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.

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Barry SwitzerFrank Leahy

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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

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Frank Leahy: 99th pct vs Barry Switzer: 99th pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

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Frank Leahy: 100th pct vs Barry Switzer: 99th pct

Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.

Consistency

Decisive edge

Edge: Barry Switzer

Barry Switzer: 44th pct vs Frank Leahy: 20th pct

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

Narrow edge

Edge: Frank Leahy

Frank Leahy: 4 titles vs Barry Switzer: 3 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

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Barry Switzer: 16 seasons vs Frank Leahy: 15 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Narrow edge

Edge: Frank Leahy

Frank Leahy: 86.4% vs Barry Switzer: 83.7%

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.

Barry Switzer sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Barry Switzer sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Barry Switzer

Elite

Raw avg SP Overall: 25.9

99th pct

Elite

Frank Leahy

Insufficient sample

Raw avg SP Overall: —

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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.

Barry SwitzerFrank Leahy

EliteStrongAverageLean

Steadier stretch

Barry Switzer sustained the steadier arc.

Sharper early climb

Frank Leahy climbed faster out of the gate.

Frank Leahy: 1941 Notre Dame

1939Actual season year • SRS range 3.0 to 38.31988

Active comparison point

Barry Switzer • 1973

Selected

1973 Oklahoma

Best season

10-0-1 • SRS 37.8 • SP Overall 36.3

Win %

95.5%

YoY SRS

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SP Off / Def

45.6 / 10.9

Finish

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Comparison context

Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.

Frank Leahy

Nearest year 1953 • Notre Dame

Profile

9-0-1 • SRS 25.7 • SP Overall —

Barry Switzer holds a 12.1-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
Barry Switzer
Oklahoma	1973-1988	16	157-29-4	23.6	37.8Longest stop
Frank Leahy
Boston College	1939-1940	2	20-2	17.3	18.5
Notre Dame	1941-1953	11	87-11-9	23.6	38.3

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Steadier arc

Barry Switzer

157-29-4 • 83.7% • 16 seasons • 3 titles

44th pct steadiness score.

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Best Season

Oklahoma 1973

SRS 37.8

Worst Season

Oklahoma 1983

SRS 12.3

Biggest Improvement

Oklahoma 1985

9.8 SRS

Broader school footprint

Frank Leahy

107-13-9 • 86.4% • 13 seasons • 4 titles

2 schools across the tracked career.

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Best Season

Notre Dame 1946

SRS 38.3

Worst Season

Notre Dame 1950

SRS 3.0

Biggest Improvement

Notre Dame 1943

15.1 SRS