Fantasy 101: Park Factors by DFS Scoring

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Updated on July 27, 2015 10:15PM EST

Last week, I updated the team batting ranking charts, and this week we take a look at more rankings. There are a lot of different ways that people look at park factors based on stats, timeframe, etc. but in this case, we are applying the exact scoring on a per plate appearance basis from FanDuel. The goal of the article is to show the trends for each park for right handed and left handed hitters and draw conclusions of whether they are hitter/pitcher parks or even neutral in some instances.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@ARI-Chase Field	2012	0.4524	7
as RHB@ARI-Chase Field	2012	0.4337	9
as LHB@ARI-Chase Field	2013	0.3634	24
as RHB@ARI-Chase Field	2013	0.4182	7
as LHB@ARI-Chase Field	2014	0.4006	6
as RHB@ARI-Chase Field	2014	0.4096	6
as LHB@ARI-Chase Field	2015	0.4485	6
as RHB@ARI-Chase Field	2015	0.4145	9

Consensus: Hitters' park

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@ATL-Turner Field	2012	0.4114	16
as RHB@ATL-Turner Field	2012	0.3570	24
as LHB@ATL-Turner Field	2013	0.4089	15
as RHB@ATL-Turner Field	2013	0.3390	28
as LHB@ATL-Turner Field	2014	0.3544	22
as RHB@ATL-Turner Field	2014	0.3347	27
as LHB@ATL-Turner Field	2015	0.3775	19
as RHB@ATL-Turner Field	2015	0.3530	23

Consensus: Pitchers' park, especially versus right-handed hitters

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@BAL-Camden Yards	2012	0.4506	8
as RHB@BAL-Camden Yards	2012	0.4360	8
as LHB@BAL-Camden Yards	2013	0.4678	1
as RHB@BAL-Camden Yards	2013	0.4121	9
as LHB@BAL-Camden Yards	2014	0.3730	17
as RHB@BAL-Camden Yards	2014	0.3798	12
as LHB@BAL-Camden Yards	2015	0.4331	8
as RHB@BAL-Camden Yards	2015	0.4177	8

Consensus: Hitters' park. The power surge is mostly from Chris Davis, who slumped in 2014.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@BOS-Fenway Park	2012	0.4748	4
as RHB@BOS-Fenway Park	2012	0.4661	4
as LHB@BOS-Fenway Park	2013	0.4428	3
as RHB@BOS-Fenway Park	2013	0.4400	4
as LHB@BOS-Fenway Park	2014	0.4115	3
as RHB@BOS-Fenway Park	2014	0.3905	10
as LHB@BOS-Fenway Park	2015	0.3633	21
as RHB@BOS-Fenway Park	2015	0.4541	4

Consensus: Hitters' park. 2015 numbers are down due to poor seasons by David Ortiz and Pablo Sandoval.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@CHC-Wrigley Field	2012	0.3822	21
as RHB@CHC-Wrigley Field	2012	0.4308	10
as LHB@CHC-Wrigley Field	2013	0.4219	9
as RHB@CHC-Wrigley Field	2013	0.4103	10
as LHB@CHC-Wrigley Field	2014	0.3808	15
as RHB@CHC-Wrigley Field	2014	0.3505	24
as LHB@CHC-Wrigley Field	2015	0.3252	27
as RHB@CHC-Wrigley Field	2015	0.3446	25

Consensus: Neutral. Wrigley is known for having the biggest weather impact (wind), so watch when the wind is blowing out over 15 miles per hour.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@CHW-U.S. Cellular Field	2012	0.4742	5
as RHB@CHW-U.S. Cellular Field	2012	0.4612	5
as LHB@CHW-U.S. Cellular Field	2013	0.4286	7
as RHB@CHW-U.S. Cellular Field	2013	0.3617	23
as LHB@CHW-U.S. Cellular Field	2014	0.3987	8
as RHB@CHW-U.S. Cellular Field	2014	0.4122	5
as LHB@CHW-U.S. Cellular Field	2015	0.2801	30
as RHB@CHW-U.S. Cellular Field	2015	0.3642	17

Consensus: Hitters' park, especially for left-handed hitters. The 2015 results are skewed based on the terrible White Sox lineup. I would still consider this a hitter-friendly environment for visitors.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@CIN-Great American Ball Park	2012	0.4661	6
as RHB@CIN-Great American Ball Park	2012	0.3868	21
as LHB@CIN-Great American Ball Park	2013	0.4199	11
as RHB@CIN-Great American Ball Park	2013	0.3518	24
as LHB@CIN-Great American Ball Park	2014	0.3560	21
as RHB@CIN-Great American Ball Park	2014	0.3757	15
as LHB@CIN-Great American Ball Park	2015	0.4755	4
as RHB@CIN-Great American Ball Park	2015	0.4047	11

