Petco Park | Ballpark Pal

September 27, 2023

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Home Runs

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	1.11	1.07	1.04	1.07	1.05	0.70	0.92	0.97

Doubles and Triples

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	0.97	0.84	0.83	0.83	0.80	0.81	0.79	0.90

Singles

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	0.90	0.90	0.96	0.97	0.97	0.93	0.94	0.94

Typical Conditions

For games played outdoors during the regular season

Wind Direction


0%	0%	0%	2%	0%	18%	55%	25%

Wind Speed (mph)

0 - 3	4 - 7	8 - 12	13 - 20	21 +
1%	31%	64%	3%	0%

Temperature (°F)

< 50	51 - 60	61 - 70	71 - 80	81 - 90	> 90
0%	2%	34%	51%	12%	0%

Humidity (%)

0 - 20	21 - 40	41 - 60	61 - 80	81 - 100
0%	3%	41%	56%	1%

Averages and Measurements

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

	Value	Rank
Runs	-10%	30
Home Runs	0%	16
Doubles & Triples	-12%	29
Singles	-6%	27
Strikeouts	+3%	2
Walks	+1%	4
Batter Contact	+0.3%	14

Wind Speed	9 mph	13
Blowing Out	-0.5%	30
Blowing In	-2.8%	3
Wind Receptiveness	+2.3%	15

Temperature	73°	16
Humidity	61%	12
Altitude	13 ft	28
Carry	-0.7%	25
Variation	4.6%	22

After Petco Park opened in 2004, the front office was dissatisfied with the number of fly balls that were leaving the yard. But although the outfield was a bit larger than average, it wasn�t exactly a pitcher�s haven. Perhaps it was the low altitude, the dominant in-blowing wind from the northwest, or simply perception that contributed to the idea the stadium needed more home runs. Nevertheless, the right field fence was moved in by 11 feet in 2006, then again in 2013 along with the fence in left.

As it stands today, Petco Park is still one of the most pitcher-friendly venues in MLB. Although the fence in center rivals nearbyDodger Stadium for its shallow distance, it doesn�t play nearly as favorable for hitters. Ballpark Pal rates is 30th for runs, 27th for singles, and 29th for doubles and triples. Though it sets up fairly neutral for homers (16th).

While appearing mostly symmetrical, Petco Park has a few subtleties that make its shape unique. First is how far the CF fence extends horizontally so that the gaps are a bit deeper than average. It also juts in a bit in left-center making that side slightly more appealing to hitters. Petco measures just 322 feet to the right field corner (14 feet shorter than left), but the wall is angled around the foul pole in a way that makes that sliver of field a good target for doubles.

Although the direction is pretty consistent, wind at Petco isn�t all that impactful. Wind speed ranks 25th in MLB and it hardly ever blows faster than 10 mph. Temperature is also consistently mild with more than 90% of games played in the 60s and 70s. Overall, Ballpark Pal ranks it 22nd in park variation, which is one of the lowest in MLB for fully outdoor stadiums.

	Totals		Difference		% Dif		Median Dif
	Act	Sim	#	%	Away	Home	Med	Abs
Runs	630	699	69	11%	15%	8%	1.28	3.26
Hits	1230	1235	5	0%	0%	0%	0.86	3.94
1B	793	774	-19	-2%	-4%	-1%	0.45	2.55
2B/3B	267	268	1	1%	3%	-2%	0.42	1.20
HR	170	193	23	13%	17%	10%	0.56	0.99
BB	659	632	-27	-4%	-2%	-6%	1.55	2.19
K	1332	1407	75	6%	-1%	14%	0.68	2.41

