words other than "performance" to describe a player's outcome?

I am writing a post based on various sports players and their performances, and would like to know which alternative words or phrases can be used instead of repeating the word "performance".

For Example:-

Describing the first player -"his performance was outstanding in the previous season".

Describing the second player - "due to his performance in the previous season"

I have tried to find the synonyms for the word but most of them give a non-sporty impression.As there are many player's the repetition of the word in each description is decreasing the quality of post.

Solution 1:

I would go with the noun play, which in sports is a commonly-used substitute for performance.

Your examples:

Describing the first player -"his play was outstanding in the previous season".

Describing the second player - "due to his play in the previous season"

As used here, you can think of play as meaning the same thing as quality of play.

From Lexico:

play: the action or manner of engaging in a sport or game.