Nicotera v Montoya

Julian Montoya takes it, 6–1 on categories

Montoya wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Nicotera’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Nicotera 84 matches, Montoya 152 matches.

• Montoya has 40 tries (one every 3.8 matches) to Nicotera’s 6 tries (one every 12.5 matches).
• Montoya averages 10.2 metres a match to Nicotera’s 4.5 — 2.2 times as many.
• Montoya averages 1.3 points a match to Nicotera’s 0.4 — 3.4 times as many.
• Best single match: Montoya 3 tries, Nicotera 1.
• Winners’ edge: Montoya’s teams won 57%, Nicotera’s teams won 50% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Montoya has 152 matches across 14 seasons, Nicotera 84 in 10 — 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.