Photo Illustration by Steve Brown/The New York Times; Photographs by, from left: Jason Szenes for NYT; Barton Silverman/NYT; Dave Saffran/MSG Photos; Barton Silverman/NYT; Pool photo by Seth Wenig; Barton Silverman/NYT; Bruce Bennett/Getty Images; Uli Seit for NYT; Lynne Sladky/AP
While Mayor Bill de Blasio towers above most characters on the New York political stage, he would hardly be an outlier among New York’s best known professional athletes, depending on the sport.
Here’s how Mr. de Blasio stacks up next to some notable New York players, from left:
- Giants’ Eli Manning at 6-4
- Nets’ Brook Lopez at 7-0
- Liberty’s Cappie Pondexter at 5-9
- Yankees’ Derek Jeter at 6-3
- Mayor Bill de Blasio at 6-5
- Knicks’ Tyson Chandler at 7-1
- Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist at 6-1
- Mets’ Matt Harvey at 6-4
- Jets’ Geno Smith at 6-3
