Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Jackie Sherrill vs James Phelan
Jackie Sherrill: 84th pct vs James Phelan: 83rd 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.
Jackie SherrillJames Phelan
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Clear edgeEdge: Jackie Sherrill
Jackie Sherrill: 97th pct vs James Phelan: 87th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: James Phelan
James Phelan: 32nd pct vs Jackie Sherrill: 9th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Jackie Sherrill vs James Phelan
Jackie Sherrill: 0 titles vs James Phelan: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Jackie Sherrill vs James Phelan
Jackie Sherrill: 28 seasons vs James Phelan: 28 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: James Phelan
James Phelan: 61.6% vs Jackie Sherrill: 59.5%
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.
Jackie Sherrill sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeJackie Sherrill sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jackie Sherrill
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 8.7
82th pct
Strong
James Phelan
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.
Jackie SherrillJames Phelan
EliteStrongAverageLean
Jackie Sherrill: 1977 PittsburghJackie Sherrill: 1982 Texas A&MJackie Sherrill: 1991 Mississippi StateJames Phelan: 1922 PurdueJames Phelan: 1930 WashingtonJames Phelan: 1942 Saint Mary's (CA)
1920Actual season year • SRS range -15.9 to 29.62003
Active comparison point
Jackie Sherrill • 1980
1980 Pittsburgh
Best season11-1 • SRS 29.6 • SP Overall 34.2
Win %
91.7%
YoY SRS
+10.1
SP Off / Def
41.9 / 7.8
Finish
#2
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
James Phelan
Nearest year 1947 • Saint Mary's (CA)
3-7 • SRS -15.9 • SP Overall —
Jackie Sherrill holds a 45.5-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Sherrill | |||||
| Washington State | 1976-1976 | 1 | 3-8 | -2.9 | -2.9 |
| Pittsburgh | 1977-1981 | 5 | 50-9-1 | 22.1Best quality | 29.6Highest peak |
| Texas A&M | 1982-1988 | 7 | 52-28-1 | 6.5 | 17.2 |
| Mississippi State | 1991-2003 | 13 | 74-76-2 | 2.1 | 10.4 |
| James Phelan | |||||
| Missouri | 1920-1921 | 2 | 13-3 | 6.0 | 8.4 |
| Purdue | 1922-1929 | 8 | 35-22-5 | 7.9 | 21.2 |
| Washington | 1930-1941 | 12 | 65-37-8 | 10.3 | 19.0 |
| Saint Mary's (CA) | 1942-1947 | 5 | 23-20-1 | -0.5 | 10.0 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Jackie Sherrill
179-121-4 • 59.5% • 26 seasons • 0 titles
29.6 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Pittsburgh 1980
SRS 29.6
Worst Season
Mississippi State 2003
SRS -14.2
Biggest Improvement
Pittsburgh 1977
29.6 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →James Phelan
136-82-14 • 61.6% • 27 seasons • 0 titles
32nd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Purdue 1929
SRS 21.2
Worst Season
Saint Mary's (CA) 1947
SRS -15.9
Biggest Improvement
Washington 1940
20.3 SRS