Guaranteed Rate Field | Ballpark Pal

September 27, 2023

Diamondbacks

White Sox

1:00

64°

8 mph

2:00

64°

9 mph

3:00

64°

10 mph

Runs	HR	2B/3B	1B	BB	K
-1%	+7%	-24%	+10%	+1%	+0%

Home Runs

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Today	1.36	1.20	1.06	0.91	0.98	1.01	1.01	0.94
Typical	1.19	1.12	1.05	0.94	0.93	0.95	1.05	1.04

Doubles and Triples

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Today	0.79	0.69	0.81	0.79	0.74	0.75	0.64	0.72
Typical	1.00	0.84	0.98	0.94	0.97	0.95	0.94	0.88

Singles

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Today	1.13	1.10	1.13	1.08	1.09	1.07	1.02	1.22
Typical	0.98	1.02	1.03	1.00	0.99	1.04	0.99	1.14

Typical Conditions

For games played outdoors during the regular season

Wind Direction


13%	15%	8%	7%	13%	16%	20%	8%

Wind Speed (mph)

0 - 3	4 - 7	8 - 12	13 - 20	21 +
3%	34%	47%	15%	1%

Temperature (°F)

< 50	51 - 60	61 - 70	71 - 80	81 - 90	> 90
10%	11%	27%	38%	13%	0%

Humidity (%)

0 - 20	21 - 40	41 - 60	61 - 80	81 - 100
0%	2%	37%	48%	12%

Averages and Measurements

Rankings out of 30 active MLB parks (1=high, 30=low)

	Value	Rank
Runs	+1%	13
Home Runs	+5%	10
Doubles & Triples	-5%	21
Singles	+2%	12
Strikeouts	-2%	27
Walks	-1%	22
Batter Contact	-1.1%	27

Wind Speed	10 mph	5
Blowing Out	+0.9%	13
Blowing In	-2.1%	6
Wind Receptiveness	+2.9%	6

Temperature	68°	28
Humidity	65%	5
Altitude	596 ft	11
Carry	-0.5%	20
Variation	6.3%	14

Add Guaranteed Rate Field to the list of stadiums that reduced its original pitcher-friendly dimensions. Unlike Comerica Park, Citi Field, and Petco Park, the decision did not seem to be about creating more offense, but rather more seats. �New Comiskey� (as it was originally called), hosted its first White Sox game in 1991, and after the right and left-field fences were brought in by 12 feet in 2001, more rows of bleachers were added in place of the original warning track.

After the renovations, the park ended up with the smallest outfield in MLB (it now ranks 2nd behind Citizens Bank Park). It measures fairly standard down the lines (330 in left, 335 in right) but the fences on each side take a notably horizontal path across the field resulting in tighter-than-average dimensions at nearly every point along the perimeter.

Ballpark Pal rates Guaranteed Rate 10th most favorable in the league for home runs. A main reason why it doesn�t rank higher has to do with the weather. Average temperature is 68 degrees (28th in MLB) and 21% of games are played below 60. Additionally the wind blows in (42%) more often than it blows out (23%). These factors contribute to a below average carry distance (20th in MLB).

Although Guaranteed Rate Field varies a decent amount from day to day, it�s nowhere close to its North Side counterpart. The main difference has to do with the architecture. While Wrigley Field is far and away the most receptive venue to wind in MLB, Guaranteed Rate merely ranks 6th for wind effect. It�s easy to see why as the South Side park is hemmed in by tall, vertical decks and a wall of billboards past the outfield fence. This is in stark contrast to Wrigley�s open-air style which invites the strong Chicago gusts onto the playing field. Overall, Ballpark Pal rates Guaranteed Rate Field 13th for park variation.

	Totals		Difference		% Dif		Median Dif
	Act	Sim	#	%	Away	Home	Med	Abs
Runs	697	694	-3	0%	-9%	12%	0.79	3.02
Hits	1290	1266	-24	-2%	-4%	1%	-0.17	4.03
1B	862	815	-47	-5%	-9%	-2%	-0.12	2.89
2B/3B	242	252	10	4%	10%	-1%	0.29	1.11
HR	186	199	13	7%	-2%	20%	0.56	1.12
BB	573	546	-27	-5%	-13%	9%	1.22	2.13
K	1387	1305	-82	-6%	-9%	-2%	-1.16	2.28

