mrpaolo

If you have ever asked yourselves:
<ul>
<li>How many articles per month are published on my website? And how many comments?</li>
<li>Which is the longest articles published on my site? And the shortest?</li>
<li>Which are the most commented posts of the year?</li>
<li>How many words are in total in your post? And on average?</li>
</ul>
Well, then with SiteStats you get all those answers (and much more!) in one place with a beautiful interface.

SiteStats

Provides useful and interesting statistics about your Wordpress website.

hitmeter

This plugin inserts to site pages counter code of HitMeter – the free web sites statistic system. 
It just insert the counter code, not calculate any statistics.
You can place counter to the bottom of the page or you can choose the plase by using widget.

HitMeter Counter

Inserts to site pages counter code of HitMeter - the free web sites statistic system

SiteStats vs HitMeter Counter