Pete Rose Net Worth, Age, Height, Wealth (Updated 2022)

Pete Rose, popularly known by his nickname Charlie Hustle, is an American athlete and former baseball player who has a net worth of $4 million. He is popular for his record-breaking career in Major League Baseball. He holds the record of playing the most number of games and hits – he has played 3562 games with 4256 hits. The 81 years old athlete has numberless accolades to his credit. He has received the known baseball awards like the Rookie of the Year and the Most Valuable Player Award. He is also three times winner of Batting Titles and twice winner of the Gold Gloves Award.

He has played both in the outfielder and infielder position and has also remained a manager of the association. Despite his normal athletic skills, Pete has got worldwide fame and has successfully gathered a hefty net worth. Let’s dive deep into his career, net worth and lifestyle along with some interesting facts about him.

How Did Pete Rose Become Rich?

From an early age, Pete had parental encouragement to participate in sports and other outdoor activities. At the age of nine, he was a permanent member of the fraternal organization DeMolay International. Despite his weak demeanor, he continued playing baseball in his high school and senior years.

He started his career in the major league as a professional baseball player in 1963 by joining Cincinnati Reds. In his debut year, he received 17 votes out of 20 and won the National League Rookie of the Year Award. This was the era when he was climbing the apex of fame and popularity throughout the US. This also brought him into the international limelight.

He continued his career in baseball with multiple ebbs and flows. Oftentimes, he badly lost the games and suffered physical injuries. Six years later in 1969, he made the best come back with his career-high in batting (348) and another career-best 16 homers. He defeated the Puerto Rican gem Roberto Clement with a closed competition of 348 and 345.

He maintained his athletic appetite for twenty more years and remained in the limelight. After playing more than 20 seasons, he got retired in 1986 and left a record-breaking history behind. Simultaneously, he also served as a manager in the MLB for six years.

Apart from his legendary career as a professional baseball player, Pete also remained an event announcer and broadcaster in the World Wrestling Entertainment WWE.

What Is Pete Rose Net Worth?

As of March, 2023, Pete Rose has a net worth of $4 million. His only source of income is his athleticism and his successful career as a professional baseball player. His 26 years long career as a professional baseball player has honored him with several accolades and has enabled him to amass a reliable fortune. Likewise, his managerial role in the MLB and being the event announcer and broadcaster in the WWE have served as the secondary sources of his income. Together, these have helped the 80 years old athlete to amass a hefty net worth of $4 million.

It is patent that Pete was one of the highest paid baseball players, which was the primary source of his income. However, his managerial service in the MLB also paid him a handsome amount. Likewise, his brief career as a WWE announcer and broadcaster was also a major source of his net worth.

On top of all these, he earns a hefty amount by signing autographs. His ex-wife Carol revealed in court that he earns $1.5 million every year by signing autographs. Should that be true, it is a wonderful ongoing source of his ever-increasing net worth.

How Pete Rose Spends His Money?

Unlike his successful career, Pete has a socially unstable life. He is twice married and both marriages did not sustain for a long time as they got parted. He was firstly married to Karolyn Englehardt, whom he divorced after 16 years of the marriage (from 1964 to 1980.) He then tied the knot with Carol J. Woliung in 1984, who broke the marriage in 2011. He suffered some legal proceedings till the issues were resolved with his late wife Carol. He has five children from his both wives.

His two unsuccessful marriages have made him notorious in town and he is sarcastically called Play Boy. Nonetheless, nowadays the 81 years old athlete is married to Kiana Kim – a Korean Playboy star and TV-personality.

He currently lives in Boca Raton Florida along with his children and lives arguably a stable life. The all-time MLB leader has an undying love for cars and modern technology. He drives Rolls Royce which has a projected price of $300,000. The car has a customized number plate that says “Hit King”. His lavish lifestyle is often criticized as he owes a debt of $1 million to IRS.

Interesting Facts

• Pete is the only baseball player to play over 500 games in five different positions. He has played 939 games in first base, 628 in second base, 634 in third base, 671 in left field and 539 in right field. In total, he has played 3562 games with 4256 hits. This is the highest number ever played in the history of Major League Baseball.
• In the history of baseball, Pete Rose is the only player to be banned from professional baseball playing for a lifetime. He is permanently suspended from baseball on the allegation that he had bet on baseball in the 1980s.
• He is better known by his nickname Charlie Hustle, which he has adopted as a badge of honor from his coach. This nickname was given by his baseball coach Whitey Ford during his debut training.
• Pete had a fragile physique from his birth and he was too small of his age. Presumably, everyone discouraged his parent’s dreams of making him a professional athlete.
• He is notorious as a playboy because of his flirty attitude and his two divorced marriages.