Merkler v Metz

Joel Merkler takes it, 4–3 on categories

Merkler wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Metz’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Merkler 71 matches, Metz 101 matches.

• Merkler has 3 tries (one every 20 matches) to Metz’s no tries.
• Merkler averages 8.1 metres a match to Metz’s 3.8 — 2.1 times as many.
• Merkler has 15 points (one every 4.3 matches) to Metz’s no points.
• Best single match: Metz 32 metres, Merkler 24.
• Winners’ edge: Merkler’s team won 66%, Metz’s teams won 38% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Metz has 101 matches across 8 seasons, Merkler 71 in 5 — 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.