National Basketball Association (NBA)

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Robert Parish.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for Johnny Moore.

Major League Baseball (MLB)

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Bobby Doerr.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for manager Fred Hutchinson.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Pee Wee Reese.
• The Milwaukee Brewers, for Hall of Famer and former owner, Bud Selig.
• The New York Yankees, for Billy Martin, who both played for and managed the team.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Richie Ashburn.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for manager Billy Meyer.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for founding owner Walter Brown, a member of the Hall of Fame as a contributor.
• The Milwaukee Bucks, for Hall of Fame player Oscar Robertson.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for founding owner Larry Weinberg. Unlike most numbers so honored, this number remains in circulation for players.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Fame player Nate Archibald, honoring the number's retirement when the team was known as the Kansas City Kings.
• The Seattle SuperSonics, for Gus Williams.
• The Utah Jazz, for Frank Layden, who served the team first as head coach and then as president.

National Football League (NFL)

• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Ray Flaherty.^[1]
• The Tennessee Titans, for Hall of Famer Warren Moon, who played for the team in its past incarnation as the Houston Oilers.^[2]

National Hockey League (NHL)

• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Glenn Hall.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Terry Sawchuk.
• The Minnesota Wild, for their fans.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Jacques Plante.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Eddie Giacomin.
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Hall of Famer Bernie Parent.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famers Johnny Bower and Turk Broda.

Nippon Professional Baseball

• The Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo, for Sadaharu Oh.

FIA

• Rothman Williams Renault teams, for Ayrton Senna, after his death from injuries sustained in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. This was until Logan Sergeant ran the Number 2 for the Williams Team in 2023.

Handball-Bundesliga

• The THW Kiel, for Magnus Wislander, IHF World Player of the Year in 1990 and Player of the 20th Century

MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Hall of Famer Nellie Fox.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Charlie Gehringer.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Derek Jeter.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Eddie Shore.
• The Buffalo Sabres, for Hall of Famer Tim Horton.
• The Carolina Hurricanes, for Glen Wesley
• The Hartford Whalers, for Rick Ley. The number was returned to circulation after the franchise moved to North Carolina in 1997.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Doug Harvey.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Brian Leetch.
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Hall of Famer Mark Howe.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Hall of Famer Al MacInnis.

Finland Ice Hockey Liiga

• The Tappara, for Kalevi Numminen.

Kontinental Hockey League

• The HC CSKA Moscow, for Viacheslav Fetisov.

Sweden Ice Hockey League

• The Karlstad Färjestad BK, for Tommy Samuelsson.

Association football

• Al Ahly of Egypt, for defender Mohamed Abdelwahab, who died in 2006 during a club training session.
• Atlante of Mexico, for longtime goalkeeper Federico Vilar.
• Internazionale of Italy, for longtime defender Giacinto Facchetti, who went on to serve as club president and died in that office.^[3]
• Milan of Italy, for longtime defender Paolo Maldini.
• Sturm Graz of Austria, for longtime defender Günther Neukirchner.

Handball

• The Rhein-Neckar Löwen, for Uwe Gensheimer, was the captain when they won their first Championship.
• The Veszprém KC of Hungary, for Péter Gulyás.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for Dale Murphy.
• The Chicago White Sox, for Harold Baines.
• The Cleveland Guardians, for Hall of Famer Earl Averill.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Alan Trammell.
• The Minnesota Twins, for Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Babe Ruth.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Bill Terry, who played for the team when it was based in New York City.

MLS

• The Portland Timbers, for Clive Charles.^[4]

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Dennis Johnson.
• The Miami Heat, for Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade.^[5]
• The New Jersey Nets, for Hall of Famer Dražen Petrović.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Hall of Famer Allen Iverson.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer Bronko Nagurski.^[6]
• The Green Bay Packers, for Hall of Famer Tony Canadeo.^[7]
• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Hall of Famer Jan Stenerud.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Lionel Hitchman.
• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Keith Magnuson and Hall of Famer Pierre Pilote.
• The Edmonton Oilers, for Al Hamilton.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Émile Bouchard.
• The New Jersey Devils, for Ken Daneyko.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Harry Howell.
• The Quebec Nordiques, for J. C. Tremblay. The number was returned to circulation after the franchise moved to Colorado in 1995.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Bob Gassoff.

Finland Ice Hockey Liiga

• The Tappara, for Pekka Marjamäki.
• The HC TPS of Turku, for Timo Nummelin.

Nippon Professional Baseball

• The Hiroshima Carp, for Sachio Kinugasa.
• The Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo, for Shigeo Nagashima.

MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver.
• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Joe Cronin.
• The Chicago White Sox, for Hall of Famer Luke Appling.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Duke Snider.
• The Milwaukee Brewers, for Hall of Famer Paul Molitor.
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Mel Ott.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner.

NBA

• The Chicago Bulls, for Jerry Sloan, who later served as the team's head coach and went on to a Hall of Fame career in that role (mainly with the Utah Jazz).
• The Detroit Pistons, for Hall of Fame player Joe Dumars, who later served as team president.
• The Milwaukee Bucks, for Sidney Moncrief.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Chris Webber.
• The Utah Jazz, for Hall of Fame player Adrian Dantley.

NFL

• The Green Bay Packers, for Hall of Famer Brett Favre.^[7]
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Tuffy Leemans.^[1]

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Bobby Orr.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Red Kelly.
• The Los Angeles Kings, for Hall of Famer Rob Blake.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Jean Béliveau.
• The New Jersey Devils, for Hall of Famer Scott Stevens.
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Barry Ashbee.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning, for Vincent Lecavalier.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs for Hall of Famers Hap Day and Red Kelly.

China Basketball Association

• The Guangdong Southern Tigers, for Du Feng.

Basketball Bundesliga of Germany

• The Alba Berlin, for Henrik Rödl.

Greece Basketball League

• The Panathinaikos B.C., for Fragiskos Alvertis.

Hungary Nemzeti Handball League

• The Veszprém KC, for Gergő Iváncsik.

Lega Basket Serie A of Italy

• The Virtus Bologna, for Roberto Brunamonti.

Spain Basketball Liga

• The FC Barcelona Basquet, for Andrés Jiménez.

Spain Handball ASOBAL League

• The FC Barcelona Handbol, for Xavier O'Callaghan.

