Using the data posted on the November 07, 2012 Yahoo sports NBA web page, here are a few of the demographics from
the National Basketball Association for the 2012-2013 season.
438 players listed as active on the 30 teams.
Salary and percentage of league:
76 players listed with a salary between $473,604 and $992,680. (17.3%)
202 players listed with a salary between $1,000,000 and $4,899,293. (46.1%)
77 players listed with a salary between $5,000,000 and $9,779,349. (17.5%)
35 players listed with a salary between $10,000,000 and $14,968,250. (7.9%)
21 players listed with a salary between $15,000,000 and $27,849,149 (Kobe Bryant). (4.7%)
27 players listed with a salary of N/A. (6.1%)
Age and Highest paid and percentage of league:
8 players listed as age 19 (Anthony Davis-$5,144,280) (1.8%)
14 players listed as age 20 (Kyrie Irving-$5,375,760) (3.1%)
26 players listed as age 21(Derrick Williams-$4,809,840) (5.9%)
38 players listed as age 22(John Wall-$5,915,880) (8.6%)
42 players listed as age 23 (Jeffery Taylor-$16,402,500) (9.5%)
128 players (out of 438=29.2%) should be freshman, sophomores, juniors, 4th and 5th year
college seniors.
49 players listed as age 24 (Kevin Durant-$16,669,629) (11.1%)
35 players listed as age 25 (Andrew Bynum-$16,889,000) (7.9%)
39 players listed as age 26(Dwight Howard-$19,536,360) (8.9%)
41 players listed as age 27 (Chris Paul-$17,779,458) (9.3%)
20 players listed as age 28 (Carmelo Anthony-$19,444,504) (4.5%)
22 players listed as age 29 (Amar’e Stoudemire-$19,948,799) (5.0%)
25 players listed as age 30 (Dwayne Wade-$17,182,000) (5.7%)
16 players listed as age 31 (Joe Johnson-$19,752,645) (3.6%)
27 players listed as age 32 (Pau Gasol-$19,000,000) (6.1%)
8 players listed as age 33(Hedo Turkoglu-$11,815,850) (1.8%)
8 players listed as age 34 (Kobe Bryant-$27,849,149) (1.8%)
6 players listed as age 35(Paul Pierce-$16,790,345) (1.3%)
6 players listed as age 36(Kevin Garnett-$11,566,265) (1.3%)
1 player listed as age 37 (Ray Allen-Connecticut- $3,090,000) (0.22%)
4 players listed as age 38 (Marcus Camby-Massachusetts- $4,590,338, Jerry Stackhouse- $854,389and Rasheed Wallace-N/A-North Carolina, Steve Nash-Santa Clara- $8,900,000) (0.91%)
1 player listed as age 39 (Jason Kidd-California Berkeley- $3,090,000) (0.22%)
2 players listed as age 40 (Grant Hill-Duke-$1,957,000, Kurt Thomas-Texas Christian- $1,352,181) (0.45%)
Experience (with highest paid and percentage of league):
69 players listed as rookies (Jeffery Taylor-$16,402,500) (15.7%)
50 players listed with 1 year experience (Kyrie Irving-$5,375,760) (11.4%)
40 players listed with 2 years experience (Jeremy Lin-$8,374,646) (9.1%)
41 players listed with 3 years experience(Marcus Thornton-$7,525,000)
(9.3%)
33 players listed with 4 years experience (Derrick Rose-$16,402,500) (7.5%)
29 players listed with 5 years experience (Kevin Durant-$16,669,629) (6.6%)
21 players listed with 6 years experience (Rudy Gay-$16,460,538) (4.7%)
34 players listed with 7 years experience (Chris Paul-$17,779,458) (7.7%)
25 players listed with 8 years experience(Dwight Howard-$19,536,360)
(5.7%)
28 players listed with 9 years experience (Carmelo Anthony-$19,444,504) (6.3%)
14 players listed with 10 years experience (Amar’e Stoudemire-$19,948,799) (3.1%)
19 players listed with 11 years experience(Joe Johnson-$19,752,645)
(4.3%)
7 players listed with 12 years experience (Hedo Turkoglu-$11,815,850) (1.5%)
8 players listed with 13 years experience(Corey Maggette-$10,924,138)
(1.8%)
7 players listed with 14 years experience (Dirk Nowitzki-$20,907,128) (1.5%)
2 players listed with 15 years experience(Tim Duncan-$9,638,554)
(0.45%)
5 players listed with 16 years experience (Kobe Bryant-$27,849,149) (1.1%)
4 players listed with 17 years experience (Kevin Garnett-$11,566,265) (0.91%)
2 players listed with 18 years experience (Jason Kidd-California Berkeley-$3,090,000, Grant Hill-Duke-$1,957,000)
(0.45%)
Colleges providing the most players (Highest paid and age and percentage of league):
Arizona with 9 (Andre Iguodala $14,968,250, age 28) (2.05%)
Connecticut with 12 (Rudy Gay $16,460,538, age 26) (2.73%)
Duke with 18(Carlos Boozer $15,000,000, age 30) (4.10%)
Florida with 10(David Lee $12,744,000, age 29) (2.83%)
Kansas with 14(Paul Pierce $16,790,345, age 35) (3.19%)
Kentucky with 21(Rajon Rondo $11,000,000, age 26) (4.79%)
No college with 85(Kobe Bryant $27,849,149, age 34) (19.40%)
North Carolina with 17 (Marvin Williams $8,287,500, age 26) (3.88%)
Texas with 11 (Kevin Durant $16,669,629, age 24) (2.51%)
UCLA with 12 Russell Westbrook $13,668,750, age 23-Kevin Love $13,668,750, age 24) (2.73%)
Of the 56 players listed making $10,000,000 or more, 21 have NO COLLEGE experience listed, including the top 3
(Bryant, Nowitzki, Stoudemire), Dwight Howard at #5, Pau Gasol at #7, LeBron James at #10, Andrew Bynum at #13).
