This doesn’t seem true. In 2016, American universities hired about 20,000 tenure-track faculty [1]. Adding up the major pro sports leagues, there are very very

This doesn’t seem true. In 2016, American universities hired about 20,000 tenure-track faculty [1]. Adding up the major pro sports leagues, there are very very generously 10,000 American pro athletes, (i.e. people who don’t have day jobs). I guess things change if you include all the minor league and farm teams, especially for the MLB. [1] https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/10/12/about-three-quarters-all-faculty-positions-are-tenure-track-according-new-aaup https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/10/12/about-three-q...