League vs League
EPL vs NBA
Premier League versus National Basketball Association — a side-by-side breakdown of two very different worlds of pro sports, plus the tools to compare their teams and players by the numbers.
Head to head
Soccer
Sport
Basketball
1992
Founded
1946
20
Teams
30
August – May
Season
October – June
Goals
Scoring
Points (2s, 3s, FTs)
2 × 45 min
Game length
4 × 12 min
Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Bukayo Saka
Stars today
LeBron James, Nikola Jokić, Stephen Curry
Soccer
EPL
Premier League
The most-watched football league in the world.
Since 199220 teamsAugust – May
Basketball
NBA
National Basketball Association
Global superstar league with the highest-paid athletes in team sports.
Since 194630 teamsOctober – June
Take it further
Compare teams & players from either league
CompariSport pulls real, historical stats going back decades. Pick 2–4 teams or players and see who leads every stat.