In the first edition of his new weekly column, PDC Stats Analyst @ochepedia assesses the double 12 accuracy of the sport's biggest names... Read more 👉bit.ly/StatsAnalysisD…
Gerwyn Price most accurate on double 12, Michael van Gerwen and Luke Humphries on top five
PDCTuesday, 12 March 2024 at 08:00
Christopher Kempf, in charge of all kinds of statistics and data at the PDC, has brought out a striking new statistic.
For example, Gerwyn Price appears to be most accurate on double 12. Price threw to this double a whopping 222 times in 2023 and 2024 and hit just under 50%.
Double twelve represents less than 5% of all finishing doubles in darts, but its importance to the game is still quite significant. After all, more than 80% of the successful nine darters in history (for which the route is known) have resulted in a double 12 finish.
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So while it is not essential to win more legs than your opponent, knowing your way to that side of the board is a crucial factor in acquiring immortality.
In second place in this statistic we find Luke Humphries. The reigning world champion, with 46.67% successful attempts at double 12, does just a little less well than Price. Third place, by the way, is for Michael van Gerwen with 45.87%
Just outside the top four we find Raymond van Barneveld with 44%
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