When Mario Lemieux first retired in 1997 he had played in 745 games and scored 613 goals.
That would make his goals per game average .823.
Including all player positions, the average NFL career is four seasons.
guys like Jordan , koby, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett all made it thru 13years, mj even retired and came back missing two years but they are the exception. 12 years is the avg career of a nba player.
Scott Williams, 3 times NBA Champion, a retired professional basketball player in the NBA, had 3506 rebounds in his whole career. He ended his career in 2005.
"Yes, Elena Dementieva is a retired Russian tennis player. The highlight of her career was winning the gold medal at the 2008 Bejing Olympics in women's singles tennis. She retired on October 29, 2010, positioned at number 9 in the world."
3.52 years
10 years
twenty five
10 years
"There is a little bit of a misrepresentation or a misunderstanding on that. Frequently, it is said that the average career is about 3.5 years. In fact, if a player makes an opening day roster, his career is very close to six years…If you are a first-round draft choice, the average career is close to nine years. That 3.5-year average is really a misrepresentation. What it adds is a lot of players who don't make an NFL roster and it brings down the average."
2000
8 to 11 years
9-10 years