Juan Soto’s eye-watering contract by the numbers, comparison, $1.2 billion

Juan SotoHis numbers in 2024 show 41 home runs, 109 RBIs and a .288 batting average.

If he continues to do this for the next 15 years, he will earn approximately AU$1.86 million for every home run he hits. Every second he will put $355 in his pocket.

Soto’s $1.2 billion, 15-year deal with the New York Mets (the richest contract in terms of total value for a player in professional sports history) offers a chance to look at the numbers in ridiculous ways.

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He will earn $488,845 per game. Based on his numbers this season, he’ll get $1.04 million for every extra-base hit, or $71,935 every time he swings the bat, whether he misses, hits a hit back to the mound or sends it into the stands.

Some figures in the sports world are dazzling in this age.

A year ago Shohei Ohtani signed what many believe will be the craziest deal in history, joining the Los Angeles Dodgers for more than $1 billion.but that was already broken with Soto’s move from the Yankees to the Mets.

Wild contracts aren’t limited to baseball, of course; Some of the biggest names in the NFL and NBA, as well as golf and football, make huge amounts of money on an annual basis.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott He signed a deal worth approximately $93.15 million per season from Dallas. Based on his career average, over the life of his current contract, Prescott is making $21,237 for every pass he completes.

Prescott earns $5.43 million for each game and so far has failed to lead the storied franchise even within striking distance of their first Super Bowl since 1995.

in basketball, Steph Curry He became the highest-paid NBA player this season, earning $96.93 million for his work on the court with the Golden State Warriors.

The league’s all-time three-point king earns just over $1 million per game. If he were paid for every three-point shot he made, Curry would make $251,330 each time.

football legend Lionel Messi His career in MLS may be coming to an end, but he still has plenty of money, earning $1.55 million per goal with Inter Miami this season.

The best golfer in the world, Scottie SchefflerHe earned about $17,452 from every shot he took on the course this year, such was his success on the PGA Tour.

Compare this to the highest-paid players in Australia’s major codes and it makes you think twice about criticizing such a player. Joseph Suaalii Because he was chasing money while he could.

Currently, Kalyn Ponga earns the highest salary in the NRL at $1.3 million. Tom Lynch received the most money in the AFL this year with around $1.5 million.

While the numbers in the sports world abroad are astronomical right now, Soto stands head and shoulders above the rest after his cross-town move this week.

With this new contract, the 26-year-old will make more money than the careers of LeBron James and Tom Brady (arguably the two greatest athletes of all time) combined.