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
9/24	STL	Rom	Wacha	14	9.05	-4.95	24	16.45	-7.55	12	10.90	-1.10	9	3.51	-5.49	3	2.04	-0.96	5	8.38	3.38	14	16.63	2.63
9/23	STL	Woodford	Martinez	7	9.21	2.21	12	16.27	4.27	10	10.23	0.23	2	3.67	1.67	0	2.37	2.37	22	7.86	-14.14	14	16.30	2.30
9/22	STL	Hudson	Waldron	6	8.70	2.70	19	15.74	-3.26	12	10.01	-1.99	4	3.74	-0.26	3	1.99	-1.01	5	7.92	2.92	16	14.15	-1.85
9/20	COL	Anderson	Lugo	4	9.19	5.19	17	16.08	-0.92	13	9.52	-3.48	3	4.05	1.05	1	2.51	1.51	6	7.70	1.70	14	17.38	3.38
9/19	COL	Feltner	Snell	2	8.42	6.42	7	14.84	7.84	4	9.24	5.24	2	3.35	1.35	1	2.25	1.25	12	8.47	-3.53	22	19.67	-2.34
9/18	COL	Blach	Wacha	20	9.45	-10.55	28	17.32	-10.68	18	10.67	-7.33	6	4.15	-1.85	4	2.51	-1.49	8	6.92	-1.08	19	15.73	-3.27
9/6	PHI	Wheeler	Wacha	6	9.46	3.46	15	16.02	1.02	10	9.25	-0.75	3	3.83	0.83	2	2.95	0.95	10	7.82	-2.18	23	19.88	-3.12
9/5	PHI	Lorenzen	Avila	8	8.79	0.79	13	15.36	2.36	10	9.21	-0.79	2	3.68	1.68	1	2.46	1.46	11	8.18	-2.82	6	17.47	11.47
9/4	PHI	Walker	Hill	16	10.67	-5.33	26	17.67	-8.33	14	11.01	-2.99	8	3.63	-4.37	4	3.03	-0.97	13	8.60	-4.40	17	15.67	-1.33
9/3	SF	Cobb	Lugo	4	9.40	5.40	14	16.74	2.74	9	10.32	1.32	3	3.75	0.75	2	2.67	0.67	5	7.15	2.15	14	16.67	2.67
9/2	SF	Harrison	Snell	7	9.01	2.01	11	15.40	4.40	6	9.37	3.37	1	3.45	2.45	4	2.58	-1.42	8	8.52	0.52	19	19.51	0.51
9/1	SF	Beck	Wacha	10	8.73	-1.27	22	15.29	-6.71	13	9.26	-3.74	6	3.32	-2.68	3	2.70	-0.30	5	7.73	2.73	14	16.97	2.97
8/31	SF	Junis	Avila	9	8.59	-0.41	17	15.08	-1.93	12	9.08	-2.92	4	3.43	-0.58	1	2.57	1.57	9	7.77	-1.23	17	18.65	1.65
8/23	MIA	Alcantara	Lugo	4	8.87	4.87	11	16.50	5.50	8	10.30	2.30	2	3.61	1.61	1	2.59	1.59	6	6.59	0.59	13	17.74	4.74
8/22	MIA	Luzardo	Snell	3	9.23	6.23	11	15.41	4.41	9	9.06	0.06	1	3.72	2.72	1	2.63	1.63	5	8.87	3.87	21	19.83	-1.18
8/21	MIA	Weathers	Wacha	8	9.04	1.04	14	15.56	1.56	8	9.04	1.04	3	3.80	0.80	3	2.72	-0.28	9	7.57	-1.43	18	16.14	-1.86
8/19	ARI	Kelly	Waldron	10	9.78	-0.22	16	16.75	0.75	9	10.19	1.19	3	3.74	0.74	4	2.82	-1.18	12	7.71	-4.29	18	15.09	-2.91
8/19	ARI	McGough	Darvish	9	8.91	-0.09	18	15.28	-2.72	14	8.99	-5.02	2	3.63	1.63	2	2.67	0.67	9	7.74	-1.26	14	16.56	2.56
8/18	ARI	Pfaadt	Lugo	3	9.30	6.30	10	16.76	6.76	7	10.05	3.05	2	4.07	2.07	1	2.64	1.64	8	6.48	-1.52	18	14.95	-3.05
