Clark Gillies
NHL Fortune:
$2,475,000
Description
Clark Gillies’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $2,475,000 (US $9,340,640 in today's dollars), ranking #2725 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: April 7, 1954Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1974
- Round #1
- Overall Pick: 4
- By: New York Islanders
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| Salary History - Clark Gillies All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Earnings (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Rank |
| 1974-75 | $75,000 | $490,215 | |
| After being drafted 4th overall in the NHL in the 1974 draft, signed a five-year contract with the New York Islanders for $475,000: $75,000, $85,000, $90,000, $110,000, and $115,000. Unknown performance bonuses were also included. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1975-76 | $85,000 | $509,021 | |
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1976-77 | $90,000 | $509,700 | |
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1977-78 | $110,000 | $584,936 | |
| Base salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras. (Earned $95,000 according to the Globe and Mail.) | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract / The Gazette | |||
| 1978-79 | $165,000 | $815,261 | |
| Signed a new 5-year plus 1 option year contract with the New York Islanders, starting in 1978-79, for ($): $ 165,000, $ 175,000, $ 180,000, $ 180,000, $ 185,000, and $ 190,000. | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1979-80 | $175,000 | $777,108 | |
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1980-81 | $180,000 | $703,968 | |
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1981-82 | $180,000 | $638,077 | |
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1982-83 | $185,000 | $617,881 | |
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1983-84 | $190,000 | $614,829 | |
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
| 1984-85 | $190,000 | $589,497 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1983-84. | |||
| Source(s): HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1985-86 | $300,000 | $898,857 | |
| Source(s): The Sporting News | |||
| 1986-87 | $300,000 | $882,128 | |
| (Earned $250,000 according to The Hockey News.) | |||
| Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse | |||
| 1987-88 | $250,000 | $709,162 | |
| Per the incomplete contract document, in 1983 he signed a contract with the New York Islanders that had a two-way option year in 1987-88 for $250,000 in the NHL and $ 83,000 in the minor leagues. In 1987-88, he was playing for the Buffalo Sabres and it is assumed that he made that salary or a similar one. He retired from pro hockey after the season. (Earned $283,000 according to The Sporing News.) | |||
| Source(s): Copy of contract | |||
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Career Total: US $2,475,000 (In today's dollars: US $9,340,640) NHL Rank: 2725 (In today's dollars: 1792) |
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