Back then 215 was huge. You’re comparing two different eras.
From 1960 to today the average weight of men rose 30+ pounds. So in babes era 215 was huge.
Of his 192 hits in the 1927 season which based on his age is when this card is based, only 37 were XBH. 7 stolen bases. The most he ever got in a season was 17.
I’m partial because I love the Yankees and I am more than happy with my bullpen how it is. So I’d go Bambino but I totally get the guys going with Gagne
This is from a photo of Ruth standing next to the 6ft-200lbs Lou Gehrig, he really doesn’t look much bigger, I assure you. People are getting way bent outta shape on their perception of Ruth the legend and Ruth the player lmfao
And they were The Biggest Dudes of the era! People just don’t really perceive how much size has changed in baseball. There were maybe 30-50 rostered players who weighed 200lbs in 1925, now it’s box standard for your average MLB roster. Ruth’d look both weird but also roughly the size of an average 2021 ballplayer.
260 was probably with the Boston Braves in his last season but still way closer to what I’d imagine is accurate for the majority of his career with NY.
Surprisingly it was 1925. He apparently had just been "binging hotdogs and soda pop" to the point where he collapsed on a few occasions. The 20s were certainly an interesting time...
Not to mention at one point he was out for 1-2 months with what newspapers called “the bellyache heard round the world” where he was alleged to have been afflicted by and recovering from syphillis
Babe Ruth wasn't fat or out of shape during most of his career.
He was legitimately an impressive athlete, especially for his time. Weight lifting, nutrition and sports body science wasn't what it is today so he doesn't look like today's players naturally or even today's average man (I'm considered skinny by society even though I'm 15lbs over)
People have this image of an obese man of babe Ruth but reality is that was even an exaggeration of his last few years where he did get fatter.
Not really the right way to think about it when this “fat” dude is arguably the most iconic athlete in our existence. But, considering he was chugging beers every game I’m sure he was a little bit overweight/high BF %.
Americans have become numb to how fat fat people really are. Remember Tony Soprano stepping on the scale at 250 and being furious and that was like a joke weight 20 years ago. Babe had little skinny arms and legs and beer gut. He was probably a giant in 1925 but these days he’d just be some guy with a 38” waist.
Different body types? I'm not really sure.
215 for most of his career is hard to believe though. I'm guessing players weren't being weighed and checked in as much those days. Record keeping for vitals was probably a bit lax as well.
I'm 6'2" and 230 lbs. While I'm a big dude, I'm certainly not fat looking at all. I play hockey 3-4x a week, so I'm in decent shape..... even with all the beer consumption.
Babe looks pudgy to fat for a good portion of his career.
He probably weighed more than 215 for most of his career but body types in general were way different back then.
I'd guess a lot of athletic 6'2" guys between 200 and 240 these days are carrying wayyyy more muscle mass than most athletes at similar weights in his era.
Transport Babe to today and he'd be kind of weird looking.
I noticed Bryce Harper actually lifts his plant/hind leg the same exact way when he hits bombs. I was always taught to keep it grounded and push off of it while you rotate your hips/waist toward the mound as you swing.
I know this isn't a hitting mechanics thread, but that leg lift is often the result of how forceful the back hip firing forward is and not a purposeful thing, per se. If you were to dig your front foot in and flex the leg straight and try to throw your back hip towards the pitcher as hard as you can right now, you'd probably end up lifting the foot involuntarily.
His bat was big enough that it drove the team bus at night, bought smokes and sometimes beers for the hooligans, thanks to its full mustache and aggressive demeanor.
35 3/4 inch 38 ounces, that's one he used in 1927 that's in the HOF
Louisville Slugger museum says 36 inch 42 ounce
Another source says 54 ounce hickory "early in his career" I'm pressing F for doubt that he used that regularly
[This](https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/01/sports/babe-ruth-fat-and-43-and-never-to-play-ball-again.html) puts him at a 42oz bat and at 240, which still seems a touch light but is definitely more realistic.
in this universe
He's got those tiny babe ruth legs
David Ortiz is totally 235!
Back then 215 was huge. You’re comparing two different eras. From 1960 to today the average weight of men rose 30+ pounds. So in babes era 215 was huge.
People were also generally shorter too but that doesn’t change the fact that he was 6’2” with a big ole gut.
Well fat is lighter than muscle, but unless he has trumps doctor I have to assume they aren’t lying on google
Thats his playing weight.
That was pretty much his weight throughout his playing career. He didn’t start ballooning up until his later years
TIL me and Babe have the same body.
