Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: John McKenna
John McKenna: 33rd pct vs Jerry Pettibone: 28th 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.
Jerry PettiboneJohn McKenna
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Jerry Pettibone vs John McKenna
Jerry Pettibone: 43rd pct vs John McKenna: 41st pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Narrow edgeEdge: Jerry Pettibone
Jerry Pettibone: 44th pct vs John McKenna: 39th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jerry Pettibone vs John McKenna
Jerry Pettibone: 0 titles vs John McKenna: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: John McKenna vs Jerry Pettibone
John McKenna: 13 seasons vs Jerry Pettibone: 12 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: John McKenna
John McKenna: 50.8% vs Jerry Pettibone: 35.6%
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.
Jerry Pettibone sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJerry Pettibone sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jerry Pettibone
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -7.4
34th pct
Lower end
John McKenna
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.
Jerry PettiboneJohn McKenna
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jerry Pettibone: 1991 Oregon State
1953Actual season year • SRS range -19.4 to 3.71996
Active comparison point
Jerry Pettibone • 1993
1993 Oregon State
Best season4-7 • SRS 3.7 • SP Overall 4.0
Win %
36.4%
YoY SRS
+10.9
SP Off / Def
30.1 / 27.4
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
John McKenna
Nearest year 1965 • VMI
3-7 • SRS -15.4 • SP Overall —
Jerry Pettibone holds a 19.1-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Pettibone | |||||
| Northern Illinois | 1985-1990 | 6 | 33-32-1 | -10.9 | -1.7 |
| Oregon State | 1991-1996 | 6 | 13-52-1 | -5.5Best quality | 3.7 |
| John McKenna | |||||
| VMI | 1953-1965 | 13 | 62-60-8 | -8.6 | 2.9Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Jerry Pettibone
46-84-2 • 35.6% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
44th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Oregon State 1993
SRS 3.7
Worst Season
Northern Illinois 1986
SRS -19.4
Biggest Improvement
Northern Illinois 1989
13.0 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →John McKenna
62-60-8 • 50.8% • 13 seasons • 0 titles
33rd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
VMI 1957
SRS 2.9
Worst Season
VMI 1955
SRS -18.8
Biggest Improvement
VMI 1957
20.1 SRS