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Hockey Fortune: $2,381,000

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Bobby Clarke’s net worth / earnings / salary history: Earned US $2,381,000 (US $10,441,740 in today's dollars), ranking #2696 in NHL / hockey career earnings.

Birthdate: August 13, 1949
Country of birth: Canada
Position: C
NHL Draft:
Salary History - Bobby Clarke
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Earnings
(US$)
In today's
US$
Rank
1969-70 $14,000 $120,000
His first season in the NHL.
Source(s): Bobby Clarke on My Dad Used to Play Hockey podcast
1970-71 $17,000 $137,682
Source(s): Bobby Clarke on My Dad Used to Play Hockey podcast
1972-73 $100,000 $751,793
Signed a five-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers for $100,000 per season. (Earned $125,000 according to La Presse.)
Source(s): Book: Power Plays / The Sporting News / La Presse
1973-74 $150,000 $1,062,162
Prior to the season, because of his performances and the overall salaries going up in the NHL and WHA, negotiated a new seven-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers for $150,000 per season. The contract also included monthly defered payments until 1994 or 1996 (payments of $50,000 according to The Sporting News).
Source(s): La Presse
1974-75 $150,000 $956,398
Source(s): La Presse
1975-76 $150,000 $876,254
Source(s): La Presse
1976-77 $150,000 $828,677
Source(s): La Presse
1977-78 $150,000 $778,089
(Earned $160,000 in bases salary, not including bonuses, deferred payments and other extras, according to The Gazette / Globe and Mail.)
Source(s): La Presse
1978-79 $150,000 $722,980
Source(s): La Presse
1979-80 $150,000 $649,766
Source(s): La Presse
1980-81 $150,000 $572,261
Estimated minimum salary based on his documented salary for 1979-80.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1981-82 $150,000 $518,698
Estimated minimum salary based on his documented salary for 1979-80.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1982-83 $150,000 $488,705
Estimated minimum salary based on his documented salary for 1979-80.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1983-84 $150,000 $473,494
Estimated minimum salary based on his documented salary for 1979-80. Retired as a pro-hockey player after the season.
Source(s): HockeyZonePlus
1984-85 $50,000 $151,328
Defered payment to be paid until 1994 or 1996, per his 1973-74 contract.
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
1985-86 $50,000 $146,137
Defered payment to be paid until 1994 or 1996, per his 1973-74 contract.
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
1986-87 $50,000 $143,418
Defered payment to be paid until 1994 or 1996, per his 1973-74 contract.
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
1987-88 $50,000 $138,356
Defered payment to be paid until 1994 or 1996, per his 1973-74 contract.
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
1988-89 $50,000 $132,927
Defered payment to be paid until 1994 or 1996, per his 1973-74 contract.
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
1989-90 $50,000 $126,805 546
Defered payment to be paid until 1994 or 1996, per his 1973-74 contract.
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
1990-91 $50,000 $120,312 649
Defered payment to be paid until 1994 or 1996, per his 1973-74 contract.
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
1991-92 $50,000 $115,427 604
Defered payment to be paid until 1994 or 1996, per his 1973-74 contract.
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
1992-93 $50,000 $112,030 1085
Defered payment to be paid until 1994 or 1996, per his 1973-74 contract.
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
1993-94 $50,000 $108,819 654
Defered payment to be paid until 1994 or 1996, per his 1973-74 contract.
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
1994-95 $50,000 $106,059 693
Defered payment to be paid until 1994 or 1996, per his 1973-74 contract.
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
1995-96 $50,000 $103,163 751
Defered payment to be paid until 1994 or 1996, per his 1973-74 contract.
Source(s): The Sporting News / La Presse
Career Total: US $2,381,000
(In today's dollars: US $10,441,740)

NHL Rank: 2696
(In today's dollars: 1578)