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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Paul ChrystRalph Sasse

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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

Clear edge

Edge: Paul Chryst

Paul Chryst: 89th pct vs Ralph Sasse: 75th pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

Clear edge

Edge: Paul Chryst

Paul Chryst: 92nd pct vs Ralph Sasse: 78th pct

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

Consistency

Similar

Similar: Paul Chryst vs Ralph Sasse

Paul Chryst: 47th pct vs Ralph Sasse: 46th pct

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

Similar

Similar: Paul Chryst vs Ralph Sasse

Paul Chryst: 0 titles vs Ralph Sasse: 0 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

Clear edge

Edge: Paul Chryst

Paul Chryst: 11 seasons vs Ralph Sasse: 8 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Clear edge

Edge: Ralph Sasse

Ralph Sasse: 73.4% vs Paul Chryst: 65.6%

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.

Paul Chryst sets the reference point in overall strength.

Overall Strength

Decisive edge

Paul Chryst sets the reference point in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Paul Chryst

Elite

Raw avg SP Overall: 16.2

95th pct

Elite

Ralph Sasse

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.

Paul ChrystRalph Sasse
EliteStrongAverageLean
Paul Chryst: 2015 WisconsinRalph Sasse: 1935 Mississippi State
1930Actual season year • SRS range -3.2 to 24.72022

Active comparison point

Paul Chryst2017

Selected

2017 Wisconsin

Best season

13-1 • SRS 24.7 • SP Overall 26.8

Win %

92.9%

YoY SRS

+6.8

SP Off / Def

37.4 / 11.6

Finish

#7

Comparison context

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

Ralph Sasse

Nearest year 1937Mississippi State

Profile

5-4-1 • SRS -3.2 • SP Overall

Paul Chryst holds a 27.9-point SRS edge at this point.

Tenure comparison

Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.

SchoolYearsSeasonsRecordAvg SRSPeak
Paul Chryst
Pittsburgh2012-2014319-194.27.1
Wisconsin2015-2022867-2613.824.7Highest peak
Ralph Sasse
Army1930-1932325-5-214.716.8
Mississippi State1935-1937320-10-28.317.0

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Higher ceiling

Paul Chryst

86-4565.6%11 seasons • 0 titles

24.7 peak SRS at the top end.

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Best Season

Wisconsin 2017

SRS 24.7

Worst Season

Pittsburgh 2013

SRS 2.6

Biggest Improvement

Wisconsin 2019

11.1 SRS

Similar overall level

Ralph Sasse

45-15-473.4%6 seasons • 0 titles

This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.

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Best Season

Mississippi State 1936

SRS 17.0

Worst Season

Mississippi State 1937

SRS -3.2

Biggest Improvement

Mississippi State 1936

6.0 SRS