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Colton Orr Toronto Maple Leafs 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Wearing number 28, Colton Orr played the position of right winger while playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2010/2011 National Hockey League season. He earned a salary, reportedly, of $1,000,000. The total team salary for the Toronto Maple Leafs was reportedly $51,235,000, so his salary was about 2.0% of the team's total reported payroll. The median salary for a player on the Toronto Maple Leafs was $950,000, while the average salary was $2,134,791. During the 46 games that he played that season, he scored 2 goals and had 0 assists - a total of 2 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $21,739.13 per game. Colton Orr had a plus/minus of -1, 128 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 1 GWG (game winning goals), and took 14 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 14.30%. 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 $500,000 and his salary per point was $500,000.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $1,000,000 he can expect to pay around $325,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 40 median high school teachers, 45 median police officers, or 64 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $674,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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