Bobby Orr
NHL Fortune:
$2,340,000
Description
Net worth / salary history of Bobby Orr, who earned US $2,340,000 (US $10,970,420 in today's dollars) in his career, ranking #1882 in NHL career earnings / fortunes accumulated.
| Season | Salary ($US) |
In today's $ |
NHL Rank |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1966-67 | $25,000 | $192,692 | |||
| Plus bonus for number of games played | |||||
| Source: Book: Orr: My Story; Book: The Lively World of Hockey | |||||
| 1967-68 | $25,000 | $187,500 | |||
| Plus bonus for number of games played | |||||
| Source: Book: Orr: My Story; Book: The Lively World of Hockey | |||||
| 1968-69 | $50,000 | $359,914 | |||
| Signed 3-year contract for just under $US 50,000/year plus $US25,000 bonus if Bruins win the Stanley Cup, which they did not. | |||||
| Source: Inside Hockey 1969-70 | |||||
| 1969-70 | $50,000 | $341,281 | |||
| Plus $US25,000 bonus if Bruins win the Stanley Cup, which they did not. | |||||
| Source: Inside Hockey 1969-70 | |||||
| 1970-71 | $50,000 | $322,809 | |||
| Plus $US25,000 bonus if Bruins win the Stanley Cup, which they did. | |||||
| Source: Inside Hockey 1969-70 | |||||
| 1971-72 | $50,000 | $309,259 | |||
| Estimate minimum, based on documented salaries of 1970-71 and 1973-74 | |||||
| 1972-73 | $50,000 | $299,641 | |||
| Estimate minimum, based on documented salaries of 1970-71 and 1973-74 | |||||
| 1973-74 | $180,000 | $1,015,541 | |||
| Source: Hockey Pictorial Magazine | |||||
| 1974-75 | $180,000 | $914,604 | |||
| Estimate based on documented salaries of 1973-74 and 1976-77. | |||||
| 1975-76 | $180,000 | $838,104 | |||
| Estimate based on documented salaries of 1973-74 and 1976-77. | |||||
| 1976-77 | $500,000 | $2,201,230 | |||
| Source: Book: Orr: My Story | |||||
| 1977-78 | $500,000 | $2,066,832 | |||
| Source: Book: Orr: My Story | |||||
| 1978-79 | $500,000 | $1,921,012 | |||
| Source: Book: Orr: My Story | |||||
| Total: $2,340,000 In today's dollars: $10,970,420 |
NHL Rank: 1882 In today's dollars: 1012 |
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