By age 18 Carl is 6′ 3″ tall and 190 pounds, while Bob is 5′ 7″ tall and 140 pounds. But Carl keeps growing, and a few years later Carl has a huge growth spurt. 4′ 8″, 82 pound Carl looks so small standing next to his 5′ 6″ 130 pound teammate Bob, who just started shaving. The 4 Possible Player Size ScenariosĬonsider two 12-year olds. In this post, I explore these issues by first laying out the 4 possible scenarios, and then exploring each scenario separately. Will they continue to outperform all the way through the end of high school? Apart from highly gifted athletes, do smaller players even stand a chance? How can parents better support their child if they understand how their kid fits in, size-wise? Some of the bigger kids clearly perform better at the young ages, especially with hitting.

Meanwhile, smaller kids are usually given less interesting roles and more bench time. Therefore, bigger kids usually get more playing time, bigger roles on the team, and more opportunities. In youth baseball, the bigger you are, the harder you throw and hit the ball, on average. That’s amazing, considering how big of an impact size has at the youth level. Outside of a few opinions shared on forums devoted to youth baseball, you’ll find nothing. Try doing a few google searches for articles about small or big players in youth baseball. The 12u base runner is bigger than the 1st base coach, and about a foot taller than the first baseman (who was slightly taller than my 12u son at the time)

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