Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Rey Dempsey
Rey Dempsey: 37th pct vs Derek Mason: 30th 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.
Derek MasonRey Dempsey
2 of 4 slots filled. Comparison is active.
Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
Decisive edgeEdge: Derek Mason
Derek Mason: 61st pct vs Rey Dempsey: 44th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Clear edgeEdge: Rey Dempsey
Rey Dempsey: 27th pct vs Derek Mason: 14th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Derek Mason vs Rey Dempsey
Derek Mason: 0 titles vs Rey Dempsey: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Derek Mason
Derek Mason: 12 seasons vs Rey Dempsey: 10 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Rey Dempsey
Rey Dempsey: 55.3% vs Derek Mason: 31.9%
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.
Rey Dempsey and Derek Mason look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarRey Dempsey and Derek Mason look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Derek Mason
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -7.4
34th pct
Lower end
Rey Dempsey
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -7.4
34th pct
Lower end
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.
Derek MasonRey Dempsey
EliteStrongAverageLean
Derek Mason: 2024 Middle TennesseeRey Dempsey: 1984 Memphis
1976Actual season year • SRS range -23.2 to 9.92025
Active comparison point
Derek Mason • 2018
2018 Vanderbilt
Best seasonBiggest improvement6-7 • SRS 9.9 • SP Overall 7.6
Win %
46.2%
YoY SRS
+15.0
SP Off / Def
35.6 / 27.1
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Rey Dempsey
Nearest year 1985 • Memphis
2-7-2 • SRS -0.5 • SP Overall -4.6
Derek Mason holds a 10.4-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +13.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Mason | |||||
| Vanderbilt | 2014-2020 | 7 | 27-55 | -4.4 | 9.9Highest peak |
| Middle Tennessee | 2024-2025 | 2 | 3-9 | -20.8 | -18.4 |
| Rey Dempsey | |||||
| Southern Illinois | 1976-1983 | 8 | 54-37 | -10.4 | 0.8 |
| Memphis | 1984-1985 | 2 | 7-12-3 | 1.6Best quality | 3.8 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Higher ceiling
Full profile →Derek Mason
30-64 • 31.9% • 9 seasons • 0 titles
9.9 peak SRS at the top end.
Best Season
Vanderbilt 2018
SRS 9.9
Worst Season
Middle Tennessee 2024
SRS -23.2
Biggest Improvement
Vanderbilt 2018
15.0 SRS
Steadier arc
Full profile →Rey Dempsey
61-49-3 • 55.3% • 10 seasons • 0 titles
27th pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Memphis 1984
SRS 3.8
Worst Season
Southern Illinois 1977
SRS -21.9
Biggest Improvement
Southern Illinois 1983
15.7 SRS