Would be like if Michael Jordan made 100k/year, not widely known.

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the circumstances of the time play into it.

If Michael Jordan played at the outset of the league in 1946, he would not be as well known. He played when sports were televised and when sports stars were paid to be on cereal boxes.

The value of the work depends on timing.

Depends on a lot of things including that. And sports are the easiest domain to recognize greatness. Art much more fashion/zeitgeist dependent.