Mercer v Schiava

Zach Mercer takes it, 6–1 on categories

Mercer wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Della Schiava’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Mercer 72 matches, Della Schiava 32 matches.

• Mercer has 7 tries (one every 10 matches) to Della Schiava’s no tries.
• Mercer averages 59.4 metres a match to Della Schiava’s 6.1 — 9.7 times as many.
• Mercer averages 6.9 tackles a match to Della Schiava’s 1.3 — 5.2 times as many.
• Best single match: Mercer 111 metres, Della Schiava 16.
• Winners’ edge: Mercer’s teams won 54%, Della Schiava’s teams won 38% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Mercer has 72 matches across 4 seasons, Della Schiava 32 in 6 — 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.