11 of 71 Hall of Fame pitchers since 1900 shorter than 6 feet tall. Only 2 since 1950.

Only Whitey Ford and Pedro Martinez since 1950.

35 of the 71 at least 6'2".

https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/A6mVS

For combined seasons, since 1900, Playing in the AL or NL, a member of the Hall of Fame, in the regular season, requiring Innings Pitched >= 900, sorted by ascending Height (ft & inches).

Rk	Player	Ht	IP	From	To	Age	W	L	W-L%	Dec	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ERA+
1	Jack Chesbro	5-9	2747.2	1900	1909	26-35	192	123	.610	315	2.61	373	315	245	35	5	2747.2	2482	36	631	1237	112
2	Mordecai Brown	5-10	2703.1	1903	1916	26-39	208	111	.652	319	1.93	411	281	236	50	45	2703.1	2284	33	548	1167	146
3	Whitey Ford	5-10	3170.1	1950	1967	21-38	236	106	.690	342	2.75	498	438	156	45	11	3170.1	2766	228	1086	1956	133
4	Burleigh Grimes	5-10	4180.0	1916	1934	22-40	270	212	.560	482	3.53	616	497	314	35	18	4180.0	4412	148	1295	1512	108
5	Kid Nichols	5-10	1070.2	1900	1906	30-36	64	57	.529	121	2.88	131	121	114	12	1	1070.2	999	24	271	397	115
6	Billy Wagner	5-10	903.0	1995	2010	23-38	47	40	.540	87	2.31	853	0	0	0	422	903.0	601	82	300	1196	187
7	Stan Coveleski	5-11	3082.0	1912	1928	22-38	215	142	.602	357	2.89	450	385	223	38	21	3082.0	3055	66	802	981	127
8	Ted Lyons	5-11	4161.0	1923	1946	22-45	260	230	.531	490	3.67	594	484	356	27	25	4161.0	4489	222	1121	1073	118
9	Pedro Martínez	5-11	2827.1	1992	2009	20-37	219	100	.687	319	2.93	476	409	46	17	3	2827.1	2221	239	760	3154	154
10	Joe McGinnity	5-11	3075.0	1900	1908	29-37	218	126	.634	344	2.65	417	340	276	28	22	3075.0	2918	49	719	994	118
11	Eddie Plank	5-11	4227.1	1901	1917	25-41	305	183	.625	488	2.37	581	498	387	63	20	4227.1	3746	41	1018	2099	121
12	Bob Feller	6-0	3827.0	1936	1956	17-37	266	162	.621	428	3.25	570	484	279	44	22	3827.0	3271	224	1764	2581	122
13	Tom Glavine	6-0	4413.1	1987	2008	21-42	305	203	.600	508	3.54	682	682	56	25	0	4413.1	4298	356	1500	2607	118
14	Jesse Haines	6-0	3208.2	1918	1937	24-43	210	158	.571	368	3.64	555	387	209	23	11	3208.2	3460	165	871	981	109
15	Waite Hoyt	6-0	3762.1	1918	1938	18-38	237	182	.566	419	3.59	674	425	226	26	53	3762.1	4037	154	1003	1206	112
16	Carl Hubbell	6-0	3590.1	1928	1943	25-40	253	154	.622	407	2.98	535	433	260	36	33	3590.1	3461	227	725	1677	130
17	Catfish Hunter	6-0	3449.1	1965	1979	19-33	224	166	.574	390	3.26	500	476	181	42	1	3449.1	2958	374	954	2012	104
18	Bob Lemon	6-0	2850.0	1941	1958	20-37	207	128	.618	335	3.23	460	350	188	31	22	2850.0	2559	180	1251	1277	119
19	Greg Maddux	6-0	5008.1	1986	2008	20-42	355	227	.610	582	3.16	744	740	109	35	0	5008.1	4726	353	999	3371	132
20	Juan Marichal	6-0	3507.0	1960	1975	22-37	243	142	.631	385	2.89	471	457	244	52	2	3507.0	3153	320	709	2303	123
Rk	Player	Ht	IP	From	To	Age	W	L	W-L%	Dec	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ERA+
21	Herb Pennock	6-0	3571.2	1912	1934	18-40	241	162	.598	403	3.60	617	419	249	35	37	3571.2	3900	128	916	1227	106
