SMISports Money Index
Sample Team 03 (MLB)VALUATION $3.43BSample Team 03 (MLB)PAYROLL $224.2MSample Team 03 (MLB)AVG ATT 34,866Sample Team 03 (MLB)RESALE AVG $88Sample Team 04 (NBA)PAYROLL $125.4MSample Team 04 (NBA)VALUATION $3.81BSample Team 04 (NBA)RESALE AVG $146Sample Team 04 (NBA)AVG ATT 14,766Sample Team 05 (NHL)AVG ATT 14,830Sample Team 05 (NHL)VALUATION $1.60BSample Team 05 (NHL)RESALE AVG $142Sample Team 05 (NHL)PAYROLL $78.2MSample Team 05 (NBA)PAYROLL $158.4MSample Team 05 (NBA)VALUATION $6.77BSample Team 05 (NBA)RESALE AVG $273Sample Team 05 (NBA)AVG ATT 18,608
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Which teams fill their buildings, and what do they pay to do it?

Sports Money Index tracks attendance, ticket resale, payroll vs cap, valuations and media deals for 30 teams across the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS. Every figure links to its source and the date we retrieved it.

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Scoreboard, 2025 season, all leagues

Leader

Attendance % of capacity

  1. 1Sample Team 06 (MLB)99.4%
  2. 2Sample Team 03 (MLS)98.6%
  3. 3Sample Team 05 (NBA)97.9%
  4. 4Sample Team 04 (NHL)97.2%
  5. 5Sample Team 01 (NFL)96.9%

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Resale premium over face

  1. 1Sample Team 06 (MLB)+198%
  2. 2Sample Team 05 (NBA)+187%
  3. 3Sample Team 03 (MLS)+175%
  4. 4Sample Team 04 (NHL)+175%
  5. 5Sample Team 01 (NFL)+174%

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Payroll vs cap

  1. 1Sample Team 06 (MLB)114.9%
  2. 2Sample Team 03 (MLS)113.2%
  3. 3Sample Team 05 (NBA)113.1%
  4. 4Sample Team 04 (NHL)111.9%
  5. 5Sample Team 01 (NFL)111.6%

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