Explore the Data

This page contains some visualizations to allow you to explore the dataset we worked with. We think these show some interesting features of the data that aren't as visible through the machine learning algorithms.

Map of Major League Teams

The below map shows the current ballparks of the MLB teams in our dataset, sized and colored by average salary per player, after the data was cleaned (see this page for more details). You can click on each circle to see the team name, the name of the park, and the average salary in USD (rounded to the nearest whole dollar), adjusted for 2021.

Count of Players by Team

Adjusted Salaries by Players and Teams

Total Adjusted Salaries by League, 1985-2016

This Area graph allows to find total adjusted salared by league, which can be filtered for specific league and year. American League reported higher total adjusted salaries than National League.