Dave Babych
NHL Fortune:
$6,498,142
Description
Dave Babych’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $6,498,142 (US $13,970,368 in today's dollars), ranking #1586 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: May 23, 1961Country of birth: Canada
Position: D
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1980
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 2
- By: Winnipeg Jets
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| Salary History - Dave Babych All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1984-85 | $193,000 | $566,106 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000. | |||
| Prior to the season, signed a four-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets for $250,000 per season plus lucrative incentive bonuses. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1985-86 | $183,000 | $518,361 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1986-87 | $180,000 | $500,374 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1987-88 | $188,500 | $505,509 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000. | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1988-89 | $203,250 | $523,679 | |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $250,000. | |||
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1987-88 and 1989-90. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1989-90 | $300,000 | $737,356 | 59 |
| Source(s): Canadian Press | |||
| 1990-91 | $300,000 | $699,602 | 83 |
| One-way contract. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News / Canadian Press | |||
| 1991-92 | $458,325 | $1,025,418 | 75 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $525,000. | |||
| 1992-93 | $496,200 | $1,077,481 | 135 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $600,000. | |||
| Amount includes salary and any signing bonus paid in 1992-93. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1993-94 | $600,000 | $1,265,541 | 164 |
| 1994-95 | $342,857 | $704,821 | 220 |
| Because of the lockout, his NHL salary of $600,000 was prorated for the 48-game season. | |||
| Source(s): Guide Hockey 1995-1996 | |||
| 1995-96 | $503,010 | $1,005,822 | 349 |
| Amount in Canadian currency: $690,000. | |||
| Source(s): La Presse | |||
| 1996-97 | $650,000 | $1,262,703 | 337 |
| Source(s): La Presse / Guide Hockey RDS | |||
| 1997-98 | $900,000 | $1,708,385 | 239 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus and bonuses paid in 1997-98. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 1998-99 | $1,000,000 | $1,869,210 | 244 |
| Includes base salary, signing bonus, bonuses paid in 1998-99, and deferred income paid in 1998-99. His last year in the NHL. | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News | |||
| 2002-03 | $0 | $0 | 753 |
| In November 2002, he was awarded $1.37M by a New Jersey jury for his claim that the Philadelphia Flyers' team doctor deviated from standard medical practice and failed to inform him of the ramification of playing with an injury, in 1998, which shortened his career. | |||
| Source(s): Book: The Business of Sports - A Primer | |||
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Career Total: US $6,498,142 (In today's dollars: US $13,970,368) NHL Rank: 1586 (In today's dollars: 1274) |
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