Absolutely. What you're describing is basically an interaction effect. Looking at all the data, A may be better than B by virtue of the fact that A is better th

Absolutely. What you're describing is basically an interaction effect. Looking at all the data, A may be better than B by virtue of the fact that A is better than X, Y, and Z, while B is worse than them. But A has a specific weakness (an unprotected heel) and B has a rarely useful strength (ability to shoot arrows into the heel) that leads to B defeating A.