# How do you measure a baseball glove?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 18, 2005, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-measure-a-baseball-glove/322186 "2005-09-18T03:59:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2005, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-measure-a-baseball-glove/322186/1 "2005-09-18T03:59:06Z")

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I’m in need of a new infielder’s glove, since it seems I’m being shifted from 1B to 3B this season. I have a reliable 1B mitt, but my utility glove seems a bit large and it’s old, so I’m looking to replace it.

I don’t know if my utility mitt is 12.5" or 14". If it’s 12.5", I’ll keep it and just get used to it again, but I’m not sure what it is. Laid flat and measured, heel to tip of middle finger, it’s 11.5". Measured along the pocket, it’s 14.5".

What size glove do I want?

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**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2005, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-measure-a-baseball-glove/322186/2 "2005-09-18T04:51:41Z")

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Baseball gloves are measured from the tip of the index finger, down the inside to the heel.

11.5" is a good size for a third basemen.