Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Tony Samuel vs Mike Sheppard
Tony Samuel: 18th pct vs Mike Sheppard: 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.
Mike SheppardTony Samuel
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Mike Sheppard
Mike Sheppard: 25th pct vs Tony Samuel: 21st pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Tony Samuel
Tony Samuel: 56th pct vs Mike Sheppard: 36th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Mike Sheppard vs Tony Samuel
Mike Sheppard: 0 titles vs Tony Samuel: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Mike Sheppard vs Tony Samuel
Mike Sheppard: 8 seasons vs Tony Samuel: 8 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Tony Samuel
Tony Samuel: 37.4% vs Mike Sheppard: 26.9%
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.
Mike Sheppard has the edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Narrow edgeMike Sheppard has the edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mike Sheppard
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -13.0
20th pct
Lower end
Tony Samuel
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -15.3
14th 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.
Mike SheppardTony Samuel
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Mike Sheppard: 1987 New Mexico
1984Actual season year • SRS range -28.1 to -4.62004
Active comparison point
Mike Sheppard • 1986
1986 Long Beach State
Best season6-5 • SRS -4.6 • SP Overall -0.6
Win %
54.5%
YoY SRS
+3.4
SP Off / Def
26.7 / 27.4
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Tony Samuel
Nearest year 1997 • New Mexico State
2-9 • SRS -28.1 • SP Overall -32.9
Mike Sheppard holds a 23.5-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +7.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Sheppard | |||||
| Long Beach State | 1984-1986 | 3 | 16-18 | -7.0Best quality | -4.6Highest peak |
| New Mexico | 1987-1991 | 5 | 9-50 | -17.4 | -6.6 |
| Tony Samuel | |||||
| New Mexico State | 1997-2004 | 8 | 34-57 | -13.3 | -6.3Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Better floor
Full profile →Mike Sheppard
25-68 • 26.9% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
-25.3 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Long Beach State 1986
SRS -4.6
Worst Season
New Mexico 1988
SRS -25.3
Biggest Improvement
New Mexico 1989
18.7 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Tony Samuel
34-57 • 37.4% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
56th pct steadiness score.
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