Citi Field | Ballpark Pal

March 27, 2025

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Home Runs

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	0.98	0.98	1.12	1.00	0.90	1.04	0.81	0.85

Doubles and Triples

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	0.75	0.73	0.77	0.77	0.92	0.75	0.86	0.86

Singles

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	0.97	0.92	0.93	0.91	0.93	0.97	0.95	0.84

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

Temperature	72.0°	20
Humidity	61.0%	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	755	694	-61	-8%	-3%	-12%	1.30	3.35
Hits	1291	1329	38	3%	6%	0%	0.95	3.12
1B	806	884	78	10%	11%	9%	0.72	2.36
2B/3B	280	250	-30	-11%	-4%	-16%	0.19	1.38
HR	205	195	-10	-5%	-1%	-8%	0.13	1.16
BB	731	626	-105	-14%	-8%	-21%	0.76	1.76
K	1527	1422	-105	-7%	-7%	-6%	-0.72	2.86

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
9/22	PHI	Wheeler	Megill	3	7.53	4.53	12	14.97	2.97	10	9.55	-0.45	1	3.14	2.14	1	2.28	1.28	5	6.45	1.45	22	18.23	-3.77
9/21	PHI	Suarez	Manaea	9	8.49	-0.51	13	16.06	3.06	6	10.08	4.08	3	3.44	0.44	4	2.55	-1.46	8	6.36	-1.64	16	17.89	1.89
9/19	PHI	Walker	Severino	16	8.99	-7.01	19	16.15	-2.85	10	9.98	-0.02	4	3.68	-0.32	5	2.49	-2.51	13	7.79	-5.21	17	16.85	-0.15
9/20	PHI	Sanchez	Peterson	14	8.08	-5.93	21	16.47	-4.53	12	10.56	-1.45	6	3.58	-2.42	3	2.34	-0.67	11	5.47	-5.53	21	15.91	-5.10
9/18	WAS	Herz	Quintana	10	7.41	-2.59	14	14.51	0.51	10	9.39	-0.61	2	2.87	0.87	2	2.26	0.26	7	6.54	-0.46	16	15.25	-0.75
9/17	WAS	Parker	Megill	11	7.66	-3.34	18	14.52	-3.48	11	9.25	-1.76	4	2.79	-1.21	3	2.49	-0.51	7	6.82	-0.18	13	17.16	4.16
9/16	WAS	Irvin	Manaea	2	7.47	5.47	11	14.68	3.68	9	9.44	0.44	2	3.12	1.12	0	2.12	2.12	5	6.76	1.76	17	15.68	-1.32
9/8	CIN	Aguiar	Severino	4	8.87	4.87	11	16.56	5.56	9	11.37	2.37	2	2.68	0.68	0	2.51	2.51	7	7.81	0.81	21	17.22	-3.78
9/7	CIN	Junis	Quintana	4	8.75	4.75	12	15.93	3.93	8	10.47	2.47	3	2.97	-0.03	1	2.48	1.48	7	7.78	0.78	19	14.87	-4.13
9/4	BOS	Houck	Megill	10	7.42	-2.58	16	13.96	-2.04	13	8.99	-4.01	2	2.96	0.96	1	2.01	1.01	10	8.35	-1.65	16	18.03	2.03
9/6	CIN	Cruz	Manaea	10	8.49	-1.52	12	15.16	3.16	7	9.23	2.23	1	3.12	2.12	4	2.81	-1.19	7	7.54	0.54	25	18.79	-6.21
9/3	BOS	Crawford	Peterson	9	6.70	-2.30	13	13.45	0.45	9	8.69	-0.31	1	2.82	1.82	3	1.93	-1.07	5	6.62	1.62	25	16.16	-8.84
9/2	BOS	Bello	Severino	5	7.44	2.44	14	14.80	0.80	10	10.15	0.15	4	2.55	-1.45	0	2.11	2.11	7	7.23	0.23	17	18.33	1.33
8/19	BAL	Rogers	Peterson	7	10.16	3.16	12	17.29	5.29	6	11.23	5.23	3	2.89	-0.12	3	3.18	0.18	5	8.52	3.52	23	16.14	-6.86
8/21	BAL	Irvin	Manaea	7	8.55	1.55	11	15.94	4.94	7	10.50	3.50	0	2.73	2.73	4	2.72	-1.29	9	7.17	-1.83	17	16.43	-0.57
8/20	BAL	Kremer	Quintana	14	8.73	-5.28	16	15.44	-0.56	6	10.48	4.48	7	2.38	-4.62	3	2.58	-0.42	7	8.70	1.70	16	17.25	1.25
8/15	ATH	Spence	Quintana	13	6.92	-6.08	21	13.95	-7.05	15	9.40	-5.60	3	2.61	-0.39	3	1.94	-1.06	19	7.07	-11.93	14	17.50	3.50
