head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Execution · Competitive PvP
Blockbuster 2009 sequel famous for killstreak chains and frantic multiplayer.

Execution · Competitive PvP
Swing timing and pitch prediction stacked on baseball's situational math.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); MLB The Show 23 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Fast time-to-kill rewards raw aim and reflex
MLB The Show 23
Timing the swing window and pinpoint pitching are the core test
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Outguessing human rotations and flanks
MLB The Show 23
Pitcher-batter guessing against a human is a constant mind game
MLB The Show 23 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Spawn flips and killstreak randomness
MLB The Show 23
Contact outcomes and ball physics add per-pitch randomness
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Killstreak economy, loadout and map knowledge
MLB The Show 23
Roster building, counts and situational strategy reward study
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.