Career Quality
SimilarSimilar: Ryan Day vs Kirby Smart
Ryan Day: 99th pct vs Kirby Smart: 98th 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.
Ryan DayKirby Smart
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Top-line verdicts
Who leads, and by how much
Peak Score
SimilarSimilar: Ryan Day vs Kirby Smart
Ryan Day: 98th pct vs Kirby Smart: 95th pct
Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.
Consistency
Decisive edgeEdge: Ryan Day
Ryan Day: 83rd pct vs Kirby Smart: 48th pct
Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.
National Championships
Narrow edgeEdge: Kirby Smart
Kirby Smart: 2 titles vs Ryan Day: 1 title
Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.
Longevity
Narrow edgeEdge: Kirby Smart
Kirby Smart: 10 seasons vs Ryan Day: 8 seasons
Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.
Career Win Percentage
Narrow edgeEdge: Ryan Day
Ryan Day: 87.2% vs Kirby Smart: 84.8%
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.
Ryan Day and Kirby Smart look similar in overall strength.
Overall Strength
SimilarRyan Day and Kirby Smart look similar in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Ryan Day
Elite
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 29.4
- Percentile
- 100th pct
Elite
Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.
Kirby Smart
Elite
- Raw avg SP Overall
- 26.2
- Percentile
- 99th pct
Elite
Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.
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.
Ryan DayKirby Smart
EliteStrongAverageLean
2016Actual season year • SRS range 4.7 to 32.82025
Active comparison point
Ryan Day • 2019
2019 Ohio State
Best seasonBiggest improvement13-1 • SRS 32.8 • SP Overall 35.4
Win %
92.9%
YoY SRS
+14.7
SP Off / Def
44.4 / 10.6
Finish
#3
Comparison context
Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.
Kirby Smart
Nearest year 2019 • Georgia
12-2 • SRS 21.7 • SP Overall 26.8
Ryan Day holds a 11.1-point SRS edge at this point.
Offense gap: +10.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Day | |||||
| Ohio State | 2018-2025 | 8 | 82-12 | 23.8Best quality | 32.8Highest peak |
| Kirby Smart | |||||
| Georgia | 2016-2025 | 10 | 117-21 | 20.6 | 27.9Longest stop |
Closing takeaway
What separates these careers at the finish
Steadier arc
Full profile →Ryan Day
82-12 • 87.2% • 8 seasons • 1 title
83rd pct steadiness score.
Best Season
Ohio State 2019
SRS 32.8
Lowest SRS Season
Ohio State 2018
SRS 18.1
Biggest Improvement
Ohio State 2019
14.7 SRS
Longer run
Full profile →Kirby Smart
117-21 • 84.8% • 10 seasons • 2 titles
10 tracked seasons across the arc.
Best Season
Georgia 2021
SRS 27.9
Lowest SRS Season
Georgia 2016
SRS 4.7
Biggest Improvement
Georgia 2017
22.3 SRS