I'm not sure what to think of the comparison of flying and driving statistics. Those statistics assume every driver has the same chance of getting into an accident as any other driver. This is obviously not the case (ask insurance companies) because some drivers are simply a lot better than other drivers even if they don't control all of the environment factors.

I assume the same can be said about system administration. It depends on the organization. Some organizations are very good at it and might do as well or better than Google. Others, well, you get the picture.