Standard Measurements in Sports
Here you can find the standard measurements used in baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing, football, golf, hockey, and tennis. BASEBALL Home plate to pitcher's box: 60 feet 6 inches. Plate to second base: 127 feet 3 3/8 inches. Distance from base to base (home plate included): 90 feet. Size of bases: 15 inches by 15 inches. Pitcher's plate: 24 inches by 6 inches. Batter's box: 4 feet by 6 feet. Home plate: Five-sided, 17 inches by 8 1/2 inches by 8 1/2 inches by 12 inches by 12 inches, cut to a point at rear. Home plate to backstop: Not less than 60 feet (recommended). Weight of ball: Not less than 5 ounces nor more than 5 1/4 ounces. Circumference of ball: Not less than 9 inches nor more than 9 1/4 inches. Bat: Must be one piece of solid wood, round, not over 2 3/4 inches in diameter at thickest part, nor more than 42 inches in length. BASKETBALL (National Collegiate A.A. Men's Rules) Playing court: College: 94 feet long by 50 feet wide (ideal di...