Japaridze v Banos

Leo Banos takes it, 5–2 on categories

Banos wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Japaridze’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Japaridze 58 matches, Banos 41 matches.

• Banos has 3 tries (one every 12.5 matches) to Japaridze’s 1 try (one every 33.3 matches).
• Banos has 15 points (one every 2.6 matches) to Japaridze’s 5 points (one every 6.3 matches).
• Banos averages 9.1 metres a match to Japaridze’s 6.0 (51% more).
• Winners’ edge: Banos’s team won 66%, Japaridze’s teams won 45% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Japaridze has 58 matches across 6 seasons, Banos 41 in 4 — 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.