Using Getters Question

I'm trying to use extensions for the first time in unity and I'm a bit confused on the implementation.

I have

 public class Stats : MonoBehaviour{
 
     public int intelligence;
     public int agility;
     public int strength;
     public int health;
     public int damage;
     public int speed;
 
     public Stats()
     {
         intelligence = 0;
         agility = 0;
         strength = 0;
         health = 0;
         damage = 0;
         speed = 0;
     }
 
     public int getIntelligence()
     {
         return intelligence;
     }
     public int getAgility()
     {
         return agility;
     }
     public int getStrength()
     {
         return strength;
     }
     public int getHealth()
     {
         return health;
     }
     public int getDamage()
     {
         return damage;
     }
     public int getSpeed()
     {
         return speed;
     }

and in another script I have

 public class Creature : Stats {
 
     void Start () {
         intelligence = getIntelligence();
         strength = getStrength();
         agility = getAgility();
         health = getHealth();
         damage = getDamage();
         speed = getSpeed();
     }
 

I have set the "Stats" in the inspector to all be 1 so I can see them change from 0 to 1 however this doesn't work. Is this now how you do this? I feel like I'm not understanding the proper way to implement this. Could someone explain?

Thank you!