▼ 10 p.p.
vs 2020/21 season
We identified 149 real signings for the first-team squad — academy promotions, loan returns and transfers that never went through are excluded. 5 youth investments (under-23) are classified separately. This edition introduces the adjusted hit rate, which statistically weights clubs with few signings to avoid small-sample distortions.
Club Ranking
| Club | League pos. | Signings | Evaluated |
Successful | Fair | Unsuccessful | Raw % | Adjusted % |
|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 1º | 14 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 69% | 55% |
| 2 | Heart Of Midlothian | 3º | 21 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 55% | 49% |
| 3 | Livingston | 4º | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 60% | 48% |
| 4 | Dundee | 12º | 21 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 50% | 45% |
| 5 | ST Mirren | 8º | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 56% | 44% |
| 6 | Motherwell | 6º | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 44% | 39% |
| 7 | Dundee Utd | 5º | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 36% | 34% |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 9º | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 35% | 34% |
| 9 | Ross County | 10º | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 30% | 31% |
| 10 | Arbroath | 14º | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 26% |
| 11 | Partick | 15º | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 26% |
| 12 | Hibernian | 7º | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19% | 26% |
| 13 | Rangers | 2º | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19% | 26% |
| 14 | ST Johnstone | 11º | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15% | 23% |
| 15 | Inverness CT | 13º | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% | 20% |
The Adjusted % applies Bayesian weighting toward the league average (33%), proportional to the volume of signings — the ranking's official order.
Hit rate by transfer window
| Window | Signings | Hit rate % |
|---|
| Start-of-season window (Dec-Apr) | 79 | 40% |
| Mid-year window (May-Aug) | 70 | 42% |
Season Highlights
| Player | Club | Pos | Min | G+A | Nota | Rating |
|---|
| Jota | Celtic | F | 2207 | 10+10 | 7.57 | Excellent |
| Barrie McKay | Heart Of Midlothian | M | 2643 | 2+10 | 7.17 | Excellent |
| Connor Ronan | ST Mirren | M | 2130 | 7+4 | 6.97 | Excellent |
| Christian Ramirez | Aberdeen | F | 2951 | 10+3 | 6.83 | Excellent |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | Celtic | D | 2970 | 4+1 | 7.33 | Excellent |
| Paul McMullan | Dundee | M | 2890 | 1+7 | 6.84 | Excellent |
Methodology
Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time, collective contribution and consistency, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point. Signings without relevant game time are unsuccessful, except for youth investments (under-23) and serious, documented injuries.
Appendix — Signings by club
* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.
Aberdeen (10 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Christian Ramirez | 36 | 2951 | 10 | 3 | Excellent |
| David Bates | 33 | 2892 | 2 | 0 | Excellent |
| Scott Brown | 25 | 2034 | 2 | 1 | Good |
| Declan Gallagher | 32 | 1746 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Vicente Besuijen | 16 | 1394 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Teddy Jenks | 31 | 712 | 2 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | 27 | 679 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Matthew Longstaff | 11 | 283 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Austin Samuels | 16 | 254 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jack Gurr | 10 | 251 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Arbroath (2 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Liam Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Carlo Pignatiello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Celtic (14 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Joe Hart | 35 | 3150 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Carl Starfelt | 34 | 3017 | 0 | 1 | Excellent |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | 33 | 2970 | 4 | 1 | Excellent |
| Jota | 29 | 2207 | 10 | 10 | Excellent |
| Josip Juranović | 27 | 2062 | 3 | 1 | Excellent |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | 20 | 1215 | 12 | 0 | Good |
| Daizen Maeda | 16 | 1176 | 6 | 5 | Excellent |
| Reo Hatate | 17 | 1073 | 4 | 2 | Excellent |
| Giorgos Giakoumakis | 22 | 1058 | 13 | 1 | Good |
| James McCarthy | 29 | 394 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Liam Scales | 16 | 326 | 1 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Yosuke Ideguchi | 10 | 51 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Liam Shaw | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Osaze Urhoghide * | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
Dundee (21 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Cammy Kerr | 35 | 3145 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Ryan Sweeney | 36 | 2978 | 3 | 0 | Good |
| Paul McMullan | 36 | 2890 | 1 | 7 | Excellent |
| Jordan McGhee | 34 | 2830 | 1 | 2 | Good |
| Jordan Marshall | 30 | 2525 | 1 | 4 | Good |
| Adam Legzdins | 24 | 2160 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Paul McGowan | 31 | 1899 | 1 | 2 | Fair |
| Shaun Byrne | 26 | 1785 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Danny Mullen | 25 | 1771 | 7 | 1 | Excellent |
| Luke McCowan | 36 | 1712 | 4 | 2 | Fair |
| Charlie Adam | 27 | 1634 | 2 | 3 | Excellent |
| Liam Fontaine | 32 | 1398 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Lee Ashcroft | 17 | 1324 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Niall McGinn | 16 | 865 | 1 | 2 | Fair |
| Leigh Griffiths | 16 | 829 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Christie Elliot | 26 | 789 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jason Cummings | 19 | 607 | 3 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Cillian Sheridan | 11 | 320 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Zeno Ibsen Rossi | 10 | 202 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jay Chapman | 12 | 35 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Malachi Walcott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Dundee Utd (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Charlie Mulgrew | 31 | 2674 | 2 | 2 | Excellent |
| Scott McMann | 32 | 2171 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Tony Watt | 17 | 1285 | 1 | 2 | Good |
| Kevin McDonald | 12 | 566 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Trevor Carson | 14 | 360 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Maxime Biamou | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ross Doohan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Heart Of Midlothian (21 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Craig Gordon | 37 | 3240 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Stephen Kingsley | 34 | 2739 | 6 | 0 | Excellent |