22	Robin Roberts	6-0	4688.2	1948	1966	21-39	286	245	.539	531	3.41	676	609	305	45	25	4688.2	4582	505	902	2357	113
23	Warren Spahn	6-0	5243.2	1942	1965	21-44	363	245	.597	608	3.09	750	665	382	63	28	5243.2	4830	434	1434	2583	119
24	Hoyt Wilhelm	6-0	2254.1	1952	1972	29-49	143	122	.540	265	2.52	1070	52	20	5	228	2254.1	1757	150	778	1610	147
25	Early Wynn	6-0	4564.0	1939	1963	19-43	300	244	.551	544	3.54	691	611	289	49	16	4564.0	4291	338	1775	2334	107
26	Grover Alexander	6-1	5190.0	1911	1930	24-43	373	208	.642	581	2.56	696	600	436	90	32	5190.0	4868	165	951	2198	135
27	Bob Gibson	6-1	3884.1	1959	1975	23-39	251	174	.591	425	2.91	528	482	255	56	6	3884.1	3279	257	1336	3117	127
28	Trevor Hoffman	6-1	1089.1	1993	2010	25-42	61	75	.449	136	2.87	1035	0	0	0	601	1089.1	846	100	307	1133	141
29	Walter Johnson	6-1	5914.1	1907	1927	19-39	417	279	.599	696	2.17	802	666	531	110	34	5914.1	4913	97	1363	3509	147
30	Christy Mathewson	6-1	4788.2	1900	1916	19-35	373	188	.665	561	2.13	636	552	435	79	30	4788.2	4219	89	848	2507	136
31	Phil Niekro	6-1	5404.0	1964	1987	25-48	318	274	.537	592	3.35	864	716	245	45	29	5404.0	5044	482	1809	3342	115
32	Red Ruffing	6-1	4344.0	1924	1947	19-42	273	225	.548	498	3.80	624	538	335	45	18	4344.0	4284	254	1541	1987	109
33	Tom Seaver	6-1	4783.0	1967	1986	22-41	311	205	.603	516	2.86	656	647	231	61	1	4783.0	3971	380	1390	3640	127
34	Don Sutton	6-1	5282.1	1966	1988	21-43	324	256	.559	580	3.26	774	756	178	58	5	5282.1	4692	472	1343	3574	108
35	Rube Waddell	6-1	2868.1	1900	1910	23-33	186	140	.571	326	2.13	395	330	251	49	4	2868.1	2374	33	783	2267	135
36	Ed Walsh	6-1	2964.1	1904	1917	23-36	195	126	.607	321	1.82	430	315	250	57	35	2964.1	2346	23	617	1736	146
37	Charles Bender	6-2	2838.2	1903	1925	19-41	208	111	.652	319	2.36	433	311	240	40	33	2838.2	2447	35	675	1622	116
38	Dizzy Dean	6-2	1967.1	1930	1947	20-37	150	83	.644	233	3.02	317	230	154	26	31	1967.1	1919	95	453	1163	131
39	Dennis Eckersley	6-2	3285.2	1975	1998	20-43	197	171	.535	368	3.50	1071	361	100	20	390	3285.2	3076	347	738	2401	116
40	Red Faber	6-2	4086.2	1914	1933	25-44	254	213	.544	467	3.15	669	483	273	29	27	4086.2	4106	111	1213	1471	119
Rk	Player	Ht	IP	From	To	Age	W	L	W-L%	Dec	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ERA+
41	Lefty Gomez	6-2	2503.0	1930	1943	21-34	189	102	.649	291	3.34	368	320	173	28	10	2503.0	2290	138	1095	1468	125
42	Sandy Koufax	6-2	2324.1	1955	1966	19-30	165	87	.655	252	2.76	397	314	137	40	9	2324.1	1754	204	817	2396	131
43	Mike Mussina	6-2	3562.2	1991	2008	22-39	270	153	.638	423	3.68	537	536	57	23	0	3562.2	3460	376	785	2813	123
44	Hal Newhouser	6-2	2993.0	1939	1955	18-34	207	150	.580	357	3.06	488	374	212	33	26	2993.0	2674	136	1249	1796	130
45	Mariano Rivera	6-2	1283.2	1995	2013	25-43	82	60	.577	142	2.21	1115	10	0	0	652	1283.2	998	71	286	1173	205
46	Babe Ruth	6-2	1221.1	1914	1935	19-40	94	46	.671	140	2.28	163	147	107	17	4	1221.1	974	10	441	488	122
