Sanson v Yato

Bartholome Sanson takes it, 2–0 on categories

Sanson wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Top 14 career: Sanson 4 matches, Yato 99 matches.

• Sanson averages 1 tries a match to Yato’s 0.4 — 2.6 times as many.
• Sanson averages 5 points a match to Yato’s 1.9 — 2.6 times as many.
• Best single match: Yato 3 tries, Sanson 1.
• Yato is in form: 7 tries in the last 6 matches, 1.2 a match (0.4 on average).
• Longevity: Yato has 99 matches across 8 seasons, Sanson 4 in 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Sanson (4 matches) — treat the averages with care.
• 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.