverageLean
1995Actual season year • SRS range -28.1 to -6.32004
Active comparison point
Tony Samuel • 2002
2002 New Mexico State
Best season7-5 • SRS -6.3 • SP Overall -12.4
Win %
58.3%
YoY SRS
+6.7
SP Off / Def
28.5 / 37.7
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Lee Owens
Nearest year 2002 • Akron
4-8 • SRS -12.6 • SP Overall -14.8
Tony Samuel holds a 6.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -0.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Samuel | |||||
| New Mexico State | 1997-2004 | 8 | 34-57 | -13.3 | -6.3 |
| Lee Owens | |||||
| Akron | 1995-2003 | 9 | 40-61 | -13.2 | -6.6 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Tony Samuel
34-57 • 37.4% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
New Mexico State 2002
SRS -6.3
Worst Season
New Mexico State 1997
SRS -28.1
Biggest Improvement
New Mexico State 1998
12.5 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Lee Owens
40-61 • 39.6% • 9 seasons • 0 titles
34th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Akron 2000
SRS -6.6
Worst Season
Akron 1995
SRS -23.5
Biggest Improvement
Akron 1999
6.2 SRS