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Jim Bouton Net Worth

By Robert Miller |


Jim Bouton net worth is
$250,000

Jim Bouton Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

James Alan "Jim" Bouton (/?ba?tn/; born March 8, 1939) is an American retired professional baseball player. Bouton played in Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher for the New York Yankees, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, and Atlanta Braves between 1962 and 1978.Bouton played college baseball at Western Michigan University, before signing his first professional contract with the Yankees. He was a member of the 1962 World Series champions, and appeared in the 1963 MLB All-Star Game. Later in his career, he developed and threw a knuckleball.Bouton authored the baseball book Ball Four, which was a combination diary of his 1969 season and memoir of his years with the Yankees, Pilots, and Astros. 
Net Worth$250,000
Date Of BirthMarch 8, 1939
Place Of BirthNewark, New Jersey, USA
Height6' (1.83 m)
ProfessionActor, Writer
NicknamesJim Bouton, Bouton, Jim
Star SignPisces
#Trademark
1Wore uniform number 56 throughout his career
#Fact
1Was given the nickname "Warm Up Bouton" because he never got the chance to play in a high school baseball game, as he spent all his time on the bench.
2Was given the nickname "Bulldog", while playing for the Yankees, because of his tenacity.
3After writing "Ball Four," Bouton was called into then-Major League Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's office. Kuhn tried to make Bouton say the book was fiction, but Bouton declined.
4Because of his writing of "Ball Four," Bouton was not welcomed in Yankee Stadium and kept out of Yankee Oldtimers' games until the mid-to late 90s.
5Led American League in Games Started (37) in 1964.
6Named to 1963 American League All Star Team.
7Member of 1962 World Series Champion New York Yankees team. Member of 1963 and 1964 American League Champion New York Yankees teams.
8Received enough criticism from his 1970 book "Ball Four" to write a sequel, which he entitled "I'm Glad You Didn't Take it Personally."
9Author of sports books (including all-time best-seller Ball Four)
10Pitcher for New York Yankees (1962-1968), Seattle Pilots (1969), Houston Astros (1969-1970) and Atlanta Braves (1978).

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
How Do You Know2010Bullpen Coach
Ball Four1976TV SeriesJim Barton
Pick-up1975voice, uncredited
The Long Goodbye1973Terry Lennox

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Ball Four1976TV Series book "Ball Four: My Life and Hard Times Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues" - 5 episodes

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Not Exactly Cooperstown2014DocumentaryHimself
Knuckleball!2012DocumentaryHimself - knuckleball pitcher 1962-70, 1978
The Seattle Pilots: Short Flight Into History2010DocumentaryHimself
ESPN Outside the Lines2006TV SeriesHimself
The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...2005-2006TV SeriesHimself
One Bright Shining Moment2005DocumentaryHimself
Mantle2005TV Movie documentaryHimself
ESPN 25: Who's #1?2005TV Series documentaryHimself
America's Pastime: Vintage Baseball Live2004TV MovieHimself
The Tim McCarver Show2003TV SeriesHimself - Guest
100 Years of the World Series2003Video documentaryHimself
ESPN SportsCentury2000-2002TV Series documentaryHimself
Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America2000TV Movie documentaryHimself - New York Yankees, 1962-66
The Howard Stern Show1991TV SeriesHimself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1972-1977TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself
The Mike Douglas Show1971-1976TV SeriesHimself - Sportscaster / Author / Himself
The David Frost Show1970-1971TV SeriesHimself
What's My Line?1970TV SeriesHimself - Contestant
Eyewitness News1968TV SeriesNew York Sportscaster (1970-1973)
1964 World Series1964TV Mini-SeriesHimself - New York Yankees Pitcher
The Ed Sullivan Show1964TV SeriesHimself - Impressionist
1963 World Series1963TV Mini-SeriesHimself - New York Yankees Pitcher
1963 MLB All-Star Game1963TV SpecialHimself - AL Pitcher

Archive Footage

Known for movies

Himself - knuckleball pitcher 1962-70, 1978

Knuckleball! (2012)
as Himself - knuckleball pitcher 1962-70, 1978

Terry Lennox

The Long Goodbye (1973)
as Terry Lennox

Bullpen Coach

How Do You Know (2010)
as Bullpen Coach

Himself - New York Yankees, 1962-66

Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America (2000)
as Himself - New York Yankees, 1962-66