head to head
vs
Battlefield 4vsTop Spin 4
Battlefield 4 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Top Spin 4 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Battlefield 4Top Spin 4
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Top Spin 4 leans harder on execution: Shot timing meter decides every rally
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 1
Battlefield 4 leans harder on variance: Map-altering events and spawns inject noise
Optimization5 vs 4
Battlefield 4 leans harder on optimization: Loadout tuning and objective rotation knowledge
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.