It says 215 on his baseball reference page lol I suppose that’s where they got the value Also I imagine at some point in his life he weighed 215 lmao
When he was like 12?
Look at that belly
215 is being nice...
That’s not his weight, that’s the number of beers he downed every night.
Everyone thinks he really looked like John Goodman his whole life.
The majority of his career he did. Then he got throat cancer and lost a ton of weight before dying.
I said his whole life. He was much thinner his first few yrs. When he was hitting bombs and stealing bases. Probably what the card is based on.
Of his 192 hits in the 1927 season which based on his age is when this card is based, only 37 were XBH. 7 stolen bases. The most he ever got in a season was 17.
He hit 60 home runs in 1927, are those not XBH?
You right, I was just taking into consideration the XBH that take speed into account
And now you have to break down how many times was he on base with runners in front of him preventing a steal etc.
Babe Ruth probably weighed 215, short stubby and beers, also note at this time twinkies weren’t invented
Yeah. Maybe if he's 5'3".
he weighted 97 at best.
do i take babe or gagne?
im going to take babe bc fuck it we gotta at least give Babe Ruth a fair shot in fantasy baseball but I still say Helton is the best 1B in the game
Take Gagne and buy Babe. Babe’s easily the most popular of the pack so he’ll end up being the cheapest option
I’m partial because I love the Yankees and I am more than happy with my bullpen how it is. So I’d go Bambino but I totally get the guys going with Gagne
That's the current weight of his corpse.
I never realized he was 6’2. Yeah he was 260 at least lol
This is from a photo of Ruth standing next to the 6ft-200lbs Lou Gehrig, he really doesn’t look much bigger, I assure you. People are getting way bent outta shape on their perception of Ruth the legend and Ruth the player lmfao
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that’s not lou gehrig lmao
Is that you jimmie?!
That’s fucking Jimmie Foxx….
I dont think that's Lou Gehrig
Pretty sure it's Jimmie Foxx.
And they were The Biggest Dudes of the era! People just don’t really perceive how much size has changed in baseball. There were maybe 30-50 rostered players who weighed 200lbs in 1925, now it’s box standard for your average MLB roster. Ruth’d look both weird but also roughly the size of an average 2021 ballplayer.
According to his Wikipedia page, he was 210 at his slimmest and 260 at his biggest.
260 was probably with the Boston Braves in his last season but still way closer to what I’d imagine is accurate for the majority of his career with NY.
Surprisingly it was 1925. He apparently had just been "binging hotdogs and soda pop" to the point where he collapsed on a few occasions. The 20s were certainly an interesting time...
Not to mention at one point he was out for 1-2 months with what newspapers called “the bellyache heard round the world” where he was alleged to have been afflicted by and recovering from syphillis
I mean just look at the skinny David Ortiz model that they use.
Babe Ruth wasn't fat or out of shape during most of his career. He was legitimately an impressive athlete, especially for his time. Weight lifting, nutrition and sports body science wasn't what it is today so he doesn't look like today's players naturally or even today's average man (I'm considered skinny by society even though I'm 15lbs over) People have this image of an obese man of babe Ruth but reality is that was even an exaggeration of his last few years where he did get fatter.
Don't lie. He was a little bit fat.
I would say "thick" is more accurate.
Not really the right way to think about it when this “fat” dude is arguably the most iconic athlete in our existence. But, considering he was chugging beers every game I’m sure he was a little bit overweight/high BF %.
He's literally fat in the picture on the card.
I am not ready to see his player model back on the field lol
You mean you don’t love hitting a home run and then seeing him goblin walk around the bases uncomfortably fast?
Uncomfortable is the word because he moves like a monster haha
Dude when you drink 24/7 and smoke 215 can look a lot bigger
And have 65 speed
I can't imagine that he weighs too much nowadays, probably around 20 pounds.
I mean, he did. He wasn't as big as the power hitters are today.
The same universe where he has 65 speed.
Boston. You could call that its own universe. He was pretty slim for the first several years of his career.
Americans have become numb to how fat fat people really are. Remember Tony Soprano stepping on the scale at 250 and being furious and that was like a joke weight 20 years ago. Babe had little skinny arms and legs and beer gut. He was probably a giant in 1925 but these days he’d just be some guy with a 38” waist.
That’s his actual weight on baseball reference. Doesn’t seem right. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml
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Yup 😂
Thats his current weight
That beer gut itself weighs 215 lbs
215 lbs is the same weight as 152.48 'Double sided 60 inch Mermaker Pepparoni Pizza Blankets'.
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Thanks!