Consensus: Hitters' park, especially for left-handed hitters. Recent numbers for RHB are driven by Todd Frazier's power surge.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@CLE-Progressive Field	2012	0.4316	9
as RHB@CLE-Progressive Field	2012	0.3517	27
as LHB@CLE-Progressive Field	2013	0.4091	14
as RHB@CLE-Progressive Field	2013	0.3996	15
as LHB@CLE-Progressive Field	2014	0.3853	12
as RHB@CLE-Progressive Field	2014	0.3644	20
as LHB@CLE-Progressive Field	2015	0.4103	12
as RHB@CLE-Progressive Field	2015	0.4130	10

Consensus: Neutral, though skewing towards hitters' park for left-handed hitters.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@COL-Coors Field	2012	0.5540	1
as RHB@COL-Coors Field	2012	0.5384	1
as LHB@COL-Coors Field	2013	0.4341	5
as RHB@COL-Coors Field	2013	0.4760	1
as LHB@COL-Coors Field	2014	0.5154	1
as RHB@COL-Coors Field	2014	0.5269	1
as LHB@COL-Coors Field	2015	0.5063	1
as RHB@COL-Coors Field	2015	0.5146	1

Consensus: Extreme hitters' park. No surprise here, Coors has the biggest impact for park factors in the majors.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@DET-Comerica Park	2012	0.4286	11
as RHB@DET-Comerica Park	2012	0.4159	12
as LHB@DET-Comerica Park	2013	0.4273	8
as RHB@DET-Comerica Park	2013	0.4429	3
as LHB@DET-Comerica Park	2014	0.3450	26
as RHB@DET-Comerica Park	2014	0.4768	2
as LHB@DET-Comerica Park	2015	0.4158	11
as RHB@DET-Comerica Park	2015	0.4543	3

Consensus: Hitters' park driven by monster Tigers lineup.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@HOU-Minute Maid Park	2012	0.3712	22
as RHB@HOU-Minute Maid Park	2012	0.4052	15
as LHB@HOU-Minute Maid Park	2013	0.4425	4
as RHB@HOU-Minute Maid Park	2013	0.4141	8
as LHB@HOU-Minute Maid Park	2014	0.3912	11
as RHB@HOU-Minute Maid Park	2014	0.4081	7
as LHB@HOU-Minute Maid Park	2015	0.3944	14
as RHB@HOU-Minute Maid Park	2015	0.4182	7

Consensus: Hitters' park, especially for right-handed hitters

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@KCR-Kauffman Stadium	2012	0.4190	14
as RHB@KCR-Kauffman Stadium	2012	0.4293	11
as LHB@KCR-Kauffman Stadium	2013	0.4009	17
as RHB@KCR-Kauffman Stadium	2013	0.3628	22
as LHB@KCR-Kauffman Stadium	2014	0.3651	20
as RHB@KCR-Kauffman Stadium	2014	0.3763	14
as LHB@KCR-Kauffman Stadium	2015	0.4381	7
as RHB@KCR-Kauffman Stadium	2015	0.3588	19

Consensus: Pitchers' park

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@LAA-Angel Stadium	2012	0.3560	25
as RHB@LAA-Angel Stadium	2012	0.4125	13
as LHB@LAA-Angel Stadium	2013	0.3925	20
as RHB@LAA-Angel Stadium	2013	0.4350	5
as LHB@LAA-Angel Stadium	2014	0.3301	29
as RHB@LAA-Angel Stadium	2014	0.3786	13
as LHB@LAA-Angel Stadium	2015	0.3252	28
as RHB@LAA-Angel Stadium	2015	0.3521	24

Consensus: Pitchers' park; RHB numbers heavily driven by Mike Trout and Albert Pujols.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@LAD-Dodger Stadium	2012	0.3537	26
as RHB@LAD-Dodger Stadium	2012	0.3520	26
as LHB@LAD-Dodger Stadium	2013	0.3614	25
as RHB@LAD-Dodger Stadium	2013	0.3434	25
as LHB@LAD-Dodger Stadium	2014	0.3846	13
as RHB@LAD-Dodger Stadium	2014	0.3625	21
as LHB@LAD-Dodger Stadium	2015	0.4232	9
as RHB@LAD-Dodger Stadium	2015	0.3569	20