8/17	ARI	Gallen	Hill	4	9.48	5.48	6	16.94	10.94	1	10.40	9.40	3	3.71	0.71	2	2.83	0.83	6	6.85	0.85	16	16.27	0.27
8/16	BAL	Kremer	Snell	7	9.19	2.19	13	15.56	2.56	10	9.42	-0.58	1	3.52	2.52	2	2.62	0.62	4	8.73	4.73	12	20.06	8.06
8/15	BAL	Flaherty	Wacha	13	9.07	-3.93	24	15.85	-8.15	12	9.55	-2.45	10	3.73	-6.28	2	2.58	0.58	7	7.80	0.80	14	16.19	2.19
8/14	BAL	Rodriguez	Darvish	5	8.40	3.40	13	15.43	2.43	9	9.56	0.56	2	3.58	1.58	2	2.29	0.29	5	7.50	2.50	14	17.72	3.72
8/6	LAD	Lynn	Hill	10	9.95	-0.05	18	16.52	-1.48	9	9.83	0.83	4	3.59	-0.41	5	3.10	-1.90	7	7.98	0.98	20	16.87	-3.13
8/7	LAD	Gonsolin	Lugo	20	10.01	-9.99	26	17.17	-8.83	15	10.59	-4.42	7	3.46	-3.54	4	3.12	-0.88	6	7.27	1.27	14	17.05	3.05
8/5	LAD	Grove	Snell	11	9.72	-1.28	17	16.58	-0.42	14	10.21	-3.79	1	3.81	2.81	2	2.57	0.57	8	8.69	0.69	19	19.27	0.27
8/4	LAD	Miller	Darvish	15	8.25	-6.76	21	15.02	-5.98	15	9.30	-5.70	4	3.44	-0.56	2	2.29	0.29	12	7.51	-4.49	10	17.89	7.89
7/30	TEX	Bradford	Snell	8	9.25	1.25	21	15.47	-5.53	17	9.12	-7.88	2	3.50	1.50	2	2.85	0.85	11	8.38	-2.62	21	19.61	-1.39
7/29	TEX	Perez	Darvish	4	10.19	6.19	12	16.84	4.84	10	10.21	0.21	2	3.65	1.65	0	2.98	2.98	6	8.33	2.33	18	17.09	-0.91
7/28	TEX	Dunning	Musgrove	8	9.43	1.43	15	15.97	0.97	10	9.37	-0.63	4	3.70	-0.30	1	2.90	1.90	12	7.77	-4.23	17	17.30	0.30
7/26	PIT	Oviedo	Lugo	5	8.20	3.20	9	14.85	5.85	5	9.06	4.06	1	3.44	2.44	3	2.35	-0.65	8	7.87	-0.13	18	19.13	1.13
7/25	PIT	Hill	Snell	6	8.25	2.25	14	14.49	0.49	8	8.94	0.94	3	3.36	0.36	3	2.19	-0.81	10	8.90	-1.10	15	21.62	6.62
7/24	PIT	Priester	Darvish	12	8.16	-3.84	19	15.18	-3.82	9	9.55	0.55	4	3.55	-0.45	6	2.08	-3.92	10	7.36	-2.64	18	17.62	-0.39
7/9	NYM	Scherzer	Musgrove	8	8.42	0.42	14	15.05	1.05	8	9.05	1.05	4	3.34	-0.66	2	2.66	0.66	11	6.75	-4.25	18	17.67	-0.33
7/8	NYM	Peterson	Snell	4	10.23	6.23	8	16.80	8.80	5	10.36	5.36	1	3.57	2.57	2	2.87	0.87	5	9.04	4.04	28	20.33	-7.67
7/7	NYM	Verlander	Darvish	12	9.86	-2.14	22	16.91	-5.09	15	10.53	-4.47	5	3.47	-1.53	2	2.91	0.91	12	7.49	-4.52	14	16.87	2.87
7/5	LAA	Sandoval	Lugo	8	8.86	0.86	11	15.96	4.96	6	10.05	4.05	3	3.31	0.31	2	2.60	0.60	17	7.31	-9.69	16	18.15	2.15
7/4	LAA	Ohtani	Musgrove	13	8.29	-4.71	17	14.77	-2.24	11	8.93	-2.07	3	3.33	0.33	3	2.51	-0.49	12	7.39	-4.61	21	19.85	-1.15
7/3	LAA	Barria	Snell	13	9.26	-3.74	26	15.42	-10.58	20	9.38	-10.62	4	3.38	-0.62	2	2.67	0.67	11	8.98	-2.02	19	19.66	0.66