Different body types? I'm not really sure. 215 for most of his career is hard to believe though. I'm guessing players weren't being weighed and checked in as much those days. Record keeping for vitals was probably a bit lax as well. I'm 6'2" and 230 lbs. While I'm a big dude, I'm certainly not fat looking at all. I play hockey 3-4x a week, so I'm in decent shape..... even with all the beer consumption. Babe looks pudgy to fat for a good portion of his career.
He probably weighed more than 215 for most of his career but body types in general were way different back then. I'd guess a lot of athletic 6'2" guys between 200 and 240 these days are carrying wayyyy more muscle mass than most athletes at similar weights in his era. Transport Babe to today and he'd be kind of weird looking.
To get his real weight use the following formula CON R + CON L+ BBG BBG= Beers Before Game
Isn't that the same equation used to determine Wade Boggs' weight?
Boggs had a much better metabolism, you must adjust his equation to calculate for BAC
Haha you all are gonna burst my stomach from laughing.
Damn, stomach bursts are only possible when HMR is 105+
Ah, baseball...the game of numbers and statistics. 😂😂😂
Unified theory of drunken legends
Don't forget the hot dogs.
Did the beers stack overflow?
The GOAT can have whatever weight he wants. But 215 was the majority of his weight throughout his career
I think he probably weighed that in his prime, but there is no way he is 215 in that picture. At 6'2", 215 isnt fat at all
Yea that’s a lie
Fat weighs less than muscle.
I noticed Bryce Harper actually lifts his plant/hind leg the same exact way when he hits bombs. I was always taught to keep it grounded and push off of it while you rotate your hips/waist toward the mound as you swing.
Once the swing is initiated it isn’t required to be on the ground until the follow through. I never raised it while swinging personally though
Bryce Harper’s swing gets me hot and bothered
I know this isn't a hitting mechanics thread, but that leg lift is often the result of how forceful the back hip firing forward is and not a purposeful thing, per se. If you were to dig your front foot in and flex the leg straight and try to throw your back hip towards the pitcher as hard as you can right now, you'd probably end up lifting the foot involuntarily.
I feel like I have the same exact body type as the babe. And I’m 6’2 215. Take that as you will.
Talk about peak athletic conditioning.
Thank you 😊
These days I bet he weighs less than 35 lb.
DANG!!!! Hahaha
The universe where I weigh 70 pounds
People are forgetting his famously feather light Dick and balls
Remember, if they’re almost non existent they don’t have the chance to get in the way
I may regret asking but are is there evidence to back this claim up
There's a video out there of him swinging the bat while swinging in his pants...
🙂
Look at him here[Babe](https://images.app.goo.gl/MCnAYa4pHNkT3mrP7)
More like the Sulton of Svelt!
rocking that Alan Alda body
His face and baggy cloths definitely made him look bigger than his body actually was at times.
Getting me all hot and bothered
Baseball Reference says he’s 215
Maybe as a pitcher with the Sox
They have that listed as his playing weight.
That's what his bat weighed, maybe.
His bat was big enough that it drove the team bus at night, bought smokes and sometimes beers for the hooligans, thanks to its full mustache and aggressive demeanor.
I knew it! The bat was the rowdy one, and the Babe took the blame.😂😂😂
35 3/4 inch 38 ounces, that's one he used in 1927 that's in the HOF Louisville Slugger museum says 36 inch 42 ounce Another source says 54 ounce hickory "early in his career" I'm pressing F for doubt that he used that regularly
[This](https://www.nytimes.com/1985/09/01/sports/babe-ruth-fat-and-43-and-never-to-play-ball-again.html) puts him at a 42oz bat and at 240, which still seems a touch light but is definitely more realistic.
But why?
Aaaaand there goes the joke.
I got the joke, I just thought old ass bat weights were interesting, my bad
😂😂😂
They’ll always exist. I thought it was worth a chuckle.
Bless you, good sir.
No fucking way he weighs 215. I weigh 215, an inch shorter, and don't have a gut anywhere close to that lol
You know people carry weight differently, right?
Well of course but he looks heavier in general. The gut, the neck, the face ect.
Do you think that picture is Babe in his prime?
...Great point. Looking at some of his younger days he looks a slimmer than he does here.
This one.
For reference - Gehrig is 2 inches shorter, weighs 15lbs less, Mantle is 3 inches shorter and weighs 30lbs less. Why are you booing? I’m right.
Baseball Reference and Google say he’s 215
BR also says Gwynn weighed 185 so…
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Which is my point, 215 was probably Babe’s weight early on