Finding WordPress CPU hogs

My WordPress installation's CPU started gradually spiking. Using P3, I found out that a stat plugin was abusing my installation

Before deinstallation:

Screen Shot 2015-07-31 at 14.24.22
Plugin CPU hog.

After removing pixelstats:

Screen Shot 2015-07-31 at 14.28.29
After removing the cpu hog

I saved almost a second on initial load. How have I lived like this for so long?

 

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