Nominees are evaluated on their overall statistics and contribution to the team.
But the larger point of the piece is that however depressing the overall statistics, there are ways to make things better.
But individual cases, however striking, count less than overall statistics.
"The overall statistics continue to show a marked tendency to hand the so-called thinking positions to white players," he concludes.
However, it should be noted that the number of differences is extremely small in terms of the sport's overall statistics.
There are no overall regional statistics on inventory, but the national numbers offer a hint of the crunch.
But the overall statistics for children are grim, Unicef found.
Air bags have received a lot of attention, out of proportion to the overall statistics.
The overall statistics are all the more amazing because the department has been operating with limited resources.