diff --git a/util/stats/info.py b/util/stats/info.py
index fa318a650..d11619765 100644
--- a/util/stats/info.py
+++ b/util/stats/info.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class Statistic(object):
             if attr == 'bins':
                 if value is not None:
                     value = source.getBin(value)
-            elif attr == 'samples' and type(value) is str:
+            elif attr == 'ticks' and type(value) is str:
                 value = [ int(x) for x in value.split() ]
 
             self.__dict__[attr] = value
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class FormulaStat(object):
 
 class Scalar(Statistic,FormulaStat):
     def getValue(self):
-        return source.data(self, self.bins)
+        return source.data(self, self.bins, self.ticks)
 
     def display(self):
         import display
diff --git a/util/stats/stats.py b/util/stats/stats.py
index 68ba2b8ea..7c1633888 100755
--- a/util/stats/stats.py
+++ b/util/stats/stats.py
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ def commands(options, command, args):
             if options.graph:
                 graphdata(runs, options, stat.name, stat.name, stat)
             else:
+                if options.ticks:
+                   print 'only displaying sample %s' % options.ticks
+                   stat.ticks = options.ticks
+
                 if options.binned:
                     print 'kernel ticks'
                     stat.bins = 'kernel'
@@ -216,7 +220,7 @@ def commands(options, command, args):
                     printdata(runs, stat)
 
                     print 'interrupt ticks'
-                    stat.bins = 'user'
+                    stat.bins = 'interrupt'
                     printdata(runs, stat)
 
                     print 'total ticks'
@@ -249,7 +253,7 @@ def commands(options, command, args):
                     printdata(runs, stat)
 
                     print 'interrupt ticks'
-                    stat.bins = 'user'
+                    stat.bins = 'interrupt'
                     printdata(runs, stat)
 
                     print 'total ticks'
@@ -578,8 +582,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     options.get = None
     options.binned = False
     options.graph = False
+    options.ticks = False
 
-    opts, args = getopts(sys.argv[1:], '-BEFGd:g:h:pr:s:u:')
+    opts, args = getopts(sys.argv[1:], '-BEFGd:g:h:pr:s:u:T:')
     for o,a in opts:
         if o == '-B':
             options.binned = True
@@ -603,6 +608,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             options.user = a
         if o == '-s':
             options.system = a
+        if o == '-T':
+            options.ticks = a
 
     if len(args) == 0:
         usage()