TV Databases

Below you can find the most frequent national television announcers for each of the four major sports, including both American and Canadian NHL crews. The databases on this page would not be possible without the efforts of the late John Moynihan, Tim Brulia, Jimmy Delach, Jeff Haggar, J.P. Kirby and several others.

The data below is tabulated from the annual pages at The 506 Sports Archive, which come from the original forum threads that spawned these lists. You can discuss changes to these lists at The 506 Sports Discord server.

NFL


MLB


NBA


NHL (American)


NHL (Canadian)


NHL (Combined totals; a single broadcast that airs in both USA and Canada only counts once)


Totals in all four American lists


Totals in all five lists (a single NHL broadcast that airs in USA and Canada only counts once)


This Week (Not Yet Added)

Crossover Announcers That Have Called Multiple Sports

Updated through games of Dec. 31, 2024
Four-sport list sorted by fourth sport, three-sport by third sport, two-sport by second sport.

*Asterisks denote active announcers.

Four Sports (minimum 1 game in each)

1. Dick Stockton (715 NFL, 615 NBA, 191 MLB, 23 NHL)
2. Marv Albert (1132 NBA, 297 NFL, 34 NHL, 18 MLB)
3. *Al Michaels (763 NFL, 262 MLB, 27 NBA, 3 NHL)
4. Bob Costas (540 MLB, 108 NBA, 71 NFL, 2 NHL)
5. Bob Wolff (140 MLB, 31 NFL, 6 NBA, 1 NHL)
6. *Paul Kennedy (7 NFL, 7 MLB, 2 NBA, 1 NHL)

Three Sports (minimum 15 games in each)

1. *Kenny Albert (511 NFL, 501 NHL, 436 MLB)
2. Dick Stockton (715 NFL, 615 NBA, 191 MLB, 23 NHL)
3. Lindsey Nelson (239 NFL, 194 MLB, 93 NBA)
4. Curt Gowdy (408 MLB, 335 NFL, 78 NBA)
5. Bob Costas (540 MLB, 108 NBA, 71 NFL)
6. Jim Gray (362 NBA, 67 NFL, 66 MLB)
7. Dick Enberg (491 NFL, 68 NBA, 59 MLB)
8. *Sean McDonough (180 MLB, 136 NHL, 48 NFL)
9. Joel Meyers (131 MLB, 61 NFL, 40 NBA)
10. Marv Albert (1132 NBA, 297 NFL, 34 NHL, 18 MLB)
11. Greg Gumbel (437 NFL, 69 NBA, 28 MLB)
12. *Al Michaels (763 NFL, 262 MLB, 27 NBA)
13. Chris Schenkel (157 NFL, 126 NBA, 24 NBA)
14. *Erin Andrews (265 NFL, 145 MLB, 23 NHL)
15. Gary Bender (156 NBA, 136 NFL, 18 MLB)
16. *Ernie Johnson (146 MLB, 27 NBA, 18 NFL)
17. Sam Ryan (141 MLB, 19 NHL, 15 MLB)

Active announcers with 10+ games in three sports:

*Mike Tirico (313 NBA, 264 NFL, 13 NHL)

*Jaime Maggio (43 NBA, 36 NFL, 12 MLB)

*Adam Amin (99 MLB, 82 NFL, 10 NBA)

Two Sports (minimum 100 games in each)

1. Dick Stockton (715 NFL, 615 NBA, 191 MLB)
2. *Kevin Harlan (920 NBA, 525 NFL)
3. *Kenny Albert (511 NFL, 501 NHL, 436 MLB)
4. *Joe Buck (637 MLB, 493 NFL)
5. Gary Thorne (787 NHL, 404 MLB)
6. Curt Gowdy (408 MLB, 335 NFL)
7. Marv Albert (1132 NBA, 297 NFL)
8. *Brian Anderson (283 NBA, 268 MLB)
9. *Mike Tirico (313 NBA, 264 NFL)
10. *Al Michaels (763 NFL, 262 MLB)
11. *Thom Brennaman (364 MLB, 259 NFL)
12. *Lisa Salters (513 NBA, 228 NFL)
13. Michele Tafoya (325 NFL, 202 NBA)
    
    
14. Lindsey Nelson (239 NFL, 194 MLB)
15. *Sam Rosen (282 NFL, 166 NHL)
16. *Ian Eagle (463 NFL, 166 NBA)
17. *Erin Andrews (265 NFL, 145 MLB)
18. Tom Hammond (158 NFL, 144 NBA)
19. Howard Cosell (216 NFL, 143 MLB)
20. Verne Lundquist (200 NFL, 141 NBA)
21. *Sean McDonough (180 MLB, 136 NHL)
22. Gary Bender (156 NBA, 136 NFL)
23. Chris Schenkel (157 NFL, 126 NBA)
24. *Spero Dedes (191 NFL, 125 NBA)
25. *Dan Shulman (461 MLB, 116 NBA)
26. Bob Costas (540 MLB, 108 NBA)
27. Vin Scully (276 MLB, 103 NFL)

Active announcers with 50+ games in two sports:

*Adam Amin (99 MLB, 82 NFL)
*Alex Faust (82 MLB, 66 NHL)

*Joe Davis (161 MLB, 60 NFL)

The NBA and NHL are the only pair of leagues not represented on the two-sport list. Here are the seven announcers who have called at least 10 national games in both leagues and an active announcer who is three NBA games away from joining them.

1. Al Albert (66 NBA, 63 NHL)
2. Marv Albert (1132 NBA, 34 NHL)
3. Bud Palmer (51 NHL, 28 NBA)
4. Dick Stockton (615 NBA, 23 NHL)
5. *Mike Tirico (313 NBA, 13 NHL)
6. *Nabil Karim (15 NBA, 13 NHL)
7. Tim Ryan (72 NHL, 10 NBA)

*Bob Wischusen (123 NHL, 7 NBA)

Finally, we would like to acknowledge that several announcers (including but not limited to Chris Cuthbert, Gord Miller, Don Wittman, Dave Hodge and Steve Armitage) have been part of Canadian Football League coverage for which we do not have quantitative data.