Date	Away	Away SP	Home SP	Runs	Sim	Dif	Hits	Sim	Dif	1B	Sim	Dif	2B/3B	Sim	Dif	HR	Sim	Dif	BB	Sim	Dif	Ks	Sim	Dif
9/26	ARI	Davies	Urena	19	9.23	-9.77	21	16.83	-4.17	14	11.35	-2.65	3	3.12	0.12	4	2.36	-1.64	10	8.23	-1.77	11	14.33	3.33
9/17	MIN	Gray	Cease	4	9.07	5.07	13	16.57	3.57	8	10.82	2.82	3	3.11	0.11	2	2.65	0.65	4	7.12	3.12	15	18.16	3.16
9/16	MIN	Lopez	Toussaint	13	9.82	-3.19	20	16.91	-3.09	15	10.17	-4.83	3	3.81	0.81	2	2.93	0.93	8	7.73	-0.27	24	17.43	-6.57
9/15	MIN	Ober	Scholtens	12	8.94	-3.06	21	16.84	-4.16	18	10.73	-7.27	1	3.31	2.31	2	2.80	0.80	5	6.10	1.10	24	15.94	-8.06
9/14	MIN	Maeda	Urena	12	9.41	-2.59	16	16.67	0.67	9	10.47	1.47	3	3.30	0.30	4	2.90	-1.10	5	7.26	2.26	22	15.68	-6.32
9/13	KC	Cruz	Clevinger	8	9.12	1.12	15	16.94	1.94	11	11.09	0.09	3	3.49	0.49	1	2.37	1.37	6	7.05	1.05	19	14.01	-4.99
9/12	KC	Singer	Cease	8	9.82	1.82	16	17.51	1.51	14	11.23	-2.77	2	3.32	1.32	0	2.96	2.96	7	7.04	0.04	18	15.84	-2.16
9/12	KC	Lyles	Toussaint	21	8.68	-12.32	22	15.93	-6.07	15	10.11	-4.89	5	3.19	-1.81	2	2.63	0.63	11	6.76	-4.24	17	14.98	-2.02
9/3	DET	Skubal	Kopech	5	9.07	4.07	11	15.69	4.69	7	9.83	2.83	3	3.37	0.37	1	2.49	1.49	13	8.44	-4.56	17	18.24	1.24
9/2	DET	Olson	Clevinger	9	9.13	0.13	22	16.89	-5.11	17	10.76	-6.25	4	3.64	-0.36	1	2.50	1.50	3	7.06	4.06	11	18.21	7.21
9/1	DET	Rodriguez	Toussaint	5	10.53	5.53	20	18.04	-1.96	18	11.66	-6.34	2	3.51	1.51	0	2.88	2.88	6	8.38	2.38	19	17.54	-1.46
8/27	OAK	Blackburn	Clevinger	7	8.44	1.44	16	16.45	0.45	12	10.69	-1.31	4	3.54	-0.46	0	2.23	2.23	5	6.26	1.26	21	15.74	-5.26
8/26	OAK	Sears	Toussaint	8	10.11	2.11	13	16.90	3.90	7	10.15	3.15	3	3.45	0.45	3	3.29	0.29	14	7.93	-6.07	22	18.27	-3.74
8/25	OAK	Neal	Cease	16	9.07	-6.93	21	17.69	-3.31	13	11.72	-1.28	4	3.46	-0.54	4	2.52	-1.48	11	5.91	-5.09	15	16.95	1.95
8/24	OAK	Waldichuk	Scholtens	13	9.89	-3.11	21	16.88	-4.12	11	9.86	-1.14	2	3.46	1.46	8	3.56	-4.44	5	6.83	1.83	12	18.22	6.22
8/23	SEA	Kirby	Kopech	9	10.29	1.29	18	17.81	-0.19	14	10.72	-3.29	3	3.94	0.94	1	3.16	2.16	10	7.03	-2.97	29	18.57	-10.43
8/22	SEA	Woo	Clevinger	9	8.56	-0.44	19	16.23	-2.78	16	10.46	-5.54	1	3.17	2.17	2	2.60	0.60	10	6.29	-3.71	16	17.35	1.35
8/21	SEA	Castillo	Toussaint	16	9.52	-6.48	23	16.32	-6.68	12	10.19	-1.81	7	2.99	-4.01	4	3.14	-0.86	8	7.55	-0.45	22	18.75	-3.26
