Fun With Numbers: Looking For Relevant Soccer Statistics

There’s an interesting article over at Sounder at Heart where one of the authors took the time to compile all the individual player ratings from the various sources that do such a thing.

He came up with a rating for each player on the team that, while definitely not scientific, was not totally without merit. Most of the players are about where you’d expect them to be on the list, but it’s always a nice shorthand to have a number available to reference. Unfortunately, it’s the kind of thing that also plays into our preconceived notions of how good or bad a player is.