I get your point. These stats lists actually make a better case for Ben Mee than for Tarkowski or Mawson. Presumably he gets ignored because he is nearly thirty, like Jack Charlton was when Alf Ramsey first called him up, picking him for five years and winning the World Cup along the way.
This attitude is the complete opposite of the one that built our squad.
Look at the Championship player stats for 2015/16 and ask yourself why we bought Duffy and Norwood...
Out of eligible centre backs, in his first season in the top division:
First in blocks: https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/outfielder_block
First in interceptions: https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/interception
First in tackles...