Mike Difelice

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: May 28, 1969 in Philadelphia, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN).

High School: Bearden HS (Knoxville, TN)

School: University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)

Debut: September 1, 1996 (Age 27-096d, 16,971st in major league history)
vs. COL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 18, 2008 (Age 38-326d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: Michael William Difelice

Pronunciation: \DEE-fah-lease\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

1558

368

.236

145

RBI

167

OBP

.288

SLG

.355

OPS

.643

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1991	22	STL-min	A-	43	167	157	10	33	5	0	4	15	1	5	9	40	.210	.257	.318	.576		50	3	1	0	0	0		HAM · NYPL
1992	23	STL-min	A-,A+	35	122	111	11	32	6	0	2	13	2	0	7	18	.288	.331	.396	.727		44	3	1	1	2	1		HAM,SPT · NYPL,FLOR
1993	24	STL-min	A+,A	38	136	117	10	29	3	0	0	11	1	1	13	16	.248	.328	.274	.602		32	4	2	2	2	1		SPT,SPR · FLOR,MIDW
1994	25	STL-min	AA	71	217	200	19	50	11	2	2	15	0	1	12	48	.250	.296	.355	.651		71	9	2	1	2	0		ARK · TL
1995	26	STL-min	AA,AAA	83	273	239	22	64	14	1	1	27	1	2	28	40	.268	.351	.347	.698		83	17	3	2	1	0		ARK,LOU · TL,AA
1996	27	STL-min	AAA	79	269	246	25	70	13	0	9	33	0	3	20	43	.285	.338	.447	.785		110	15	1	0	2	1		LOU · AA
1996	27	STL	NL	4	7	7	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.429	.714	87	3	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1997	28	STL-min	AAA,AA	2	8	7	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	.286	.375	.857	1.232		6	0	0	0	0	0		LOU,ARK · AA,TL
1997	28	STL	NL	93	289	260	16	62	10	1	4	30	1	1	19	61	.238	.297	.331	.628	65	86	11	3	6	1	0	2/H3
1998	29	TBD	AL	84	270	248	17	57	12	3	3	23	0	0	15	56	.230	.274	.339	.613	58	84	12	1	3	2	0	2
1999	30	TBD	AL	51	191	179	21	55	11	0	6	27	0	0	8	23	.307	.346	.469	.815	106	84	1	3	0	1	0	2
2000	31	TBD	AL	60	223	204	23	49	13	1	6	19	0	0	12	40	.240	.280	.402	.682	72	82	8	0	5	2	0	2/H
2001	32	ARI-min	AAA	7	29	26	6	9	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	6	.346	.414	.462	.875		12	2	0	0	0	0		TUC · PCL
2001	32	TOT	MLB	60	187	170	14	32	5	1	2	10	1	1	8	49	.188	.239	.265	.504	34	45	3	4	3	2	0	2
2001	32	TBD	AL	48	164	149	13	31	5	1	2	9	1	1	8	39	.208	.259	.295	.555	48	44	3	3	2	2	0	2
2001	32	ARI	NL	12	23	21	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	.048	.091	.048	.139	-64	1	0	1	1	0	0	2
2002	33	STL	NL	70	197	174	17	40	11	0	4	19	0	0	17	42	.230	.297	.362	.660	75	63	4	1	2	3	3	2H
2003	34	KCR	AL	62	205	189	29	48	16	1	3	25	1	0	9	30	.254	.299	.397	.696	77	75	6	4	1	2	0	2/HD
2004	35	DET-min	AAA	64	254	237	20	64	14	0	5	36	1	0	14	37	.270	.311	.392	.703		93	7	1	0	2	0		TOL · IL
2004	35	TOT	MLB	17	28	25	3	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	4	.120	.214	.200	.414	12	5	3	0	0	0	0	2/HD
2004	35	DET	AL	13	25	22	3	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	3	.136	.240	.227	.467	26	5	3	0	0	0	0	2/HD
2004	35	CHC	NL	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
2005	36	NYM-min	AAA	81	343	300	31	74	17	0	14	52	1	2	36	72	.247	.337	.443	.781		133	13	5	2	0	2		NFK · IL
2005	36	NYM	NL	11	19	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.118	.211	.118	.328	-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	2
2006	37	NYM-min	AA,AAA	40	137	114	10	31	7	0	1	19	0	0	16	24	.272	.372	.360	.732		41	2	4	0	3	2		BNG,NFK · EL,IL
2006	37	NYM	NL	15	30	25	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	10	.080	.233	.120	.353	-4	3	0	0	0	0	0	2/H
2007	38	NYM-min	AAA	72	272	248	37	70	9	0	7	38	0	1	20	61	.282	.339	.403	.743		100	5	2	1	1	0		NOR · PCL
2007	38	NYM	NL	16	47	40	1	10	2	1	0	5	0	0	2	12	.250	.311	.350	.661	73	14	2	2	2	1	0	2
2008	39	TBR-min	AAA	68	236	217	19	47	13	0	3	24	0	0	15	53	.217	.271	.318	.589		69	5	2	0	2	0		DHM · IL
2008	39	TBR	AL	7	22	20	1	6	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	.300	.364	.350	.714	91	7	0	1	0	0	0	/2
13 Yrs				550	1715	1558	145	368	83	9	28	167	3	2	101	334	.236	.288	.355	.643	67	553	51	19	22	14	3
162 Game Avg.				162	505	459	43	108	24	3	8	49	1	1	30	98	.236	.288	.355	.643	67	163	15	6	6	4	1
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
TBR (5 yrs)				250	870	800	75	198	42	5	17	82	1	1	44	159	.248	.291	.376	.667	72	301	24	8	10	7	0
NYM (3 yrs)				42	96	82	4	14	3	1	0	6	0	0	9	27	.171	.266	.232	.498	32	19	3	2	2	1	0
STL (3 yrs)				167	493	441	33	104	22	1	8	51	1	1	36	104	.236	.297	.345	.642	69	152	15	4	8	4	3
KCR (1 yr)				62	205	189	29	48	16	1	3	25	1	0	9	30	.254	.299	.397	.696	77	75	6	4	1	2	0
ARI (1 yr)				12	23	21	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	.048	.091	.048	.139	-64	1	0	1	1	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				13	25	22	3	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	3	.136	.240	.227	.467	26	5	3	0	0	0	0

NL (8 yrs)				225	615	547	38	119	25	2	8	58	1	1	45	142	.218	.283	.314	.598	57	172	18	7	11	5	3
AL (7 yrs)				325	1100	1011	107	249	58	7	20	109	2	1	56	192	.246	.291	.377	.668	72	381	33	12	11	9	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Postseason Batting

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