Citi Field | Ballpark Pal

December 8, 2023

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Home Runs

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	0.97	1.11	1.22	1.04	0.82	1.02	0.81	0.85

Doubles and Triples

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	0.77	0.79	0.69	0.78	0.90	0.76	0.88	0.88

Singles

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	1.05	0.96	1.03	0.99	0.98	1.09	1.06	1.05

Typical Conditions

For games played outdoors during the regular season

Wind Direction


8%	10%	20%	25%	4%	9%	12%	13%

Wind Speed (mph)

0 - 3	4 - 7	8 - 12	13 - 20	21 +
4%	33%	51%	12%	0%

Temperature (°F)

< 50	51 - 60	61 - 70	71 - 80	81 - 90	> 90
6%	14%	19%	33%	26%	3%

Humidity (%)

0 - 20	21 - 40	41 - 60	61 - 80	81 - 100
0%	11%	37%	38%	14%

Averages and Measurements

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

	Value	Rank
Runs	-8%	29
Home Runs	-2%	19
Doubles & Triples	-20%	30
Singles	+2%	10
Strikeouts	-1%	20
Walks	-1%	28
Batter Contact	-1.9%	30

Wind Speed	9 mph	7
Blowing Out	+1.2%	7
Blowing In	0.2%	30
Wind Receptiveness	+1.1%	27

Temperature	72°	20
Humidity	61%	13
Altitude	54 ft	21
Carry	-0.4%	19
Variation	5.2%	18

Citi Field was a pure pitchers park when it hosted its first Mets game in 2009, as it rivaled Oracle Park, Kauffman Stadium, and Comerica Park for the most square feet of fair territory. But the Mets front office almost immediately had second thoughts. Just two years later, the deep fences were moved in significantly, and then again in 2015 to where they stand today. While the Queens venue still maintains one of the deepest fences to straight away center (408 feet), it ranks in the middle of the pack for home runs (19th in MLB).

The result of all the fence tweaking has resulted in a unique shape to say the least. Perhaps more than any other venue, the outcome of a Citi Field fly ball is highly dependent on the precise line it takes from home plate. 10-15 yards one way or the other can easily turn a home run into an out (and vice versa). Technically, the CF fence is 5th deepest in the league, but it sharply narrows in on both sides making the power alleys decent home run targets. However, the shape of the outfield is not susceptible to doubles and triples as Citi ranks at the very bottom of the league for in-the-yard extra base hits.

One of the main contributors to Citi Fields pitchers park prowess is a reduction in batter contact. According to the Ballpark Pal model, hitters at Citi Field are nearly 2% less likely to put the ball in play (after controlling for player skill levels). Overall Ballpark Pal rates the venue 2nd worst in the league for runs (-8%).

As much as it varies from corner to corner, Citi Field is fairly stubborn when it comes to being influenced by wind. Ballpark Pal ranks it 27th in wind effect as the difference between an in-blowing 10 mph wind and out-blowing one is only about 1 percentage point of carry. It�s easy to understand why as the tall bleachers and humongous scoreboards in center field effectively prevent the wind from making its way to the playing surface.

Any sort of variability associated with Citi Field is due mainly to temperature as games played in the 50s are about as common as those 85 degrees and above. Overall, Ballpark Pal rates Citi Field 14th in day-to-day variation, putting it in the bottom half for fully outdoor venues.

	Totals		Difference		% Dif		Median Dif
	Act	Sim	#	%	Away	Home	Med	Abs
Runs	681	704	23	3%	5%	2%	1.61	3.27
Hits	1221	1269	48	4%	2%	6%	0.92	2.45
1B	789	800	11	1%	-4%	7%	0.08	2.22
2B/3B	227	266	39	17%	14%	21%	0.60	1.33
HR	205	202	-3	-1%	15%	-14%	0.21	1.17
BB	692	626	-66	-10%	-11%	-8%	1.20	2.03
K	1363	1364	1	0%	1%	-1%	0.34	2.61

