diff --git a/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-event-performance.php b/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-event-performance.php
index 100dca61..dd872a0b 100644
--- a/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-event-performance.php
+++ b/includes/admin/post-types/meta-boxes/class-sp-meta-box-event-performance.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class SP_Meta_Box_Event_Performance {
 						?>
 						<tr class="sp-row sp-post" data-player="<?php echo $player_id; ?>">
 							<td>
-								<input class="small-text sp-player-number-input" type="text" name="sp_players[<?php echo $team_id; ?>][<?php echo $player_id; ?>][number]" value="<?php echo $value; ?>" placeholder="<?php echo $number; ?>" />
+								<input class="small-text sp-player-number-input" type="text" name="sp_players[<?php echo $team_id; ?>][<?php echo $player_id; ?>][number]" value="<?php echo $value; ?>" />
 							</td>
 							<td><?php echo get_the_title( $player_id ); ?></td>
 							<td>
diff --git a/includes/class-sp-event.php b/includes/class-sp-event.php
index e1ab5ea7..2d6d29bf 100644
--- a/includes/class-sp-event.php
+++ b/includes/class-sp-event.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class SP_Event extends SP_Custom_Post{
 						$totals[ $key ] += sp_array_value( $player_performance, $key, 0 );
 					endif;
 				endforeach;
-				if ( ! array_key_exists( 'number', $player_performance ) || $player_performance['number'] == null ):
+				if ( ! array_key_exists( 'number', $player_performance ) ):
 					$performance[ $team_id ][ $player_id ]['number'] = get_post_meta( $player_id, 'sp_number', true );
 				endif;
 				if ( ! array_key_exists( 'position', $player_performance ) || $player_performance['position'] == null ):