Mariano Rivera Made More Than $160 Million In His Career

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Friday, September 27, 2013 Mariano Rivera Made More Than $160 Million In His Career Mariano Rivera will go down in baseball history as the greatest closer to ever play the game. That distinction, along with playing for the Yankees and their deep pockets, helped Rivera earn $169.6 million in his career. That is a lot of money for any player. It is especially grand for a player that worked just 1,283.2 innings in his career. There have been six starting pitchers that have worked more innings in just the last six seasons, led by CC Sabathia, who has thrown 1,369 innings since the start of the 2008 season. Another way to look at it is that Rivera has been paid $132,000 for every inning he has worked in his career and $260,000 for each of his 652 career saves. Even if we include his illustrious postseason record, he has been paid $119,000 for each inning pitched and $244,000 for each save. Not a bad way to make a living... Read » Also On Sports Today: Mariano Rivera Could Play In The Outfield This Weekend Against The Astros Swedish Police Corral Soccer Hooligans Onto A Super-Fast Escalator After A Fight Advertisement CHART: America's Interest In The America's Cup Was Minuscule Compared To New Zealand's CHART: USC Leads All Schools With Most Players On NFL Rosters CHART: The Average University Of Texas Football Player Is Worth $578,000 Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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