About Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe's 7 outings in the 2021/2022 League One (England) (248 minutes) produced no goals and no assists. His average match rating for that season came out at 6.62. Set beside 38 Premiership forwards (2019/2020, at least 450 minutes), his match rating placed in the 97th percentile — the top 4% of the group, and 1st of 38 for goals scored.
No season rated higher than 2019/2020 (7.29, Premiership); none lower than 2021/2022 (6.62).
Those league minutes are spread over 4 domestic leagues: Premier League (312 appearances, 104 goals), Premiership (54 appearances, 25 goals) and Major League Soccer (United States) (19 appearances, 11 goals) — the three with most games. Availability: 25-plus league games in 6 of the 20 campaigns on record. Three straight seasons stand out for volume — 2015/2016–2017/2018, 94 league games, 31 a year.