If you’re new, hello hi and welcome. This series is all about looking at the top-5 players in total OBV (On Ball Value) per 90 at every position from the 2023 NWSL season – and we’re getting very close to the end. In short, OBV is a measurement that takes data from passes, shots, dribbles & carries, and defensive actions to measure a player’s impact on increasing the likelihood of their team scoring a goal, or conceding one.

So far we’ve looked at the top-5 goalkeepers, center backs, right backs, left backs, defensive midfielders, center midfielders, central attacking midfielders and left wingers, and now it’s time for right wingers.

It was quite fun to see all the different ways in which players at this position can have massive impacts for their teams. From the expected dribbly dribblers, but to the maybe less than expected profiles, there was a lot of variety in this top-5.

Let’s get to it then.

5) veronica latsko: .20 OBV/90

Pass .04 | Dribble & Carry .05 | Defensive Action .03 | Shot .08

There’s a reason why Latsko became extremely important to the Reign last season. Solid. Dependable. And sometimes that’s enough. (Also fun fact Latkso led all right wingers [min. 900 minutes] in fouls drawn per 90, with 1.91. She truly is the perfect forward for HarveyBall.)

While nothing super stands out, Latsko’s Shot OBV is her highest number, and {spoiler alert} the highest among this top 5. That’s primarily because she was super efficient with her shots, dropping 3.08xG and 6 goals from just 24 shots.

Also shoutout to that hilarious shot halfway off the graphic. Every time a player scores a .01xG chance forest animals sing, the sun smiles, and the world becomes 3% better for at least ninety seconds.

4) claire emslie: .30 OBV/90

Pass .22 | Dribble & Carry .12 | Defensive Action .02 | Shot -.06

This might not surprise you especially since Emslie has started 2024 ballin outta control, but her service into the box was bonkers last season.

True winger shit. Create space, zip the ball into the six-yard box, profit. Emslie racked up 3.73xG on 37 passes overall, and when filtered to just open play she hit 27 passes for 2.86 xG, four become assists and her xG per shot actually increased (.11).

She was also remarkably effective with the ball at her feet. Of all right wingers she was third with 1.24 successful dribbles – with 2.54 attempted – per 90 (min. 900 minutes).

Whether going 1v1 and or just dribbling the ball into dangerous areas, Emslie was supremely reliable. She carried the ball 479 times and only lost possession on 77 occasions, an 83.9% success rate.

3) kerolin: .31 OBV/90

Pass .03 | Dribble & Carry .28 | Defensive Action .02 | Shot -.02

Good lord, lmao. I everyone we knew this, but still, it’s hilarious to see how starkly the numbers point it out.

Remember Emslies 479 carries? Well Kerolin had 791 lol. And only 156 were unsuccessful, which put her at an 80.3% success rate.

Obviously Kerolin was far more central to her team than pretty much any player, and North Carolina weren’t the same without her – no one would be. But to me, while the stats are fun and gaudy to look at, Kerolin is one of those players that really transcends numbers.

Her game is about unpredictability and entertainment, and that she can pull that off and still stand out in the numbers is the kind of marriage between nerd and the guy on the right in this meme. Give me wonder, give me awe; get well soon, Kerolin.