Jones v Masi

Iosefo Masi takes it, 6–1 on categories

Masi wins on metres. Jones’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Jones 109 matches, Masi 51 matches.

• Masi averages 54.3 metres a match to Jones’ 32.5 (67% more).
• Masi has 23 tries (one every 2.2 matches) to Jones’ 38 tries (one every 2.8 matches).
• Masi averages 6.7 tackles a match to Jones’ 4.9 (37% more).
• Best single match: Jones 4 tries, Masi 3.
• Masi is in form: 5 tries in the last 5 matches, 1 a match (0.5 on average).
• Winners’ edge: Jones’s teams won 60%, Masi’s teams won 37% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Jones has 109 matches across 16 seasons, Masi 51 in 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (metres, tackles, clean breaks…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.