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Babe Ruth

How tall was Babe Ruth?

Babe Ruth was listed by the MLB at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).

Babe Ruth’s 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Where your height fallsEveryone about 6 ft 2 in

Babe Ruth is taller than the average US woman by 10.5 in (26.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Babe Ruth: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Babe Ruth is taller than the average US man by 5 in (12.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Babe Ruth is taller than the average US woman by 10.5 in (26.8 cm).Babe Ruth is taller than the average US woman by 10.5 in (26.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Babe Ruth: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Babe Ruth is taller than the average US man by 5 in (12.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Babe Ruth is taller than the average US woman by 10.5 in (26.8 cm).

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Babe Ruth beside others

Babe Ruth is one of the taller baseball players we have heights for: Randy Johnson (6 ft 10 in) stands 8 in (20.3 cm) taller and Yogi Berra (5 ft 7 in) is 7 in (18 cm) shorter.

  • Todd Williams: 6 ft 3 in (190 cm), 1 in (2 cm) taller than Babe Ruth.
  • Derek Jeter: 6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm), 1 in (2.5 cm) taller than Babe Ruth.
  • Ichiro Suzuki: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm), 3 in (8 cm) shorter than Babe Ruth.

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Where this height comes from

6 ft 2 in (188 cm)

Babe Ruth was listed by the MLB at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). Official listing.

Source: MLB

Photo: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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APAHeightvs. (2026, November 3). How tall was Babe Ruth? 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), drawn beside you. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/babe-ruth
MLA“How Tall Was Babe Ruth? 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs, 3 Nov. 2026, heightvs.com/how-tall/babe-ruth.
Chicago“How Tall Was Babe Ruth? 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), Drawn Beside You.” Heightvs. Last modified November 3, 2026. https://heightvs.com/how-tall/babe-ruth.
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Babe Ruth, 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)