Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Mike Gottfried vs John Jardine
Mike Gottfried: 57th pct vs John Jardine: 54th 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.
Mike GottfriedJohn Jardine
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: John Jardine
John Jardine: 77th pct vs Mike Gottfried: 69th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Mike Gottfried
Mike Gottfried: 70th pct vs John Jardine: 45th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: John Jardine vs Mike Gottfried
John Jardine: 0 titles vs Mike Gottfried: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Mike Gottfried vs John Jardine
Mike Gottfried: 9 seasons vs John Jardine: 8 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Mike Gottfried
Mike Gottfried: 54.0% vs John Jardine: 44.3%
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.
Mike Gottfried has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeMike Gottfried has the decisive edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mike Gottfried
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 6.9
77th pct
Strong
John Jardine
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -2.1
50th 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.
Mike GottfriedJohn Jardine
EliteStrongAverageLean
Mike Gottfried: 1983 KansasMike Gottfried: 1986 Pittsburgh
1970Actual season year • SRS range -4.9 to 16.41989
Active comparison point
Mike Gottfried • 1988
1988 Pittsburgh
Best season6-5 • SRS 13.0 • SP Overall 14.1
Win %
54.5%
YoY SRS
+3.8
SP Off / Def
31.4 / 18.3
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
John Jardine
Nearest year 1977 • Wisconsin
5-6 • SRS -1.3 • SP Overall -10.8
Mike Gottfried holds a 14.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +18.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gottfried | |||||
| Cincinnati | 1981-1982 | 2 | 12-10 | 1.8 | 4.1 |
| Kansas | 1983-1985 | 3 | 15-18-1 | -1.3 | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh | 1986-1989 | 4 | 26-17-2 | 9.4Best quality | 13.0 |
| John Jardine | |||||
| Wisconsin | 1970-1977 | 8 | 37-47-3 | 4.8 | 16.4Highest peak |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Mike Gottfried
53-45-3 • 54.0% • 9 seasons • 0 titles
70th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Pittsburgh 1988
SRS 13.0
Worst Season
Kansas 1984
SRS -4.9
Biggest Improvement
Pittsburgh 1986
7.5 SRS
Higher ceiling
Full profile →John Jardine
37-47-3 • 44.3% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
16.4 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Wisconsin 1974
SRS 16.4
Worst Season
Wisconsin 1975
SRS -3.9
Biggest Improvement
Wisconsin 1973
13.7 SRS