47	Nolan Ryan	6-2	5386.0	1966	1993	19-46	324	292	.526	616	3.19	807	773	222	61	3	5386.0	3923	321	2795	5714	112
48	Bruce Sutter	6-2	1042.0	1976	1988	23-35	68	71	.489	139	2.83	661	0	0	0	300	1042.0	879	77	309	861	136
49	Dazzy Vance	6-2	2966.2	1915	1935	24-44	197	140	.585	337	3.24	442	349	217	29	12	2966.2	2809	132	840	2045	125
50	Vic Willis	6-2	3342.1	1900	1910	24-34	197	184	.517	381	2.62	431	395	324	44	9	3342.1	3080	55	947	1371	111
51	Cy Young	6-2	3633.2	1900	1911	33-44	245	164	.599	409	2.19	442	404	363	48	9	3633.2	3237	51	449	1678	136
52	Bert Blyleven	6-3	4970.0	1970	1992	19-41	287	250	.534	537	3.31	692	685	242	60	0	4970.0	4632	430	1322	3701	118
53	Jim Bunning	6-3	3760.1	1955	1971	23-39	224	184	.549	408	3.27	591	519	151	40	16	3760.1	3433	372	1000	2855	115
54	Rich Gossage	6-3	1809.1	1972	1994	20-42	124	107	.537	231	3.01	1002	37	16	0	310	1809.1	1497	119	732	1502	126
55	Lefty Grove	6-3	3940.2	1925	1941	25-41	300	141	.680	441	3.06	616	457	298	35	54	3940.2	3849	162	1187	2266	148
56	Addie Joss	6-3	2327.0	1902	1910	22-30	160	97	.623	257	1.89	286	260	234	45	5	2327.0	1888	19	364	920	143
57	Rube Marquard	6-3	3306.2	1908	1925	21-38	201	177	.532	378	3.08	536	408	197	30	20	3306.2	3233	107	858	1593	103
58	Jack Morris	6-3	3824.0	1977	1994	22-39	254	186	.577	440	3.90	549	527	175	28	0	3824.0	3567	389	1390	2478	105
59	Jim Palmer	6-3	3948.0	1965	1984	19-38	268	152	.638	420	2.86	558	521	211	53	4	3948.0	3349	303	1311	2212	125
60	John Smoltz	6-3	3473.0	1988	2009	21-42	213	155	.579	368	3.33	723	481	53	16	154	3473.0	3074	288	1010	3084	125
Rk	Player	Ht	IP	From	To	Age	W	L	W-L%	Dec	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ERA+
61	Steve Carlton	6-4	5217.2	1965	1988	20-43	329	244	.574	573	3.22	741	709	254	55	2	5217.2	4672	414	1833	4136	115
62	Rollie Fingers	6-4	1701.1	1968	1985	21-38	114	118	.491	232	2.90	944	37	4	2	341	1701.1	1474	123	492	1299	120
63	Jim Kaat	6-4	4530.1	1959	1983	20-44	283	237	.544	520	3.45	898	625	180	31	17	4530.1	4620	395	1083	2461	108
64	Gaylord Perry	6-4	5350.0	1962	1983	23-44	314	265	.542	579	3.11	777	690	303	53	10	5350.0	4938	399	1379	3534	117
65	Don Drysdale	6-5	3432.0	1956	1969	19-32	209	166	.557	375	2.95	518	465	167	49	6	3432.0	3084	280	855	2486	121
66	Fergie Jenkins	6-5	4500.2	1965	1983	22-40	284	226	.557	510	3.34	664	594	267	49	7	4500.2	4142	484	997	3192	115
67	Eppa Rixey	6-5	4494.2	1912	1933	21-42	266	251	.515	517	3.15	692	554	290	37	14	4494.2	4633	93	1082	1350	115
68	Lee Smith	6-5	1289.1	1980	1997	22-39	71	92	.436	163	3.03	1022	6	0	0	478	1289.1	1133	89	486	1251	132
69	Roy Halladay	6-6	2749.1	1998	2013	21-36	203	105	.659	308	3.38	416	390	67	20	1	2749.1	2646	236	592	2117	131
70	CC Sabathia	6-6	3577.1	2001	2019	20-38	251	161	.609	412	3.74	561	560	38	12	0	3577.1	3404	382	1099	3093	116
71	Randy Johnson	6-10	4135.1	1988	2009	24-45	303	166	.646	469	3.29	618	603	100	37	2	4135.1	3346	411	1497	4875	135

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