Wests Tigers have bent over backwards to keep them, but this stunning stat suggests the club is better off without the "big four".

James Tedesco, Aaron Woods, Mitchell Moses and Luke Brooks have taken the field together on 35 occasions since 2014. According to Champion data, the quartet have notched just 13 victories together, for a winning percentage of 37 per cent.

Tigers fans are still coming to terms with the fact they will lose three of their local juniors – Moses to Parramatta, Woods to Canterbury and Tedesco to the Roosters. However, the alarmingly low strike rate when they are all fit and available should soften the blow as the club prepares to raid the open market with a war chest approaching the $4 million mark.

A breakdown of the statistics shows the Tigers are more likely to sing the team song when only three of the quartet are available, with the winning percentage rising to 45 per cent. That figure drops to 36 per cent when only two are present, while the join-venture outfit has lost on the one occasion when just one of the "big four" were available.