Mike Difelice Notable

b. May 28, 1969 · St. Louis Cardinals 1996–1997, 2002, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998–2001, Arizona Diamondbacks 2001, Kansas City Royals 2003, Detroit Tigers 2004, Chicago Cubs 2004, New York Mets 2005–2007, Tampa Bay Rays 2008

Mike Difelice played for eight clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996 and closing with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008.

Across 550 games he batted .236, with 368 hits and 145 runs. He finished with 28 home runs, 83 doubles and 3 stolen bases.

He played 533 games behind the plate, with 3,023 putouts and 40 errors. He turned 43 double plays.

He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on May 28, 1969. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1996	STL	4	7	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	.286
1997	STL	93	260	16	62	10	1	4	30	19	61	1	.238
1998	TBD	84	248	17	57	12	3	3	23	15	56	0	.230
1999	TBD	51	179	21	55	11	0	6	27	8	23	0	.307
2000	TBD	60	204	23	49	13	1	6	19	12	40	0	.240
2001	ARI/TBD	60	170	14	32	5	1	2	10	8	49	1	.188
2002	STL	70	174	17	40	11	0	4	19	17	42	0	.230
2003	KCR	62	189	29	48	16	1	3	25	9	30	1	.254
2004	CHC/DET	17	25	3	3	0	1	0	2	3	4	0	.120
2005	NYM	11	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	.118
2006	NYM	15	25	3	2	1	0	0	1	5	10	0	.080
2007	NYM	16	40	1	10	2	1	0	5	2	12	0	.250
2008	TBR	7	20	1	6	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	.300
Career	—	550	1558	145	368	83	9	28	167	101	334	3	.236

On this day & linked events

1969

Born May 28, 1969

Philadelphia, PA, USA

1996

Major-league debut: Mike Difelice

Mike Difelice made a major-league debut on September 1, 1996.

2008

Final major-league game: Mike Difelice

Mike Difelice played a final major-league game on April 18, 2008.

Image: David Owen, CC BY 2.0