| Barrie McKay | 33 | 2643 | 2 | 10 | Excellent |
| Liam Boyce | 32 | 2466 | 10 | 3 | Excellent |
| Alex Cochrane | 38 | 2371 | 2 | 2 | Fair |
| Craig Halkett | 28 | 2342 | 2 | 0 | Excellent |
| John Souttar | 29 | 2288 | 4 | 0 | Good |
| Peter Haring | 38 | 2024 | 1 | 2 | Fair |
| Beni Baningime | 25 | 1998 | 1 | 1 | Good |
| Josh Ginnelly | 34 | 1602 | 5 | 2 | Good |
| Taylor Moore | 33 | 1560 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Michael Smith | 22 | 1538 | 2 | 1 | Good |
| Gary Mackay-Steven | 36 | 1508 | 2 | 4 | Fair |
| Andy Halliday | 32 | 1472 | 4 | 0 | Fair |
| Ben Woodburn | 34 | 1337 | 3 | 1 | Fair |
| Toby Sibbick | 16 | 1061 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Aaron McEneff | 31 | 517 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Armand Gnanduillet | 19 | 465 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Jamie Walker | 12 | 106 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Euan Henderson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Shaleum Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Hibernian (9 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Jake Doyle Hayes | 35 | 2722 | 2 | 0 | Good |
| Rocky Bushiri Kiranga | 17 | 1108 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ewan Henderson | 16 | 900 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| James Scott | 28 | 722 | 4 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Sylvester Jasper | 15 | 634 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Chris Mueller | 13 | 540 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Nathan Wood * | 6 | 90 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Daniel MacKay | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Allan Michael Delferriere | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Inverness CT (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Lewis Jamieson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Billy McKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Michael Gardyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Kirk Broadfoot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Reece McAlear | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Livingston (10 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Ayo Obileye | 36 | 2868 | 4 | 0 | Good |
| James Penrice | 28 | 2061 | 0 | 4 | Good |
| Odin Bailey | 31 | 1933 | 3 | 2 | Good |
| Andrew Shinnie | 32 | 1707 | 3 | 2 | Good |
| Bruce Anderson | 31 | 1593 | 11 | 4 | Good |
| Jon Nouble | 16 | 1160 | 0 | 3 | Good |
| Sean Kelly | 29 | 939 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Cristian Montano | 31 | 695 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Adam Lewis | 19 | 467 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Daniel Barden | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Motherwell (9 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Callum Slattery | 37 | 2361 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Kevin van Veen | 34 | 2283 | 9 | 4 | Excellent |
| Sean Goss | 31 | 2240 | 1 | 4 | Good |
| Kaiyne Woolery | 37 | 2119 | 2 | 3 | Fair |
| Connor Shields | 32 | 1454 | 2 | 2 | Fair |
| Juhani Ojala | 30 | 1420 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Joseph Efford | 15 | 937 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Justin Amaluzor | 22 | 273 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Liam Shaw | 14 | 226 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Partick (4 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Ross Maclver * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Jake Hastie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Cammy Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Scott Tiffoney * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
Rangers (8 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| John Lundstram | 36 | 1543 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Fashion Sakala | 35 | 1473 | 9 | 3 | Good |
| James Sands | 18 | 460 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Aaron Ramsey | 9 | 362 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Amad Diallo | 14 | 349 | 3 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Juninho Bacuna | 13 | 162 | 1 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Nnamdi Ofoborh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Stephen Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Ross County (10 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Ross Callachan | 35 | 2888 | 4 | 1 | Excellent |
| Jack Baldwin | 30 | 2502 | 2 | 1 | Excellent |
| Joseph Hungbo | 36 | 1830 | 7 | 3 | Good |
| Jake Vokins | 27 | 1748 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ashley Maynard Brewer | 24 | 1530 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Dominic Samuel | 36 | 1055 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| David Cancola | 24 | 918 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jack Burroughs | 29 | 747 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Alex Samuel | 14 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Josh Sims | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
ST Johnstone (11 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Dan Cleary | 18 | 1305 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Cameron MacPherson | 20 | 1203 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Melker Hallberg | 15 | 1146 | 0 | 4 | Good |
| Jacob Butterfield | 22 | 1123 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Nadir Çiftçi | 13 | 625 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Thomas Sang | 15 | 588 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Hayden Muller | 14 | 581 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Tony Gallacher | 12 | 561 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Efe Eric Ambrose | 10 | 402 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Thelonius Bair * | 13 | 117 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Jahmal Hector Ingram | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
ST Mirren (8 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Alan Power | 35 | 2767 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Scott Tanser | 32 | 2570 | 2 | 4 | Excellent |
| Connor Ronan | 27 | 2130 | 7 | 4 | Excellent |
| Charles Dunne | 28 | 1894 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Curtis Main | 33 | 1667 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Greg Kiltie | 29 | 1583 | 2 | 4 | Fair |
| Alexander Gogić | 14 | 1121 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Jordan Jones | 12 | 837 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |