Twelve of the 13 most-traveled big league teams are NBA teams.
Rank | Team | Air mileage |
1 | Seattle SuperSonics | 53,810 |
2 | Miami Heat | 52,732 |
3 | L.A. Clippers | 52,535 |
4 | Golden State Warriors | 50,430 |
5 | New Orleans/Ok. City Hornets | 49,319 |
6 | Sacramento Kings | 49,165 |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | 49,081 |
8 | Utah Jazz | 49,008 |
9 | San Antonio Spurs | 48,191 |
10 | L.A. Lakers | 48,144 |
11 | Orlando Magic | 48,020 |
12 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 47,750 |
13 | Portland Trail Blazers | 46,991 |
14 | Colorado Avalanche | 46,874 |
15 | Dallas Stars | 46,137 |
16 | Edmonton Oilers | 46,069 |
17 | Detroit Red Wings | 45,781 |
18 | Denver Nuggets | 45,772 |
19 | Phoenix Coyotes | 45,631 |
20 | L.A. Kings | 45,527 |
21 | Phoenix Suns | 45,496 |
22 | San Jose Sharks | 45,358 |
23 | Seattle Mariners | 44,536 |
24 | Memphis Grizzlies | 44,415 |
25 | Oakland A?s | 44,122 |
26 | Philadelphia 76ers | 43,780 |
27 | Atlanta Hawks | 43,194 |
28 | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | 43,162 |
29 | Dallas Mavericks | 43,083 |
30 | Boston Celtics | 43,046 |
31 | Minnesota Wild | 42,800 |
32 | FC Dallas | 42,760 |
33 | Houston Rockets | 42,564 |
34 | CD Chivas USA | 42,322 |
35 | Los Angeles Angels | 42,138 |
36 | New York Knicks | 41,487 |
37 | Atlanta Thrashers | 41,178 |
38 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 40,925 |
39 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 40,875 |
40 | Detroit Pistons | 40,700 |
41 | Charlotte Bobcats | 40,671 |
42 | Seattle Seahawks | 40,648 |
43 | Milwaukee Bucks | 40,565 |
44 | Florida Panthers | 40,185 |
45 | San Jose Earthquakes* | 39,925 |
46 | San Diego Padres | 39,676 |
47 | San Francisco Giants | 39,658 |
48 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 39,443 |
49 | New Jersey Nets | 39,102 |
50 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 39,099 |
51 | Calgary Flames | 38,697 |
52 | Nashville Predators | 38,182 |
53 | Washington Wizards | 38,174 |
54 | Toronto Raptors | 37,947 |
55 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 37,806 |
56 | Chicago Fire | 37,184 |
57 | Chicago Bulls | 37,176 |
58 | MetroStars | 36,470 |
59 | St. Louis Blues | 36,449 |
60 | Chicago Blackhawks | 36,145 |
61 | Texas Rangers | 36,091 |
62 | D.C. United | 34,948 |
63 | Washington Capitals | 34,595 |
64 | Indiana Pacers | 34,311 |
65 | San Francisco 49ers | 33,810 |
66 | Florida Marlins | 33,786 |
67 | Oakland Raiders | 33,476 |
68 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 33,374 |
69 | Boston Red Sox | 32,463 |
70 | Toronto Blue Jays | 32,059 |
71 | Colorado Rockies | 31,731 |
72 | Boston Bruins | 31,688 |
73 | Montreal Canadiens | 31,570 |
74 | Atlanta Braves | 30,761 |
75 | Houston Astros | 30,670 |
76 | Real Salt Lake | 30,632 |
77 | New York Yankees | 30,528 |
78 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 30,412 |
79 | Colorado Rapids | 30,360 |
80 | Buffalo Sabres | 30,272 |
81 | Kansas City Wizards | 29,722 |
82 | Carolina Hurricanes | 29,647 |
83 | Ottawa Senators | 29,646 |
84 | Philadelphia Phillies | 29,575 |
85 | San Diego Chargers | 29,546 |
86 | Indianapolis Colts | 29,267 |
87 | Cleveland Indians | 29,059 |
88 | Columbus Crew | 28,980 |
89 | New York Mets | 28,714 |
90 | Kansas City Chiefs | 28,554 |
91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 28,470 |
92 | Baltimore Orioles | 27,616 |
93 | Atlanta Falcons | 27,099 |
94 | St. Louis Cardinals | 26,766 |
95 | Arizona Cardinals | 26,706 |
96 | New York Giants | 26,692 |
97 | Washington Nationals | 26,631 |
98 | Chicago White Sox | 25,803 |
99 | Detroit Tigers | 25,772 |
100 | Miami Dolphins | 25,681 |
101 | Minnesota Twins | 25,489 |
102 | Chicago Cubs | 25,294 |
103 | Milwaukee Brewers | 24,060 |
104 | Dallas Cowboys | 23,939 |
105 | Cincinnati Reds | 23,586 |
106 | New Orleans Saints | 22,256 |
107 | New Jersey Devils | 22,006 |
108 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 21,990 |
109 | Philadelphia Flyers | 21,353 |
110 | Denver Broncos | 21,312 |
111 | Houston Texans | 20,942 |
112 | Washington Redskins | 20,915 |
113 | New York Rangers | 20,326 |
114 | New England Patriots | 20,064 |
115 | Detroit Lions | 20,035 |
116 | New York Islanders | 19,994 |
117 | Buffalo Bills | 19,529 |
118 | St. Louis Rams | 19,170 |
119 | Carolina Panthers | 19,128 |
120 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 18,654 |
121 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 18,022 |
122 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17,720 |
123 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15,755 |
124 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15,394 |
125 | Minnesota Vikings | 14,783 |
126 | Tennessee Titans | 14,206 |
127 | Baltimore Ravens | 12,588 |
128 | Cleveland Browns | 11,058 |
129 | New York Jets | 10,945 |
130 | Green Bay Packers | 10,156 |
131 | Chicago Bears | 9,367 |
132 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7,263 |
* Relocated and now called the Houston Dynamo
Notes: MLB, NBA and NHL figures are projections for the current (2005-06) or upcoming (2006) season. MLS totals include playoff games. NFL totals include preseason and playoff games. The projected total for the Hornets is based on travel from New Orleans, as originally scheduled.
Sources: SportsBusiness Journal research, MLB, MLS, NBA, NFL, NHL