What is the difference between a softball mitt and a baseball mitt?

Answer 1

Construction is basically the same - softball gloves are just larger than Baseball gloves due to fact that softballs are bigger. Softball gloves tend to be 13" and bigger, and baseball gloves are less than 13".

If you play both softball and baseball and want to stick with just one glove, then buy a softball glove.

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From The Coach

That's right - Construction and leather are the same (for respective models).

But Slowpitch have bigger pockets to accommodate 12" softballs are are typically designed for men's larger hands and fingers.

For Girls/Women's Fastpitch Softball Gloves, good gloves have slender fingerstalls to accommodate smaller finger and palms of girls and women. And they come in 11" to 13.5" sizes.

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Answer 2

each mitt is designed for that particular sport. the major difference is the size of the pocket (surface area of anterior exterior portion aka. palm, fingers, & web), a baseball pocket tends to be much smaller than a softball pocket. with in each sport depending on the position played the mitt can very dramatically.

Answer 3

No they are not.

1. Softball gloves are made with larger pockets to accomodate 12" softballs.

2. For Girls/Women's Fastpitch Softball, good gloves have slender fingerstalls to accomodate smaller finger and palms of girls and women.

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Answer 4

There are four different gloves in softball. An outfielder's glove is larger/longer. An infielder's glove is smaller in size. A catcher's glove is very padded and somewhat large. A first-baseman's glove is large and somewhat padded. The first baseman has the largest glove on the field.