Career Quality
Clear edgeEdge: Bobby Collins
Bobby Collins: 82nd pct vs Billy Murphy: 70th 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.
Billy MurphyBobby Collins
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Billy Murphy vs Bobby Collins
Billy Murphy: 78th pct vs Bobby Collins: 77th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Billy Murphy
Billy Murphy: 73rd pct vs Bobby Collins: 58th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Billy Murphy vs Bobby Collins
Billy Murphy: 0 titles vs Bobby Collins: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Billy Murphy vs Bobby Collins
Billy Murphy: 12 seasons vs Bobby Collins: 12 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Clear edgeEdge: Billy Murphy
Billy Murphy: 69.7% vs Bobby Collins: 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.
Bobby Collins has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeBobby Collins has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Billy Murphy
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 5.3
73th pct
Strong
Bobby Collins
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.9
89th pct
Elite
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.
Billy MurphyBobby Collins
EliteStrongAverageLean
Bobby Collins: 1982 SMU
1960Actual season year • SRS range -4.9 to 17.01986
Active comparison point
Billy Murphy • 1962
1962 Memphis
Best seasonBiggest improvement8-1 • SRS 17.0 • SP Overall —
Win %
88.9%
YoY SRS
+8.6
SP Off / Def
— / —
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Bobby Collins
Nearest year 1975 • Southern Miss
7-4 • SRS 13.5 • SP Overall 21.4
Billy Murphy holds a 3.5-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Murphy | |||||
| Memphis | 1960-1971 | 12 | 81-35-1 | 7.6 | 17.0Longest stop |
| Bobby Collins | |||||
| Southern Miss | 1975-1981 | 7 | 46-32-2 | 6.5 | 16.6 |
| SMU | 1982-1986 | 5 | 43-14-1 | 8.5 | 14.2 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Billy Murphy
81-35-1 • 69.7% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
73rd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Memphis 1962
SRS 17.0
Worst Season
Memphis 1970
SRS -1.6
Biggest Improvement
Memphis 1962
8.6 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Bobby Collins
89-46-3 • 65.6% • 12 seasons • 0 titles
82nd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Southern Miss 1981
SRS 16.6
Worst Season
Southern Miss 1976
SRS -4.9
Biggest Improvement
Southern Miss 1981
8.8 SRS
Program impact deltas are hidden because at least one selected coach lacks a credible pre-tenure baseline.