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
10/1	PHI	Strahm	Butto	10	8.16	-1.84	14	14.29	0.29	9	8.48	-0.53	2	3.25	1.25	3	2.57	-0.43	6	8.12	2.12	15	19.91	4.91
9/30	PHI	Walker	Megill	7	8.88	1.88	12	15.70	3.70	10	10.02	0.02	1	3.41	2.41	1	2.26	1.26	8	9.03	1.03	15	16.95	1.95
9/30	PHI	Plassmeyer	Quintana	15	8.29	-6.71	17	15.52	-1.48	12	9.64	-2.36	1	3.34	2.34	4	2.54	-1.46	7	7.03	0.03	25	18.17	-6.83
9/27	MIA	Garrett	Lucchesi	13	8.61	-4.39	21	16.37	-4.63	11	10.07	-0.93	7	3.87	-3.14	3	2.43	-0.57	10	6.67	-3.33	13	14.79	1.79
9/27	MIA	Cueto	Senga	6	8.59	2.59	13	15.19	2.19	8	8.82	0.82	1	3.80	2.80	4	2.57	-1.43	12	7.94	-4.06	25	18.14	-6.86
9/17	CIN	Williamson	Quintana	11	7.94	-3.06	22	15.04	-6.96	16	9.38	-6.62	4	3.31	-0.69	2	2.35	0.35	6	7.34	1.34	8	17.37	9.37
9/16	CIN	Abbott	Megill	5	8.55	3.55	17	15.14	-1.86	14	9.54	-4.46	2	3.03	1.03	1	2.58	1.58	9	8.37	-0.63	16	19.28	3.28
9/15	CIN	Greene	Peterson	8	8.41	0.41	13	14.82	1.82	9	9.15	0.15	1	3.27	2.27	3	2.40	-0.60	7	8.96	1.96	22	19.62	-2.38
9/14	ARI	Kelly	Senga	12	8.32	-3.68	14	14.92	0.92	8	9.28	1.28	4	3.17	-0.83	2	2.46	0.46	8	8.55	0.55	21	19.71	-1.29
9/13	ARI	Gallen	Lucchesi	8	9.15	1.15	17	16.20	-0.80	11	10.00	-1.00	5	3.25	-1.75	1	2.96	1.96	8	7.34	-0.66	9	18.89	9.89
9/12	ARI	Nelson	Butto	11	9.72	-1.28	19	16.58	-2.42	11	10.01	-0.99	5	3.91	-1.09	3	2.66	-0.34	13	8.53	-4.47	17	14.89	-2.12
9/11	ARI	Davies	Quintana	7	9.40	2.40	16	16.30	0.30	10	9.97	-0.03	4	3.75	-0.25	2	2.58	0.58	9	8.28	-0.72	17	16.99	-0.01
9/3	SEA	Kirby	Megill	9	9.33	0.33	16	16.31	0.31	11	9.76	-1.24	0	3.48	3.48	5	3.07	-1.93	7	7.70	0.70	20	20.94	0.94
9/2	SEA	Castillo	Peterson	15	8.40	-6.60	23	14.58	-8.42	13	8.33	-4.67	4	3.44	-0.56	6	2.82	-3.19	8	8.02	0.02	18	20.88	2.88
9/1	SEA	Gilbert	Senga	3	7.55	4.55	16	14.00	-2.00	10	8.21	-1.79	4	3.35	-0.65	2	2.44	0.44	4	7.46	3.46	23	21.95	-1.05
8/30	TEX	Dunning	Reyes	11	9.48	-1.52	18	15.96	-2.04	12	9.59	-2.41	2	3.40	1.40	4	2.97	-1.03	17	8.63	-8.37	15	17.12	2.12
8/29	TEX	Heaney	Quintana	3	8.92	5.92	13	15.32	2.32	10	8.78	-1.22	1	3.43	2.43	2	3.11	1.11	6	7.45	1.45	19	17.21	-1.79
8/28	TEX	Gray	Megill	6	9.23	3.23	14	15.89	1.89	8	9.54	1.54	4	3.72	-0.28	2	2.64	0.64	8	8.73	0.73	25	17.62	-7.38
8/27	LAA	Canning	Peterson	4	9.55	5.55	13	15.47	2.47	11	8.78	-2.22	1	3.44	2.44	1	3.25	2.25	6	8.85	2.85	22	21.14	-0.86
