I am looking for a new glove and was wondering what is the average size of the glove of a major league/college Shortstop? The last glove I had was 11.75 but I am looking to get an 11.5 or 11.25
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A-SS3 - my son is a D1 SS. He just got a Rawlings Pro Preferred 11.25.
Here is the model number. I see the price has already come down a bit than when he purchased his in early January. He said these are soft leather gloves that are easy to break in.
PROS12IC 11.25-inch Rawlings® Pro Preferred Series baseball glove
PRICE:
$239.95
The PROS12IC 11.25-inch Rawlings® Pro Preferred Series baseball glove is the same model worn by Neifi Perez and Mark DeRosa. It features a Pro-Style I-web with reinforced X-lacing and conventional back for maximum hand flexibility in scooping ground balls.
Here is the model number. I see the price has already come down a bit than when he purchased his in early January. He said these are soft leather gloves that are easy to break in.
PROS12IC 11.25-inch Rawlings® Pro Preferred Series baseball glove
PRICE:
$239.95
The PROS12IC 11.25-inch Rawlings® Pro Preferred Series baseball glove is the same model worn by Neifi Perez and Mark DeRosa. It features a Pro-Style I-web with reinforced X-lacing and conventional back for maximum hand flexibility in scooping ground balls.
Yeah, 11.5 is standard for a shortstop. But the manufacturers' gloves all run different. Rawlings runs true to me and it's kind of my baseline for comparison. Akadema and Louisville Slugger run similar to Rawlings. Wilson's accomodate a wider hand and their dimensions are a touch shorter than Rawlings. Nike and Mizuno run small. An 11.5 in Nike and Mizuno is about like a 11.25 in Rawlings.
The smaller the better, like size matters.
11.25 SSK PRO
11.25 SSK PRO
We used to love SSK's. When we looked to replace his old SSK, we found the workmanship and customer service had dropped. He loved the 11.25 Wilson A2K at 1st sight.