Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Lookabaugh
Jim Lookabaugh: 71st pct vs Pat Jones: 67th 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 LookabaughPat Jones
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Narrow edgeEdge: Jim Lookabaugh
Jim Lookabaugh: 84th pct vs Pat Jones: 79th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Jim Lookabaugh vs Pat Jones
Jim Lookabaugh: 22nd pct vs Pat Jones: 19th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jim Lookabaugh vs Pat Jones
Jim Lookabaugh: 0 titles vs Pat Jones: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jim Lookabaugh vs Pat Jones
Jim Lookabaugh: 11 seasons vs Pat Jones: 11 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Jim Lookabaugh
Jim Lookabaugh: 58.1% vs Pat Jones: 50.8%
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.
Pat Jones sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgePat Jones sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Lookabaugh
Insufficient sample
Raw avg SP Overall: —
—
Insufficient sample
Pat Jones
Above average
Raw avg SP Overall: 2.5
65th pct
Above average
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 LookabaughPat Jones
EliteStrongAverageLean
1939Actual season year • SRS range -13.4 to 19.91994
Active comparison point
Jim Lookabaugh • 1945
1945 Oklahoma State
Best season9-0 • SRS 19.9 • SP Overall —
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+4.6
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
#5
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Pat Jones
Nearest year 1984 • Oklahoma State
10-2 • SRS 14.6 • SP Overall 21.2
Jim Lookabaugh holds a 5.3-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 Lookabaugh | |||||
| Oklahoma State | 1939-1949 | 11 | 58-41-6 | 1.9 | 19.9Highest peak |
| Pat Jones | |||||
| Oklahoma State | 1984-1994 | 11 | 62-60-3 | 1.9 | 17.4 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jim Lookabaugh
58-41-6 • 58.1% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
19.9 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Oklahoma State 1945
SRS 19.9
Worst Season
Oklahoma State 1943
SRS -13.4
Biggest Improvement
Oklahoma State 1944
28.7 SRS
Better floor
Full profile →Pat Jones
62-60-3 • 50.8% • 11 seasons • 0 titles
-9.8 worst-season SRS.
Best Season
Oklahoma State 1988
SRS 17.4
Worst Season
Oklahoma State 1991
SRS -9.8
Biggest Improvement
Oklahoma State 1987
16.7 SRS