Park factors are something that often is
overlooked. The reason being they are
not calculated until after the season.
We need to know more about parks so let’s take a deeper look.
As many of you know, Petco Park is generally known
as an extreme pitcher’s park, while in the thin air of Colorado, balls fly out
of Coors Field.
MLB Park Factors - Through July
30, 2013
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RK
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1
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Wrigley Field
(Chicago, Illinois)
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1.262
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1.173
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1.153
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1.199
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0.959
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1.065
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2
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Rogers Centre
(Toronto, Ontario)
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1.195
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1.439
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1.063
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1.451
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0.595
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1.121
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3
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Coors Field
(Denver, Colorado)
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1.155
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1.138
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1.081
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1.000
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1.730
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1.011
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4
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Comerica Park
(Detroit, Michigan)
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1.146
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0.906
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1.061
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1.066
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1.490
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1.070
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5
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Target Field
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
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1.108
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0.894
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1.050
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1.170
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0.663
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0.861
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6
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Minute Maid Park (Houston, Texas)
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1.094
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1.289
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1.044
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0.890
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1.608
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1.074
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Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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1.094
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1.514
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0.992
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1.120
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1.353
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1.000
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8
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Great American Ball Park (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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1.071
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1.353
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1.010
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1.136
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0.760
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1.044
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9
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Nationals Park (Washington, D.C.)
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1.066
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0.901
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1.108
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1.008
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0.671
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0.954
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10
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Miller Park
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
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1.054
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1.358
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1.074
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0.904
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0.988
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1.090
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11
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Marlins Park
(Miami, Florida)
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1.045
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0.704
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1.018
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1.106
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1.280
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1.042
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12
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Fenway Park
(Boston, Massachusetts)
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1.004
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0.844
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0.997
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1.350
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1.265
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0.887
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13
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Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)
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1.000
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0.962
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0.991
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0.987
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1.804
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0.931
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14
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Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore, Maryland)
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0.996
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1.189
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0.921
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0.806
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0.926
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1.070
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15
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Yankee Stadium (New York, New York)
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0.994
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1.062
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1.018
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0.892
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0.619
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1.064
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16
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Rangers Ballpark in Arlington (Arlington, Texas)
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0.993
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1.015
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1.004
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0.914
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0.647
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1.092
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17
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U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago, Illinois)
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0.978
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1.070
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0.895
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0.755
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0.378
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1.061
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18
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Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg, Florida)
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0.977
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0.955
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0.990
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0.959
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1.178
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0.984
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19
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Turner Field
(Atlanta, Georgia)
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0.959
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0.918
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0.956
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0.933
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0.976
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0.921
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20
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O.co Coliseum
(Oakland, California)
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0.957
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0.839
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0.985
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1.136
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1.520
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1.118
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21
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Safeco Field
(Seattle, Washington)
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0.950
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0.813
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1.010
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1.106
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0.630
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0.936
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22
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Angel Stadium of Anaheim (Anaheim, California)
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0.945
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0.803
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1.018
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0.974
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1.010
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0.931
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23
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Chase Field
(Phoenix, Arizona)
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0.941
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0.915
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0.923
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0.982
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1.333
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1.014
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24
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Busch Stadium
(St. Louis, Missouri)
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0.935
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0.874
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0.958
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0.868
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0.599
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0.939
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25
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Progressive Field (Cleveland, Ohio)
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0.894
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1.053
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0.981
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0.928
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0.815
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0.928
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26
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Citi Field
(New York, New York)
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0.884
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1.106
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0.935
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0.925
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0.831
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1.023
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27
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PNC Park
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
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0.862
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0.542
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0.986
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0.975
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0.800
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0.881
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28
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Petco Park
(San Diego, California)
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0.851
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0.950
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0.902
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0.723
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0.964
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1.027
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29
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AT&T Park
(San Francisco, California)
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0.848
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0.729
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0.978
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0.964
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3.506
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1.159
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30
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Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles, California)
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0.817
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0.870
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0.923
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0.971
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0.374
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0.817
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A score of 1.000 or above is in favor of the batter,
below 1.000 it is in favor of the pitcher.
So this appears to say that Wrigley Field this
season has been an extreme hitter’s park.
I, being a Cubs fan find this surprising. The wind must be blowing out this year. Another thing I noticed is the ranking of NL
West outfields with exception of Coors, they all seem to be a pitcher’s
park. Their average rank (excluding
Coors Field) is 27.5, rounding up to 28.
Dodger Stadium is the worst for hitters this season; this to me is also
a surprise. I expected Petco to be the
worst.
