Here is an analogy. Two softball players. One can hit the ball an average of 230 feet, 40% of the at bats. The other can hit the ball an average of 210 feet,

Here is an analogy. Two softball players. One can hit the ball an average of 230 feet, 40% of the at bats. The other can hit the ball an average of 210 feet, 40% of the at bats. The homerun wall is 220 feet. One is a GREAT homerun hitter. The other has a poor batting average. The issue is that the success measure is non-linear.