Messi and Griezmann statically rank among worst Barca players in terms of conversion rate

Reddit user Pek-Man has compiled a table ranking Barcelona's attackers over the past 11 years in terms of their non-penalty conversion rate. As it turns out, the 2020/21 versions of Leo Messi and Antoine Griezmann rank last and third-from-last respectively.

Here are their league stats.

Griezmann

15 matches

1,007 minutes

3 goals

0 non-penalty goals

31 shots taken

1 penalty taken

3 non-penalty goals

30 non-penalty shots

9,68% conversion rate

10,00% non-penalty conversion rate

Messi

15 games

1,305 minutes

7 goals

2 penalty goals

93 shots

3 penalties taken

5 non-penalty goals

90 shots taken

7,53% conversion rate

5,56% non-penalty conversion rate

The top result actually belongs to Pedro, who scored 12 non-penalty goals after just 38 non-penalty shots in the 2009/10 season. He had a non-penalty conversion rate of 31,58%.

Messi's best result is from the 2012/13 season when he managed 42 non-penalty goals in 159 non-penalty shots. He had a non-penalty conversion rate of 26,42%.

As for Griezmann, he had a slightly better result last term, registering a non-penalty conversion rate of 16,36%. The Frenchman scored 9 goals in 55 shots.