Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh: 95th pct vs John Wilce: 79th 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.
John WilceJim Harbaugh
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: John Wilce vs Jim Harbaugh
John Wilce: 98th pct vs Jim Harbaugh: 97th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Jim Harbaugh vs John Wilce
Jim Harbaugh: 14th pct vs John Wilce: 12th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh: 1 title vs John Wilce: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jim Harbaugh vs John Wilce
Jim Harbaugh: 17 seasons vs John Wilce: 16 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh: 72.0% vs John Wilce: 68.8%
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.
Jim Harbaugh sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJim Harbaugh sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
John Wilce
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
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Insufficient sample
Jim Harbaugh
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 18.3
96th pct
Elite
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.
John WilceJim Harbaugh
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jim Harbaugh: 2015 Michigan
1913Actual season year • SRS range -6.1 to 33.62023
Active comparison point
John Wilce • 1917
1917 Ohio State
Best season8-0-1 • SRS 33.6 • SP Overall —
Win %
94.4%
YoY SRS
+17.1
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Jim Harbaugh
Nearest year 2007 • Stanford
4-8 • SRS -2.5 • SP Overall -6.7
John Wilce holds a 36.1-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wilce | |||||
| Ohio State | 1913-1928 | 16 | 78-33-9 | 13.8 | 33.6Highest peak |
| Jim Harbaugh | |||||
| Stanford | 2007-2010 | 4 | 29-21 | 10.2 | 30.2 |
| Michigan | 2015-2023 | 9 | 89-25 | 17.4Best quality | 25.9 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →John Wilce
78-33-9 • 68.8% • 16 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Ohio State 1917
SRS 33.6
Worst Season
Ohio State 1913
SRS -6.1
Biggest Improvement
Ohio State 1914
21.7 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Jim Harbaugh
118-46 • 72.0% • 13 seasons • 1 title
95th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Stanford 2010
SRS 30.2
Worst Season
Stanford 2007
SRS -2.5
Biggest Improvement
Stanford 2010
19.2 SRS