Statistics can only tell you so much but they do colour in a good part of the picture when you are examining players.
Stats or no stats, Ireland's Seamus Coleman has been brilliant for Everton this season and it can be argued that he is the closest thing that this country has to a world class player at present.
A rampaging force from right back has scored six league goals this season which makes him the joint-second highest scorer for the Toffees along with forward Kevin Mirallas.
But how does he compare against a selection of other right backs from Europe's top leagues?
In the graphic below which uses data from leading statistics website Squawka, you can see how the Donegal man compares against other right backs from the Premier League and a couple of Europe's top teams who have had a licence to break forward this season...
