Oh to be a flame-throwing southpaw

Consider these annual revenue numbers:

• Year 1: $70,000
• Year 2: $150,000
• Year 3: $350,000
• Year 4: $1,392,500
• Year 5: $2,625,000
• Year 6: $3,325,000
• Year 7: $4,675,000
• Year 8: $6,025,000
• Year 9: $6,325,000
• Year 10: $6,000,000
• Year 11: $9,700,000
• Year 12: $13,350,000
• Year 13: $13,350,000
• Year 14: $13,350,000
• Year 15: $15,000,000
• Year 16: $16,000,000
• Year 17: $16,000,000

A record of sustained growth. Compound annual growth rate of 101% through year 7, and 13% thereafter through year 17. Companies have gone public with less to show.

So what are these figures? Randy Johnson's (you know, that guy on The Simpsons) annual salary from playing baseball, according to Wikipedia. Not bad money for being able to throw a baseball hard.