Consensus: Extreme pitchers' park; Dodgers LHB heavily influenced 2015 numbers increasing.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@MIA-Marlins Park	2012	0.3676	23
as RHB@MIA-Marlins Park	2012	0.3981	18
as LHB@MIA-Marlins Park	2013	0.3331	29
as RHB@MIA-Marlins Park	2013	0.3396	27
as LHB@MIA-Marlins Park	2014	0.3392	28
as RHB@MIA-Marlins Park	2014	0.3998	9
as LHB@MIA-Marlins Park	2015	0.3802	16
as RHB@MIA-Marlins Park	2015	0.3164	28

Consensus: Extreme pitchers' park

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@MIL-Miller Park	2012	0.4286	10
as RHB@MIL-Miller Park	2012	0.4986	2
as LHB@MIL-Miller Park	2013	0.4202	10
as RHB@MIL-Miller Park	2013	0.4246	6
as LHB@MIL-Miller Park	2014	0.3917	10
as RHB@MIL-Miller Park	2014	0.3872	11
as LHB@MIL-Miller Park	2015	0.4998	2
as RHB@MIL-Miller Park	2015	0.3870	13

Consensus: Hitters' park

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@MIN-Target Field	2012	0.4219	13
as RHB@MIN-Target Field	2012	0.4687	3
as LHB@MIN-Target Field	2013	0.4066	16
as RHB@MIN-Target Field	2013	0.3979	16
as LHB@MIN-Target Field	2014	0.3995	7
as RHB@MIN-Target Field	2014	0.4585	3
as LHB@MIN-Target Field	2015	0.3794	17
as RHB@MIN-Target Field	2015	0.4446	5

Consensus: Pitchers' park for LHB, hitters' park for RHB

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@NYM-Citi Field	2012	0.3865	20
as RHB@NYM-Citi Field	2012	0.3589	23
as LHB@NYM-Citi Field	2013	0.3298	30
as RHB@NYM-Citi Field	2013	0.3636	21
as LHB@NYM-Citi Field	2014	0.3708	19
as RHB@NYM-Citi Field	2014	0.3366	26
as LHB@NYM-Citi Field	2015	0.4180	10
as RHB@NYM-Citi Field	2015	0.3135	29

Consensus: Extreme pitchers' park

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@NYY-Yankee Stadium	2012	0.4878	3
as RHB@NYY-Yankee Stadium	2012	0.3998	17
as LHB@NYY-Yankee Stadium	2013	0.4147	12
as RHB@NYY-Yankee Stadium	2013	0.4027	13
as LHB@NYY-Yankee Stadium	2014	0.3969	9
as RHB@NYY-Yankee Stadium	2014	0.3725	17
as LHB@NYY-Yankee Stadium	2015	0.4817	3
as RHB@NYY-Yankee Stadium	2015	0.3762	15

Consensus: Extreme hitters' park for LHB, neutral for RHB

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@OAK-O.co Coliseum	2012	0.3965	18
as RHB@OAK-O.co Coliseum	2012	0.3480	28
as LHB@OAK-O.co Coliseum	2013	0.3504	26
as RHB@OAK-O.co Coliseum	2013	0.4040	12
as LHB@OAK-O.co Coliseum	2014	0.3835	14
as RHB@OAK-O.co Coliseum	2014	0.3665	19
as LHB@OAK-O.co Coliseum	2015	0.3519	24
as RHB@OAK-O.co Coliseum	2015	0.3552	22

Consensus: Extreme pitchers' park

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@PHI-Citizens Bank Park	2012	0.3951	19
as RHB@PHI-Citizens Bank Park	2012	0.4056	14
as LHB@PHI-Citizens Bank Park	2013	0.4306	6
as RHB@PHI-Citizens Bank Park	2013	0.4019	14
as LHB@PHI-Citizens Bank Park	2014	0.3456	25
as RHB@PHI-Citizens Bank Park	2014	0.3727	16
as LHB@PHI-Citizens Bank Park	2015	0.3580	22
as RHB@PHI-Citizens Bank Park	2015	0.3998	12

Consensus: Neutral; used to be considered hitters' park for LHB.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@PIT-PNC Park	2012	0.3620	24
as RHB@PIT-PNC Park	2012	0.3306	29
as LHB@PIT-PNC Park	2013	0.3370	28
as RHB@PIT-PNC Park	2013	0.3330	30
as LHB@PIT-PNC Park	2014	0.4083	4
as RHB@PIT-PNC Park	2014	0.3710	18
as LHB@PIT-PNC Park	2015	0.3053	29
as RHB@PIT-PNC Park	2015	0.3746	16

