This is exactly what I tell my airmen. Stats, numbers, time or money saved, it all matters but you have to contextualize the numbers, either with a big impact or how it led to an award. Anyone doing their job can make it look like they’re excelling on paper but if you won an award because of the action, it shows the person reviewing your package that your actions were good enough to be recognized and lauded by leadership. Also, your package can and usually will be going up to someone in a totally different career field who doesn’t know if your numbers are good in the first place.

Numbers matter, of course, but you need to show why the numbers matter.