CFL

• The BC Lions, for Lui Passaglia.^[8]
• The Calgary Stampeders, for Harry Hood.^[9]

MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson.
• The Cincinnati Reds for Willard Hershberger and later for Hall of Famer Johnny Bench.
• The Cleveland Guardians, for Hall of Famer Lou Boudreau.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg.
• The Florida Marlins for their first president Carl Barger.
• The Houston Astros, for Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell.
• The Kansas City Royals, for Hall of Famer George Brett.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Dick Van Arsdale.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer George McAfee.^[6]
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Donovan McNabb.^[10]

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Dit Clapper.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Nicklas Lidström.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famers Bernie Geoffrion and Guy Lapointe.
• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Denis Potvin.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Bob Plager.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Bill Barilko.
• The Washington Capitals, for Hall of Famer Rod Langway.

Lega Basket Serie A of Italy

• The Virtus Bologna, for Predrag Danilovic.

Lithuania Basketball League

• The BC Žalgiris for Modestas Paulauskas.

Spain Handball ASOBAL League

• The FC Barcelona Handbol, for Enric Masip.

Sweden Ice Hockey League

• The Karlstad Färjestad BK, for Håkan Loob.

Association football

• A.C. Milan, for captain Franco Baresi.

Handball-Bundesliga

• The TBV Lemgo, for László Marosi.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for manager Bobby Cox.
• The Boston Red Sox, for Johnny Pesky.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Al Kaline.
• The Minnesota Twins, for Tony Oliva.
• The New York Yankees, for manager Joe Torre.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Stan Musial.
• The San Diego Padres, for Steve Garvey.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics and all NBA teams, for Hall of Famer Bill Russell.
• The Orlando Magic, for their fans (the "sixth man").
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Hall of Famer Julius Erving.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Walter Davis.
• The Sacramento Kings, for their fans.

NFL

• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Warren McVea.

NHL

• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famer Ace Bailey.

Greek Basket League

• Aris Thessaloniki, for Nikos Galis.

Hungary Nemzeti Handball League

• The Veszprém KC, for József Éles.

Basketball Super League of Turkey

• The Fenerbahçe Basketball, for Mirsad Türkcan.

MLB

• The Houston Astros, for Hall of Famer Craig Biggio.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle.
• The Texas Rangers, for Hall of Famer Iván Rodríguez.
• The Minnesota Twins, for Joe Mauer.

NBA

• The Cleveland Cavaliers, for Bingo Smith.
• The New Orleans Hornets, for Hall of Famer Pete Maravich of the New Orleans Jazz.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Kevin Johnson.
• The Utah Jazz, also for Pete Maravich.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Fame player, coach, and owner George Halas.^[6]
• The Denver Broncos, for Hall of Famer John Elway.^[11]
• The Detroit Lions, for Hall of Famer Dutch Clark.^[12]
• The Los Angeles Rams, for Hall of Famer Bob Waterfield.
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Mel Hein.^[1]

NHL

• The Arizona Coyotes, for Keith Tkachuk.
• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Phil Esposito.
• The Buffalo Sabres, for Rick Martin.
• The Dallas Stars, for Neal Broten.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay.
• The Edmonton Oilers, for Hall of Famer Paul Coffey.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Howie Morenz.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Rod Gilbert.
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Hall of Famer Bill Barber.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famers King Clancy and Tim Horton.
• The Washington Capitals, for Yvon Labre.

Czech Republic Ice Hockey League

• The HC Slavia Praha, for Petr Kadlec.

Finland Ice Hockey Liiga

• The Tappara, for Timo Jutila.

Argentine Basketball League

• The Asociación Deportiva Atenas of Córdova, for Bruno Lábaque.
• The Quilmes de Mar del Plata, for Esteban De la Fuente.

France Basketball League

• The Limoges CSP, for Richard Dacoury.

Hungary Nemzeti Handball League

• The Veszprém KC, for István Gulyás.

South Korea Baseball League

• The Gwangju Kia Tigers, for Lee Jong-beom.

India National Cricket Team

• Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Spain Basketball Liga

• The FC Barcelona Basquet, for Nacho Solozábal.

Spain Handball ASOBAL League

• The FC Barcelona Handbol, for Iñaki Urdangarin.

Basketball Super League of Turkey

• The Anadolu Efes of Istanbul, for Petar Naumoski.
• The Fenerbahçe Basketball, for Omer Onan.

Israeli Premier League (Association football)

• Maccabi Tel Aviv, for Avi Nimni.

MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr.
• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for Hall of Famer Joe Morgan.
• The Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals, for Hall of Famer Gary Carter.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famers Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Willie Stargell.

NBA

• The Los Angeles Lakers, for Kobe Bryant.

NFL

• The St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Larry Wilson.
• The San Francisco 49ers, for Hall of Famer Steve Young.

NHL

• The Anaheim Ducks, for Hall of Famer Teemu Selänne.^[13]
• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Cam Neely.^[14]
• The Minnesota North Stars and Dallas Stars, for Bill Goldsworthy.
• The Ottawa Senators, for Frank Finnigan.
• The Quebec Nordiques, for Marc Tardif. The number was returned to circulation after the franchise moved to Colorado in 1995.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Barclay Plager.

Nippon Professional Baseball

• The Hiroshima Carp, for Kōji Yamamoto.

Argentine Basketball League

• The Peñarol de Mar del Plata, for Tato Rodríguez.
• The Quilmes de Mar del Plata, for Guillermo Garcia Oyaga.

China Basketball Association

• The Guangdong Southern Tigers, for Zhu Fangyu.

Czech Republic Ice Hockey League

• The HC Slavia Praha, for Michal Sup.

Finland Ice Hockey Liiga

• The Tappara, for Janne Ojanen.
• The HC TPS of Turku, for Juhani Wahlsten.

Lega Basket Serie A of Italy

• The Olimpia Milano, for Mike D'Antoni.

Basketball League of Serbia

• The Crvena Zvezda of Belgrade, for Igor Rakočević.

Spain Handball ASOBAL League

• The FC Barcelona Handbol, for Víctor Tomás González.

MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Ted Williams.
• The Chicago White Sox, for Minnie Miñoso.
• The New York Yankees, for Roger Maris.
• The Oakland Athletics, for Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Enos Slaughter.

NBA

• The Atlanta Hawks, for Hall of Famer Bob Pettit.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Dan Majerle.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for Hall of Famer Tony Parker.
• The Utah Jazz, for owner Larry Miller.

