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Statistics and Facts on the MLB
 

Statistics and Facts on the MLB

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league in North America consisting of 30 teams that play in the American League and the National League.

The league generated a total of 6.36 billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2011, an average of 212 million U.S. dollars per team. The highest-grossing team in the MLB is the New York Yankees with revenues of 439 million U.S. dollars in 2011. The Yankees are also the most valuable franchise in baseball with an estimated value of 1.85 billion U.S. dollars in 2012.
The MLB is the sports league with the highest total attendance worldwide (73.4 million in 2011) due to its extensive regular season schedule (162 games per team, 2,420 games total leaguewide). The games are attended by an average of about 31 thousand fans, the average ticket price lies around 27 U.S. dollars (2012). Photo: istockphoto.com / andreypopov
Top statistics for the topic Major League Baseball
 
Major League Baseball: average franchise value from 2002 to 2012 (in million U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2012605
Major League Baseball: total league revenue from 2001 to 2011 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
show statistic		20116.36
Major League Baseball - average per game attendance (regular season) from 2009 to 2012
show statistic		201230883
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Number of participants in baseball in the U.S. from 2006 to 2011 (in millions)*
show statistic		201112.56
Number of softball players/baseball players: Number of people who played softball or baseball within the last 12 months in the United States (USA) from autumn 2010 to spring 2012 (in millions)
show statistic		Spring 201216.80
Consumer spending on baseball & softball equipment in the U.S. from 2007 to 2012 (in million U.S. dollars)*
show statistic		2012**485
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MLB - The League
 
Major League Baseball: total league revenue from 2001 to 2011 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
show statistic		20116.36
Major League Baseball - revenue by team in 2011 (in million U.S. dollars)
show statistic		New York Yankees439
Major League Baseball: average franchise value from 2002 to 2012 (in million U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2012605
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Marketing & Media
 
Number of people who bought clothing with logos of Major League Baseball (MLB) teams within the last 12 months in the United States (USA) from spring 2008 to spring 2012 (in millions)
show statistic		Spring 201224.53
Watching sports: Number of people who watched a Major League Baseball event on broadcast TV within the last 12 months in the United States (USA) from spring 2008 to spring 2012 (in millions)
show statistic		Spring 201293.46
Listening to sports: Number of people who listened to a Major League Baseball event on the radio within the last 12 months in the United States (USA) from spring 2008 to spring 2012 (in millions)
show statistic		Spring 201231.38
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Cost of the game experience
 
Fan Cost Index* of Major League Baseball teams in 2013 (in U.S. dollars)
show statistic		Boston Red Sox, 2013336.99
Major League Baseball: average ticket price from 2006 to 2013 (in U.S. dollars)*
show statistic		201327.48
Major League Baseball: average ticket price by team in 2013 (in U.S. dollars)
show statistic		Boston Red Sox, 201353.38
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Public / fan perception of the MLB
 
Do you follow major league baseball?
show statistic		All adults, Yes36.00%
Avid fans: Number of people who are very interested in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States (USA) from spring 2008 to spring 2012 (in millions)
show statistic		Spring 201236.13
Do you watch or follow professional baseball a great deal, a good amount, a little, or not at all?
show statistic		Women, A good amount7.00%
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Players & salaries
 
Average payroll of Major League Baseball teams from 2002 to 2012 (in million U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2012*, All teams98.02
Opening day payrolls of Major League Baseball teams in 2013 (in million U.S. dollars)
show statistic		Los Angeles Dodgers, 201295.14
Average player salary in Major League Baseball from 2003 to 2012 (in million U.S. dollars)
show statistic		20123.21
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