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No it's not.
It's showing that his average meters per carry is lower (because it is).
His average metres per game will be higher (because it is).
I think that it's got to the stage that you're arguing the same thing from a slightly different angle!
Whether or not it is "hurting" his stats depends on who is reading them. I understand your point that they're not in your eyes because your "fundamental analysis" means that you understand what can impact upon average metres run. To the casual Sky Sports viewer, a player who makes 2.5m further than another player per metre must be a better player.
The interesting question to me is which (if any) stats can be informative in isolation and is it possible to devise new statistics that would be along the lines of the South African site I linked to above.