Chad Qualls

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chad Qualls
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 17, 1978(1978-08-17)
Age	46
Birthplace	Lomita
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Leo

Chad Qualls Biography

Chad Qualls is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 17, 1978 in Lomita, California, United States. Chad Michael Qualls (born August 17th 1978) is a famous American ex- professional baseball player. He was a part of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Rays, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Miami Marlins as well as Colorado Rockies.

Qualls made his debut in the major leagues with Astros on the 22nd of July 2004. He pitched for the next 3 seasons with the Astros. He was able to save six times and an 3.39 earned run rate (ERA). Qualls together with Dan Wheeler and Brad Lidge to form a solid bullpen as the Astros made it to in 2005 the World Series. Qualls was suspended for three games for throwing a ball into the stands.

Qualls signed a $2.54 million contract with the Diamondbacks for the 2009 season. He became their closer at the start of the 2009 season. For the year, he recorded a 2–2 win–loss record, a 3.63 ERA, and 24 saves in 29 opportunities. On August 30, 2009, he suffered a patellar dislocation on the final play of a winning effort against the Astros. He required surgery and missed the rest of the season.

On July 31, 2010, Qualls was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named later. He pitched in 27 games for them with a 5.57 ERA.

The year 2000 was the time Qualls played in the Wolf Pack’s starter rotation, along with Darrell Rasner and Matt Rainer. Qualls was a pitcher for seven full games with The Wolf Pack.

Chad Qualls Net Worth

Chad Qualls is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chad Qualls 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After his time pitching for LAHC after his stint with LAHC, he was selected for the Toronto Blue Jays in the 52nd round of the 1997 MLB Draft, but he didn’t take the plunge and sign. He was transferred into University of Nevada. University of Nevada, where was a college baseball player as a member of the Nevada Wolf Pack’s team. They competed within the Big West Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I. He was selected to The Big West Conference’s Second Team in the year 1999.

Qualls was selected at the end of round two of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Houston Astros. His career began as a pitcher in the starting lineup for the Michigan Battle Cats of the Class A Midwest League during the 2001 season. Between 2002 and 2003 his team was the Round Rock Express, which played with the Round Rock Express in the Class AA Texas League. He transitioned to relief in the 2004 season with the New Orleans Zephyrs of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.

On December 14, 2007, the Astros traded Qualls to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with Chris Burke and Juan Gutiérrez, for José Valverde. Qualls replaced Brandon Lyon as the closer for the Diamondbacks in mid-September 2008 after Lyon struggled in the second half of the season. He became one of four pitchers who pitched in at least 70 games every season from 2004 through 2008.

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Qualls signed a $1.15 million, one-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on January 31, 2012. On April 4, he was named to the opening day roster. He began the year as the primary set-up reliever to closer Jonathan Papelbon. With the Phillies, Qualls pitched to a 4.60 ERA in 35 games.

Facts & Trivia

Chad Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chad Qualls celebrates birthday on August 17 of every year.

Following a game on Tuesday, July 30, 2013, between the Marlins and Mets, Qualls became an overnight social media viral sensation. Qualls punctuated his scoreless 7th inning stint in which he walked one, allowed one hit, and struck out two, with an attempted fist pump as he ran towards the dugout. Leaving the mound after strike-three against the Mets’ Omar Quintanilla, Qualls punched the air in celebration as he headed toward the dugout. As he threw the punch, he snagged his right cleat in the grass and his own forward momentum sent him tumbling to the ground. Qualls was uninjured and bounced up quickly and continued to the dugout, where he covered his face in a towel and laughed with teammates.”As soon as I saw the fist pump I put my head down,” Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. “That’s one of those if you win that game, you can watch it. But since we lost it’s not quite as funny.”