6/25	WAS	Gore	Lugo	11	9.05	-1.95	19	16.77	-2.23	13	10.59	-2.41	4	3.91	-0.09	2	2.26	0.26	9	7.08	-1.92	17	16.28	-0.72
6/24	WAS	Gray	Waldron	2	9.07	7.07	10	16.19	6.19	8	10.28	2.28	0	3.76	3.76	2	2.16	0.16	8	8.09	0.09	17	13.55	-3.45
6/23	WAS	Corbin	Musgrove	16	9.32	-6.68	25	17.31	-7.69	11	11.35	0.35	10	3.79	-6.21	4	2.17	-1.83	7	7.01	0.01	13	13.58	0.58
6/18	TB	Chirinos	Musgrove	9	8.36	-0.64	19	14.67	-4.33	16	8.85	-7.15	3	3.29	0.29	0	2.54	2.54	10	7.66	-2.34	13	15.96	2.96
6/17	TB	Eflin	Snell	2	8.33	6.33	7	14.81	7.81	5	8.98	3.98	2	3.46	1.46	0	2.37	2.37	7	7.83	0.83	23	19.66	-3.34
6/16	TB	McClanahan	Darvish	8	8.51	0.51	16	15.14	-0.87	8	9.23	1.23	5	3.20	-1.81	3	2.72	-0.29	10	7.29	-2.71	16	20.97	4.97
6/15	CLE	Allen	Weathers	14	8.71	-5.29	23	16.39	-6.61	14	10.50	-3.50	7	3.59	-3.41	2	2.29	0.29	9	6.78	-2.22	15	16.96	1.96
6/14	CLE	Civale	Wacha	5	8.33	3.33	14	15.59	1.59	7	9.70	2.70	3	3.71	0.71	4	2.18	-1.82	7	6.97	-0.03	14	16.52	2.52
6/13	CLE	Bibee	Musgrove	9	7.63	-1.38	17	14.63	-2.38	12	9.36	-2.64	2	3.32	1.32	3	1.95	-1.05	5	6.94	1.94	15	16.87	1.87
6/7	SEA	Kirby	Wacha	13	8.41	-4.59	21	15.19	-5.82	16	9.29	-6.72	4	3.21	-0.79	1	2.69	1.69	9	7.15	-1.85	16	18.81	2.81
6/6	SEA	Gilbert	Musgrove	5	7.93	2.93	12	14.63	2.63	6	8.98	2.98	4	3.03	-0.97	2	2.62	0.62	6	6.86	0.86	21	19.78	-1.22
6/5	CHC	Hendricks	Snell	5	10.41	5.41	13	16.09	3.09	9	9.60	0.60	3	3.33	0.33	1	3.16	2.16	7	10.03	3.03	16	20.15	4.15
6/4	CHC	Stroman	Weathers	8	9.35	1.35	16	15.18	-0.82	10	9.09	-0.91	3	3.40	0.40	3	2.69	-0.32	8	9.71	1.71	17	17.45	0.45
6/3	CHC	Smyly	Darvish	6	8.44	2.44	12	14.77	2.77	7	8.93	1.93	3	3.28	0.28	2	2.55	0.55	7	7.74	0.74	19	19.69	0.69
6/2	CHC	Taillon	Wacha	3	9.84	6.84	8	15.98	7.98	6	9.12	3.12	1	3.96	2.96	1	2.90	1.90	7	8.86	1.86	23	17.98	-5.02
5/21	BOS	Kluber	Wacha	7	10.02	3.02	13	17.06	4.06	9	10.25	1.25	3	3.95	0.95	1	2.86	1.86	6	7.85	1.85	16	16.66	0.66
5/20	BOS	Sale	Musgrove	6	7.31	1.31	10	14.97	4.97	3	10.12	7.12	4	3.07	-0.93	3	1.78	-1.22	7	6.66	-0.34	17	19.48	2.48
5/19	BOS	Paxton	Snell	7	9.42	2.42	13	16.69	3.69	8	10.97	2.97	2	3.32	1.32	3	2.40	-0.60	6	8.58	2.58	15	18.63	3.63
5/17	KC	Hernandez	Darvish	7	9.29	2.29	17	15.14	-1.86	12	9.19	-2.81	3	3.31	0.31	2	2.64	0.64	11	9.21	-1.80	23	18.14	-4.86
5/16	KC	Singer	Lugo	9	8.75	-0.25	16	15.27	-0.73	11	10.05	-0.95	5	2.79	-2.22	0	2.43	2.43	8	8.75	0.75	18	18.06	0.06