NHL

• The Anaheim Ducks, for Hall of Famer Paul Kariya.
• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Johnny Bucyk.
• The Calgary Flames, for Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald.
• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Bobby Hull.
• The Dallas Stars, for Hall of Famer Mike Modano.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Gordie Howe.
• The Edmonton Oilers, for Hall of Famer Glenn Anderson.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Maurice Richard.
• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Clark Gillies.
• The New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Andy Bathgate and Adam Graves.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famers Ted Kennedy and Charlie Conacher.
• The first NHL incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets, also for Bobby Hull. The number has been returned to circulation since the franchise's relocation to Arizona, but it remains an honored number as part of the Arizona Coyotes "Ring of Honor".

NFL

• The Tennessee Titans, for Steve McNair.^[2]
• The Washington Commanders, for Hall of Famer Sonny Jurgensen.

Argentine Basketball League

• The Asociación Deportiva Atenas of Córdoba, for Marcelo Milanesio.

Peru Primera Football League

• The Club Universitario de Deportes of Lima, for Teodoro Fernandez.

Swedish Hockey League (ice hockey)

• Karlstad Färjestad BK, for Ulf Sterner and Thomas Rundqvist.

Association football

• Brescia, for Roberto Baggio.
• FAS, for Mágico González.
• Legia Warsaw, for Kazimierz Deyna.
• Napoli, for Diego Maradona in 2000.
• New York Cosmos, for Pelé in October 1977.

Basketball (FIBA)

• Cibona, for Dražen Petrović
• Real Madrid Baloncesto, for Fernando Martín.^[15]

CFL

• The Calgary Stampeders, for Willie Burden.^[9]
• The Hamilton Tiger-Cats, for Bernie Faloney.^[16]

Handball

• The HSV Hamburg, for Oleg Velyky. After his death.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for Chipper Jones.
• The Chicago Cubs, for Hall of Famer Ron Santo.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson. The Detroit Tigers, for whom he managed more seasons, also retired his number, but he wore #11 in Detroit.
• The Kansas City Royals, for manager Dick Howser.
• The Minnesota Twins, for manager Tom Kelly.
• The Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals, for Rusty Staub and later for Hall of Famer Andre Dawson.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Phil Rizzuto, who went on to spend four decades as a Yankees radio and TV broadcaster.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for manager Tony La Russa.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Jo Jo White.
• The Chicago Bulls, for Bob Love.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman. Greg Monroe, wore 10 when the Jersey was retired and was able to keep the number during his Pistons tenure.
• The Miami Heat, for Tim Hardaway.
• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Walt Frazier, who also served as a Knicks broadcaster after his playing career.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Maurice Cheeks, who also served as the team's head coach.
• The Seattle SuperSonics and Oklahoma City Thunder, for Nate McMillan, who also served as the team's head coach.
• The Washington Wizards, for Hall of Famer Earl Monroe, who played for the team in its past incarnation as the Baltimore Bullets.

NFL

• The Minnesota Vikings, for Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton.
• The New York Giants, for Eli Manning.^[1]

NHL

• The Carolina Hurricanes, for Hall of Famer Ron Francis.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Alex Delvecchio.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famers Syl Apps and George Armstrong.
• The Vancouver Canucks, for Hall of Famer Pavel Bure.

WNBA

• The Houston Comets, for Kim Perrot^[17]

Finland Ice Hockey Liiga

• The Tappara, for Timo Susi.

Hungary Nemzeti Handball League

• The Veszprém KC, for Carlos Pérez.

India National Cricket Team

• Sachin Tendulkar. The Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians have also retired his number.

Lega Basket Serie A of Italy

• The Virtus Bologna, for Renato Villalta.

Nippon Professional Baseball

• The Hanshin Tigers, for Fumio Fujimura.

South Korea Baseball League

• The Daegu Samsung Lions, for Yang Joon-hyuk.

CFL

• The Ottawa Redblacks, for Ron Stewart.^[18]

Handball-Bundesliga

• TBV Lemgo, for Volker Zerbe. When Zerbe became general manager of Lemgo he reactivated the number and gave it to Holger Glandorf.

MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for Hall of Famer Barry Larkin.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson.
• The Los Angeles Angels, for Jim Fregosi, who played for the franchise during its first tenure as the Los Angeles Angels and after its renaming as California Angels, and also managed the California Angels.
• The New York Giants and San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Paul Waner.
• The Seattle Mariners, for Hall of Famer Edgar Martinez.

NBA

• The Cleveland Cavaliers, for Zydrunas Ilgauskas.^[19]
• The Detroit Pistons, for Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Famer Bob Davies.
• The Washington Wizards, for Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes.

NFL

• The New York Giants, for Phil Simms.^[1]

NHL

• The Buffalo Sabres, for Hall of Famer Gilbert Perreault.
• The Edmonton Oilers and New York Rangers, for Hall of Famer Mark Messier.
• The New York Rangers, for Vic Hadfield.
• The Ottawa Senators, for Daniel Alfredsson.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Brian Sutter.
• The Washington Capitals, for Hall of Famer Mike Gartner.

Argentine Basketball League

• The Asociación Deportiva Atenas of Córdoba, for Diego Osella.

Lega Basket Serie A of Italy

• The Olimpia Milano, for Dino Meneghin.

Nippon Professional Baseball

• The Hanshin Tigers, for Minoru Murayama.

Hungary Nemzeti Handball League

• The Veszprém KC, for István Csoknyai.

Lithuania Basketball League

• The BC Žalgiris, for Arvydas Sabonis.

Liga ACB (Spanish basketball)

• FC Barcelona Bàsquet, for Juan Carlos Navarro.

South Korea Baseball League

• The Lotte Giants of Busan, for Choi Dong-won.

CFL

• The Ottawa Redblacks, for Russ Jackson.^[18]

MLB

• The Tampa Bay Rays, for Hall of Famer Wade Boggs.
• The Toronto Blue Jays, for Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar.

NBA

• The New York Knicks, for Dick Barnett.
• The Cincinnati Royals and Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Famer Maurice Stokes.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for Bruce Bowen. LaMarcus Aldridge would later wear the number with Bowen's permission.
• The Utah Jazz, for Hall of Famer John Stockton.

NFL

• The Buffalo Bills, for Hall of Famer Jim Kelly.^[20]
• The Miami Dolphins, for Hall of Famer Bob Griese.
• The New England Patriots, for Tom Brady.^[21]
• The New York Jets, for Hall of Famer Joe Namath.
• The San Francisco 49ers, for John Brodie.
• The Seattle Seahawks, for their fans (the "12th Man").

NHL

• The Calgary Flames, for Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Sid Abel.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famers Yvan Cournoyer and Dickie Moore.
• The Vancouver Canucks, for Stan Smyl.
• The San Jose Sharks, for Patrick Marleau

Finland Ice Hockey Liiga

• The Tappara, for Erkki Lehtonen.

