Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Dennis Fitzgerald
Dennis Fitzgerald: 33rd pct vs Claude Gibson: 27th 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.
Claude GibsonDennis Fitzgerald
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Dennis Fitzgerald vs Claude Gibson
Dennis Fitzgerald: 27th pct vs Claude Gibson: 26th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Claude Gibson vs Dennis Fitzgerald
Claude Gibson: 94th pct vs Dennis Fitzgerald: 92nd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Claude Gibson vs Dennis Fitzgerald
Claude Gibson: 0 titles vs Dennis Fitzgerald: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Claude Gibson vs Dennis Fitzgerald
Claude Gibson: 3 seasons vs Dennis Fitzgerald: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Dennis Fitzgerald
Dennis Fitzgerald: 52.9% vs Claude Gibson: 40.7%
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.
Dennis Fitzgerald has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeDennis Fitzgerald has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Claude Gibson
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -7.4
34th pct
Lower end
Dennis Fitzgerald
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -1.4
52th pct
Mixed
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.
Claude GibsonDennis Fitzgerald
EliteStrongAverageLean
1970Actual season year • SRS range -10.4 to -3.51977
Active comparison point
Claude Gibson • 1970
1970 Tulsa
Best season6-4 • SRS -4.1 • SP Overall -0.9
Win %
60.0%
YoY SRS
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SP Off / Def
20.2 / 21.0
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Dennis Fitzgerald
Nearest year 1975 • Kent State
4-7 • SRS -10.0 • SP Overall -5.6
Claude Gibson holds a 5.9-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -4.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Gibson | |||||
| Tulsa | 1970-1972 | 3 | 11-16 | -7.2 | -4.1 |
| Dennis Fitzgerald | |||||
| Kent State | 1975-1977 | 3 | 18-16 | -7.9 | -3.5 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Claude Gibson
11-16 • 40.7% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Tulsa 1970
SRS -4.1
Worst Season
Tulsa 1971
SRS -10.4
Biggest Improvement
Tulsa 1972
3.2 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Dennis Fitzgerald
18-16 • 52.9% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
33rd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Kent State 1976
SRS -3.5
Worst Season
Kent State 1977
SRS -10.1
Biggest Improvement
Kent State 1976
6.5 SRS