The Adelaide Test aside, Ponting had an otherwise unproductive season, scoring 268 runs at 38.28.
He signed with New England after four unproductive seasons at Kansas City.
After two unproductive seasons, Snyder fired Spurrier.
He put in three exciting but financially unproductive seasons (1945-48) as conductor of the New York City Symphony.
He was released after four largely unproductive seasons in 1993, and was regarded as a draft bust.
After an unproductive 1989 season with few matches in either format of the game, Wyatt left the Somerset staff.
Ventura, who will make $8.25 million next season, is one of several veteran Mets having unproductive seasons.
O'Brien started all 16 games last year in another unproductive season.
Roger Cedeño, however, is not part of any good news and is braced to leave the Mets after two unproductive seasons.
On January 1, the Chiefs fired offensive coordinator Mike Solari after two unproductive seasons.