What was Babe Ruth's playing weight during his prime?

Babe Ruth’s commonly listed playing weight during his prime was 215 pounds. At approximately 6 feet 2 inches, that made him a large athlete for the early twentieth century, though photographs and reports show that his weight changed over the course of his career.

Ruth was not always the heavy, slow-moving figure of popular caricature. In his early years with the Boston Red Sox, he was a successful left-handed pitcher who also became an increasingly dangerous hitter. After moving to the New York Yankees in 1920, he transformed into baseball’s most famous slugger and maintained the listed 215-pound playing weight associated with his prime seasons.

His conditioning later deteriorated, especially during his final seasons with the Boston Braves in 1935. That decline can create confusion when people estimate his weight from late-career photographs. The quiz answer refers to his standard playing measurement, not a precise weight for every season or every stage of his life.