8/26	LAA	Silseth	Carrasco	8	9.47	1.47	16	16.12	0.12	7	9.67	2.67	7	3.54	-3.46	2	2.90	0.90	9	8.61	-0.39	18	18.96	0.96
8/25	LAA	Sandoval	Senga	4	8.94	4.94	10	15.25	5.25	6	9.39	3.39	3	2.97	-0.04	1	2.90	1.90	13	8.52	-4.49	25	20.60	-4.40
8/16	PIT	Oviedo	Megill	11	10.37	-0.63	16	16.50	0.50	8	9.73	1.73	4	3.94	-0.06	4	2.83	-1.17	14	10.29	-3.71	13	17.16	4.16
8/15	PIT	Falter	Peterson	11	9.56	-1.44	16	17.36	1.36	9	11.17	2.17	3	3.64	0.64	4	2.55	-1.45	15	7.94	-7.06	24	17.19	-6.81
8/14	PIT	Priester	Carrasco	9	10.06	1.06	14	17.09	3.09	7	10.44	3.44	4	3.93	-0.07	3	2.71	-0.29	11	9.15	-1.85	16	17.10	1.10
8/13	ATL	Chirinos	Senga	13	9.97	-3.03	17	16.93	-0.07	12	10.46	-1.54	3	3.60	0.60	2	2.87	0.87	7	8.86	1.86	15	17.16	2.16
8/12	ATL	Strider	Quintana	6	9.45	3.45	12	16.65	4.65	7	9.94	2.94	4	3.66	-0.34	1	3.06	2.06	11	7.31	-3.69	15	17.86	2.86
8/11	ATL	Morton	Megill	7	10.72	3.72	18	17.65	-0.35	14	10.95	-3.05	3	3.75	0.75	1	2.95	1.95	12	9.63	-2.37	14	16.61	2.61
8/9	CHC	Hendricks	Peterson	7	10.36	3.36	15	17.34	2.34	9	10.85	1.85	2	3.62	1.62	4	2.87	-1.13	10	9.46	-0.54	22	17.82	-4.18
8/8	CHC	Taillon	Carrasco	5	10.99	5.99	14	18.26	4.26	8	11.34	3.34	3	3.98	0.98	3	2.94	-0.07	2	9.10	7.10	18	15.75	-2.25
8/7	CHC	Smyly	Senga	13	10.63	-2.37	21	16.97	-4.03	18	9.73	-8.27	0	3.94	3.94	3	3.30	0.30	8	9.38	1.38	15	19.26	4.26
7/30	WAS	Williams	Verlander	7	8.68	1.68	17	16.46	-0.54	13	10.70	-2.31	3	3.46	0.46	1	2.30	1.30	9	6.79	-2.21	18	12.46	-5.54
7/29	WAS	Corbin	Carrasco	17	11.50	-5.50	23	19.41	-3.59	13	11.97	-1.03	6	4.21	-1.79	4	3.23	-0.77	7	8.06	1.06	17	14.61	-2.39
7/28	WAS	Gore	Scherzer	6	10.61	4.61	16	18.05	2.05	11	10.68	-0.32	2	3.99	1.99	3	3.39	0.39	7	7.34	0.34	14	16.50	2.50
7/27	WAS	Gray	Senga	3	10.36	7.36	11	16.99	5.99	10	10.08	0.08	1	3.71	2.71	0	3.20	3.20	11	8.66	-2.35	11	16.07	5.07
7/20	CHW	Kopech	Quintana	8	8.37	0.37	13	15.45	2.45	8	9.76	1.76	4	3.30	-0.70	1	2.39	1.39	7	7.71	0.71	17	17.65	0.65
7/19	CHW	Toussaint	Verlander	6	8.18	2.18	8	14.87	6.87	5	9.31	4.31	1	3.35	2.35	2	2.21	0.21	7	8.58	1.58	10	18.04	8.04
7/18	CHW	Giolito	Carrasco	21	7.97	-13.03	22	15.10	-6.90	12	9.19	-2.82	5	3.28	-1.72	5	2.63	-2.37	16	6.64	-9.36	19	19.46	0.46
7/16	LAD	Miller	Scherzer	3	8.16	5.16	10	14.62	4.62	7	8.39	1.39	3	3.35	0.35	0	2.88	2.88	6	6.78	0.78	15	19.07	4.07
7/15	LAD	Gonsolin	Senga	6	9.21	3.21	14	15.27	1.27	11	8.75	-2.25	1	3.34	2.34	2	3.17	1.17	9	8.46	-0.54	19	19.46	0.46