5/15	KC	Keller	Wacha	4	9.52	5.52	7	15.38	8.38	7	9.67	2.67	0	3.23	3.23	0	2.47	2.47	13	10.11	-2.89	19	16.44	-2.56
5/7	LAD	Urias	Musgrove	7	8.69	1.69	15	14.77	-0.23	8	8.89	0.89	5	3.06	-1.94	2	2.82	0.82	7	8.16	1.16	20	19.09	-0.91
5/6	LAD	May	Snell	3	9.86	6.86	8	15.18	7.18	5	9.85	4.85	2	2.69	0.69	1	2.65	1.65	9	11.42	2.42	18	19.49	1.49
5/5	LAD	Kershaw	Darvish	7	7.63	0.63	12	14.16	2.16	7	9.25	2.25	3	2.68	-0.32	2	2.22	0.22	14	7.60	-6.40	21	18.78	-2.22
5/3	CIN	Cessa	Lugo	8	8.85	0.85	18	15.83	-2.18	14	10.59	-3.41	2	3.17	1.17	2	2.07	0.07	9	8.48	-0.52	10	16.31	6.31
5/2	CIN	Ashcraft	Wacha	3	7.86	4.86	12	14.65	2.65	10	10.07	0.07	2	2.87	0.87	0	1.71	1.71	7	8.61	1.61	14	15.63	1.63
5/1	CIN	Weaver	Snell	11	8.68	-2.32	24	15.18	-8.82	17	10.21	-6.79	5	2.93	-2.08	2	2.04	0.04	4	9.69	5.69	20	20.51	0.51
4/19	ATL	Morton	Martinez	1	9.26	8.26	10	15.27	5.27	8	9.46	1.46	1	3.42	2.42	1	2.39	1.39	6	9.32	3.32	17	16.67	-0.33
4/18	ATL	Strider	Snell	9	8.44	-0.56	12	14.50	2.50	6	9.45	3.45	3	2.82	-0.18	3	2.23	-0.77	11	9.77	-1.23	20	23.38	3.38
4/17	ATL	Fried	Weathers	2	9.07	7.07	13	15.95	2.95	9	10.56	1.56	3	3.06	0.06	1	2.33	1.33	6	8.72	2.72	17	16.83	-0.18
4/16	MIL	Miley	Darvish	1	8.89	7.89	9	15.39	6.39	8	10.00	2.00	1	3.02	2.02	0	2.38	2.38	5	8.69	3.69	25	17.80	-7.20
4/15	MIL	Peralta	Lugo	13	7.20	-5.80	24	12.60	-11.40	20	8.11	-11.89	2	2.61	0.61	2	1.88	-0.12	12	9.38	-2.62	15	19.28	4.28
4/14	MIL	Lauer	Wacha	13	8.95	-4.05	24	15.78	-8.22	11	10.74	-0.26	9	2.90	-6.10	4	2.13	-1.87	7	9.35	2.35	11	18.77	7.77
4/13	MIL	Rea	Martinez	7	8.58	1.58	12	14.95	2.95	8	10.16	2.16	0	2.73	2.73	4	2.05	-1.95	7	9.60	2.60	18	19.82	1.82
4/4	ARI	Gallen	Darvish	14	7.61	-6.39	19	15.69	-3.31	11	11.00	0.00	5	3.08	-1.92	3	1.62	-1.39	11	6.53	-4.47	11	16.47	5.47
4/3	ARI	Nelson	Weathers	9	7.19	-1.81	17	14.44	-2.56	9	10.11	1.11	3	2.70	-0.30	5	1.63	-3.37	6	7.58	1.58	14	16.33	2.33
4/2	COL	Gomber	Lugo	4	7.96	3.96	8	15.86	7.86	5	10.69	5.69	0	3.20	3.20	3	1.98	-1.03	3	6.29	3.29	15	16.73	1.73
4/1	COL	Urena	Wacha	12	7.50	-4.50	16	14.95	-1.05	7	10.20	3.20	7	2.91	-4.09	2	1.84	-0.16	12	6.82	-5.18	10	17.56	7.56
3/31	COL	Freeland	Martinez	5	7.15	2.15	14	15.04	1.04	11	10.62	-0.38	2	2.83	0.83	1	1.59	0.59	6	6.54	0.54	13	16.78	3.78
3/30	COL	Marquez	Snell	9	7.54	-1.46	24	15.73	-8.28	14	10.85	-3.15	7	3.23	-3.77	3	1.65	-1.36	2	6.34	4.34	27	17.75	-9.26