Kontinental Hockey League

• The HC Dynamo Moscow, for Igor Korolev.

Liga ACB (Spanish basketball)

• FC Barcelona Bàsquet, for Roberto Dueñas.

Colombian Football League

• The Atlético Nacional of Medellín, for Alexis Henríquez.^[22]

CFL

• The Calgary Stampeders, for Mark McLoughlin.^[9]
• The Montreal Alouettes, for Anthony Calvillo.^[23]

MLB

• The Cincinnati Reds, for Dave Concepción.

NBA

• The Charlotte Hornets, for Bobby Phills, who died in a 2000 auto accident.
• The Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, and Philadelphia 76ers, all for Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Steve Nash.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Dave Twardzik.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for James Silas.

NFL

• The Miami Dolphins, for Hall of Famer Dan Marino.
• The New York Jets, for Hall of Famer Don Maynard.

NHL

• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famer Mats Sundin.

Argentine Basketball Confederation

• The CABB^{[lower-alpha 1]} retired the number in the men's national team for Andrés Nocioni.^[24]

Greek Basket League

• Panathinaikos for Dimitris Diamantidis.

MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Jim Rice.
• The Chicago Cubs, for Hall of Famer Ernie Banks.
• The Cincinnati Reds, for Pete Rose, who also managed the team.
• The Cleveland Guardians, for Hall of Fame player Larry Doby, who also managed the team when they were known as the Indians.
• The Minnesota Twins, for Kent Hrbek.
• The New York Mets, for Gil Hodges, who both played for and managed the team.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Jim Bunning.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Ken Boyer.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Bob Cousy.
• The Golden State Warriors, for Tom Meschery, who played for the team as the Philadelphia and San Francisco Warriors.
• The Milwaukee Bucks, for Jon McGlocklin.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Lionel Hollins.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson, who played for the team when it was known as the Cincinnati Royals.
• The Utah Jazz, for Jeff Hornacek.

NFL

• The Cleveland Browns, for Hall of Famer Otto Graham.^[25]
• The Green Bay Packers, for Hall of Famer Don Hutson.^[7]
• The New York Giants, for Ward Cuff and Hall of Famer Y. A. Tittle.^[1]
• The San Diego Chargers, for Hall of Famer Dan Fouts.

NHL

• The Buffalo Sabres, for René Robert.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famer Dave Keon.

WNBA

• The Houston Comets, for Cynthia Cooper^[17]

German Basketball Federation

• The DBB^{[lower-alpha 2]} retired the number in the men's national team for Dirk Nowitzki.^[26]

Nippon Professional Baseball

• The Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo, for Eiji Sawamura.

Kontinental Hockey League

• HC Dynamo Moscow, for Sergei Svetlov.

Eredivisie (Netherlands)

• Ajax Amsterdam, for Johan Cruyff.

CFL

• The BC Lions, for Willie Fleming.^[8]

MLB

• The New York Yankees, for Thurman Munson.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Dick Allen.

National teams

• The Kosovo national team, for Gazmend Sinani.^[27]

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Tom Heinsohn, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and coach for the team.
• The Dallas Mavericks, for Brad Davis.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Vinnie Johnson.
• The New York Knicks for Hall of Fame players Earl Monroe and Dick McGuire.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Hall of Famer Hal Greer.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Larry Steele.

NFL

• The Green Bay Packers, for Hall of Famer Bart Starr.^[7]
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Hall of Famer Steve Van Buren.^[10]

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Milt Schmidt.

Australia National Basketball League

• The Perth Wildcats, for Ricky Grace.

China Basketball Association

• The Beijing Ducks, for Zhang Yunsong.

Finland Ice Hockey Liiga

• The HC TPS of Turku, for Reijo Leppänen.

Nippon Professional Baseball

• The Hiroshima Carp, for Hiroki Kuroda.

Mexico Baseball League

• The Diablos Rojos del Mexico, for Salome Barojas.

Spain Basketball Liga

• The FC Barcelona Basquet, for Juan Antonio San Epifanio.

MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Hall of Famer Ted Lyons.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Hal Newhouser.
• The Miami Marlins, for former pitcher José Fernández.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Whitey Ford.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Satch Sanders, a member of the Hall of Fame as a contributor to the sport.
• The Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks, both for Hall of Fame player Bob Lanier.
• The Golden State Warriors, for Al Attles.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Peja Stojaković

NFL

• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Hall of Famer Len Dawson.
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Frank Gifford.^[1]
• The San Francisco 49ers, for Hall of Famer Joe Montana.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Rick Middleton.
• The Buffalo Sabres, for Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine.* The Los Angeles Kings, for Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famers Henri Richard and Elmer Lach.
• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Hall of Famer Bobby Clarke.
• The Quebec Nordiques, for Hall of Famer Michel Goulet. The number was returned to circulation after the franchise moved to Colorado in 1995.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Hall of Famer Brett Hull.
• The Vancouver Canucks, for Trevor Linden.

Finland Ice Hockey Liiga

• The HC TPS of Turku, for Rauli Tamelin

Nippon Professional Baseball

• The Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo, for Tetsuharu Kawakami.

Spain Handball League (Liga ASOBAL)

• The FC Barcelona Handbol, for David Barrufet.

FIA

• All Formula One teams, for Jules Bianchi, after his death from injuries sustained in the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.

MLB

• The Colorado Rockies, for Todd Helton.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean, who also had a notable career as a broadcaster for the team.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer John Havlicek.
• The Golden State Warriors, for Hall of Famer Chris Mullin.
• The Los Angeles Lakers, honored for Hall of Famer Jim Pollard of the Minneapolis Lakers.

NHL

• The Carolina Hurricanes, for Rod Brind'Amour.
• The Edmonton Oilers, for Hall of Famer Jari Kurri.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Wendel Clark.

Kontinental Hockey League

• The HC CSKA Moscow, for Valeri Kharlamov.
• The HC Dynamo Moscow, for Vladimir Yurzinov and Zinetula Bilyaletdinov.

Indian Premier League

• The Royal Challengers Bangalore, for AB de Villiers.

Sweden Ice Hockey League

• The Karlstad Färjestad BK, for Mathias Johansson.

CFL

• The Calgary Stampeders, for Allen Pitts.^[9]

Handball-Bundesliga

• The Rhein-Neckar Löwen, for Bjarte Myrhol.

MLB

• The Cincinnati Reds, for Ted Kluszewski.
• The Cleveland Guardians, for Mel Harder.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Dave Cowens.

