The ugly truth about MTT NLHE 9max

For some time now, my tournament selection strategy has been to favor tournaments with less time left in their late registration periods, regardless of whether they're 6max or 9max. My poker data reveals that this is a big mistake. I should be avoiding MTT NLHE 9max like the plague. Here are my career numbers for MTT NLHE 6max and MTT NLHE 9max:

balance       count  style flavor            max

$11,641,512     716    MTT No Limit Hold'em    6
  $-326,844     280    MTT No Limit Hold'em    9

Here are my 2020 numbers:

balance       count  style flavor            max

$4,355,000      114    MTT No Limit Hold'em    6
  $142,000       43    MTT No Limit Hold'em    9

I know I've tried to swear off 9max before, but this time I really mean it :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE    43500  6500       9     267   54    98        0
MTT   NLHE    43500  6500       6     234   60    56    78000

delta: $-22,000
MTT NLHE balance: $11,314,668
2020 balance: $4,292,343
balance: $66,100,353