The graph shows US sports players’ annual salaries in dollars in three different sports: basketball, baseball and football.
Looking at the graph, it is obvious that the line chart experienced an upward trend. It is also noticeable that basketball registered the lowest players’ salaries, while baseball was the highest among the 3 sports.
The figure for basketball players' salaries climbed steadily from approximately 100, 000 dollars in 1970 to more than 300, 000 dollars in 1980 and overtook the number of baseballers' salaries. Then it experienced a sudden rise to 1, 000, 000 dollars in 1990. In the end, a significant increase of 1, 400, 000 dollars was seen the basketball players' salaries. The baseballers' annual salaries in dollars witnessed a gentle growth from about 100, 000 dollars in 1970 to 400, 000 dollars in 1980, then it went up sharply to 800, 000 dollars in 1990. After that, it rose dramatically to more than 1, 500, 000 in the year 2000.
While in the figure for football players' salaries, there was a gradual increase from 200, 000 dollars to approximately 500, 000 dollars over 20 years, starting in 1970. Then this figure climbed considerably to 780, 000 dollars in 1995, subsequently leveled off and dropped to roughly 750, 000 dollars in 2000.
The graph
shows
US sports players’ annual
salaries
in
dollars
in three
different
sports:
basketball
, baseball and football.
Looking at the graph, it is obvious that the line chart experienced an upward trend. It is
also
noticeable that
basketball
registered the lowest players’
salaries
, while baseball was the highest among the 3 sports.
The figure for
basketball
players'
salaries
climbed
steadily
from approximately 100, 000
dollars
in 1970 to more than 300, 000
dollars
in 1980 and overtook the number of
baseballers
'
salaries
. Then it experienced a sudden rise to 1, 000, 000
dollars
in 1990. In the
end
, a significant increase of 1, 400, 000
dollars
was
seen
the
basketball
players'
salaries
. The
baseballers
' annual
salaries
in
dollars
witnessed a gentle growth from about 100, 000
dollars
in 1970 to 400, 000
dollars
in 1980, then it went up
sharply
to 800, 000
dollars
in 1990. After that, it rose
dramatically
to more than 1, 500, 000 in the year 2000.
While in the figure for football players'
salaries
, there was a gradual increase from 200, 000
dollars
to approximately 500, 000
dollars
over 20 years, starting in 1970. Then this figure climbed
considerably
to 780, 000
dollars
in 1995,
subsequently
leveled off and dropped to roughly 750, 000
dollars
in 2000.