8/13	MIL	Peralta	Cease	10	8.37	-1.63	16	15.86	-0.14	13	10.25	-2.75	2	3.30	1.30	1	2.31	1.31	11	7.03	-3.97	14	20.36	6.36
8/12	MIL	Woodruff	Scholtens	5	8.32	3.32	12	16.43	4.43	9	10.74	1.74	2	3.49	1.49	1	2.20	1.20	5	6.21	1.21	16	16.92	0.92
8/11	MIL	Burnes	Kopech	13	9.43	-3.57	21	16.07	-4.93	17	10.66	-6.34	2	2.77	0.77	2	2.64	0.64	13	8.93	-4.07	20	17.96	-2.04
8/9	NYY	Hamilton	Clevinger	11	10.03	-0.97	17	17.05	0.05	12	10.58	-1.42	3	3.42	0.42	2	3.06	1.06	10	8.07	-1.93	16	16.83	0.83
8/8	NYY	Schmidt	Toussaint	8	9.94	1.94	19	16.56	-2.44	14	10.46	-3.54	2	3.14	1.14	3	2.97	-0.03	8	8.76	0.76	30	16.21	-13.79
8/7	NYY	Cole	Cease	5	8.95	3.95	12	16.15	4.15	9	10.08	1.08	2	3.33	1.33	1	2.74	1.74	11	7.18	-3.82	17	18.88	1.88
7/30	CLE	Civale	Kopech	5	8.37	3.37	11	15.86	4.86	6	10.29	4.29	2	3.29	1.29	3	2.27	-0.73	9	6.72	-2.29	9	15.10	6.10
7/29	CLE	Allen	Clevinger	9	8.94	-0.06	21	17.11	-3.89	17	10.78	-6.22	2	3.80	1.80	2	2.53	0.53	6	5.96	-0.04	10	14.98	4.98
7/28	CLE	Curry	Toussaint	2	10.06	8.06	12	18.17	6.17	9	11.69	2.69	1	3.66	2.66	2	2.83	0.83	8	6.76	-1.24	15	15.47	0.47
7/27	CLE	Bibee	Cease	9	8.14	-0.86	21	15.99	-5.02	13	10.64	-2.36	6	3.10	-2.90	2	2.25	0.25	7	6.45	-0.55	17	18.37	1.37
7/26	CHC	Stroman	Lynn	17	9.59	-7.41	20	16.99	-3.01	14	10.56	-3.44	3	3.35	0.35	3	3.08	0.08	11	6.99	-4.01	19	20.13	1.13
7/25	CHC	Hendricks	Kopech	10	8.93	-1.08	18	15.75	-2.25	11	9.78	-1.22	3	3.49	0.49	4	2.47	-1.53	3	8.15	5.15	18	17.85	-0.16
7/9	STL	Matz	Giolito	7	9.56	2.56	10	16.75	6.75	6	10.16	4.16	3	3.49	0.49	1	3.10	2.10	8	7.10	-0.90	24	18.64	-5.36
7/8	STL	Mikolas	Toussaint	3	9.98	6.98	15	17.23	2.23	14	11.43	-2.57	0	3.02	3.02	1	2.79	1.79	3	8.46	5.46	23	16.57	-6.43
7/7	STL	Montgomery	Cease	15	9.32	-5.68	25	16.92	-8.08	16	11.10	-4.90	5	2.85	-2.15	4	2.96	-1.04	6	7.05	1.05	21	19.20	-1.81
7/6	TOR	Berrios	Lynn	7	9.55	2.55	12	17.43	5.43	10	10.92	0.92	2	3.65	1.65	0	2.86	2.86	7	6.66	-0.34	29	16.71	-12.29
7/6	TOR	Kikuchi	Scholtens	9	9.00	0.00	25	16.40	-8.60	17	10.31	-6.69	4	3.22	-0.78	4	2.87	-1.14	0	6.52	6.52	12	16.75	4.75
7/4	TOR	Bassitt	Giolito	6	10.16	4.16	13	18.02	5.02	9	11.27	2.27	2	3.70	1.70	2	3.05	1.05	7	6.94	-0.06	15	18.73	3.73
6/25	BOS	Crawford	Banks	5	9.35	4.35	12	16.87	4.87	7	10.32	3.32	3	3.49	0.49	2	3.06	1.06	6	6.43	0.43	17	18.03	1.03
