Ray Durham
- January 4, 2024
- Baseball Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Ray Durham |
Occupation | Baseball Player |
Date Of Birth | Nov 30, 1971(1971-11-30) |
Age | 53 |
Birthplace | Charlotte |
Country | United States |
Birth City | North Carolina |
Horoscope | Scorpio |
Ray Durham Biography
Name | Ray Durham |
Birthday | Nov 30 |
Birth Year | 1971 |
Place Of Birth | Charlotte |
Home Town | North Carolina |
Birth Country | United States |
Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Ray Durham is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on November 30, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. His 14-year career was dominated by his role as a lead-off hitter. He hit.277 with just 192 home runs.
Along with He played six seasons with the San Francisco Giants alongside Barry Bonds., he played six seasons for the San Francisco Giants.
He graduated from Harry P. Harding High School (now Harding University High School) in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1990, where he played baseball and football. He was on the state select baseball team and was an honorable mention All-American defensive back. He did not attend college as he began playing minor league baseball with the Gulf Coast White Sox. Ray Durham was originally a 5th round pick by the Chicago White Sox in 1990. Durham has not played since the 2008 season and is enjoying retired life with his wife Regina and their three children.
Durham was a member of the Chicago White Sox from 1995 to 2002. Durham was a leadoff hitter during these years of his career. Durham established himself as one of baseball’s better leadoff hitters with above league average on-base percentages and averaging well over 20 stolen bases and 10 home runs per season. His performance from 2000 to 2002 was exceptional. By posting at least 15 home runs with 100 runs, 20 steals, a .450 slugging percentage and 65 RBIs in three consecutive seasons, Durham became just the 10th player in baseball history to accomplish such a feat. Durham is in great company, with the list including Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Joe Morgan, as well as Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez. Durham left Chicago as the club’s all-time leader in leadoff home runs (20), while ranking fifth in steals (219), seventh in doubles (249) and extra base hits (408) and eighth in runs (784).
With Regina, he had four children.
Ray Durham Net Worth
Net Worth | $30 Million |
Source Of Income | Baseball Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Ray Durham is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ray Durham 's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
After being drafted by Chicago White Sox, he played both baseball and football in high school. He declined a football scholarship.
Because of his speed, and high on-base percentage, he was a skilled lead-off hitter.
Ray Durham (born November 30, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. He is a 14-year major league veteran owning a .277 lifetime batting average with 1,249 runs scored, 2,054 hits, 440 doubles, 79 triples, 192 home runs, 875 run batted in (RBIs) and 273 stolen bases in 1,975 career games.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 5 ft 8 in |
Ray Durham height 5 ft 8 in Ray weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Ray Durham Dating?
According to our records, Ray Durham is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Ray Durham’s is not dating anyone.
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On September 9, 2007, Durham hit a pinch-hit three-run homer in the eighth inning to help San Francisco beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4–2.
Facts & Trivia
Ray Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ray Durham celebrates birthday on November 30 of every year.
After re-signing with the Giants, Durham struggled in 2007. Durham called the season “embarrassing” and the “worst” of his career. Durham admitted that his defense had suffered because he was thinking about his hitting while on defense. Durham claimed he had trouble adjusting to the new strategy to pitch against him, which included throwing cutters inside and throwing curveballs on the outside corner. Some Giants fans and radio personalities criticized Durham’s performance in 2006 as being motivated by money because 2006 was Durham’s contract year. Durham denied these claims and claimed that almost every year is a contract year.