The answer to your question is obvious if looking only at the distance at which a deer (or similar large game) can be taken with confidence. The average trad hunter will limit his shooting range to around 20 yards. Most average compound hunters can extend that to 30 yards and maybe a bit more.

There is another factor that is relative to your question. The end result of success (if that means tagging an animal) is somewhat individualized. A compound hunter can go many weeks and not take deer, while a trad hunter could take several deer and vise versa. Heck, the way some gun hunters go at it, a bowhunter can be more "successful".

It all comes down to the prowess of each hunter and also the commital of time spent afield. Chad talked about the challenge. Because of this challenge, trad hunters must pay more attention to "setting up" on deer as the limited range requires a certain level of adjustment. Not to say that compound hunters do not pay attention to details, only that a trad hunter MUST keep these things in mind to assure the best odds for a deer to be in range.

Back in the years when we were all hunting the farm with the "brown is down" mentality, the trad guy was tagging just as many, if not more deer than his compound buddies. Accuracy in target shooting does not always assure payday in real hunting situations.