6/24	BOS	Paxton	Lynn	8	9.20	1.20	19	17.01	-1.99	13	10.78	-2.22	1	3.54	2.54	5	2.69	-2.31	5	7.01	2.01	18	18.75	0.75
6/23	BOS	Bello	Giolito	4	9.19	5.19	12	16.89	4.89	8	10.56	2.56	3	3.63	0.63	1	2.69	1.69	4	6.94	2.94	23	17.60	-5.40
6/21	TEX	Perez	Kopech	9	10.25	1.25	11	17.26	6.26	5	10.78	5.78	3	3.45	0.45	3	3.03	0.03	9	7.99	-1.01	14	15.60	1.60
6/20	TEX	Eovaldi	Cease	12	9.16	-2.84	20	16.56	-3.44	13	10.43	-2.57	4	3.17	-0.83	3	2.96	-0.04	7	6.73	-0.27	17	16.98	-0.02
6/19	TEX	Heaney	Banks	7	9.38	2.38	21	16.87	-4.13	15	10.54	-4.47	3	3.33	0.33	3	3.01	0.01	5	6.82	1.82	19	16.98	-2.03
6/11	MIA	Garrett	Giolito	10	8.11	-1.89	17	16.01	-0.99	6	10.28	4.28	6	3.43	-2.57	5	2.31	-2.70	6	6.04	0.04	22	17.96	-4.04
6/10	MIA	Alcantara	Kopech	5	9.54	4.54	15	18.12	3.12	10	12.78	2.78	4	3.29	-0.71	1	2.06	1.06	10	7.64	-2.36	17	17.14	0.14
6/9	MIA	Perez	Cease	3	8.95	5.95	15	17.13	2.13	11	11.75	0.75	2	3.23	1.23	2	2.15	0.15	6	7.34	1.34	19	17.22	-1.78
6/4	DET	Boyd	Kopech	8	9.43	1.43	13	16.28	3.28	9	10.53	1.53	2	3.08	1.08	2	2.67	0.67	5	8.55	3.55	26	17.93	-8.07
6/3	DET	Lorenzen	Cease	3	10.20	7.20	7	17.74	10.74	6	11.28	5.28	1	3.40	2.40	0	3.06	3.06	9	7.51	-1.49	21	15.12	-5.89
6/2	DET	Olson	Clevinger	3	9.88	6.88	12	17.51	5.51	9	10.99	1.99	3	3.77	0.77	0	2.75	2.75	6	7.19	1.19	16	14.75	-1.25
5/31	LAA	Barria	Lynn	17	9.10	-7.90	25	16.95	-8.06	11	10.67	-0.33	8	3.67	-4.33	6	2.61	-3.39	9	6.80	-2.20	15	18.27	3.27
5/30	LAA	Anderson	Giolito	10	9.33	-0.67	16	17.13	1.13	7	10.84	3.84	6	3.80	-2.20	3	2.49	-0.51	7	7.30	0.30	18	16.15	-1.85
5/29	LAA	Canning	Kopech	10	9.05	-0.95	16	16.65	0.65	9	10.94	1.94	2	3.30	1.30	5	2.41	-2.59	9	7.59	-1.41	27	17.65	-9.35
5/21	KC	Hernandez	Lynn	7	9.24	2.24	13	17.15	4.15	10	10.83	0.83	1	3.43	2.43	2	2.89	0.89	4	6.41	2.41	15	18.24	3.24
5/20	KC	Lyles	Giolito	6	8.64	2.64	13	15.75	2.75	8	9.67	1.67	4	3.40	-0.60	1	2.69	1.69	5	6.48	1.48	17	15.61	-1.39
5/19	KC	Greinke	Kopech	2	8.93	6.93	6	16.31	10.31	6	10.54	4.54	0	3.11	3.11	0	2.66	2.66	2	7.26	5.26	17	15.73	-1.28
5/18	CLE	Allen	Cease	4	8.31	4.31	15	17.24	2.24	11	11.94	0.94	3	3.59	0.59	1	1.72	0.72	2	6.53	4.53	11	17.92	6.92
5/17	CLE	Battenfield	Clevinger	8	7.91	-0.09	18	15.99	-2.01	10	11.22	1.22	5	2.99	-2.01	3	1.78	-1.22	8	7.09	-0.91	14	15.33	1.33
5/16	CLE	Bieber	Lynn	11	8.51	-2.49	25	17.17	-7.83	18	12.25	-5.75	4	2.78	-1.22	3	2.14	-0.86	2	6.46	4.46	17	15.92	-1.08
