Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno: 96th pct vs Pop Warner: 82nd 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.
Joe PaternoPop Warner
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Pop Warner vs Joe Paterno
Pop Warner: 100th pct vs Joe Paterno: 97th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno: 32nd pct vs Pop Warner: 12th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Clear edgeEdge: Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno: 2 titles vs Pop Warner: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Clear edgeEdge: Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno: 46 seasons vs Pop Warner: 42 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno: 74.9% vs Pop Warner: 73.3%
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.
Joe Paterno sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJoe Paterno sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Joe Paterno
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 19.4
97th pct
Elite
Pop Warner
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.
Joe PaternoPop Warner
EliteStrongAverageLean
Pop Warner: 1899 CarlislePop Warner: 1904 CornellPop Warner: 1907 CarlislePop Warner: 1915 PittsburghPop Warner: 1924 StanfordPop Warner: 1933 Temple
1897Actual season year • SRS range -5.9 to 41.42011
Active comparison point
Joe Paterno • 1994
1994 Penn State
Best season12-0 • SRS 30.6 • SP Overall 31.9
Win %
100.0%
YoY SRS
+13.5
SP Off / Def
53.1 / 26.6
Finish
#2
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Pop Warner
Nearest year 1938 • Temple
3-6-1 • SRS 0.4 • SP Overall —
Joe Paterno holds a 30.2-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Paterno | |||||
| Penn State | 1966-2011 | 46 | 409-136-3 | 15.6 | 30.6Longest stop |
| Pop Warner | |||||
| Cornell | 1897-1906 | 5 | 36-13-3 | 12.0 | 21.5 |
| Carlisle | 1899-1914 | 13 | 113-43-8 | 14.5 | 28.1 |
| Pittsburgh | 1915-1923 | 9 | 60-12-4 | 25.9Best quality | 41.4Highest peak |
| Stanford | 1924-1932 | 9 | 71-17-8 | 19.7 | 25.4 |
| Temple | 1933-1938 | 6 | 31-18-9 | 5.8 | 18.4 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Joe Paterno
409-136-3 • 74.9% • 46 seasons • 2 titles
32nd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Penn State 1994
SRS 30.6
Worst Season
Penn State 2000
SRS 0.9
Biggest Improvement
Penn State 2005
18.9 SRS
Broader school footprint
Full profile →Pop Warner
311-103-32 • 73.3% • 42 seasons • 0 titles
5 schools across the tracked career.
Best Season
Pittsburgh 1916
SRS 41.4
Worst Season
Carlisle 1901
SRS -5.9
Biggest Improvement
Pittsburgh 1915
27.1 SRS