head to head
vs
Crash Team RacingvsSplit/Second
Crash Team Racing leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Split/Second leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Crash Team RacingSplit/Second
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Split/Second leans harder on execution: Drafting, drifting and dodging collapsing set pieces.
Reads3 vs 2
Crash Team Racing leans harder on reads: Human races involve item baiting and blocking
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 4
Crash Team Racing leans harder on optimization: Shortcut routes and reserve-boost technique
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.