Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Tressel
Jim Tressel: 97th pct vs Ivy Williamson: 91st 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.
Jim TresselIvy Williamson
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Tressel
Jim Tressel: 95th pct vs Ivy Williamson: 88th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Ivy Williamson
Ivy Williamson: 82nd pct vs Jim Tressel: 74th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Tressel
Jim Tressel: 1 title vs Ivy Williamson: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Jim Tressel
Jim Tressel: 10 seasons vs Ivy Williamson: 7 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Jim Tressel
Jim Tressel: 82.8% vs Ivy Williamson: 67.2%
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.
Jim Tressel sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJim Tressel sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Tressel
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 23.5
99th pct
Elite
Ivy Williamson
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
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.
Jim TresselIvy Williamson
EliteStrongAverageLean
1949Actual season year • SRS range 8.2 to 27.22010
Active comparison point
Jim Tressel • 2005
2005 Ohio State
Best seasonBiggest improvement10-2 • SRS 27.2 • SP Overall 31.2
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+15.7
SP Off / Def
42.1 / 10.9
Finish
#4
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Ivy Williamson
Nearest year 1955 • Wisconsin
4-5 • SRS 8.2 • SP Overall —
Jim Tressel holds a 19.0-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tressel | |||||
| Ohio State | 2001-2010 | 10 | 106-22 | 17.4 | 27.2Highest peak |
| Ivy Williamson | |||||
| Wisconsin | 1949-1955 | 7 | 41-19-4 | 17.0 | 21.7 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jim Tressel
106-22 • 82.8% • 10 seasons • 1 title
27.2 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Ohio State 2005
SRS 27.2
Worst Season
Ohio State 2001
SRS 9.5
Biggest Improvement
Ohio State 2005
15.7 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Ivy Williamson
41-19-4 • 67.2% • 7 seasons • 0 titles
82nd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Wisconsin 1954
SRS 21.7
Worst Season
Wisconsin 1955
SRS 8.2
Biggest Improvement
Wisconsin 1951
6.7 SRS