Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Larry Smith
Larry Smith: 78th pct vs Andrew Kerr: 69th 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.
Larry SmithAndrew Kerr
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Larry Smith vs Andrew Kerr
Larry Smith: 92nd pct vs Andrew Kerr: 90th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Andrew Kerr vs Larry Smith
Andrew Kerr: 18th pct vs Larry Smith: 18th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Andrew Kerr vs Larry Smith
Andrew Kerr: 0 titles vs Larry Smith: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Andrew Kerr vs Larry Smith
Andrew Kerr: 25 seasons vs Larry Smith: 25 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Andrew Kerr
Andrew Kerr: 64.6% vs Larry Smith: 53.1%
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.
Larry Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeLarry Smith sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Larry Smith
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 7.4
78th pct
Strong
Andrew Kerr
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.
Larry SmithAndrew Kerr
EliteStrongAverageLean
Larry Smith: 1980 ArizonaLarry Smith: 1987 USCLarry Smith: 1994 MissouriAndrew Kerr: 1926 Washington & JeffersonAndrew Kerr: 1929 Colgate
1922Actual season year • SRS range -12.5 to 24.92000
Active comparison point
Larry Smith • 1988
1988 USC
Best season10-2 • SRS 24.9 • SP Overall 30.5
Win %
83.3%
YoY SRS
+11.4
SP Off / Def
42.4 / 11.8
Finish
#7
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Andrew Kerr
Nearest year 1946 • Colgate
4-4 • SRS 3.0 • SP Overall —
Larry Smith holds a 21.9-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Smith | |||||
| Tulane | 1976-1979 | 4 | 18-27 | 2.4 | 14.6 |
| Arizona | 1980-1986 | 7 | 48-28-3 | 9.2 | 17.5 |
| USC | 1987-1992 | 6 | 44-25-3 | 15.5Best quality | 24.9Highest peak |
| Missouri | 1994-2000 | 7 | 33-46-1 | -0.5 | 17.7 |
| Andrew Kerr | |||||
| Stanford | 1922-1923 | 2 | 11-7 | 9.6 | 11.0 |
| Washington & Jefferson | 1926-1928 | 3 | 16-6-5 | 6.5 | 22.9 |
| Colgate | 1929-1946 | 18 | 93-50-7 | 5.6 | 20.3Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher career quality
Full profile →Larry Smith
143-126-7 • 53.1% • 24 seasons • 0 titles
78th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
USC 1988
SRS 24.9
Worst Season
Missouri 1995
SRS -7.3
Biggest Improvement
Tulane 1979
14.0 SRS
Similar overall level
Full profile →Andrew Kerr
120-63-12 • 64.6% • 23 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Washington & Jefferson 1926
SRS 22.9
Worst Season
Colgate 1944
SRS -12.5
Biggest Improvement
Colgate 1929
28.8 SRS