NFL

• The Indianapolis Colts, for Peyton Manning.
• The Denver Broncos, for Frank Tripucka.^[11]
• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Hall of Famer Emmitt Thomas.

NHL

• The Buffalo Sabres, for Danny Gare.
• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Denis Savard.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Serge Savard.
• The Los Angeles Kings, for Dave Taylor.

Lega Basket Serie A of Italy

• The Olimpia Milano, for Art Kenney.

South Korea Baseball League

• The Gwangju Kia Tigers, for Sun Dong-yol.

Association football

• VfL Wolfsburg, for Junior Malanda, who died in a car accident.

FIA

• All FIA Formula 2 Championship teams, for Anthoine Hubert, after his death from injuries sustained in the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round.

MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Billy Pierce.
• The Cleveland Guardians, for Hall of Famer Bob Feller.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Jim Gilliam.
• The Milwaukee Brewers, for Hall of Famer Robin Yount.
• The San Diego Padres, for Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn.

NBA

• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Willis Reed.

NFL

• The Baltimore Colts and Indianapolis Colts, for Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas.
• The San Diego Chargers, for Hall of Famer Lance Alworth.

NHL

• The Arizona Coyotes, for Shane Doan.
• The Colorado Avalanche, for Hall of Famer Joe Sakic.
• The Detroit Red Wings, for Hall of Famer Steve Yzerman.
• The Hartford Whalers, for John McKenzie. The number was returned to circulation after the franchise moved to North Carolina in 1997.
• The Minnesota North Stars, for Bill Masterton, the only NHL player to have died as a direct result of an injury suffered during an NHL game.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Larry Robinson.
• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Bryan Trottier.
• The Vancouver Canucks, for Markus Näslund.

Czech Republic Ice Hockey League

• The HC Slavia Praha, for Josef Beranek.

MLB

• The Arizona Diamondbacks, for Luis Gonzalez.
• The Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds, both for Hall of Famer Frank Robinson.
• The Kansas City Royals, for Frank White.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Don Sutton.
• The New York Yankees, for Jorge Posada.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Pie Traynor.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Famer Lou Brock.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, who played for the team when it was the New York Giants.

NBA

• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Maurice Lucas.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for Hall of Famer Manu Ginóbili.

NFL

• The Detroit Lions, for Billy Sims and Hall of Famers Lem Barney and Barry Sanders.^[12][28]
• The New England Patriots, for Gino Cappelletti, who played for the team when it was known by its original name of the Boston Patriots.^[21]
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Brian Dawkins.^[10]

NHL

• The Los Angeles Kings, for Hall of Famer Luc Robitaille.

Kontinental Hockey League

• The HC CSKA Moscow, for Vladislav Tretiak.

Liga Espanola

• The FC Barcelona, for Luis Enrique.

MLB

• The Cleveland Guardians, for Hall of Famer Bob Lemon.
• The Milwaukee Braves and Atlanta Braves, for Hall of Famer Warren Spahn.
• The New York Yankees, for Paul O'Neill.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, following his death in a plane crash while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua.

NBA

• The Atlanta Hawks, for Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins.
• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Bill Sharman.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Hall of Famer Dave Bing.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Famer Vlade Divac.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for Hall of Famer Tim Duncan.

NFL

• The Los Angeles Chargers for LaDainian Tomlinson.
• The Washington Commanders, for Sean Taylor, who was murdered during a burglary attempt in 2007, when the team was known as the Redskins.

NHL

• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Stan Mikita.
• The Colorado Avalanche, for Hall of Famer Peter Forsberg.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins, for Michel Brière.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famer Borje Salming.

Australia National Basketball League

• The Perth Wildcats, for Andrew Vlahov.

Sweden Ice Hockey League

• The Karlstad Färjestad BK, for Jörgen Jönsson.

Association football

• Birmingham City, for Jude Bellingham.

CFL

• The BC Lions, for Joe Kapp.^[8]
• The Calgary Stampeders, for Tom Forzani.^[9]
• The Toronto Argonauts, for Dick Shatto.^[29]

Peru Primera Football League

• The Lima Universitario de Deportes, for José Luis Carranza.

Serbia SuperLiga

• The FK Partizan for Saša Ilić.

MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Famer Jim Palmer.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Ed Macauley.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers, for Larry Nance.
• The Dallas Mavericks, for Rolando Blackman.
• The Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers, both for Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler.
• The Los Angeles Lakers, for Hall of Famers Slater Martin and Elgin Baylor.
• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Dave DeBusschere.

NFL

• The Indianapolis Colts, for Buddy Young, who played with the team when they were in Baltimore.
• The Detroit Lions, for Hall of Famer Bobby Layne.^[12]

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Hall of Famer Willie O'Ree.
• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Mike Bossy.

Colombian Football League

• The Deportivo Independiente Medellín, for David González.^[30]

South Korea Baseball League

• The Daegu Samsung Lions, for Lee Man-soo.

Sweden Ice Hockey League

• The Djurgårdens IF Hockey, for Håkan Södergren.

Association football

• Club Brugge, for François Sterchele who died in a car accident on May 8, 2008.
• Manchester City, following the death of Marc-Vivien Foé in 2003.

CFL

• The Saskatchewan Roughriders, for Ron Lancaster.^[31]

MLB

• The Chicago Cubs, for Ryne Sandberg.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Willie Horton.
• The New York Yankees, for Don Mattingly.

NBA

• The Atlanta Hawks, for Lou Hudson.
• The Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat, for Michael Jordan.
• The New Jersey Nets, for Drazen Petrovic.

NHL

• The Colorado Avalanche, for Milan Hejduk.
• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Bob Gainey.
• The New York Islanders, for Bob Nystrom.

Finland Ice Hockey Liiga

• The HC TPS of Turku, for Hannu Virta.

Nippon Professional Baseball

• The Hanshin Tigers, for Yoshio Yoshida.

MLB

• The Cincinnati Reds, for Hall of Famer Tony Pérez.
• The Houston Astros, for Jimmy Wynn.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Fame manager Walter Alston.
• The Oakland Athletics, for Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Willie Mays.
• The Seattle Mariners, for Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Sam Jones.
• The Golden State Warriors, for Hall of Famer Rick Barry.
• The Los Angeles Lakers, for Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant.
• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Bill Bradley.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Bobby Jones.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Tom Chambers.
• The Seattle SuperSonics, for Hall of Famer Spencer Haywood.

NFL

• The Baltimore Colts, for Hall of Famer Lenny Moore.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins, for Terry O'Reilly.
• The St. Louis Blues, for Hall of Famer Bernie Federko.

