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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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

Narrow edge

Edge: Bob Higgins

Bob Higgins: 66th pct vs Ike Armstrong: 61st pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

Clear edge

Edge: Ike Armstrong

Ike Armstrong: 85th pct vs Bob Higgins: 72nd pct

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

Consistency

Narrow edge

Edge: Ike Armstrong

Ike Armstrong: 36th pct vs Bob Higgins: 32nd pct

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

Similar

Similar: Bob Higgins vs Ike Armstrong

Bob Higgins: 0 titles vs Ike Armstrong: 0 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

Similar

Similar: Ike Armstrong vs Bob Higgins

Ike Armstrong: 25 seasons vs Bob Higgins: 24 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Decisive edge

Edge: Ike Armstrong

Ike Armstrong: 70.4% vs Bob Higgins: 57.6%

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.

Not enough data to compare.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Not enough data to compare.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Bob Higgins

Insufficient sample

Raw avg SP Overall: —

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Insufficient sample

Ike Armstrong

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.

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Higher peak

Ike Armstrong reached the best single-season peak.

Stronger late run

Bob Higgins closed stronger late in the arc.

Bob Higgins: 1930 Penn State

1925Actual season year • SRS range -15.6 to 20.51949

Active comparison point

Bob Higgins • 1948

Selected

1948 Penn State

Best season

7-1-1 • SRS 14.3 • SP Overall —

Win %

83.3%

YoY SRS

+0.1

SP Off / Def

— / —

Finish

#18

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Comparison context

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

Ike Armstrong

Nearest year 1948 • Utah

Profile

8-1-1 • SRS -0.5 • SP Overall —

Bob Higgins holds a 14.8-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
Bob Higgins
Washington University (St. Louis)	1925-1927	3	8-14-3	-7.1	-3.9
Penn State	1930-1948	19	91-57-11	0.9Best quality	14.3
Ike Armstrong
Utah	1925-1949	25	141-55-15	-0.8	20.5Highest peak

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Higher career quality

Bob Higgins

99-71-14 • 57.6% • 22 seasons • 0 titles

66th pct career-quality score.

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Best Season

Penn State 1948

SRS 14.3

Worst Season

Penn State 1933

SRS -15.0

Biggest Improvement

Penn State 1934

12.8 SRS

Higher ceiling

Ike Armstrong

141-55-15 • 70.4% • 25 seasons • 0 titles

20.5 peak SRS at the top end.

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Best Season

Utah 1930

SRS 20.5

Worst Season

Utah 1943

SRS -15.6

Biggest Improvement

Utah 1930

21.7 SRS