Pro Odds 2020

Odds of a US High School Athlete playing Pro Sports:
MLB NBANFLMLSWNBANWSL
Odds of a US High School Player:
Making any College roster:8:117:111:112:114:110:1
Making an NCAA I roster:43:1110:133:1108:181:141:1
Making a Pro Roster: 829:11,920:1554:11,344:13,086:11,435:1
Methodology & Notes:
BaseballOddsBasketballOddsFootballOddsSoccerOddsBasketballOddsSoccerOdds
US High School Players511,3831:1538,4461:11,023,9081:1454,3241:1382,4191:1390,1081:1
US College Players63,5738:131,51417:196,36811:136,56212:126,93514:141,26710:1
US NCAA I Players11,86743:14,894110:131,00533:14,226108:14,70281:19,48641:1
US Pro Players *858829:13421,920:11,645554:12831,344:11163,086:12831,435:1
Pro LeagueMLBNBANFLMLSWNBANWSL

Adjustments to arrive at the odds of a random US high school athlete making a pro roster include the percentage of international players and the average pro career length for each sport. This is necessary to make a valid comparison with the base data of 4 years of US high school participants:

* Pro Players 2020MLBNBANFLMLSWNBANWSL
# of Teams30303226129
Roster Limit401553281222
Total Pro Players1,2004501,696560144198
Foreign Player %24%29%3%49%19%18%
# of US Players8583421,645283116162
Avr Career (years)5.64.83.53.23.53.2
Adj US Players (4 years)6132851,880354133203