Kontinental Hockey League

• The HC CSKA Moscow, for Sergei Makarov.

Mexico Baseball League

• The Cancun Tigres de Quintana Roo, for Matias Carrillo.

MLB

• The Cleveland Guardians, for Hall of Famer Jim Thome.
• The Houston Astros, for José Cruz.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Barry Bonds.

NHL

• The first NHL incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets, for Thomas Steen. The number has been returned to circulation since the franchise's relocation to Arizona, but it remains an honored number as part of the Arizona Coyotes "Ring of Honor".

England Premier Football League

• The Chelsea F.C., for Gianfranco Zola.

Sweden Ice Hockey League

• The Djurgårdens IF Hockey, for Mikael Johansson.

CFL

• The Ottawa Redblacks, for Whit Tucker.^[18]

MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Wade Boggs.
• The Chicago Cubs, for Hall of Famer Billy Williams.
• The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, for founding owner Gene Autry.
• The Texas Rangers, for Johnny Oates.

NHL

• The Dallas Stars, for Jere Lehtinen.
• The New Jersey Devils, for Patrik Elias.
• The Quebec Nordiques, for Hall of Famer Peter Stastny. The number was returned to circulation after the franchise moved to Colorado in 1995.
• The Tampa Bay Lightning, for Hall of Famer Martin St. Louis.

Kontinental Hockey League

• The HC Dynamo Moscow, for Alexei Zhamnov.

Association Football

• AFC Bournemouth, for their fans that are situated in the North Stand.

CFL

• The Montreal Alouettes, for Mike Pringle.^[23]

MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk.
• The Oakland Athletics, for Hall of Famer Catfish Hunter.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Juan Marichal.

NBA

• The Cincinnati Royals and Sacramento Kings, for Hall of Famer Jack Twyman.

NFL

• The Tennessee Titans, for Eddie George.^[2]

NHL

• The Anaheim Ducks and New Jersey Devils, for Hall of Famer Scott Niedermayer.
• The Arizona Coyotes, for Teppo Numminen.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famers Frank Mahovlich and Darryl Sittler.

Sweden Ice Hockey League

• The Djurgårdens IF Hockey, for Thomas Eriksson.

CFL

• The Montreal Alouettes, for George Dixon.^[23]

MLB

• The Minnesota Twins, for Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Willie Galimore.^[6]
• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Abner Haynes.
• The New York Jets, for Hall of Famer Curtis Martin.
• The St. Louis Rams, for Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk.

Association football

• S.L. Benfica, in memory of Miklós Fehér.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for John Smoltz.
• The California Angels, now the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Minnesota Twins, both for Hall of Famer Rod Carew.

NFL

• The Los Angeles Rams, for Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson.

NHL

• The Montreal Canadiens, for Hall of Famer Ken Dryden.

Kontinental Hockey League

• The HC Dynamo Moscow, for Mikhail Shtalenkov.

CFL

• The BC Lions, for Jim Young.^[8]

MLB

• The California Angels (now Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), for Nolan Ryan, on June 16, 1992. Ryan is the only major league player to have his number retired by three different teams, though the other two teams retired number 34 for him rather than 30.^[32]
• The San Francisco Giants, for Orlando Cepeda.

NHL

• The Calgary Flames, for Mike Vernon.
• The Los Angeles Kings, for Hall of Famer Rogie Vachon.
• The New Jersey Devils, for Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur.
• The New York Rangers, for Henrik Lundqvist.

Australia National Basketball League

• The Perth Wildcats, for Scott Fisher.

Kontinental Hockey League

• The HC Dynamo Moscow, for Sergei Yashin.

Association football

• Queens Park Rangers F.C., for Ray Jones.

CFL

• The Toronto Argonauts, for Michael Clemons.^[29]

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, also for Maddux.
• The Chicago Cubs, for Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux.
• The New York Mets, for Mike Piazza.
• The San Diego Padres, for Dave Winfield.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Cedric Maxwell.
• The Indiana Pacers, for Reggie Miller.

NFL

• The New Orleans Saints, for Jim Taylor.

NHL

• The Edmonton Oilers, for Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr.
• The New York Islanders, for Hall of Famer Billy Smith.

FIA

• Simtek teams, for Roland Ratzenberger, after his death from injuries sustained in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

MLB

• The Houston Astros, for Jim Umbricht.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax.
• The New York Yankees, for Elston Howard.
• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Steve Carlton.
• The Toronto Blue Jays, for Roy Halladay.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Kevin McHale.
• The Brooklyn Nets, for Hall of Famer Julius Erving of the New York Nets.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Richard Hamilton.
• The Los Angeles Lakers, for Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.
• The Miami Heat, for Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal.
• The Milwaukee Bucks, for Brian Winters.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Hall of Famer Billy Cunningham.
• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Hall of Famer Bill Walton.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for Sean Elliott.
• The Seattle SuperSonics, for Fred Brown.
• The Utah Jazz, for Hall of Famer Karl Malone.

NFL

• The Cleveland Browns, for Hall of Famer Jim Brown.^[25]
• The New York Giants, for Al Blozis, who left the team to serve with the United States Army in World War II and was killed in action in 1945.^[1]
• The Pittsburgh Steelers, for Hall of Famer Franco Harris.^[33]

NHL

• The Washington Capitals, for Dale Hunter.
• The Seattle Kraken, in recognition of the team being the 32nd to join the NHL and in honor of the 32,000 fans who placed deposits for tickets on the first possible day.

WNBA

• The Charlotte Sting, for Andrea Stinson^[34]

MLB

• The Baltimore Orioles, for Hall of Famer Eddie Murray.
• The Houston Astros, for Mike Scott.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Hall of Famer Honus Wagner.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Hall of Famer Larry Bird.
• The Chicago Bulls, for Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen.
• The Denver Nuggets, for Hall of Famer David Thompson.
• The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, both for Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
• The Miami Heat, for Alonzo Mourning.
• The New York Knicks, for Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Alvan Adams.

NFL

• The Kansas City Chiefs, for Stone Johnson, who died in 1963 from a neck fracture during a preseason game before he could play his first official game for the team.
• The Washington Commanders, for Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh.

NHL

• The Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens, both for Hall of Famer Patrick Roy.

Ukraine Association Football Premier League

• The FC Shakhtar Donetsk, for Dario Srna.

CFL

• The Saskatchewan Roughriders, for George Reed.^[31]

FIM

• Retired in honor of the 1993 MotoGP World Champion, Kevin Schwantz.

MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for David Ortiz.
• The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers, both for Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan.
• The Minnesota Twins, for Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett.
• The Oakland Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers, both for Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Paul Pierce.
• The Houston Rockets, for Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon.
• The Los Angeles Lakers, for Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal.
• The Philadelphia 76ers, for Hall of Famer Charles Barkley.

NFL

• The Buffalo Bills, for Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas.^[20]
• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer Walter Payton.^[6]
• The Tennessee Titans, for Hall of Famer Earl Campbell.^[2]

Nippon Professional Baseball

• The Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo, Masaichi Kaneda.

Mexico Baseball League

• The Sultanes de Monterrey, for Fernando Valenzuela.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for Hall of Famer Phil Niekro.
• The Chicago White Sox, for 2014 Hall of Fame inductee Frank Thomas.
• The San Diego Padres, for Randy Jones.

NBA

• The Boston Celtics, for Reggie Lewis.
• The Indiana Pacers, for Roger Brown.
• The Utah Jazz, for Darrell Griffith.

NHL

• The Chicago Blackhawks, for Hall of Famer Tony Esposito.
• The New York Rangers, for Mike Richter.

CFL

• The Saskatchewan Roughriders, for Dave Ridgway.^[31]

MLB

• The Philadelphia Phillies, for Hall of Famer Robin Roberts.^[35]
• The San Francisco Giants, for Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry.^[36]

NBA

• The Portland Trail Blazers, for Lloyd Neal.^[37]

South Korea Baseball League

• The Daegu Samsung Lions, for Lee Seung-yeop.

MLB

• The New York Mets and the New York Yankees, for Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel, the first manager to have had his number retired by two different teams.

NFL

• The Detroit Lions, for Hall of Famer Doak Walker.^[12]
• The San Francisco 49ers, for cornerback Jimmy Johnson.

NHL

• The Florida Panthers, for founding owner Wayne Huizenga.

CFL

• The BC Lions, for Byron Bailey.^[8]

MLB

• The Brooklyn Dodgers (now Los Angeles Dodgers), for Roy Campanella.

NFL

• The Miami Dolphins, for Hall of Famer Larry Csonka.

NHL

• The Buffalo Sabres, for Hall of Famer Dominik Hašek.

FIM

• In the Moto2 class, for Luis Salom, after he crashed during practice for the Catalan Grand Prix.

CFL

• The Ottawa Redblacks, for Bruno Bitkowski.^[18]
• The Saskatchewan Roughriders, for Mel Becket.^[31]

MLB

• The Houston Astros, for Don Wilson.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates, for Danny Murtaugh, most noted as the team's longtime manager.

NBA

• The Denver Nuggets, for Byron Beck.
• The Detroit Pistons, for Bill Laimbeer.

NFL

• The Arizona Cardinals, for Pat Tillman.
• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer Gale Sayers.^[6]
• The New England Patriots, for Hall of Famer Mike Haynes.^[21]
• The New York Giants, for Joe Morrison.^[1]
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Tom Brookshier.^[10]

NBA

• The Washington Wizards, for Wes Unseld.
• The Dallas Mavericks, for Dirk Nowitzki.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for Eddie Mathews.
• The New York Mets, for Tom Seaver.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Brian Piccolo.^[6]

MLB

• All MLB teams, for Jackie Robinson.
• The New York Yankees, for Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Bruce Sutter.

NBA

• The Los Angeles Lakers, for James Worthy.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, for Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Sid Luckman.^[6]
• The New York Giants, for Charlie Conerly.^[1]
• The San Francisco 49ers, for Ronnie Lott.

FIA

• FIA World Rallycross Championship, for Ken Block

MLB

• The Oakland Athletics, for Dennis Eckersley.

NBA

• The Cleveland Cavaliers, for Brad Daugherty.

NFL

• The Tennessee Titans, for Jim Norton.^[2]

CFL

• The Saskatchewan Roughriders, for Roger Aldag.^[31]

NBA

• The Denver Nuggets, for Hall of Famer Dan Issel.
• The L.A. Lakers, for Hall of Famer Jerry West.
• The Phoenix Suns, for Hall of Famer Paul Westphal.
• The Sacramento Kings, for Sam Lacey.
• The San Antonio Spurs, for Hall of Famer George Gervin.

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers, for Hank Aaron.
• The New York Yankees, for Reggie Jackson.
• The San Francisco Giants, for Willie McCovey.

NFL

• The Denver Broncos, for Hall of Famer Floyd Little.^[11]
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Pete Retzlaff.^[10]

MLB

• The Boston Red Sox, for Pedro Martinez.
• The St. Louis Cardinals, for Bob Gibson.

NFL

• The Cleveland Browns, for Ernie Davis.^[25]

MLB

• The New York Yankees, for Andy Pettitte.

MotoGP

For Valentino Rossi^[38]

NFL

• The Cleveland Browns, for Don Fleming.^[25]

MLB

• The Atlanta Braves, for Hall of Famer Tom Glavine.
• The Detroit Tigers, for Hall of Famer Jack Morris.

MLB

• The Houston Astros, for Larry Dierker.
• The New York Yankees, for Ron Guidry.

NFL

• The Washington Commanders, for Hall of Famer Bobby Mitchell.

MLB

• The Los Angeles Angels, for coach Jimmie Reese, who served with the team when it was known as the California Angels.

NBA

• The San Antonio Spurs, for Hall of Famer David Robinson.

• The Memphis Grizzlies, for Zach Randolph

NFL

• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Ken Strong.^[1]

MLB

• The Arizona Diamondbacks, for Hall of Famer Randy Johnson.
• The New York Yankees, for Bernie Williams.
• The San Diego Padres, for Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman.

NFL

• The Carolina Panthers, for Hall of Famer Sam Mills.^[39]
• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer Dick Butkus.^[6]

China Basketball Association

• The Beijing Ducks, for Ji Zhe.

Sweden Ice Hockey League

• The Karlstad Färjestad BK, for Rickard Wallin.

CFL

• The BC Lions, for Al Wilson.^[8]

NBA

• The Brooklyn Nets, for Buck Williams.
• The Los Angeles Lakers for Jamaal Wilkes.

NHL

• The Colorado Avalanche, for Adam Foote.

MLB

• The Los Angeles Dodgers, for Don Drysdale.

NBA

• The Utah Jazz, for Mark Eaton.

NFL

• The Cincinnati Bengals, for Bob Johnson."Team Facts". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 December 2023.</ref>

CFL

• The Calgary Stampeders, for Wayne Harris.^[9]
• The Saskatchewan Roughriders, for Mario DeMarco.^[31]
• The Toronto Argonauts, for Joe Krol.^[29]

NBA

• The Atlanta Hawks and the Denver Nuggets, for Dikembe Mutombo.

