Mike Difelice
Michael William Difelice
 
 
Born: May 28, 1969 in Philadelphia, PA
44 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'2" Wt: 205
(legend)
 Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1991 - (Round 11)
- High School: Bearden (Knoxville, TN)
- College/Univ: University of Tennessee (1989-1991)

Comparison

Comparison
Catchers
  
All Positions
 
#
Player
  
1 Ivan Rodriguez
1991 - 2011
C
68.3
PEDi
 
53.8
28.7
0.0
14.2
2 Mike Piazza
1992 - 2007
C
59.2
PEDi
 
65.7
1.0
0.0
7.5
3 Jorge Posada
1995 - 2011
C
42.7
 
48.4
2.1
0.0
7.8
4 Jason Kendall
1996 - 2010
C
41.5
 
40.1
13.2
0.0
11.8
5 Javy Lopez
1992 - 2006
C
29.6
 
30.8
5.3
0.0
6.5
6 Benito Santiago
1986 - 2005
C
27.3
PEDa
 
23.0
14.7
0.0
10.4
7 Victor Martinez
2002 - 2013
C
26.2
 
30.8
-1.8
0.0
2.8
8 Jason Varitek
1997 - 2011
C
24.3
 
24.6
8.5
0.0
8.8
9 A.J. Pierzynski
1998 - 2013
C
23.2
 
25.5
7.8
0.0
10.1
10 Charles Johnson
1994 - 2005
C
22.5
 
15.4
13.6
0.0
6.4
11 Ramon Hernandez
1999 - 2013
C
21.8
 
21.7
8.1
0.0
8.1
12 Paul Lo Duca
1998 - 2008
C
17.9
PEDm
 
14.8
7.7
0.0
4.5
13 Brad Ausmus
1993 - 2010
C
16.4
 
8.5
18.3
0.0
10.5
14 Mike Lieberthal
1994 - 2007
C
15.2
 
18.6
3.0
0.0
6.5
15 Rick Wilkins
1991 - 2001
C
14.0
 
9.4
7.9
0.0
3.3
16 Gregg Zaun
1995 - 2010
C
13.8
PEDm
 
13.8
5.8
0.0
5.8
17 Sandy Alomar
1988 - 2007
C
13.6
 
13.6
7.6
0.0
7.5
18 Dan Wilson
1992 - 2005
C
13.0
 
9.5
10.6
0.0
7.1
19 Todd Hundley
1990 - 2003
C
10.9
PEDm
 
15.8
0.5
0.0
5.5
20 Bengie Molina
1998 - 2010
C
10.7
 
9.2
8.9
0.0
7.4
21 Damian Miller
1997 - 2007
C
9.0
 
7.3
6.9
0.0
5.2
22 Jason LaRue
1999 - 2010
C
8.8
 
5.1
8.2
0.0
4.5
23 Dave Ross
2002 - 2013
C
8.5
 
6.7
5.0
0.0
3.2
24 Miguel Olivo
2002 - 2013
C
8.2
 
8.6
5.3
0.0
5.7
25 Chad Kreuter
1988 - 2003
C
7.7
 
7.8
4.4
0.0
4.6
26 Darrin Fletcher
1989 - 2002
C
7.6
 
10.1
3.4
0.0
5.9
27 Greg Myers
1987 - 2005
C
7.4
 
6.6
4.9
0.0
4.2
28 Gerald Laird
2003 - 2013
C
7.0
 
5.2
5.9
0.0
4.1
29 Brian Schneider
2000 - 2012
C
6.7
 
5.0
7.1
0.0
5.4
30 Mike Redmond
1998 - 2010
C
6.4
 
6.0
3.9
0.0
3.5
31 Tom Lampkin
1988 - 2002
C
6.3
 
5.0
4.0
0.0
2.7
32 Yorvit Torrealba
2001 - 2013
C
6.1
 
6.6
4.2
0.0
4.6
33 Joe Girardi
1989 - 2003
C
5.8
 
4.7
7.6
0.0
6.5
34 Eddie Taubensee
1991 - 2001
C
5.5
 
11.9
-2.2
0.0
4.2
35 Eli Marrero
1997 - 2006
C
5.0
 
2.2
3.1
0.0
0.4
36 Rod Barajas
1999 - 2012
C
4.9
 
5.4
5.6
0.0
6.0
37 Jose Molina
1999 - 2013
C
4.8
 
2.4
6.8
0.0
4.4
38 Doug Mirabelli
1996 - 2007
C
4.8
 
4.5
2.9
0.0
2.6
39 Toby Hall
2000 - 2008
C
4.7
 
2.8
5.9
0.0
4.0
40 Tony Eusebio
1991 - 2001
C
4.4
 
5.0
2.0
0.0
2.6
41 Todd Pratt
1992 - 2006
C
4.3
 
5.5
1.3
0.0
2.5
42 Joe Oliver
1989 - 2001
C
3.8
 
3.4
5.8
0.0
5.3
43 Pat Borders
1988 - 2005
C
3.8
 
4.8
4.7
0.0
5.7
44 Vance Wilson
1999 - 2006
C
3.8
 
2.0
3.4
0.0
1.7
45 Bill Haselman
1990 - 2003
C
3.4
 
4.6
1.3
0.0
2.5
46 Einar Diaz
1996 - 2006
C
3.4
 
2.3
4.7
0.0
3.6
47 Josh Bard
2002 - 2011
C
3.2
 
5.4
0.8
0.0
3.0
48 Ramon Castro
1999 - 2011
C
3.1
 
3.4
2.0
0.0
2.4
49 Scott Servais
1991 - 2001
C
3.0
 
3.2
3.9
0.0
4.1
50 Brent Mayne
1990 - 2004
C
3.0
 
3.9
5.2
0.1
6.2
 
  Mike Difelice
1996 - 2008
C
0.5
 
0.0
3.2
0.0
2.7
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