Don't get this stance, personally.
Putting the stats down and assessing him with my eyes, this is how I see him:
He's a strong contender for the weakest striker in the division - no defender finishes a game feeling like they've had to earn their paycheck.
He's not beating anyone for pace.
His finishing is highly erratic and he regularly skies presentable opportunities. In fairness, when you get less chances, I do appreciate you tend to snatch at those you do get - but over the length of time he has scuffed opportunities, I think even this defence becomes a bit tenuous.
His movement is patchy at best and at 28 years old, I'm still not sure he knows the offside rule.
His commitment when he's on the pitch has been generally good, but I'm not sure that works in his favour. If he looked lethargic playing under Pardew (somewhat excusable IMO) at least you'd know he had another level.
And he's a service striker, an increasingly ill-advised phenotype of forward in today's game. It's all fucking moot under our current management, but just for the sake of it, I don't think he's up to it under any manager - got no hope for the guy in terms of football.