CFL

• The Montreal Alouettes, for Herb Trawick.^[23]
• The Saskatchewan Roughriders, for Ray Syrnyk.^[31]

MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Mark Buehrle.

NFL

• The Detroit Lions, for Hall of Famer Joe Schmidt.^[12]
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor.^[1]

NFL

• The New England Patriots, for Steve Nelson.^[21]

NHL

• The Vegas Golden Knights, for the 2017 Las Vegas shooting victims.

FIM

• The number was retired following Marco Simoncelli's death in a crash, during the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix. At the next and final round, Loris Capirossi wore his number as a tribute, however he was still listed as his usual #65 in the timing screens.

CFL

• The BC Lions, for Jamie Taras.^[8]
• The Ottawa Redblacks, for Jim Coode.^[18]
• The Toronto Argonauts, for Danny Nykoluk.^[29]

NFL

• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik.^[10]

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer Bill George.^[6]

NHL

• The Columbus Blue Jackets, for Rick Nash.

CFL

• The Ottawa Redblacks, for Moe Racine.^[18]

CFL

• The Montreal Alouettes, for Pierre Desjardins.^[23]

Czech Republic Ice Hockey League

• The HC Slavia Praha, for Josef Vasicek.

NFL

• The Tennessee Titans, for Hall of Famer Mike Munchak.^[2]

Australia National Cricket Team

• Phillip Hughes.

NFL

• The Tennessee Titans, for Hall of Famer Elvin Bethea.^[2]

MLB

• The Tampa Bay Rays, for Don Zimmer.

NFL

• The Chicago Bears, for Hall of Famer Bulldog Turner.^[6]
• The Green Bay Packers, for linebacker Ray Nitschke.^[7]

NHL

• The Pittsburgh Penguins, for Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux.

CFL

• The Hamilton Tiger-Cats, for Angelo Mosca.^[16]

MotoGP

• The MotoGP paddock has retired the number for Nicky Hayden, after he died of injuries sustained from a bicycle accident in May 2017.^[40]

CFL

• The Ottawa Redblacks, for Bobby Simpson.^[18]

NFL

• The NFL Officiating Department, for referee Jerry Seeman.
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Al Wistert.^[10]
• The Pittsburgh Steelers, for Hall of Famer Ernie Stautner.^[33]

CFL

• The Ottawa Redblacks, for Gerry Organ.^[18]

NFL

• The Jacksonville Jaguars, for Hall of Famer Tony Boselli.^[41]

CFL

• The Ottawa Redblacks, for Tony Golab.^[18]

MLB

• The Chicago White Sox, for Carlton Fisk.

Czech Republic Ice Hockey League

• The HC Slavia Praha, for Pavel Kolarik.

CFL

• The Saskatchewan Roughriders for Gordon Sturtridge.^[31]

NFL

• The New England Patriots, for John Hannah.^[21]
• The New York Jets, for Joe Klecko.
• The San Francisco 49ers, for Leo Nomellini.

CFL

• The Montreal Alouettes, for Peter Dalla Riva.^[23]

NFL

• The Tennessee Titans, for Hall of Famer Bruce Matthews.^[2]

CFL

• The BC Lions, for Norm Fieldgate.^[8]
• The Calgary Stampeders, for Stu Laird.^[9]
• The Montreal Alouettes, for Hal Patterson.^[23]

NFL

• The Pittsburgh Steelers, for Hall of Famer Joe Greene.^[33]

NFL

• The Cleveland Browns, for Hall of Famer Lou Groza.^[25]

Sweden Ice Hockey League

• The HV71 of Jönköping, for Johan Davidsson.

CFL

• The Montreal Alouettes, for Junior Ah You.^[23]
• The Ottawa Redblacks, for Tony Gabriel.^[18]

NBA

• The Portland Trail Blazers, for the 1977 NBA title under coach Jack Ramsay.

NFL

• The Arizona Cardinals, for Stan Mauldin.
• The Chicago Bears, for Red Grange.^[6]
• The Indianapolis Colts, for Jim Parker.^[42]
• The Minnesota Vikings, for Korey Stringer.

NHL

• The Boston Bruins and the Colorado Avalanche, for Hall of Famer Ray Bourque.

Hungary Association Football Nemzeti Liga

• The Diosgyori VTK of Miskolc. for Jose Juan Luque.

Nippon Professional Baseball

• The Tohoku Rakuten Eagles of Sendai, for Senichi Hoshino.

CFL

• The Montreal Alouettes, for Virgil Wagner.^[23]

NFL

• The Buffalo Bills, for Hall of Famer Bruce Smith.^[20]
• The New England Patriots, for Bruce Armstrong.^[21]

NFL

• The New England Patriots, for Jim Lee Hunt.^[21]

NFL

• The San Francisco 49ers, for Jerry Rice

CFL

• The BC Lions, for Geroy Simon.^[8]

MLB

• The St. Louis Cardinals for the former owner August Busch, Jr.

NFL

• The Detroit Lions, for Chuck Hughes.^[12]

CFL

• The Montreal Alouettes, for Ben Cahoon.^[23]

NHL

• The Philadelphia Flyers, for Hall of Famer Eric Lindros.

NFL

• The Arizona Cardinals, for J.V. Cain.

NFL

• The Baltimore Colts, now the Indianapolis Colts, for Gino Marchetti.
• The Boston Patriots, now the New England Patriots, for Bob Dee.^[21]
• The Chicago Bears, for Mike Ditka.^[43][6]

NFL

• The New York Jets, for Dennis Byrd.

CFL

• The Montreal Alouettes, for Sam Etcheverry.^[23]

NFL

• The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles, for Hall of Famer Reggie White.^[7][10]
• The New York Giants, for Hall of Famer Michael Strahan.^[1]

NHL

• The Florida Panthers, for the team's first president Bill Torrey.
• The Toronto Maple Leafs, for Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour.

CFL

• The BC Lions, for Brent Johnson.^[8]

NHL

• The Arizona Coyotes, for Jeremy Roenick.

Czech Republic Ice Hockey League

• The HC Slavia Praha, for Vladimir Ruzicka.

NFL

• The Chicago Cardinals, now the Arizona Cardinals for Marshall Goldberg.
• The Philadelphia Eagles, for Jerome Brown.^[10]

NHL

• The Edmonton Oilers, the Los Angeles Kings, and all NHL teams, for Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.

Liga MX Association Football League

• The C.F. Pachuca, for Andrés Chitiva.