5/14	HOU	Brown	Giolito	7	7.89	0.89	16	15.66	-0.34	9	10.84	1.84	4	2.86	-1.15	3	1.97	-1.03	3	7.12	4.12	21	16.13	-4.87
5/13	HOU	Bielak	Cease	4	10.07	6.07	21	17.82	-3.18	17	11.96	-5.04	3	3.37	0.37	1	2.49	1.49	3	8.62	5.62	14	16.85	2.85
5/12	HOU	France	Kopech	6	9.61	3.61	11	16.95	5.95	6	11.60	5.60	3	2.97	-0.03	2	2.38	0.38	10	8.87	-1.13	13	15.03	2.03
5/4	MIN	Lopez	Giolito	10	9.01	-0.99	12	16.44	4.44	6	10.16	4.16	3	3.87	0.87	3	2.41	-0.59	21	7.28	-13.72	29	17.30	-11.70
5/3	MIN	Varland	Cease	9	8.84	-0.16	20	16.06	-3.94	16	10.48	-5.52	2	3.26	1.26	2	2.32	0.32	9	7.82	-1.18	20	17.52	-2.48
5/2	MIN	Ryan	Kopech	5	9.76	4.76	8	16.10	8.10	5	10.06	5.06	1	2.93	1.93	2	3.11	1.11	11	8.49	-2.51	19	19.14	0.14
4/30	TB	Rasmussen	Clevinger	20	8.46	-11.54	31	15.27	-15.73	22	9.89	-12.11	3	3.00	0.00	6	2.38	-3.62	10	7.96	-2.04	19	17.29	-1.71
4/29	TB	Faucher	Lynn	15	8.87	-6.13	15	16.44	1.44	6	11.20	5.20	4	2.67	-1.33	5	2.58	-2.43	8	7.24	-0.76	19	17.64	-1.36
4/28	TB	Eflin	Giolito	5	7.98	2.98	16	15.10	-0.90	9	9.66	0.66	4	3.08	-0.92	3	2.36	-0.64	6	6.60	0.60	16	16.81	0.81
4/27	TB	McClanahan	Cease	19	7.85	-11.16	27	14.54	-12.46	14	9.55	-4.45	9	2.93	-6.08	4	2.06	-1.94	6	8.01	2.01	18	18.52	0.52
4/19	PHI	Walker	Clevinger	7	9.00	2.00	15	15.96	0.96	8	9.96	1.96	4	3.43	-0.57	3	2.57	-0.43	4	7.41	3.41	15	17.22	2.22
4/18	PHI	Wheeler	Lynn	11	8.84	-2.16	22	16.43	-5.57	18	10.38	-7.62	3	3.29	0.29	1	2.77	1.77	6	6.46	0.46	26	18.86	-7.14
4/18	PHI	Falter	Giolito	3	8.46	5.46	4	16.20	12.20	2	10.53	8.53	1	3.05	2.05	1	2.61	1.61	5	6.39	1.39	16	18.17	2.17
4/16	BAL	Rodriguez	Cease	12	8.34	-3.66	19	15.20	-3.80	15	9.78	-5.22	2	3.05	1.05	2	2.37	0.37	11	7.73	-3.28	20	17.65	-2.35
4/15	BAL	Gibson	Kopech	11	10.45	-0.55	24	17.94	-6.06	14	11.34	-2.66	7	3.44	-3.56	3	3.16	0.16	15	7.44	-7.56	11	16.12	5.12
4/14	BAL	Wells	Clevinger	9	9.69	0.69	13	17.73	4.73	6	11.52	5.52	6	3.62	-2.38	1	2.59	1.59	13	6.96	-6.04	19	17.23	-1.77
4/6	SF	Wood	Lynn	22	7.37	-14.63	31	16.10	-14.90	20	11.17	-8.83	6	3.05	-2.95	5	1.88	-3.12	12	5.23	-6.77	19	17.73	-1.27
4/5	SF	Webb	Cease	10	8.13	-1.87	17	15.74	-1.26	12	10.39	-1.61	4	2.85	-1.15	1	2.50	1.50	10	5.90	-4.10	20	17.14	-2.86
4/3	SF	DeSclafani	Kopech	15	8.13	-6.87	19	15.91	-3.09	8	10.94	2.94	3	2.97	-0.03	8	2.00	-6.00	10	7.06	-2.94	14	17.45	3.45