Table 2 Summary of data for each sport, including total number of seasons, teams, competitions, and scoring events
From: Scoring dynamics across professional team sports: tempo, balance and predictability
Sport | Abbrv. | Seasons | Teams | Competitions | Scoring events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Football (college) | CFB | 10, 2000-2009 | 486 | 14,588 | 120,827 |
Football (pro) | NFL | 10, 2000-2009 | 31 | 2,654 | 19,476 |
Hockey (pro) | NHL | 10, 2000-2009 | 29 | 11,813 | 44,989 |
Basketball (pro) | NBA | 9, 2002-2010 | 31 | 11,744 | 1,080,285 |