Paulos v Japaridze

Lucas Paulos takes it, 4–2 on categories

Paulos wins on tackles — the pressure player of the two. Japaridze’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Paulos 107 matches, Japaridze 61 matches.

• Paulos averages 6.6 tackles a match to Japaridze’s 4.0 (65% more).
• Paulos averages 8.4 metres a match to Japaridze’s 6.0 (39% more).
• Paulos has 7 tries (one every 14.3 matches) to Japaridze’s 2 tries (one every 16.7 matches).
• Longevity: Paulos has 107 matches across 11 seasons, Japaridze 61 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (tries, metres, tackles…): 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.