Bobby Orr
NHL Fortune:
$2,340,000
Description
Net worth / salary history of Bobby Orr, who earned US $2,340,000 (US $11,198,149 in today's dollars) in his career, ranking #1988 in NHL career earnings / fortunes accumulated.
| Season | Salary ($US) |
In today's $ |
NHL Rank |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1966-67 | $25,000 | $196,692 | |||
| Plus bonus for number of games played | |||||
| Source: Book: Orr: My Story; Book: The Lively World of Hockey | |||||
| 1967-68 | $25,000 | $191,392 | |||
| Plus bonus for number of games played | |||||
| Source: Book: Orr: My Story; Book: The Lively World of Hockey | |||||
| 1968-69 | $50,000 | $367,385 | |||
| 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 | $348,365 | |||
| Plus $US25,000 bonus if Bruins win the Stanley Cup, which they did not. | |||||
| Source: Inside Hockey 1969-70 | |||||
| 1970-71 | $50,000 | $329,510 | |||
| Plus $US25,000 bonus if Bruins win the Stanley Cup, which they did. | |||||
| Source: Inside Hockey 1969-70 | |||||
| 1971-72 | $50,000 | $315,679 | |||
| Estimate minimum, based on documented salaries of 1970-71 and 1973-74 | |||||
| 1972-73 | $50,000 | $305,861 | |||
| Estimate minimum, based on documented salaries of 1970-71 and 1973-74 | |||||
| 1973-74 | $180,000 | $1,036,622 | |||
| Source: Hockey Pictorial Magazine | |||||
| 1974-75 | $180,000 | $933,590 | |||
| Estimate based on documented salaries of 1973-74 and 1976-77. | |||||
| 1975-76 | $180,000 | $855,502 | |||
| Estimate based on documented salaries of 1973-74 and 1976-77. | |||||
| 1976-77 | $500,000 | $2,246,924 | |||
| Source: Book: Orr: My Story | |||||
| 1977-78 | $500,000 | $2,109,736 | |||
| Source: Book: Orr: My Story | |||||
| 1978-79 | $500,000 | $1,960,890 | |||
| Source: Book: Orr: My Story | |||||
| Total: $2,340,000 In today's dollars: $11,198,149 |
NHL Rank: 1988 In today's dollars: 1059 |
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