Why does baseball have ten times more games than football?

Question

NFL has 16 regular season games, while MLB has 162 regular season games.

Answer 1

In professional football, a great majority of the athletes are getting paid to get hit by large men, or hit large men, so it takes a full week to recouperate from the soreness, as football is a physical sport in that sense. In baseball, there isn't as much contact for most position players (except for the catcher), so they're able to play alot of games in a row without needing an off-day to rest.

Answer 2

Probably because it takes the human body a LOT more time to recover from playing an NFL football game than id does to recover from playing a baseball game. Baseball is a non-contact sport and does not take nearly the physical toll on the body that football does.

Answer 3

There are a lot of reasons. The two main reasons are that; one game DOES NOT tell who is the better team, football is closer to showing which team is better. Secondly; there is less physical stress on baseball players per game.

Answer 4

because in the NFL players take a lot more beating to rest up from. And baseball has more teams.

Answer 5

It doesnt take as much energy as football does and its alot less strategic...and if football played 162 games...every player would be hurt!

Answer 6

The real reason is because baseball is a non-contact sport

Answer 7

because baseball is ten times more better than football.

Answer 8

BASEBALL IS MORE OF A MARATHON TYPE OF SPORT.WHERE FOOTBALL IS SHORTER SEASON SINCE THE PLAYER WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED IF IT LASTED LONGER

Answer 9

baseball is much less tiring, and doesn't require days of practice between games. it isn't as physical.

Answer 10

Dammit Hess beat me to my answer. I think I like that girl.