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Originally Posted by Resurrection
I think of all the big 4 in North America the NBA and the NFL are the worst. But thats with no data at all.
Seems like MLB is the least relocation prone league, but, again, just me thinking about it for 3 seconds ...
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MLB has been far more stable overall, but went through a huge shuffle in the 1950s and 1960s. There were 10 relocations between 1954 and 1972, but remarkably consistent otherwise. And much like how the NHL expanded to stave off fears that the Western Hockey League would become a second major league in the 60s, MLB started shifting west in the 1950s, in part to stave off the threat of the Pacific Coast League becoming a third major league.
The NBA has probably been the least stable, followed by the NHL.