Simmons v Pitman

Verity Simmons takes it, 9–5 on categories

Simmons wins on gains — the ball winner of the two. Pitman’s case rests on goals, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Super Netball career: Simmons 123 games, Pitman 67 games.

• Pitman has 3 goals (one every 25 games) to Simmons’ no goals.
• Simmons has 79 gains (one every 1.6 games) to Pitman’s 24 gains (one every 2.8 games).
• Pitman averages 16 centre pass receives a game to Simmons’ 4.0 — 4 times as many.
• Best single game: Simmons 29 goal assists, Pitman 28.
• Winners’ edge: Simmons’s teams won 55%, Pitman’s teams won 18% of the games they played.
• Longevity: Simmons has 123 games across 9 seasons, Pitman 67 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every game (deflections): 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.