Dave Williams
NHL Fortune:
$1,669,374
Description
Dave Williams’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $1,669,374 (US $6,322,560 in today's dollars), ranking #2936 in NHL / hockey career earnings.
Birthdate: February 3, 1954Country of birth: Canada
Position: LW
NHL Draft:
- Year: 1974
- Round #2
- Overall Pick: 31
- By: Toronto Maple Leafs
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| Salary History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Salary (US$) |
In today's US$ |
NHL Rank |
| 1971-72 | $1,188 | $8,588 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $1,200. Earned $C 50 per week in the Western Junior League. | |||
| Source: Book: The Hot Line | |||
| 1972-73 | $1,211 | $8,474 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $1,200. Earned $C 50 per week in the Western Junior League. | |||
| Source: Book: The Hot Line | |||
| 1973-74 | $1,200 | $7,911 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $1,200. Earned $C 50 per week in the Western Junior League. | |||
| Source: Book: The Hot Line | |||
| 1974-75 | $148,190 | $879,643 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $145,000. Drafted by Toronto in the NHL and Cincinnati in the WHA, he received a four-year contract offer from Cincinnati for $130,000 per year plus a $50,000 signing bonus. Toronto offered $10,000 to $15,000 less per year, for four year, and a $30,000 signing bonus. Told by his father that he wouldn't be able to watch his Cincinnati games on tv, he signed with Toronto. Earned a salary of about $115,000 plus his $30,000 signing bonus. | |||
| Source: Book: The Hot Line / Book: Breakaway | |||
| 1975-76 | $113,045 | $614,795 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
| Source: Book: The Hot Line | |||
| 1976-77 | $116,610 | $599,750 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
| Source: Book: The Hot Line | |||
| 1977-78 | $108,100 | $522,040 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $115,000. (Earned $110,000 according to the Gazette and $105,000 according to the Globe and Mail.) | |||
| Source: Book: The Hot Line | |||
| 1978-79 | $100,855 | $452,556 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $115,000. Near the end of the 1977-78 season, signed a multi-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs for "more than $100,000 per season." | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1979-80 | $98,210 | $396,060 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1980-81 | $98,325 | $349,226 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $115,000. | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1981-82 | $95,910 | $308,764 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $115,000. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1980-81 and 1984-85. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1982-83 | $93,265 | $282,888 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $115,000. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1980-81 and 1984-85. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1983-84 | $93,265 | $274,083 | |
| Contract in Canadian currency: $115,000. Estimated minimum salary based on documented salaries for 1980-81 and 1984-85. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1984-85 | $150,000 | $422,651 | |
| Prior to the season, signed a two-year plus one-year option (if he scored 15 goals or 50 points in each season, which he did not) with the Detroit Red Wings for $150,000 per season. (Earned $165,000 according to the Book: The Road to Hockeytown.) | |||
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1985-86 | $150,000 | $408,153 | |
| Source: The Sporting News | |||
| 1986-87 | $150,000 | $400,557 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1985-86. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
| 1987-88 | $150,000 | $386,420 | |
| Estimated minimum salary based on documented salary for 1985-86. Retired as a pro-hockey player after the season. | |||
| Source: HockeyZonePlus | |||
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Career Total: US $1,669,374 (In today's dollars: US $6,322,560) NHL Rank: 2936 (In today's dollars: 1856) |
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