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Again, that's not what I'm arguing. I know that the average baseball player makes more than the average football player. Where have I ever said otherwise?
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I'd counter that the top 25 paid players on each NFL squad would be a higher average than the average salary of an MLB player
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Just for kicks, I looked up the average starting salary for a MLB player here, and picked a random team (New Orleans Saints; found here) and added up the salaries of the top 25 players. Came to $99.59007 million (only added it up once, could be incorrect). Divided that by 25, and got $3.98 million. I'm positive it's different for different teams, just wanted to throw that out there. |
I simply helped analyze the data, showing that the top 25 players in the NFL on average make 2/3rds of the average of a MLB player of a similar sized roster.