Park Factors
Busch Stadium, St. Louis
Park Factor
-90 |
96 R 85 HR |
This means that in the years 2010-2016, Busch Stadium produced 96 runs for every 100 runs produced in the average MLB park, and 85 HRs for every 100 homers, for a mean Park Factor of 90.
This is an extreme pitcher's park.
Busch Stadium, St. Louis
A new-retro-style 46,000 seat ballpark, Busch Stadium is the home of the St. Louis Cardinals. (It's sometimes called 'New Busch' or 'Busch II' to set it apart from the Cardinals' older home, also called Busch Stadium. The park was designed by HOK Sports Architects, and shares a lot with the other retro-style ballparks the firm has built over the past two decades: small foul areas, short fields, steep and clear seating, and a large array of concessions and other entertainment. Busch has played to favor pitchers since its debut, with spacious but fairly typical dimensions: 336 in the corners, 375 in the alleys and 400 to centerfield. An expanse of foul territory behind and around the plate translates to many popup outs, but the foul area tapers to near nothing in the corners.
| Team | Park | City | Data | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COL | Coors Field | Denver, Colorado | 2010-2016 | 138 |
| 2 | MLW | Miller Park | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 2010-2016 | 118 |
| 3 | CIN | Great American Ball Park | Cincinnati, Ohio | 2010-2016 | 117 |
| 4 | NYY | Yankee Stadium | New York, NY | 2010-2016 | 117 |
| 5 | BAL | Camden Yards | Baltimore, Maryland | 2010-2016 | 115 |
| 6 | CHW | U.S. Cellular Field | Chicago, Illinois | 2010-2016 | 115 |
| 7 | TEX | Globe Life Park | Arlington, Texas | 2010-2016 | 114 |
| 8 | TOR | Rogers Centre | Toronto, Ontario | 2010-2016 | 112 |
| 9 | PHI | Citizens Bank Park | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2010-2016 | 109 |
| 10 | ARZ | Chase Field | Phoenix, Arizona | 2010-2016 | 108 |
| 11 | CHC | Wrigley Field | Chicago, Illinois | 2010-2016 | 105 |
| 12 | HOU | Minute Maid Park | Houston, Texas | 2010-2016 | 105 |
| 13 | BOS | Fenway Park | Boston, Massachusetts | 2010-2016 | 101 |
| 14 | CLE | Progressive Field | Cleveland, Ohio | 2010-2016 | 100 |
| 15 | DET | Comerica Park | Detroit, Michigan | 2010-2016 | 99 |
| 16 | WAS | Nationals Park | Washington, D.C. | 2010-2016 | 98 |
| 17 | LAD | Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles, California | 2010-2016 | 97 |
| 18 | MIN | Target Field | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2010-2016 | 96 |
| 19 | ATL | Turner Field | Atlanta, Georgia | 2010-2016 | 95 |
| 20 | KC | Kauffman Stadium | Kansas City, Missouri | 2010-2016 | 94 |
| 21 | NYM | Citi Field | New York, NY | 2010-2016 | 90 |
| 22 | STL | Busch Stadium | St. Louis, Missouri | 2010-2016 | 90 |
| 23 | TB | Tropicana Field | St. Petersburg, Florida | 2010-2016 | 89 |
| 24 | OAK | O.Co Coliseum | Oakland, California | 2010-2016 | 87 |
| 25 | LAA | The Big A | Anaheim, California | 2010-2016 | 86 |
| 26 | MIA | Marlins Park | Miami, Florida | 2012-2016 | 86 |
| 27 | PIT | PNC Park | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 2010-2016 | 86 |
| 28 | SD | Petco Park | San Diego, California | 2010-2016 | 86 |
| 29 | SEA | Safeco Field | Seattle, Washington | 2010-2016 | 85 |
| 30 | SF | AT&T Park | San Francisco, California | 2010-2016 | 76 |
