- Category:
- Richest Athletes › Baseball Players
- Net Worth:
- $80 Million
- Birthdate:
- Mar 25, 1966 (58 years old)
- Birthplace:
- Concord
- Gender:
- Male
- Height:
- 5 ft 11 in (1.82 m)
- Profession:
- Baseball player
- Nationality:
- United States of America
What is Tom Glavine's Net Worth?
Tom Glavine is a retired American professional baseball player who has a net worth of $80 million. Tom Glavine has earned his net worth through his years of playing baseball for the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets.
Early Life
Thomas Michael Glavine was born on March 25, 1966, in Concord, Massachusetts, and raised in Billerica, Massachusetts. He attended Billerica Memorial High School where he lettered in both hockey and baseball and was a four-year member of the honor roll and National Honor Society. He was named Merrimack Valley's Most Valuable Player in hockey and led the baseball team to the Division I North Title and the Eastern Massachusetts Championship. Tom graduated with honors in 1984 and was later inducted into the Billerica Memorial/Howe High School Athletic Hall of Fame.
MLB Career
Tom Glavine was selected in both the 1984 NHL Draft (4th round, 69th overall) by the Los Angeles Kings and 1984 MLB Amateur Draft (2nd round) by the Atlanta Braves and ultimately decided to play baseball. He made his debut with the Braves in August of 1987 but had an up and down first couple of years in the majors. But in 1991, he turned his career around and set the tone as one of the best pitchers of the 1990s. Glavine recorded 164 victories during the decade, coming in second only to teammate Greg Maddux's 176 for a pitcher in the National League.
Tom Glavine played with the Atlanta Braves until 2002 becoming a World Series champion when the Braves beat the Cleveland Indians in the 1995 World Series. Glavine was named the World Series MVP.
After slumping in the back half of the 2002 season and underwhelming play in two postseason starts, the Atlanta Braves declined to guarantee Tom Glavine's third year on his contract. So Glavine signed with the New York Mets where he would play until 2007. He struggled in his first year with the Mets but returned to form for the rest of his tenure with the team. In November of 2007, Tom Glavine returned to Atlanta where he was placed on the disabled list for the first time in his career. He played his last game on August 14, 2008. He signed a one-year deal to return in 2009 but was released by the Braves as he was completing a rehab assignment. Tom Glavine officially retired as an Atlanta Brave in 2010. He had his No. 47 jersey retired later that year.
Tom Glavine was a 10x All-Star and two-time NL Cy Young Award winner posting a 305-203 record with an ERA of 3.54 and 2,607 strikeouts over his career. He is a member of the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2014.
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Contracts & Earnings
Tom Glavine's first big contract was with the Atlanta Braves in 1992 on a four-year, $20.5 million deal. In 1997, he signed a four-year, $34 million contract to stay with the team. In 2003, Glavine agreed to terms with the New York Mets on a three-year, $35 million deal. His final contract was a one-year, $1 million deal with the Atlanta Braves.
Over his MLB career, Tom Glavine earned more than $131 million in salary alone.
Personal Life
Tom Glavine married his wife, Christine, in 1998, and they have a blended family of five children. The couple lives in Johns Creek, Georgia. One of their sons, Peyton, was selected in the 2017 MLB Draft but played at Auburn University instead. Peyton became part of the Washington Nationals organization. Tom has also coached his sons' hockey and baseball teams.
