head to head
vs
StarCraftvsWarcraft III: Reign of Chaos
StarCraft leans Optimization (Grand Arena); Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans Optimization (Grand Arena).
StarCraftWarcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans harder on reads: Scouting and out-guessing a human opponent's tech
Variance1 vs 3
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos leans harder on variance: Creep routes and item drops add randomness
Optimization9 vs 8
StarCraft leans harder on optimization: build orders and economy are near-solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.