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Originally Posted by pylon
AVG salary by league:
1. NBA - $5.15 million
2. MLB - $3.31 million
3. NHL - $2.4 million
4. NFL - $1.9 million
NHLers, are not as far off as you think. There is a lot more income parity on the NHL however. Plus unlike the NFL contracts are guaranteed.
SOURCE: http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ycn-10423863 |
I think the biggest part may be the difference in star treatment...some MLB and NBA star contracts are through the roof compared to the NHL.