Height & Weight by Country

Source: Lahman database.  Data through 2013 for players for whom birth country is listed.  None for 136 players.  Click link to view data.  Also see two other Height & Weight posts today.

First table below has average height and weight.  For countries with only one player, that player is listed with start and end date.

birthCountry	Count	Height	Weight	W/H	First	Last	Debut	Final
Afghanistan	1	75.00	215.00	2.87	Jeff	Bronkey	5/2/1993	8/12/1995
American Samoa	1	72.00	210.00	2.92	Tony	Solaita	9/16/1968	9/30/1979
Aruba	5	73.40	195.00	2.66
At Sea	1	71.00	170.00	2.39	Ed	Porray	4/17/1914	5/1/1914
Australia	28	73.46	199.96	2.72
Austria	4	71.75	190.25	2.65
Bahamas	6	72.00	180.83	2.51
Belgium	1	77.00	205.00	2.66	Brian	Lesher	8/25/1996	9/28/2002
Belize	1	70.00	180.00	2.57	Chito	Martinez	7/5/1991	4/20/1993
Brazil	2	74.50	202.50	2.72
CAN	243	71.96	185.08	2.57
China	1	73.00	165.00	2.26	Harry	Kingman	7/1/1914	8/20/1914
Colombia	13	71.77	198.25	2.76
Cuba	182	71.58	183.03	2.56
Curacao	14	73.43	202.14	2.75
Czech Republic	4	71.00	184.00	2.59
D.R.	592	72.76	190.65	2.62
Denmark	1	67.00	158.00	2.36	Olaf	Henriksen	8/11/1911	6/27/1917
Finland	1	69.00	165.00	2.39	John	Michaelson	8/28/1921	8/30/1921
France	9	71.43	182.57	2.56
Germany	44	72.16	181.14	2.51
Greece	1	72.00	185.00	2.57	Al	Campanis	9/23/1943	10/3/1943
Guam	1	74.00	210.00	2.84	John	Hattig	8/19/2006	10/1/2006
Honduras	1	74.00	185.00	2.50	Gerald	Young	7/8/1987	8/11/1994
Indonesia	1	78.00	220.00	2.82	Tom	Mastny	7/30/2006	9/25/2008
Ireland	50	69.55	170.13	2.45
Italy	7	71.14	180.43	2.54
Jamaica	4	75.25	198.75	2.64
Japan	59	72.19	191.97	2.66
Lithuania	1	73.00	185.00	2.53	Joe	Zapustas	9/28/1933	9/30/1933
Mexico	114	72.11	188.47	2.61
Netherlands	10	73.78	181.00	2.45
Nicaragua	13	72.54	190.15	2.62
Norway	3	73.00	180.00	2.47
P.R.	238	71.82	184.40	2.57
Panama	53	72.81	184.92	2.54
Philippines	1	73.00	188.00	2.58	Bobby	Chouinard	5/26/1996	9/9/2001
Poland	5	71.60	179.80	2.51
Russia	8	69.86	167.43	2.40
Saudi Arabia	2	72.00	200.00	2.78
Singapore	1	74.00	205.00	2.77	Robin	Jennings	4/18/1996	10/7/2001
Slovakia	1	72.00	196.00	2.72	Jack	Quinn	4/15/1909	7/7/1933
South Korea	15	73.60	197.73	2.69
Spain	4	73.25	189.67	2.59
Sweden	4	72.67	185.00	2.55
Switzerland	1	73.00	170.00	2.33	Otto	Hess	8/3/1902	6/13/1915
Taiwan	10	72.60	193.90	2.67
United Kingdom	48	70.27	173.33	2.47
USA	16153	72.22	184.82	2.56
V.I.	11	71.18	185.45	2.61
Venezuela	301	72.17	195.67	2.71
Viet Nam	1	71.00	200.00		Danny	Graves	7/13/1996	5/9/2006

From 2000 through 2013 eight countries had at least ten players each season.  Weight divided by Height (pounds/inches):

Country	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
CAN	2.58	2.60	2.71	2.74	2.74	2.73	2.84	2.82	2.81	2.82	2.83	2.87	2.87	2.90
Cuba	2.87	2.75	2.74	2.68	2.73	2.66	2.80	3.03	2.91	3.11	3.06	3.02	2.93	2.94
D.R.	2.49	2.58	2.61	2.65	2.66	2.70	2.72	2.77	2.82	2.79	2.79	2.86	2.82	2.80
Japan	2.69	2.60	2.57	2.58	2.57	2.66	2.58	2.62	2.65	2.67	2.70	2.65	2.61	2.58
Mexico	2.71	2.88	2.84	2.83	2.79	2.85	2.71	2.74	2.74	2.70	2.80	2.69	2.78	2.78
P.R.	2.65	2.64	2.64	2.65	2.66	2.68	2.71	2.79	2.82	2.85	2.84	2.90	2.88	2.95
USA	2.64	2.66	2.69	2.70	2.72	2.74	2.77	2.79	2.80	2.82	2.84	2.84	2.84	2.83
Venezuela	2.65	2.72	2.77	2.78	2.78	2.76	2.81	2.87	2.85	2.85	2.89	2.85	2.81	2.81