Fantasy Baseball: MLB Park Factors for 2018
Major League Baseball is a unique beast in that no two playing surfaces are the same. A 400-foot fly ball at Comerica Park in Detroit could have a wildly different outcome than that same ball in Kansas City. That's obviously going to have a big effect on fantasy baseball, whether it's season-long, dynasty, or daily fantasy.
As such, we need to be aware of which parks are best for offense and which are more friendly to pitchers. This list should help with that.
The table below shows each of the active parks across the league and their park factor entering the 2018 season. The higher the number, the more offensively-inclined the stadium is. This means it will be better for hitters for fantasy baseball while a lower number will be better for pitchers.
It should be noted that the number for Chase Field in Arizona is manually adjusted to account for their addition of a humidor for the 2018 season. Once more data is available for this change in action, that number is subject to be changed.
Park | Home Team | Park Factor |
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Coors Field | Colorado Rockies | 1.335 |
Globe Life Park in Arlington | Texas Rangers | 1.125 |
Fenway Park | Boston Red Sox | 1.078 |
Kauffman Stadium | Kansas City Royals | 1.065 |
Yankee Stadium | New York Yankees | 1.048 |
Guaranteed Rate Field | Chicago White Sox | 1.047 |
Rogers Centre | Toronto Blue Jays | 1.038 |
Citizens Bank Park | Philadelphia Philies | 1.035 |
Wrigley Field | Chicago Cubs | 1.033 |
Great American Ball Park | Cincinnati Reds | 1.032 |
Nationals Park | Washington Nationals | 1.028 |
Miller Park | Milwaukee Brewers | 1.023 |
Target Field | Minnesota Twins | 1.018 |
Oriole Park at Camden Yards | Baltimore Orioles | 1.010 |
Minute Maid Park | Houston Astros | 1.004 |
Comerica Park | Detroit Tigers | 0.997 |
PNC Park | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0.987 |
Progressive Field | Cleveland Indians | 0.977 |
Busch Stadium | St. Louis Cardinals | 0.966 |
Marlins Park | Miami Marlins | 0.961 |
Tropicana Field | Tampa Bay Rays | 0.953 |
Chase Field | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0.950 |
Angel Stadium of Anaheim | Los Angeles Angels | 0.946 |
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | Oakland Athletics | 0.943 |
SunTrust Park | Atlanta Braves | 0.930 |
AT&T Park | San Francisco Giants | 0.926 |
Citi Field | New York Mets | 0.922 |
Dodger Stadium | Los Angeles Dodgers | 0.904 |
Safeco Field | Seattle Mariners | 0.897 |
PETCO Park | San Diego Padres | 0.838 |