I used to care about stats when I was in the 500s. I would do my best to never get killed and go after the O's (since they tend to be of higher rank). XD
Not long after I eventually stopped caring, but it's nice to get the awards for the most kills using certain weapons. (I'm in the 200s now, fyi.)
This is my second reset, I keep trying to get to the Terminator status for total kills and just fell short again, lol Got a total of over 70 actual days played on Day of Defeat. Is that good or bad?
If you play for stats you're already terrible at the game. There will always be times where you just have to sacrifice yourself to carry the team to victory- in the end, who cares about stats- it is winning that matters (and people will argue it is having fun... but I like both).