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Brad Winchester Anaheim Ducks 2010-2011 NHL statistics
During the 2010/2011 NHL season, Brad Winchester played left winger for the Anaheim Ducks, wearing number 19. His salary for the time he spent on the ice that season was reportedly $700,000. The total team salary for the Anaheim Ducks was reportedly $53,977,500, so his salary was about 1.3% of the team's total reported payroll. The median salary for a player on the Anaheim Ducks was $1,275,000, while the average salary was $2,076,057. During the 76 games that he played that season, he scored 10 goals and had 6 assists - a total of 16 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $9,210.53 per game. Brad Winchester had a plus/minus of -18, 114 PIM (penalties in minutes), 3 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 1 GWG (game winning goals), and took 90 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 11.10%. If we want to evaluate his performance strictly on offense, we can divide his salary by the number of goals scored, as well as by the number of points (goals plus assists). His salary per goal scored was $70,000 and his salary per point was $43,750.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $700,000 he can expect to pay around $220,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 27 median high school teachers, 31 median police officers, or 44 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $479,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.