On Wednesday, the Red Sox Introduced their newest acquisition, pitcher John Lackey. For his efforts of throwing a baseball very hard, Lackey will earn $82.5 million over the next five years, or, on average, $16.5 million each season. Those numbers are difficult to comprehend when they’re presented in simple form like that. Fortunately, ESPN offers their fun “Salary Crunch” gizmo, which can tell you how your salary compares to a major league pitcher.
You Too Can Get Paid Like A Major League Pitcher (It’ll Just Take 350 Years)
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So, let's say you make the average salary of a state employee ($47,077 in 2009) -- Lackey earns that in slightly more than one half inning pitched. He also makes that amount with every .44 strikeouts.
↵In simpler terms: “You will need to work 350.49 years in order to make John Lackey’s annual salary.”
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