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What was Pete Rose’s net worth? All-time MLB hits leader banned from baseball dies at 83

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What was Pete Rose’s net worth? All-time MLB hits leader banned from baseball dies at 83

His all-time hits record, set in 1985, still stands. But he was banned from baseball, accused of gambling, and kept out of the Hall of Fame.

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Pete Rose, the Cincinnati native and Reds legend banned from the sport over gambling accusations, died Monday at age 83.

What was his net worth? Here’s a look at some of his earnings.

Pete Rose: What we know about Pete Rose’s death and final days

Pete Rose net worth valued at $3 million

Rose was worth about $3 million at the time of his death, according to Celebrity Net Worth, which uses data drawn from public sources as well as information provided by celebrities or their representatives.

During his Major League Baseball career, Rose earned $7.1 million as both player and manager, according to Celebrity Net Worth. His highest-earning year was 1986 when the Cincinnati Reds paid him $1 million as manager. His biggest contract as a player was in 1979, a four-year, $3.225-million deal with the Reds.

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During his 2011 divorce proceedings, his ex-wife Carol Rose claimed Pete made more than $1 million per year in endorsements and autograph signings, the Enquirer previously reported. In response to the filing, Pete Rose said the figure was closer to $50,000 per month (or $600,000 per year), according to Celebrity Net Worth.

In real estate, Celebrity Net Worth reports that Rose sold his home in Sherman Oaks, California in 2014 for $1.96 million. Rose bought the residence with his second wife in 1999 for $913,500.

MLB ban, gambling accusations cost Rose $100 million

In the book “Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose and the Last Glory Days of Baseball” by Keith O’Brien (published March 2024), Rose claims that his MLB “banishment” cost him $100 million since 1990, Fandomwire reports. That includes earnings from his position as manager as well as endorsements.

Pete Rose: What we know about Pete Rose’s death and final days

Pete Rose found dead in Clark County, Nevada, home on Monday

Rose was found dead at his Clark County, Nevada, home Monday, according to officials. The Clark County coroner’s spokeswoman confirmed Rose’s death and provided no other details, the Enquirer reports. He was with former teammates in Nashville the day before he died, according to the Enquirer.

A family member found Rose, ABC News reports. According to ABC, the county medical examiner indicated there were no signs of foul play and that Rose had not been in the care of a doctor at the time of his death.

Rose was banned from baseball in 1989 for gambling while manager of the Reds, according to his obituary in the Enquirer.  

Four years earlier, he broke Cobb’s hit record. Rose is MLB’s all-time hits leader with 4,256, a record that still stands today. 

The lifetime ban from the game kept Rose out of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

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