Top 10 Right Backs in MLS

[Season start - July 26, 2019 - I round ages]

What sticks out right away with both the Right and Left Back positions in MLS is how little money is spent on these roles. None of the top 10 in the RB role top $700k and only a couple top $600k. Considering how important xG is these days and the role overlapping backs play in getting quality crosses into the box, it is surprising.

Here are the top 10 Right Backs as I have them:


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Name(2)	BIRTHPLACE	Team	Age	Salary
Anton Tinnerholm	Linkoping, Sweden	NYC	28	$581,725
Leonardo Jara	Corrientes, Argentina	DC	28	$560,000
Romain Metanire	Metz, France	MIN	29	$411,833
Jorge Moreira	Villarica, Paraguay	PDX	30	$607,955
Kelvin Leerdam	Paramaribo, Suriname	SEA	29	$600,000
Michael Murillo	Panama City, Panama	NYR	24	$113,754
Rolf Feltscher	Bulach, Switzerland	LAG	29	$242,650
Franco Escobar	Rosario, Argentina	ATL	24	$300,000
Aaron Herrera	Casa Grande, Arizona	RSL	22	$86,000
Tristan Blackmon	Las Vegas, Nevada	LAF	23	$72,984

$356k: Median Wage among top 10 RBs
28: Median age

Not a who lot to call out at this position in MLS. It's a mixed back of players from all over the world. Looking at the WhoScored ratings only tells us a little bit of a different story, but not that notable.


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WS	Name	Team
7.22	Jorge Moreira	PDX
7.10	Romain Metanire	MIN
7.00	Michael Murillo	NYR
6.99	Leonardo Jara	DC
6.99	Rolf Feltscher	LAG
6.97	Julian Araujo	LAG
6.94	Joseph Mora	DC
6.92	Franco Escobar	ATL
6.92	Tristan Blackmon	LAF
6.91	Steven Beitashour	LAF
6.90	Anton Tinnerholm	NYCFC
6.89	Tommy Thompson	SJE
6.88	Brandon Bye	NER

With only a handful of players making an impact game in, game out this is most definitely a position a savvy MLS team can take advantage of. I guess Moreira is the class of the group. Metaanire and Murillo kinda stick out, if you are looking for more names. Lots of "M's."

Here are my other TOP IN MLS lists, so far:

FORWARDs
CENTRAL MIDFIELD
RIGHT MIDFIELD
LEFT BACKS
CENTER BACKS