I do like looking at statistics, so maybe you do too. With Michael Owen wanting emphasis to be put on his performances as well as the goals he scored, I thought it would be interesting to see how Owen compares to the top strikers in the league.
These stats are never going to give you like for like because Owen is our third choice striker therefore gets fewer opportunities but they’re interesting enough to look at.
Fernando Torres (£25m)
Starts: 11
Minutes: 938
Goals: 9
Scoring rate: 1 goal per 104 minutes
Didier Drogba (£24m)
Starts: 10
Minutes: 875
Goals: 8
Scoring rate: 1 goal per 109 minutes
Darren Bent (£16.5m)
Starts: 10
Minutes: 882
Goals: 8
Scoring rate: 1 goal per 110 minutes
Michael Owen (Free)
Starts: 5
Minutes: 420
Goals: 3
Scoring rate: 1 goal per 140 minutes
Wayne Rooney (£27m)
Starts: 11
Minutes: 935
Goals: 6
Scoring rate: 1 goal per 156 minutes
Gabriel Agbonlahor (Free)
Starts: 11
Minutes: 1050
Goals: 6
Scoring rate: 1 goal per 175 minutes
Emmanuel Adebayor (£25m)
Starts: 8
Minutes: 700
Goals: 4
Scoring rate: 1 goal per 175 minutes
Robin van Persie (£2.75m)
Starts: 13
Minutes: 1125
Goals: 6
Scoring rate: 1 goal per 188 minutes
Carlos Tevez (£47m)
Starts: 9
Minutes: 812
Goals: 3
Scoring rate: 1 goal per 271 minutes
Nicholas Anelka (£15m)
Starts: 11
Minutes: 992
Goals: 3
Scoring rate: 1 goal per 331 minutes
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