head to head
vs
Lethal LeaguevsMortal Kombat
Lethal League leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Mortal Kombat leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
Lethal LeagueMortal Kombat
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Lethal League leans harder on execution: Hitting a ball at absurd speeds demands frame-tight timing
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 5
Mortal Kombat leans harder on optimization: Frame data and matchup study converge to known answers
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.