Sports Gods: which Toronto pro athletes are truly worth their salaries?
Paid: $19 million ($37,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: He’s reliable and not injury-prone, but he’s in the twilight of his career and no R. A. Dickey.
Paid: $16 million ($32,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: Often injured but still one of the best offensive shortstops in the league, and is known to make the female fans cry.
Paid: $14 million ($28,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: The top player on the Jays, hands down, he is regarded as the best right fielder in the entire league.
Paid: $12 million ($63,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: He’s been key in transforming the Raps into the most electrifying franchise in Toronto.
Paid: $9.5 million ($50,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: Bounds up and down the court like it’s only 10 feet long.
Paid: $8 million ($157,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: The British star was signed with huge fanfare, but he’s always injured and has failed to lead the team to glory.
Paid: $8 million ($42,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: Incredibly consistent, he’s the most valuable player on the team and, last year, was the sixth best scorer in the league.
Paid: $7 million ($37,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: A good player, not quite a star, but has endeared himself to fans with his expressions of love for the city.
Paid: $7 million ($37,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: Never became an inspiring leader like Wendel Clark or Mats Sundin.
Paid: $6.5 million ($127,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: Another blockbuster player whose game has stalled.
Paid: $5.25 million ($28,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: After outperforming all expectations in 2012, he has spent a lot of time injured.
Paid: $1.205 million ($24,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: He’s a high scorer and practically a bargain.
(Photographs courtesy of MLSE)
Bang for Buck: He’s reliable and not injury-prone, but he’s in the twilight of his career and no R. A. Dickey.
José Reyes, 31
Shortstop
Paid: $16 million ($32,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: Often injured but still one of the best offensive shortstops in the league, and is known to make the female fans cry.
José Bautista, 34
Right fielder
Paid: $14 million ($28,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: The top player on the Jays, hands down, he is regarded as the best right fielder in the entire league.
Kyle Lowry, 28
Point Guard
Paid: $12 million ($63,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: He’s been key in transforming the Raps into the most electrifying franchise in Toronto.
DeMar DeRozan, 25
Small forward, shooting guard
Paid: $9.5 million ($50,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: Bounds up and down the court like it’s only 10 feet long.
Jermain Defoe, 32
Striker
Paid: $8 million ($157,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: The British star was signed with huge fanfare, but he’s always injured and has failed to lead the team to glory.
Phil Kessel, 27
Right winger
Paid: $8 million ($42,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: Incredibly consistent, he’s the most valuable player on the team and, last year, was the sixth best scorer in the league.
Amir Johnson, 27
Forward, centre
Paid: $7 million ($37,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: A good player, not quite a star, but has endeared himself to fans with his expressions of love for the city.
Dion Phaneuf, 29
Defenceman
Paid: $7 million ($37,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: Never became an inspiring leader like Wendel Clark or Mats Sundin.
Michael Bradley, 27
Midfielder
Paid: $6.5 million ($127,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: Another blockbuster player whose game has stalled.
Joffrey Lupul, 31
Left winger
Paid: $5.25 million ($28,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: After outperforming all expectations in 2012, he has spent a lot of time injured.
Gilberto Júnior, 25
Striker
Paid: $1.205 million ($24,000 an hour)
Bang for Buck: He’s a high scorer and practically a bargain.
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I don’t understand the relevance of these hourly wage metrics. Pretty hack-job article.
Good idea, but these TFC guys should be nowhere in the vicinity of Kyle Lowry in terms of value. You describe Bradley’s game as ‘stalled’, yet rank him equivalently with a guy who is arguably the best player at his position in the entire league. Shows a blatant lack of knowledge of the current state of affairs in sports, and just flat out laziness- do a google search.
Yes I agree on all points. TL should not do any articles about sports because clearly it’s not their expertise. I read Sportsnet for that.
Wait, since when is Kessel “incredibly consistent”?
Genesis of this Story:
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Half an hour later;
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Agree with the comments below. Bush leagues article with vague and general statements.
Stop being lazy……do a Google search. LOL
Gilberto scored 7 goals in 28 appearances….that’s considered high scoring?Who wrote this article and do they know anything about sports, or at least sports in Toronto?
FYI Toronto just had some players skating for Team Canada at the Roller Derby World Cup in Dallas and they make $0 an hour. I can’t wait until we see more acknowledgement of women in sports — and how much they make.