7/14	LAD	Urias	Verlander	6	9.50	3.50	8	16.60	8.60	4	9.65	5.65	3	3.53	0.53	1	3.42	2.42	11	6.59	-4.41	21	17.18	-3.82
7/2	SF	Stripling	Peterson	12	9.42	-2.58	19	17.30	-1.70	11	10.40	-0.60	5	3.90	-1.10	3	3.00	-0.01	18	6.32	-11.68	19	17.23	-1.77
7/1	SF	DeSclafani	Verlander	5	8.92	3.92	9	15.92	6.92	4	9.17	5.17	2	3.84	1.84	3	2.91	-0.09	4	6.67	2.67	13	16.17	3.17
6/30	SF	Cobb	Carrasco	9	9.20	0.20	17	15.99	-1.01	12	9.68	-2.32	2	3.50	1.50	3	2.81	-0.19	7	8.14	1.14	19	16.69	-2.31
6/29	MIL	Houser	Scherzer	5	8.26	3.26	18	14.95	-3.05	13	9.02	-3.98	2	3.54	1.54	3	2.40	-0.61	9	7.62	-1.38	17	16.72	-0.28
6/28	MIL	Miley	Senga	7	9.04	2.04	16	15.84	-0.16	9	9.69	0.69	6	3.52	-2.48	1	2.63	1.63	8	8.53	0.53	20	17.84	-2.16
6/27	MIL	Teheran	Peterson	9	8.70	-0.30	16	15.14	-0.86	10	9.02	-0.98	2	3.53	1.53	4	2.60	-1.40	8	8.20	0.20	15	17.71	2.71
6/26	MIL	Rea	Verlander	3	8.50	5.50	10	14.91	4.91	8	8.53	0.53	1	3.49	2.49	1	2.89	1.89	7	7.25	0.25	14	17.10	3.10
6/18	STL	Liberatore	Carrasco	15	8.77	-6.23	14	16.11	2.11	4	10.41	6.41	4	3.36	-0.64	6	2.34	-3.66	14	7.94	-6.06	13	14.52	1.52
6/17	STL	Wainwright	Senga	8	8.77	0.77	17	16.35	-0.65	10	10.92	0.92	3	3.30	0.30	4	2.13	-1.87	7	8.43	1.43	18	17.16	-0.84
6/16	STL	Mikolas	Megill	7	9.13	2.13	13	16.51	3.51	9	10.23	1.23	2	3.68	1.68	2	2.60	0.60	4	7.63	3.63	14	14.34	0.34
6/14	NYY	Cole	Verlander	7	8.86	1.86	14	15.98	1.98	7	9.89	2.89	7	3.23	-3.77	0	2.86	2.86	7	7.18	0.18	22	18.18	-3.82
6/13	NYY	Severino	Scherzer	13	7.84	-5.17	20	15.12	-4.88	14	9.67	-4.33	3	2.98	-0.02	3	2.47	-0.53	9	6.72	-2.28	17	17.53	0.53
6/4	TOR	Kikuchi	Senga	10	8.57	-1.43	14	15.69	1.69	5	10.03	5.03	3	3.33	0.33	6	2.33	-3.67	7	8.16	1.16	22	17.89	-4.11
6/3	TOR	Berrios	Megill	3	9.25	6.25	16	16.29	0.29	12	9.94	-2.06	4	3.60	-0.40	0	2.75	2.75	8	7.93	-0.07	20	15.33	-4.67
6/2	TOR	Bassitt	Verlander	3	8.50	5.50	13	15.65	2.65	10	9.45	-0.55	1	3.48	2.48	2	2.72	0.72	3	6.92	3.92	20	16.63	-3.37
6/1	PHI	Walker	Scherzer	6	8.47	2.47	10	15.33	5.33	8	9.12	1.12	1	3.56	2.56	1	2.65	1.65	6	7.03	1.03	15	16.06	1.06
5/31	PHI	Nola	Carrasco	5	7.93	2.93	14	15.22	1.22	11	9.91	-1.09	1	2.99	1.99	2	2.32	0.32	5	7.10	2.10	16	15.92	-0.08
5/30	PHI	Suarez	Senga	2	7.57	5.57	8	14.94	6.94	7	10.17	3.17	0	2.96	2.96	1	1.82	0.82	4	8.28	4.28	17	19.82	2.82
5/21	CLE	Bieber	Verlander	2	7.76	5.76	10	16.42	6.42	8	11.51	3.51	0	2.89	2.89	2	2.02	0.02	3	5.89	2.89	9	17.13	8.13
