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Primary Discovery

One clear lens at a time.

Start with career shape or flip to identity. Either way, the chart, the coach summary, the outlier list, and the table context all stay synchronized.

Success vs Volatility

Start with the simplest question: who paired real strength with a repeatable week-to-week shape?

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Coach fieldOutlier markerSelected focus

Elite and steady

Elite but volatile

Lower ceiling but stable

Lower ceiling and unstable

Frank Cavanaugh

Volatility: 8.83 • Average SRS: 12.42

73.0% win rate • 28.3 peak SRS

Volatility

Average SRS

Hover or focus a point to isolate it. Click a coach to carry that selection into the results table.

Average SRS reads overall strength. Volatility is the spread of season-to-season SRS, so lower values mean a steadier profile.

Career shape lens

Frank Cavanaugh

This is the clearest first-pass view for peak versus stability. It is the best place to start browsing.

BalancedLongevity Coach

Frank Cavanaugh coached 14 seasons, won 73.0%, and posted an average SRS of 12.4. Best season: 1914 Dartmouth. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 4 stints shaped the career arc.

Volatility: 8.83
Average SRS: 12.42
Career Win %: 73.0%
Peak SRS: 28.3

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Active chart outliers

These callouts update with the active discovery mode and filtered coach set.

3 markers

Highest peak
Frank Cavanaugh
Single-season ceiling leader in the current filtered set.
28.3 peak SRS
Steadiest floor
Edward Doherty
Lowest volatility in the view. Lower is more stable.
6.56 volatility
Elite but volatile
Joseph Sheeketski
Big ceiling, but the weekly shape moved around more than the steady tier.
9.69 volatility

Top Career Peaks

Keep the ceiling board in view, but as a support module for the active lens, not the main destination.

1. Frank Cavanaugh
1914
28.3
2. Edward Anderson
1938
19.7
3. Joseph Sheeketski
1939
12.6
4. Neil Wheelwright
1978
4.8
5. Edward Doherty
1950
3.6

Supporting Insights

Quick leaderboards, grouped on purpose.

These are shortcuts into the same table below. Performance leads the stack, while stability and longevity stay visible without competing with the main chart.

Performance

Primary leaderboard shortcuts

The fastest path into peak and results leaders.

3 boards

Highest Peak SRS

Single-season ceiling leaders.

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1. Frank Cavanaugh
1914 Dartmouth (8-1)
28.3
2. Edward Anderson
1938 Holy Cross (8-1)
19.7
3. Joseph Sheeketski
1939 Holy Cross (7-2)
12.6
4. Neil Wheelwright
1978 Holy Cross (7-4)
4.8
5. Edward Doherty
1950 Arizona State (9-2)
3.6

Best Career Win %

Who won the most across a meaningful sample.

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1. Frank Cavanaugh
1914 Dartmouth (8-1)
73.0%
2. Joseph Sheeketski
1939 Holy Cross (7-2)
57.0%
3. Edward Anderson
1938 Holy Cross (8-1)
56.9%
4. Neil Wheelwright
1978 Holy Cross (7-4)
45.9%
5. Edward Doherty
1950 Arizona State (9-2)
45.2%

Most Top 10 Finishes

Coaches who stacked elite endings.

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1. Edward Anderson
1938 Holy Cross (8-1)
2
2. Frank Cavanaugh
1914 Dartmouth (8-1)
0
3. Joseph Sheeketski
1939 Holy Cross (7-2)
0
4. Edward Doherty
1950 Arizona State (9-2)
0
5. Neil Wheelwright
1978 Holy Cross (7-4)
0

Stability

Stability shortcuts

Who stays in control year after year.

1 board

Most Consistent Winning Coaches

Low SRS volatility among winning coaches with a real sample.

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1. Frank Cavanaugh
1914 Dartmouth (8-1)
8.8

Longevity

Longevity shortcuts

Long arcs, big samples, and durable careers.

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Longest Careers

Big careers and long arcs.

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1. Frank Cavanaugh
1914 Dartmouth (8-1)
30 years
2. Edward Doherty
1950 Arizona State (9-2)
29 years
3. Edward Anderson
1938 Holy Cross (8-1)
27 years
4. Neil Wheelwright
1978 Holy Cross (7-4)
13 years
5. Joseph Sheeketski
1939 Holy Cross (7-2)
12 years

Results Table

Coach results table

5 filtered coaches in view. Lower rank numbers are better. Lower volatility means more stable. Lower SP Def numbers are better on the identity chart.

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5 filtered coachesSuccess vs Volatility activeSorted by Career Quality descending


Frank Cavanaugh 86-29-9 • 1903-1932	Boston College, Dartmouth +2	14	124	86	29	73.0%	12.4	28.3 1914 peak	8.8	—	—	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Edward Anderson 125-94-6 • 1938-1964	Holy Cross, Iowa	24	225	125	94	56.9%	1.0	19.7 1938 peak	8.7	—	—	#9	2	Balanced Longevity Coach
Joseph Sheeketski 39-29-3 • 1939-1950	Holy Cross, Nevada	7	71	39	29	57.0%	-1.0	12.6 1939 peak	9.7	—	—	—	0	Balanced Longevity Coach
Edward Doherty 64-78-3 • 1947-1975	Arizona, Arizona State +2	14	145	64	78	45.2%	-15.6	3.6 1950 peak	6.6	18.7	27.2	—	0	Defense-First Longevity Coach
Neil Wheelwright 61-72-2 • 1968-1980	Colgate, Holy Cross	13	135	61	72	45.9%	-18.0	4.8 1978 peak	8.9	23.3	31.9	—	0	Balanced Volatile Builder

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