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Jason Blake Anaheim Ducks 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Jason Blake wore number 33 while playing left winger for the Anaheim Ducks in the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly earned $3,000,000 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the Anaheim Ducks was reportedly $53,977,500, so his salary represented 5.6% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Anaheim Ducks was $2,076,057. The median salary was $1,275,000. He played a total of 76 games that season, with 16 goals and 16 assists - a total of 32 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $39,473.68 per game. Jason Blake had a plus/minus of -5, 41 PIM (penalties in minutes), 3 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 3 GWG (game winning goals), and took 187 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 8.60%. We can divide his salary by the number of goals scored, as well as by the number of points (goals plus assists), if we want to try to evaluate his performance strictly on offense. His salary per goal scored was $187,500 and his salary per point was $93,750.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $3,000,000 he can expect to pay around $1,025,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 126 median high school teachers, 143 median police officers, or 203 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $1,974,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.