A high school or adult infielder takes 11.5" at second or short (11.25–11.5") and 11.75" at third; outfielders 12.5". From age 13 most players are on the 90-foot diamond (Junior and Senior League), so the glove moves to an adult pattern.
02 · Baseball glove · age 16
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| Actions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.5" (11.25–11.5") | 12" (11.5–12") | 13" | I-Web / Single post | ||
| 11.75" (11.5–12") | 12" (11.75–12") | 13" | H-Web / Trapeze | ||
| 11.75" (11.5–12") | 12" (11.5–12") | 13" | Basket / Closed (one- or two-piece) | ||
| 12.5" (12–12.75") | 12.75" (12–13") | 14" | H-Web / Trapeze | ||
| 12.75" (12–13") | 13" (12–13") | 14" | First-base mitt (closed or single-bar) | ||
| 33.25" (32–34.5") | 34" (33–35") | 34" | Catcher's mitt (closed) |
Picks for a player of high school & adult infield without a measured hand: the age’s place inside the chart’s age band. Catcher’s mitts measure round the rim.
Picks sit in the middle of the overlap; the sizer moves them toward the ends for a long or short hand.
05 / Field guide
A high school or adult infielder takes 11.5" at second or short (11.25–11.5") and 11.75" at third; outfielders 12.5". From age 13 most players are on the 90-foot diamond (Junior and Senior League), so the glove moves to an adult pattern.
Rawlings lists adult 12+, infield at 11.25–12"; Baseball Monkey’s baseball, ages 14 and over band gives 11.25–11.5". They overlap at 11.25–11.5", and the sizer picks the middle: 11.5".
At 14–18 a pitcher’s glove (11.75") wants a closed or basket web, a middle infield (2b / ss) glove of 11.5" an I-Web, and a third baseman’s 11.75" an H-web.
In Little League a 14–18-year-old plays in Senior League (ages 13–16, 60.5 ft pitching, 90 ft bases). Pitchers are limited to 95 pitches a day at this league age.
CDC growth charts put the median 16½-year-old boy at 174.6 cm (5'9") and girl at 162.8 cm (5'4"); the 5th to 95th percentile for boys runs 5'4" to 6'1". A tall player at the age is often a size ahead in the hand too.
Rawlings’ batting-glove chart puts hands at 14–18 in Adult Medium (7.25–7.5") and Adult Large (7.5–7.75") and Adult XL (7.75–8") and Adult 2XL (8–8.25"), measured from the base of the palm to the tip of the middle finger. Measure it 1:1 in Mode 01 (finger plus palm): a longer hand moves the pick toward 11.5", a shorter one toward 11.25".
For comparison, the 13-year-old sheet starts from 11.5".
Questions
About 11.5" for a middle infielder (11.25–11.5"), 12.5" in the outfield and 11.75" for a pitcher.
Middle infield (2B / SS): I-Web or Single post on an 11.5" glove; the pitcher’s 11.75" glove takes a closed web instead.
Little League: Senior League (13–16).
The CDC median at 16½ is 174.6 cm (5'9") for boys and 162.8 cm (5'4") for girls.
No: buy 11.5" now. A glove too long for the hand flops shut late.