Even if you project Nicks' stats to one more game, he still loses in every category. Cruz had more YPC, more catches per game, and more yards per game, more TD per game, etc. Cruz only started 7 games and put up ridiculous stats.
These aren't historical ratings. These are based on what they did last year.
Yes, it does. This isn't based on a body of work, it is based on last year.