Super Smash Bros. Brawl/Simple character comparison

Table comparison
It might be hard for people who owns a Super Smash Bros Brawl prima guide to compare notes to whose the best character to play so this is design to make it easier for people who is still undecided about who are they going to fight as.

Character statistics
There's at least seven ratings used for people using this guide. Offense, defense, projectiles, final smash, throwing ability, speed and overall performance. Here's the ratings for all the characters in the game.

Characters without projectile and final smash
You're going to have to go close combat or use a weapon that acts as a projectile (exception of Zero Suit Samus). The final smash for Zero Suit Samus has been effective but has not been recorded on the guide so let's just stay with the Samus Final Smash instead.
 * Character without projectile: Captain Falcon, Donkey Kong, Ganondorf, Ike, Jigglypuff, Kirby, Marth, Meta Knight, Sonic, Wario.
 * Character without final smash: Zero-Suit Samus.

Offense
This is based on how effective their attacks are. If you want a character with sustaining power, choose someone with a higher capability of attacking strength.
 * 9: Marth
 * 8: Captain Falcon, Diddy Kong, Ike, Jigglypuff, Lucas, Ness, Peach, Zero-Suit Samus, Snake, Sonic, Toon Link, Wario.
 * 7: Ganondorf, Ice Climbers, King Dedede, Link, Lucario, Luigi, Mario, Mr Game and Watch, Pit, Pokemon Trainer, Samus, Sheik.
 * 6: Donkey Kong, Fox, Meta Knight, Pikachu, Wario, Zelda.
 * 5: Kirby, Oilmar, ROB, Yoshi.

Defense
This refers to how evasive the characters can take to avoid damage. This should be helpful for people who wants someone to take a lot of damage and be able to be evasive amongst the group.
 * 10: Jigglypuff.
 * 9: Lucario.
 * 8: Marth, Meta Kinght, Peach, Pokemon Trainer, Wolf.
 * 7: Captain Falcon, Diddy Kong, Falco, Ike, King Dedede, Link, Lucas, Ness, ROB, Toon Link, Sheik.
 * 6: Mario, Zero-Suit Samus.
 * 5: Bowser, Donkey Kong, Ice Climbers, Kirby, Pikachu, Samus, Snake, Sonic, Yoshi, Zelda.
 * 4: Fox, Luigi, Mr Game and Watch, Wario.
 * 3: Ganondorf, Olimar.

Projectile
As previously mentioned (Characters without projectiles), this section is as simple as how effective their projectiles are. Compare to close combat, this is made for people who wants someone with an effective long range attack.
 * 10: Link, Toon Link.
 * 9: Lucas, Ness, Pit, Snake.
 * 8: Diddy Kong, Lucario, Samus.
 * 7: Falco, Mario, Olimar, Peach, ROB, Zero-Suit Samus, Wolf, Sheik.
 * 6: King Dedede, Luigi, Pikachu, Yoshi, Zelda.
 * 5: Ice Climbers, Mr Game and Watch, Pokemon Trainer.
 * 3: Bowser.

Final Smash
When you obtain the Smash Ball item, you can unleash the characters most powerful attack. But if your final smash has its limitations, than it's difficult to set it up to be more effective and some final smash has little effect but instead will be helpful to be able to get a breather during the round. This set will help if you want someone that has a powerful final smash (With the exception of Zero-Suit Samus which does damage to nearby opponents but the effect is not rated in this Prima Guide).
 * 9: Falco, Fox, Olimar, Wolf.
 * 8: Ice Climbers, Jigglypuff, Mario, Marth, Pokemon Trainer, Snake.
 * 7: Bowser, Diddy Kong, Ganondorf, King Dedede, Link, Lucas, Ness, Pit, Samus, Sonic, Toon Link, Yoshi, Zelda, Sheik.
 * 6: Captain Falcon, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Peach, Wario.
 * 5: Luigi, Mr Game and Watch.
 * 4: Ike, Lucario, Meta Knight, Pikachu, ROB.

Throwing Ability
While offense and defense are well balanced to each other, you can also throw the opponent depending how effective the throw is. This might be helpful for people who wants someone with an effective throwing attack to take down the opponent.
 * 10: Captain Falcon.
 * 9: Marth.
 * 8: Bowser, Donkey Kong, Ice Climbers, Ness, Sheik.
 * 7: Falco, Fox, Ganondorf, King Dedede, Kirby, Lucas, Luigi, Mario, Mr Game and Watch, Pikachu, Pit, Snake, Wario.
 * 6: Diddy Kong, Ike, Lucario, Meta Knight, Peach, ROB, Pokemon Trainer, Sonic, Zelda.
 * 5: Samus, Sero-Suit Samus, Wolf, Yoshi.
 * 4: Jigglypuff.
 * 3: Link, Toon Link.

Speed
With the characters in different weights, its obvious that the slower the opponent is, the more powerful and durable the opponent is. The lightweights will have to keep moving so you can be effective by using light attacks and moving around the arena in a speed of light. It's worth it for people who likes to move around the arena and maybe getting the items faster than the other opponents.
 * 10: Captain Falcon, Diddy Kong, Falco, Fox, Pikachu, Sonic.
 * 9: Sheik.
 * 8: Meta Knight, Zero-Suit Samus.
 * 7: Lucas, Mario, Marth, Mr Game and Watch, Pokemon Trainer, Toon Link, Yoshi, Zelda.
 * 6: Donkey Kong, Ice Climbers, Kirby, Link, Lucario, Luigi, Ness, Olimar, Peach, ROB, Samus, Wario, Wolf.
 * 5: Ike, Jigglypuff, Pit.
 * 4: King Dedede, Snake.
 * 3: Ganondorf.
 * 1: Bowser.

Overall
This would the most important aspect when you weigh up all the factors which might help you succeed through the game. Whether you prefer close combat, long range combat, thrower, a powerful finisher, speed or an all rounded fighter, its worth trying out all the fighters from the most powerful overall character to the least powerful overall character.
 * 9: Marth.
 * 8: Captain Falcon, Diddy Kong, Peach, Snake, Toon Link, Wolf.
 * 7: Bowser, Fox, Jigglypuff, King Dedede, Link, Lucario, Lucas, Mario, Ness, Pit, Pokemon Trainer, Zero-Suit Samus, Sonic, Sheik.
 * 6: Donkey Kong, Fox, Ganondorf, Ice Climbers, Ike, Luigi, Meta Knight, Mr Game and Watch, ROB, Samus, Zelda.
 * 5: Kirby, Olimar, Wario, Yoshi.