Bat Masterson

How tall was Bat Masterson?

Bat Masterson is commonly listed at 6 ft 1 in (185 cm).

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Bat Masterson’s 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) is tall for a US man: about 90 in 100 US men are shorter.

Bat Masterson is taller than the average US woman by 9.5 in (23.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Bat Masterson: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Bat Masterson is taller than the average US man by 4 in (9.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Bat Masterson is taller than the average US woman by 9.5 in (23.8 cm).Bat Masterson is taller than the average US woman by 9.5 in (23.8 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Bat Masterson: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Bat Masterson is taller than the average US man by 4 in (9.9 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Bat Masterson is taller than the average US woman by 9.5 in (23.8 cm).

Bat Masterson beside others

Bat Masterson is one of the taller lawmen we have heights for: Buford Pusser (6 ft 6 in) stands 5 in (13.1 cm) taller and Wyatt Earp (6 ft 0 in) is 1 in (2.1 cm) shorter.

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6 ft 1 in (185 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

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Bat Masterson, 6 ft 1 in (185 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)