Phil Esposito
NHL Fortune:
$405,300
Description
Phil Esposito’s net worth / earnings / salary history. He made US $405,300 (US $1,998,536 in today's dollars), ranking #3876 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Did you know that Gary Bettman accumulated the 4th largest NHL fortune with $110M?
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| Season | Salary ($US) |
In today's $ |
NHL Rank |
+/- ($) |
+/- (%) |
| 1963-64 | $5,800 | $48,466 | |||
| Source: SportingNewsRadio interview | |||||
| 1964-65 | $10,000 | $82,484 | |||
| Signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for $US 8,500 and $US 10,000. Regular season bonuses for 1964-65 included $500 for 40 points or more, $500 for 15 goals or more, another $500 for 20 goals or more. Regular season bonuses for 1965-66 included $500 for 15 goals or more, another $500 for 20 goals or more. Got 23 goals and 55 points, earning a bonus of $ 1,500. (According to Phil Esposito on Pioneers on NHL Network, he earned $US 6,500) | |||||
| Source: Copy of contract | |||||
| 1965-66 | $11,000 | $89,292 | |||
| Scored 27 goals, earning a bonus of $ 1,000. | |||||
| Source: Copy of contract | |||||
| 1966-67 | $16,000 | $125,883 | |||
| Signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Chicago Blackhawks for $US 16,000 and $US 17,000. Regular season bonuses included $1,000 for scoring over 30 goals in the season. Did not earn the bonus. | |||||
| Source: Copy of contract | |||||
| 1967-68 | $18,000 | $137,802 | |||
| Earned $1,000 bonus with 35 goals. (According to Phil Esposito on Pioneers on NHL Network, he earned $10,000 base salary plus bonuses based on number of goals: $500 for 20; an additional $1,000 for 25; an additional $1,000 for 30 goals; an additional $2,000 for 35; an additional $5,000 for 40.) | |||||
| Source: Copy of contract | |||||
| 1968-69 | $19,500 | $143,280 | |||
| $10,000 base salary plus bonus based on number of goals: $500 for 20; an additional $1,000 for 25; an additional $1,000 for 30 goals; an additional $2,000 for 35; an additional $5,000 for 40. Scored 49 goals, earning $ 9,500 in bonuses. | |||||
| Source: Phil Esposito on Pioneers (NHL Network) | |||||
| 1977-78 | $325,000 | $1,371,328 | |||
| Source: Globe and Mail / The Hockey News 1979 Yearbook | |||||
| Total: US $405,300 In today's dollars: US $1,998,536 |
NHL Rank: 3876 In today's dollars: 2523 |
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