Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Dave Wannstedt
Dave Wannstedt: 62nd pct vs Mike Stoops: 55th 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 StoopsDave Wannstedt
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Dave Wannstedt vs Mike Stoops
Dave Wannstedt: 69th pct vs Mike Stoops: 68th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Dave Wannstedt vs Mike Stoops
Dave Wannstedt: 84th pct vs Mike Stoops: 83rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Dave Wannstedt vs Mike Stoops
Dave Wannstedt: 0 titles vs Mike Stoops: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Mike Stoops
Mike Stoops: 8 seasons vs Dave Wannstedt: 6 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Dave Wannstedt
Dave Wannstedt: 57.5% vs Mike Stoops: 45.1%
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.
Dave Wannstedt has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeDave Wannstedt has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Mike Stoops
Strong
Raw avg SP Overall: 5.8
75th pct
Strong
Dave Wannstedt
Elite
Raw avg SP Overall: 11.2
87th 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.
Mike StoopsDave Wannstedt
EliteStrongAverageLean
2004Actual season year • SRS range 0.5 to 13.22011
Active comparison point
Mike Stoops • 2010
2010 Arizona
Best seasonBiggest improvement7-6 • SRS 12.8 • SP Overall 14.8
Win %
53.8%
YoY SRS
+5.3
SP Off / Def
34.5 / 19.4
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Dave Wannstedt
Nearest year 2010 • Pittsburgh
7-5 • SRS 8.4 • SP Overall 11.3
Mike Stoops holds a 4.4-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +4.8 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 Stoops | |||||
| Arizona | 2004-2011 | 8 | 41-50 | 6.5 | 12.8Longest stop |
| Dave Wannstedt | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 2005-2010 | 6 | 42-31 | 6.6 | 13.2 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Longer run
Full profile →Mike Stoops
41-50 • 45.1% • 8 seasons • 0 titles
8 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Arizona 2010
SRS 12.8
Worst Season
Arizona 2011
SRS 0.5
Biggest Improvement
Arizona 2010
5.3 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Dave Wannstedt
42-31 • 57.5% • 6 seasons • 0 titles
62nd pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Pittsburgh 2009
SRS 13.2
Worst Season
Pittsburgh 2007
SRS 1.7
Biggest Improvement
Pittsburgh 2008
6.6 SRS