I tend to use the opening character creation page to see the race stats. I pick a profession and go through the races. Then I think about a possible second profession just in case. You know, like if I have a Priest, what would it take to become a Bishop later? Since my 3 cats are still reading my manual somewhere in the nether regions that cats hide things in, I instead go to this site below to get profession stats (not race stats). I choose the race based on bonus points, future weapons or novelty/fun factor.
http://www.geocities.com/jandrall/Wizardry8/classref1