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Keith Ballard Vancouver Canucks 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Playing defenseman and wearing number 4, Keith Ballard played for the Vancouver Canucks during the 2010/2011 NHL season. He earned a salary, reportedly, of $4,200,000. The total team salary for the Vancouver Canucks was reportedly $70,975,000, so his salary represented 5.9% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Vancouver Canucks was $2,729,807. The median salary was $2,250,000. He played a total of 65 games that season, with 2 goals and 5 assists - a total of 7 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $64,615.38 per game. Keith Ballard had a plus/minus of 10, 53 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 0 GWG (game winning goals), and took 53 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 3.80%. 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 $2,100,000 and his salary per point was $600,000.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $4,200,000 he can expect to pay around $1,445,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 177 median high school teachers, 202 median police officers, or 287 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $2,754,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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