Number of players making $10,000,000 or more, Number of players making less than $1,000,000+N/A on each team:
Atlanta Hawks-2, 3
Boston Celtics-3, 5
Brooklyn Nets-4, 7
Charlotte Bobcats-2, 1
Chicago Bulls-4, 4
Cleveland Cavaliers-0, 3
Dallas Mavericks-1, 4
Denver Nuggets-2, 2
Detroit Pistons-1, 2
Golden State Warriors-3, 4
Houston Rockets-0, 6
Indiana Pacers-3, 4
Los Angeles Clippers-2, 4
Los Angeles Lakers-3, 4
Memphis Grizzlies-3, 1
Miami Heat-3, 4
Milwaukee Bucks-1, 4
Minnesota Timberwolves-1, 4
New Orleans Hornets-1, 4
New York Knicks-3, 4
Oklahoma City Thunder-2, 4
Orlando Magic-1, 4
Philadelphia 76ers-1, 3
Phoenix Suns-0, 4
Portland Trail Blazers-2, 1
Sacramento Kings-0, 2
San Antonio Spurs-3, 1
Toronto Raptors-2, 3
Utah Jazz-1, 2
Washington Wizards-2, 4
Height and percentage of league:
2 players listed at 5 feet 9 (0.45%)
2 players listed at 5 feet 11 (0.45%)
11 players listed at 6 feet 0 (2.51%)
13 players listed at 6 feet 1 (2.96%)
23 players listed at 6 feet 2 (5.25%)
32 players listed at 6 feet 3 (7.30%)
28 players listed at 6 feet 4 (6.39%)
26 players listed at 6 feet 5 (5.93%)
36 players listed at 6 feet 6 (8.21%)
40 players listed at 6 feet 7 (9.13%)
42 players listed at 6 feet 8 (9.58%)
56 players listed at 6 feet 9 (12.78%)
46 players listed at 6 feet 10 (10.50%)
44 players listed at 6 feet 11 (10.04%)
28 players listed at 7 feet 0 (6.39%)
6 players listed at 7 feet 1 (1.36%)
2 players listed at 7 feet 2 (0.45%)
1 player listed at 7 feet 3 (Hasheem Thabeet-age 25, salary $1,200,000-Connecticut) (0.22%)
Weight and percentage of league:
1 player listed at 150-159 pounds (0.22%)
2 players listed at 160-169 pounds (0.45%)
11 players listed at 170-179 pounds (2.51%)
37 players listed at 180-189 pounds (8.44%)
39 players listed at 190-199 pounds (8.90%)
44 players listed at 200-209 pounds (10.04%)
56 players listed at 210-219 pounds (12.78%)
64 players listed at 220-229 pounds (14.61%)
54 players listed at 230-239 pounds (12.32%)
44 players listed at 240-249 pounds (10.04%)
44 players listed at 250-259 pounds (10.04%)
24 players listed at 260-269 pounds (5.47%)
12 players listed at 270-279 pounds (2.73%)
6 players listed at 280-289 pounds (1.36%)
15 teams in each of 2 conferences
3 divisions in each conference
5 teams in each of 6 divisions
220 players in the Eastern conference.
218 players in the Western conference.
32 players in the Eastern conference make $10,000,000 to$19,948,799
(Amar’e Stoudemire)-14.54% of the conference
24 players in the Western conference make $10,000,000 to $27,849,149 (Kobe Bryant)-11.00% of the conference
74 players in the Atlantic division
73 players in the Central division
74 players in the Northwest division
73 players in the Pacific division
73 players in the Southeast division
71 players in the Southwest division
13 of the 74 players in the Atlantic division make $10,000,000 to $19,948,799 (Amar’e Stoudemire)-17.56%
of division
9 of the 73 players in the Central division make $10,000,000 to $16,402,500 (Derrick Rose)-12.32% of division
8 of the 74 players in the Northwest division make $10,000,000 to $16,669,629 (Kevin Durant)-10.81% of division
8 of the 73 players in the Pacific division make $10,000,000 to $27,849,149 (Kobe Bryant)-10.95% of division
10 of the 73 players in the Southeast division make $10,000,000 to $17,545,000 (Chris Bosh and LeBron James)-13.69%
of division
8 of the 71 players in the Southwest division make $10,000,000 to$20,907,128
(Dirk Nowitzki)-11.26% of division
