Have you ever seen the team number change log and said to yourself, “Trading in 16 for 67? His career is just about done”? Some jersey Numbers are synonymous with "staff ace.” One would think that the wearers of such numbers would also have the highest salaries. But not everything is as it seems.
For this 53rd report of 2013, I explore some of the relationships between jersey numbers, salaries, and years played.
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Raw DataFirst Year Foreign Player PayscaleProcessed DataSpecial thanks to ScoutDragon for data.
Have you ever seen the team number change log and said to yourself, “Trading in 16 for 67? His career is just about done”? Some jersey Numbers are synonymous with "staff ace.” One would think that the wearers of such numbers would also have the highest salaries. But not everything is as it seems.
For this 53rd report of 2013, I explore some of the relationships between jersey numbers, salaries, and years played.
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Resources
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Raw Data
First Year Foreign Player Payscale
Processed Data
Special thanks to ScoutDragon for data.