Wei-Yin Chen is a pro baseball player who plays Starting pitcher for the Miami Marlins as # 54. Chen was born on July 21, 1985, in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan. This page will take a closer look at Wei-Yin Chen’s net worth.
Image Credit: Keith AllisonChen bats Switch and throws Left. Chen debuted in the Nippon Professional Baseball on April 3, 2005 for the Chunichi Dragons, as well as for the Major League Baseball on April 10, 2012 for the Baltimore Orioles. In all, Chen played for the Chunichi Dragons, Baltimore Orioles, and Miami Marlins.
Some of Chen’s most prominent statistics in the NPB included a Win-loss record (pitching) stat of 36-30, a Earned run average stat of 2.59, and a Strikeouts stat of 520. In the MLB, Chen’s most prominent statistics included a Win-loss record (pitching) stat of 54-40, a Earned run average stat of 3.97, and a Strikeouts stat of 681.
According to USA Today, Wei-Yin Chen is under a 5 (2016-20) year contract worth a total of $80 million. Chen is currently earning approximately $10 million per year.Over the years, Chen earned $3 million in 2012, $4 million in 2014, $5 million in 2015, $13 million in 2016, $16 million in 2017, and $10 million in 2018.
Baseball player annual pay can range widely. In Major League Baseball, the average player earns around $3 million every year. Top pro baseball players can receive $25 million or more every year, and less successful players earn $1 million or less.
Outside the MLB, most contracts pay less than $10,000 a year.
So what is baseball player Wei-Yin Chen’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Wei-Yin Chen’s net worth as of 2018 is: $60 million
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