Bill Baker
NHL Fortune:
$487,588
Description
Bill Baker’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $487,588 (US $1,735,727 in today's dollars), ranking #4723 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: November 29, 1956Country of birth: USA
Position: D
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1976
- Round #3
- Overall Pick: 54
- By: Montreal Canadiens
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| Salary History - Bill Baker All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1979-80 | $7,200 | $31,972 | |
| Played for the US Team during the 1980 Olympics, earning $7,200 for 6 months (training, exhibition and Olympics). After the Olympics, he signed a three-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens for $200,000/season in the NHL (According to The Hockey News, $200,000 was the total value of the contract.) In 1979-80, he earned $7,200 from the US Olympic Team, and an unknown minor league salary for playing a month in the AHL after the Olympics. | |||
| Source(s): Sports Illustrated / Book: Going for the Gold | |||
| 1980-81 | $114,286 | $446,965 | |
| Played 24 NHL games and 18 AHL games, earning a prorated NHL salary of $114,286 plus an unknown prorated AHL salary. | |||
| Source(s): Sports Illustrated | |||
| 1981-82 | $166,102 | $588,811 | |
| Played 49 NHL games and 10 CHL games, earning a prorated NHL salary of $166,102 plus an unknown prorated CHL salary. | |||
| Source(s): Sports Illustrated | |||
| 1982-83 | $200,000 | $667,979 | |
| Played the whole season in the NHL and never played in the league again, spending one more year in the CHL in 1983-84 before retiring as a player. | |||
| Source(s): Sports Illustrated | |||
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Career Total: US $487,588 (In today's dollars: US $1,735,727) NHL Rank: 4723 (In today's dollars: 3832) |
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