From Robert Snodgrass's free-kick mastery to Leighton Baines's 3,420 minutes on the pitch, the key stats from this season

0: Manchester United became only the fourth side in Premier League history to not concede a single penalty kick in a season (Arsenal in 1999-00, Newcastle in 1995-96 and Bolton in 1997-98).

0: Both Tottenham and Swansea were not awarded a single penalty kick in 2012‑13 – only five other sides have not been awarded a penalty in a Premier League campaign before this season, with the last instance being Charlton Athletic in 2004-05.

1: West Ham were the only team not to win consecutive Premier League games.

2: Robin van Persie became only the third player to win the Premier League Golden Boot award with two clubs (Arsenal and Manchester United), after Alan Shearer and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.

2: Only four players managed to reach double figures in terms of goals and assists – Juan Mata (12 goals, 12 assists), Theo Walcott (14 goals, 10 assists), Santi Cazorla (12 goals, 11 assists) and Wayne Rooney (12 goals, 10 assists).

2: Theo Walcott scored two of the five goals scored inside the first minute of a game this season.

2.8: For the third successive season, there were at least 2.8 goals-per-game scored in the Premier League (2.80 in both 2012-13 and 2010-11, 2.81 in 2011-12). Before 2010-11, no Premier League season had reached this average.

3: Robert Snodgrass scored the most goals from direct free-kicks in the Premier League this season. The last player to score more in a single league season was Cristiano Ronaldo – four in 2008-09.

Five Joe Hart errors led directly to goals this season. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

4: QPR won just four games in the Premier League this season. Only Derby County (one in 2007-08) and Sunderland (three in 2005-06) have won fewer in a single Premier League campaign.

5: The 5-5 result between West Brom and Manchester United on the final day was the first 5-5 draw in Premier League history. It was only the 31st time that both teams had scored more than 5 goals in an English top-flight and the first time since a 5-5 result between Newcastle and QPR in 1984.

5: Joe Hart made five errors leading directly to a goal in 2012-13, four more than he did in 2011-12.

7: Ali Al-Habsi made seven errors leading to opposition goals in the Premier League this season, more than any other player.

7: Reading recorded the longest run of defeats, twice.

8: Adam Le Fondre scored eight times from the bench, setting a new Premier League record in the process.

15: Frank Lampard scored 15 goals in the Premier League but only assisted one, his lowest ever haul of assists for Chelsea in a season.

16: Tottenham scored 16 goals from outside the box (Bale with nine of them), more than any other side. Stoke scored only one goal from outside the box.

16: Chelsea scored the most headed goals.

17: Shaun Maloney assisted 17% of Wigan's goals in the Premier League this term, more than any other player for their side.

20: Manchester United had 20 different goalscorers in 2012-13, a record spread in a single Premier League season.

23: Lukas Podolski was substituted 23 times in the Premier League this season. Only Steed Malbranque – 26, for Sunderland in 2009-10 – has been substituted more often in a single Premier League campaign.

24: Manchester United hit the woodwork 24 times, more than any other side.

28: Manchester United won 28 games in the Premier League this season. Only Chelsea (29) in both 2004-05 and 2005-06 have won more in a single league campaign.

28: Liverpool's goal difference of +28 is the best ever recorded by a team outside the top six (in the goal-difference era).

29: Manchester United came from behind to claim 29 points. Only Newcastle in 2001-02 (34) have claimed more.

32: Liverpool's English players scored 32 goals this season – more than any other side.

35: There were 35 goalless draws in the Premier League, eight more than in 2011‑12 and 10 more than 2010-11.

36: There were 36 goals scored on the final day of the 2012-13 Premier League season – only four days in the history of the competition have witnessed more goals, with the 47 scored on 8 May 1993 the highest tally.

40: Christian Benteke scored 40% of Aston Villa's Premier League goals this season, a higher proportion than any other player for their side. Overall, Benteke scored or assisted 49% of Villa's goals in the Premier League this season, more than any other player for a single side.

43: Reading's Jobi McAnuff attempted 43 shots (including blocked shots) in the Premier League without scoring this season, more than any other player.

46: West Ham's Matt Jarvis created the most goalscoring chances, 46, without actually assisting a single Premier League goal this season.

47: There were more own goals scored in the Premier League this season than ever before.

70: The Emirates Stadium saw more goals than any other arena.

72: Tottenham's total of 72 points is the highest ever total for a top-flight team finishing outside the top four in a 38-game season. Spurs' points total would have been enough to finish in second place two seasons ago.

Christian Benteke was involved in just under half of all the Premier League goals Aston Villa scored this season. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

82: Grant Holt continued the trend of a striker committing the most fouls, after Kevin Davies topped that chart for several seasons in a row.

97: Paul Scholes ended his Premier League career with 97 yellow cards, including one in his final game. He scored 107 Premier League goals.

116: Leighton Baines created 116 goalscoring chances this season, 12 more than any other player in the Premier League.

118: Following his goal on the final day, Javier Hernández has averaged a goal every 118 minutes and 29 seconds on average in the Premier League – a faster rate than any other player (with more than 10 goals) in the history of the competition.

146: Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin made more tackles than any other player. He also made more interceptions, 139, than any other Premier League player in 2012-13.

291: Luis Suárez had almost twice as many dribbles as any other player. Adel Taarabt was second with 159.

296: Liverpool had the most shots off target, 42 more than Manchester City, the second most. Luis Suárez had 71 shots off target, more than any other player.

363: Luis Suárez touched the ball 363 times in the opposition penalty box this season, 140 more times than any other player in the Premier League (next most – Van Persie with 223).

Luis Suárez had more touches in the box than any other player - but also had the most shots off target. Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

830: Reading put in more crosses than any other team.

1,023: Swansea v Fulham on the final day was the only Premier League game this season to see more than 1,000 passes.

3,420: Leighton Baines was the only outfield player to play every minute of every match. Four goalkeepers – Simon Mignolet, Jussi Jaaskelainen, Joe Hart and Asmir Begovic – also managed this.

18,075: Arsenal completed the most passes, more than 1,000 more than Manchester City, the second most. Mikel Arteta was the busiest passer, with 2,517 completed.