Spurs Player's Premier League Strike Rates 1992-93 to 2012-13

[elltrev]

Surprised at that. Always seemed Pav had an impressive strike rate at the time. Maybe his minutes-played-per-goal (rather than appearances) looks better?

Pav's overall Premier League minutes-per-goal ratio was 194 for his Spurs career.

For the sake of reference:

Adebayor's was 167 last season.
Bent's was 181 in 08-09 and 191 in 07-08.
Defoe's was 386 in 10-11 and 144 in 09-10.
Berbatov's was 199 in his last season with us, Keane's was 182 that season.
Crouch's was 485 in 10-11 and 278 in 09-10.

Pav's overall figure is let down by his first and last seasons at Spurs. In 10-11 and 09-10 respectively, his ratios were 177 and 149 - good goalscoring rates.

SOURCE: Analysis of ESPN Soccernet data.

 

[jts1882]

That is for all games though and I remember a considerable amount of goals against lower league opposition. His league strike rate was fairly average. Certainly well below someone like Bent who wasn't even considered all that of a goalscorer with us either.

His strike rate in the league doesn't look so good.

Here is the information I have in my database on Pav:




http://www.spurs1882.org/index.php?...earchtype=appearances&restrictParameters=true

 

[Gutter Boy]

Interesting how 'can't shoot for brick' Ade completely owns 'goal-machine' Defoe.

 

[tommysvr]

Pav didn't want to be 3/4th choice and Arry was never going to elevate him any higher than that. Ever.

I think he was a decent option but nothing more than that.

However - what I did find funny was many's assertion Saha was so much better. :lol:

I'd never say Saha is a better striker than Pav, but at that point in time it made sense. Pav had lost interest and I don't believe he would have added anything more than Saha.

Probably a discussion for another day / thread / never.