The Many Heights of Sean Hjelle | Cardinals 3, Giants 2

The tallest pitcher in history couldn't keep the Giants from losing their fifth straight.

How tall is Sean Hjelle?

• 21 Snickers bars tall
• 11 inches taller than the average baby giraffe
• Three inches taller than a king bed
• Five inches taller than the average NBA player
• 17 inches taller than Jose Altuve
• A foot taller than Pedro Martínez
• One inch taller than Randy Johnson
• As tall as 1,387 stacked pennies

Sean Hjelle is 6’11’’, tying former pitcher Jon Rauch as the tallest player ever. Hjelle debuted Friday night and threw 11 pitches in a perfect seventh inning. All 83 inches of him couldn’t keep the Giants from losing their fifth straight.