Interesting comparison that many of you are doing to number of games by a very skilled player or a less skilled player.
On one hand, yes, the skilled player’s game will last much longer, which equals more wear and tear.
On the other hand, skilled players have better aim, so less wear and tear from the ball smashing into posts and flying wildly around the playfield hitting stuff that the less skilled players are more likely to bash into a lot.
On a third hand (wtf, three hands??), I’d bet that skilled players bump n’ nudge n’ shake the machines much more than casual/unskilled players do. So more wear and tear from that.