How much is Randy Johnson worth?
| Net Worth: | $100 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Baseball Pitcher |
| Date of Birth: | September 10, 1963 (age 58) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 2.08 m |
About Randy Johnson
On his final high school debut at Livermore High in California, he threw a perfect game. He was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the second round of the 1982 draft, but he decided to play collegiate baseball and basketball at Southern California. Hewas selected by the Montreal Expos in the second round of the 1985 draft.
He had control issues throughout his minor league career, walking 333 batters and striking out 487 in 462 1/3 innings (ncluding rehab stints). He spent approximately four years in the minors, despite his volatility, he showed promise. Finished 1987 with a record of 11-8 and a 3.73 ERA at Double-A Jacksonville, and 1988 with a record of 8-7 and a 3.26 ERA at Triple-A Indianapolis.
- Born: Sept. 10, 1963
- Hometown: Walnut Creek, Calif.
- Height: 6-10
- Weight: 225 pounds
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Left
- Family: Wife, Lisa; four children: Sammi, Tanner, Willow and Alexandria. Daughter, Heather from earlier relationship.
- Primary position: Starting pitcher
Career Highlights:
The most scary pitcher of all time, at 6-foot-10 with long hair and a mean-looking mustache, noted for his wildness early in his career and his ability to combine a lethal slider with a fastball that exceeded 100 mph.
One of the greatest left-handed pitchers in history, he had a 22-year career record of 303-166, 3.29 ERA, and 4,875 strikeouts, which ranks second all-time behind Nolan Ryan.
a five-time Cy Young Award winner. Only Roger Clemens (7) has received it more frequently.
on May 18, 2004, against the Braves, threw the 16th perfect game in baseball history.
He was a ten-time All-Star and had at least one victory over each major league squad.
Nine times in his career, he was the league leader in strikeouts, and six other times he had more than 300 Ks in a season.
in a game on May 8, 2001, against the Cincinnati Reds, struck out 20 batters. Four times in a single game, he struck out at least 18 batters.
During batting practice in 1988, rookie outfielder Tim Raines ran into him and remarked, “The Big Unit” earning him the moniker “Man, you’re a big unit.” And the moniker endured.
was 24 years old in 1988 and went 3-0 in four starts for the Expos. However, he stumbled to an 0-4 start in 1989 and was moved to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Mark Langston.
Despite the fact that he led the AL in walks for three straight seasons, it ended up being one of the best transactions in Seattle history.
On June 2, 1990, he faced the Detroit Tigers and threw his first no-hitter of his professional career.
In the 1993 All-Star Game, he delivered a brush-back pitch to John Kruk of the Phillies; Kruk then waved at a pitch to get out of the way.
emerged as a great ace in 1994 and, from May 1994 to May 1997, won 43 of 47 decisions.
first-ever AL Cy Young Award winner in 1995 when he helped Seattle win its first division title and playoff participation while going 18-2 with a 2.48 ERA. threw a perfect game three-hitter in a one-game playoff matchup with the Angels, then helped Seattle defeat the New York Yankees in the first round before falling to the Cleveland Indians in the ALCS.
In 1997, against the Oakland A’s, you struck out 19 times, breaking the American League record. Later in the same year, you struck out 19 times against the Chicago White Sox. completed 20-4 for the year and was runner-up to Clemens in the 1997 Cy Young voting.
Awarded a 1.28 ERA and four shutouts after being traded to the Houston Astros in 1998, but suffered two playoff losses.
Before the 1999 season, he agreed to a four-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Over the following four seasons, he won the NL Cy Young Award.
He was joined by Curt Schilling in the Diamondbacks rotation a year later, and the next year, they established one of the greatest 1-2 pitching combinations in major league history. finished 22-6 in 2001, and Schilling went 21-6 with a league-best 2.49 ERA. Johnson then went 5-1 in the playoffs and defeated the Yankees, who had won the World Series the previous three times, in three games of the World Series with a 1.04 ERA. He and Schilling shared the World Series MVP award.
One of the strangest baseball incidents in history occurred in a spring training game in 2001 when he launched a fastball that struck a dove in midair and quickly killed it in a shower of feathers.
Finished first in the NL in wins, ERA, and strikeouts in 2002, earning the pitching Triple Crown. His career-high total of 24 victories.
In 2005, he was traded to the Yankees, where he (relatively) struggled, posting a 34-19 record and a 4.37 ERA in just two seasons.
43-year-old traded his way back to Arizona in 2007 so he could be nearer to his family.
finished his career with a season with the San Francisco Giants, when he defeated the Washington Nationals on June 4, 2008, to win his 300th game.
- Made $175 million in salary in his 22-year career.
