The Average NBA Player Will Make A Lot More In His Career Than The Other Major Sports

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Thursday, October 10, 2013 The Average NBA Player Will Make A Lot More In His Career Than The Other Major Sports The average NBA player will make $24.7 million in his career. That is based on an average salary of $5.2 million and an average career length of 4.8 years and is $18.6 million more than the career earnings for the average NFL player ($6.1 million). The NFL average is so much lower than the other leagues because of the large number of players on each team and the high turnover rate, especially among fringe players. As a result, the average NFL player makes just $1.9 million and has a career of just 3.2 years. Of course, most players will fall below these averages as there will always be elite players that pull the average up, such as Kevin Garnett, who has played 19 seasons and made more than $300 million in his career. However, this does give us a sense of just how much different the earning power is for athletes in different sports... Data via Forbes.com, ESPN.com, NYTimes.com, QuantHockey.com Read » Also On Sports Today: Magic Johnson Is Leaving ESPN After A Reported Power Struggle With Bill Simmons Here's The Expert Consensus On The 32 Best Players In The 2014 NFL Draft Advertisement CHART: Expanding The NFL Playoffs Makes Sense And Won't Dilute The Product CHART: The NFL's Highest-Paid Positions CHART: The Denver Broncos Look A Lot Like The Undefeated 2007 New England Patriots Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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