Consensus: Pitchers' park

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@SDP-Petco Park	2012	0.3443	28
as RHB@SDP-Petco Park	2012	0.4001	16
as LHB@SDP-Petco Park	2013	0.3873	21
as RHB@SDP-Petco Park	2013	0.3356	29
as LHB@SDP-Petco Park	2014	0.3123	30
as RHB@SDP-Petco Park	2014	0.3039	29
as LHB@SDP-Petco Park	2015	0.4061	13
as RHB@SDP-Petco Park	2015	0.3767	14

Consensus: Extreme pitchers' park; but moving towards less extreme in 2015.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@SEA-Safeco Field	2012	0.3202	30
as RHB@SEA-Safeco Field	2012	0.3106	30
as LHB@SEA-Safeco Field	2013	0.3961	19
as RHB@SEA-Safeco Field	2013	0.3740	19
as LHB@SEA-Safeco Field	2014	0.3512	23
as RHB@SEA-Safeco Field	2014	0.2908	30
as LHB@SEA-Safeco Field	2015	0.3917	15
as RHB@SEA-Safeco Field	2015	0.3391	26

Consensus: Extreme pitchers' park

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@SFG-AT&T Park	2012	0.3425	29
as RHB@SFG-AT&T Park	2012	0.3625	22
as LHB@SFG-AT&T Park	2013	0.3475	27
as RHB@SFG-AT&T Park	2013	0.3746	18
as LHB@SFG-AT&T Park	2014	0.3732	16
as RHB@SFG-AT&T Park	2014	0.3339	28
as LHB@SFG-AT&T Park	2015	0.3426	26
as RHB@SFG-AT&T Park	2015	0.3558	21

Consensus: Extreme pitchers' park

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@STL-Busch Stadium	2012	0.4093	17
as RHB@STL-Busch Stadium	2012	0.3934	19
as LHB@STL-Busch Stadium	2013	0.3839	22
as RHB@STL-Busch Stadium	2013	0.3416	26
as LHB@STL-Busch Stadium	2014	0.3718	18
as RHB@STL-Busch Stadium	2014	0.3616	23
as LHB@STL-Busch Stadium	2015	0.3532	23
as RHB@STL-Busch Stadium	2015	0.3268	27

Consensus: Pitchers' park

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@TBR-Tropicana Field	2012	0.3488	27
as RHB@TBR-Tropicana Field	2012	0.3528	25
as LHB@TBR-Tropicana Field	2013	0.4126	13
as RHB@TBR-Tropicana Field	2013	0.3642	20
as LHB@TBR-Tropicana Field	2014	0.3447	27
as RHB@TBR-Tropicana Field	2014	0.3489	25
as LHB@TBR-Tropicana Field	2015	0.3426	25
as RHB@TBR-Tropicana Field	2015	0.3609	18

Consensus: Extreme pitchers' park

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@TEX-Rangers Ballpark	2012	0.4915	2
as RHB@TEX-Rangers Ballpark	2012	0.4498	7
as LHB@TEX-Rangers Ballpark	2013	0.3994	18
as RHB@TEX-Rangers Ballpark	2013	0.4045	11
as LHB@TEX-Rangers Ballpark	2014	0.4042	5
as RHB@TEX-Rangers Ballpark	2014	0.4023	8
as LHB@TEX-Rangers Ballpark	2015	0.4519	5
as RHB@TEX-Rangers Ballpark	2015	0.4213	6

Consensus: Extreme hitters' park, especially in the summer months.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@TOR-Rogers Centre	2012	0.4238	12
as RHB@TOR-Rogers Centre	2012	0.4581	6
as LHB@TOR-Rogers Centre	2013	0.4467	2
as RHB@TOR-Rogers Centre	2013	0.4568	2
as LHB@TOR-Rogers Centre	2014	0.4238	2
as RHB@TOR-Rogers Centre	2014	0.4339	4
as LHB@TOR-Rogers Centre	2015	0.3778	18
as RHB@TOR-Rogers Centre	2015	0.4936	2

Consensus: Extreme hitters' park, especially for RHB.

Split	Year	FD PT/PA	FD YR Rank
as LHB@WSN-Nationals Park	2012	0.4153	15
as RHB@WSN-Nationals Park	2012	0.3890	20
as LHB@WSN-Nationals Park	2013	0.3757	23
as RHB@WSN-Nationals Park	2013	0.3822	17
as LHB@WSN-Nationals Park	2014	0.3465	24
as RHB@WSN-Nationals Park	2014	0.3625	22
as LHB@WSN-Nationals Park	2015	0.3733	20
as RHB@WSN-Nationals Park	2015	0.2996	30

Consensus: Extreme pitchers' park

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