In fact, Detroit is one of the winningest cities in the United States:
| city | MLB | NFL | NHL | NBA | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 34 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 47 |
| Boston | 7 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| Montreal | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| Los Angeles | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| Chicago | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
Per capita, or per urban GDP, this is even more impressive. Full details at this Google spreadsheet . (N.B. that this tracks cities and not franchises, that is, Brooklyn Dodgers are a NY team while LA Dodgers are LA. Also, we gave the New England Patriots to Boston as a gesture of goodwill after the Red Sox placed 3rd (out of 5) in their division this year.)
Posted by netrc at October 17, 2006 08:41 AM