head to head
vs
Street Fighter IVvsThe King of Fighters XIII
Street Fighter IV leans Execution (Grand Arena); The King of Fighters XIII leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Street Fighter IVThe King of Fighters XIII
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 10
The King of Fighters XIII leans harder on execution: HD Cancel loops and tight EX move timings set a brutally high execution ceiling
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
The King of Fighters XIII leans harder on optimization: HD Combo routes and team order strategy are extensively mapped
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.