The statistic ranks sports teams from all over the world by the average pay per player in the 2018/19 season. The FC Barcelona of the NBA had the highest average player salary with players making an average of 12.28 million U.S. dollars in 2018/19.
Sports teams worldwide by average annual pay per player in 2018/19 (in million U.S. dollars)*
* 333 teams in 17 major pro leagues from 13 countries comprising 9,731 athletes were covered for the study. Average annual pay is calculated from base player salaries from current or most recently completed seasons from each sport. All figures converted to U.S. dollars.
MLB, MLS: 2015; NBA, NHL: 2014/15; NFL, CSL (Chinese Super League, soccer), NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball), AFL (Australian Football League) and CFL (Canadian Football League): 2014; EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and SPL: 2013/14; IPL (Indian Premier League, cricket): Annual pay extrapolated from 2014 tournament
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Sporting Intelligence. (December 21, 2019). Sports teams worldwide by average annual pay per player in 2018/19 (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/247992/sports-teams-worldwide-ranked-by-average-annual-pay-per-player/
Sporting Intelligence. "Sports teams worldwide by average annual pay per player in 2018/19 (in million U.S. dollars)*." Chart. December 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/247992/sports-teams-worldwide-ranked-by-average-annual-pay-per-player/
Sporting Intelligence. (2019). Sports teams worldwide by average annual pay per player in 2018/19 (in million U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/247992/sports-teams-worldwide-ranked-by-average-annual-pay-per-player/
Sporting Intelligence. "Sports Teams Worldwide by Average Annual Pay per Player in 2018/19 (in Million U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/247992/sports-teams-worldwide-ranked-by-average-annual-pay-per-player/
Sporting Intelligence, Sports teams worldwide by average annual pay per player in 2018/19 (in million U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/247992/sports-teams-worldwide-ranked-by-average-annual-pay-per-player/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Sports teams worldwide by average annual pay per player in 2018/19 (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Sporting Intelligence, December 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/247992/sports-teams-worldwide-ranked-by-average-annual-pay-per-player/