5/21	CLE	Bibee	Scherzer	9	7.29	-1.72	19	14.79	-4.21	14	9.72	-4.28	2	2.94	0.94	3	2.14	-0.87	6	6.19	0.19	12	17.35	5.35
5/19	CLE	Quantrill	Carrasco	18	7.64	-10.36	23	15.94	-7.06	15	10.99	-4.01	3	3.32	0.32	5	1.63	-3.37	10	6.81	-3.19	16	13.19	-2.81
5/18	TB	Bradley	Megill	5	8.18	3.18	14	15.48	1.48	9	10.15	1.15	3	3.32	0.32	2	2.01	0.01	5	8.48	3.48	13	16.39	3.39
5/17	TB	Fleming	Senga	15	8.34	-6.66	18	15.51	-2.49	10	10.74	0.74	3	2.60	-0.40	5	2.18	-2.82	12	8.81	-3.19	26	17.87	-8.13
5/16	TB	Beeks	Verlander	13	8.75	-4.25	16	16.46	0.46	8	11.38	3.38	2	2.54	0.54	6	2.54	-3.46	7	7.39	0.39	13	17.92	4.92
5/7	COL	Feltner	Lucchesi	19	8.16	-10.84	23	15.50	-7.51	13	10.57	-2.43	6	2.73	-3.27	4	2.20	-1.80	14	8.27	-5.74	15	17.15	2.15
5/6	COL	Gomber	Megill	7	8.45	1.45	16	16.47	0.47	13	10.96	-2.04	2	3.13	1.13	1	2.38	1.38	9	6.83	-2.17	18	16.03	-1.97
5/5	COL	Senzatela	Senga	1	8.13	7.13	10	16.41	6.41	7	11.62	4.62	2	3.18	1.18	1	1.61	0.61	8	7.88	-0.12	15	17.07	2.07
5/1	ATL	Strider	Reyes	17	8.19	-8.81	18	15.61	-2.39	9	10.46	1.46	2	2.75	0.75	7	2.40	-4.60	10	7.40	-2.60	17	19.90	2.90
5/1	ATL	Morton	Megill	8	9.61	1.61	15	16.36	1.36	8	10.52	2.52	6	2.97	-3.03	1	2.87	1.87	8	8.96	0.96	19	17.87	-1.13
8/12	ATL	Winans	Reyes	24	9.98	-14.02	28	16.90	-11.10	15	9.94	-5.06	6	3.98	-2.02	7	2.98	-4.02	13	8.13	-4.87	17	16.01	-0.99
4/27	WAS	Williams	Lucchesi	17	6.83	-10.17	24	14.90	-9.10	17	10.61	-6.39	4	2.75	-1.25	3	1.53	-1.47	8	6.78	-1.22	12	16.52	4.52
4/26	WAS	Gore	Senga	5	8.86	3.86	12	17.31	5.31	9	12.67	3.67	2	2.90	0.90	1	1.74	0.74	11	8.51	-2.49	28	15.86	-12.14
4/25	WAS	Gray	Butto	5	8.36	3.36	16	16.84	0.84	13	12.57	-0.43	2	2.62	0.62	1	1.65	0.65	8	7.76	-0.24	18	13.50	-4.50
4/12	SD	Snell	Megill	7	10.07	3.07	14	17.19	3.19	9	11.58	2.58	2	2.85	0.85	3	2.76	-0.24	14	9.25	-4.75	14	16.36	2.36
4/11	SD	Weathers	Peterson	6	10.30	4.30	14	17.88	3.88	11	12.63	1.63	2	2.68	0.68	1	2.56	1.56	9	9.56	0.56	17	16.67	-0.34
4/10	SD	Darvish	Scherzer	5	8.76	3.76	9	16.69	7.69	6	11.85	5.85	3	2.72	-0.28	0	2.12	2.12	8	8.25	0.25	20	16.16	-3.84
4/9	MIA	Garrett	Carrasco	9	8.06	-0.94	20	16.81	-3.19	13	12.06	-0.94	5	3.02	-1.98	2	1.73	-0.27	7	6.46	-0.54	19	14.56	-4.44
4/8	MIA	Rogers	Senga	7	8.56	1.56	13	16.65	3.65	8	11.07	3.07	2	3.63	1.63	3	1.95	-1.05	9	7.17	-1.83	15	14.79	-0.21
4/7	MIA	Cabrera	Megill	12	8.73	-3.27	12	16.81	4.81	7	12.03	5.03	1	2.86	1.86	4	1.92	-2.08	17	8.32	-8.69	18	15.64	-2.36