Career Quality
Narrow edgeEdge: Lance Taylor
Lance Taylor: 28th pct vs Bill Beall: 22nd 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.
Bill BeallLance Taylor
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Bill Beall vs Lance Taylor
Bill Beall: 36th pct vs Lance Taylor: 35th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
SimilarSimilar: Bill Beall vs Lance Taylor
Bill Beall: 63rd pct vs Lance Taylor: 63rd pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
SimilarSimilar: Bill Beall vs Lance Taylor
Bill Beall: 0 titles vs Lance Taylor: 0 titles
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
SimilarSimilar: Bill Beall vs Lance Taylor
Bill Beall: 3 seasons vs Lance Taylor: 3 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Decisive edgeEdge: Lance Taylor
Lance Taylor: 40.0% vs Bill Beall: 9.7%
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.
Lance Taylor has the clear edge in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Clear edgeLance Taylor has the clear edge in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bill Beall
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -15.7
13th pct
Lower end
Lance Taylor
Lower end
Raw avg SP Overall: -9.2
29th 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.
Bill BeallLance Taylor
EliteStrongAverageLean
1969Actual season year • SRS range -14.6 to 0.72025
Active comparison point
Bill Beall • 1970
1970 Baylor
Best seasonBiggest improvement2-9 • SRS 0.7 • SP Overall -7.6
Win %
18.2%
YoY SRS
+11.0
SP Off / Def
17.7 / 25.0
Finish
Unranked
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Lance Taylor
Nearest year 2023 • Western Michigan
4-8 • SRS -14.6 • SP Overall -15.9
Bill Beall holds a 15.3-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: -1.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Beall | |||||
| Baylor | 1969-1971 | 3 | 3-28 | -7.4 | 0.7 |
| Lance Taylor | |||||
| Western Michigan | 2023-2025 | 3 | 10-15 | -7.4 | -0.1 |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Similar overall level
Full profile →Bill Beall
3-28 • 9.7% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.
Best Season
Baylor 1970
SRS 0.7
Worst Season
Baylor 1971
SRS -12.7
Biggest Improvement
Baylor 1970
11.0 SRS
Higher career quality
Full profile →Lance Taylor
10-15 • 40.0% • 3 seasons • 0 titles
28th pct career-quality score.
Best Season
Western Michigan 2025
SRS -0.1
Worst Season
Western Michigan 2023
SRS -14.6
Biggest Improvement
Western Michigan 2025
7.5 SRS