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No, there are times where his stuff is so good that he can get by without excellent command.
But to be that good for that long, he’s going to have to come out and have good to excellent command on a pretty consistent basis.
You gave a series of stats that you claim indicates he usually has great command. That would imply that achieving those stats requires great command.
I agree, he has the ability to be effective (which your stats illustrate) without having great command.