8/16	MIA	Munoz	Manaea	10	8.74	-1.26	16	15.46	-0.54	7	9.70	2.70	6	3.00	-3.00	3	2.76	-0.24	8	8.02	0.02	14	16.98	2.98
8/17	MIA	Meyer	Severino	4	8.36	4.36	11	15.77	4.77	4	10.37	6.37	5	2.92	-2.08	2	2.49	0.49	7	7.12	0.12	15	17.20	2.20
8/18	MIA	Bellozo	Blackburn	5	8.42	3.42	17	15.61	-1.39	15	9.60	-5.40	1	3.42	2.42	1	2.59	1.59	9	6.89	-2.11	19	16.30	-2.71
7/30	MIN	Festa	Manaea	2	9.20	7.20	7	16.60	9.60	5	10.58	5.58	1	3.07	2.07	1	2.95	1.95	4	7.32	3.32	23	17.66	-5.34
8/13	ATH	Boyle	Blackburn	13	8.02	-4.98	20	14.47	-5.53	13	9.33	-3.67	6	2.74	-3.26	1	2.40	1.40	13	8.55	-4.45	23	17.55	-5.45
7/31	MIN	Lopez	Severino	11	8.97	-2.03	16	17.03	1.03	9	11.27	2.27	4	2.97	-1.03	3	2.79	-0.21	9	6.57	-2.43	17	17.47	0.47
8/14	ATH	Estes	Peterson	10	7.95	-2.05	17	14.97	-2.03	11	9.78	-1.22	4	2.97	-1.03	2	2.22	0.22	7	8.00	1.00	10	17.63	7.63
7/29	MIN	Woods Rich.	Quintana	17	9.16	-7.84	26	16.51	-9.49	18	10.48	-7.52	6	3.17	-2.83	2	2.86	0.86	10	7.68	-2.32	12	18.38	6.38
7/26	ATL	Morton	Senga	12	7.11	-4.89	15	13.77	-1.23	8	8.59	0.59	1	2.94	1.94	6	2.24	-3.76	10	7.18	-2.82	22	19.85	-2.15
7/27	ATL	Schwellenbach	Megill	4	6.40	2.40	10	13.55	3.55	4	8.90	4.90	3	2.63	-0.37	3	2.02	-0.98	4	6.53	2.53	25	19.86	-5.14
7/25	ATL	Sale	Severino	5	7.74	2.74	10	14.96	4.96	8	9.24	1.24	1	3.05	2.05	1	2.68	1.68	7	6.03	-0.97	26	19.61	-6.39
7/28	ATL	Lopez	Peterson	11	7.93	-3.07	15	15.67	0.67	6	10.60	4.60	4	2.98	-1.02	5	2.09	-2.91	7	7.53	0.53	23	17.83	-5.17
7/10	WAS	Corbin	Severino	8	9.49	1.49	17	17.75	0.75	11	11.17	0.17	5	3.64	-1.36	1	2.94	1.94	8	5.99	-2.01	14	12.58	-1.42
7/14	COL	Marquez	Quintana	13	8.85	-4.15	21	16.34	-4.66	12	11.08	-0.93	2	2.84	0.84	7	2.43	-4.57	9	8.02	-0.99	26	16.09	-9.91
7/13	COL	Feltner	Scott	10	8.29	-1.71	14	16.20	2.20	6	10.92	4.92	5	3.07	-1.93	3	2.22	-0.78	10	6.81	-3.19	25	16.97	-8.03
7/11	WAS	Gore	Peterson	7	9.30	2.30	15	17.71	2.71	11	12.29	1.29	4	2.89	-1.11	0	2.52	2.52	11	7.47	-3.54	19	16.83	-2.17
7/12	COL	Gordon	Manaea	13	8.76	-4.24	18	16.74	-1.26	6	10.58	4.58	3	3.75	0.75	9	2.41	-6.59	8	6.66	-1.34	18	17.27	-0.73
6/29	HOU	Valdez	Megill	15	8.23	-6.77	21	15.94	-5.06	14	10.28	-3.72	5	3.30	-1.70	2	2.36	0.36	12	6.73	-5.27	20	16.42	-3.59
6/30	HOU	Dubin	Severino	15	8.78	-6.22	20	16.33	-3.67	11	10.83	-0.17	7	3.16	-3.85	2	2.35	0.35	11	7.66	-3.34	13	14.60	1.60
7/9	WAS	Irvin	Quintana	12	7.93	-4.07	17	15.23	-1.77	9	9.58	0.58	4	3.15	-0.85	4	2.50	-1.50	7	6.51	-0.49	13	16.01	3.01
6/28	HOU	Blanco	Quintana	9	7.51	-1.49	21	14.27	-6.73	11	9.55	-1.45	6	2.62	-3.38	4	2.10	-1.90	11	7.75	-3.25	17	15.70	-1.30
6/15	SD	Mazur	Quintana	6	8.37	2.37	12	16.03	4.03	5	10.94	5.94	4	3.09	-0.91	3	2.00	-1.00	8	8.10	0.10	18	13.87	-4.13
6/25	NYY	Cole	Peterson	16	8.20	-7.80	19	15.66	-3.34	10	10.54	0.54	3	2.83	-0.17	6	2.29	-3.71	13	7.75	-5.25	15	18.81	3.81
6/16	SD	Cease	Megill	17	6.22	-10.78	24	13.24	-10.76	15	8.92	-6.08	6	2.65	-3.35	3	1.67	-1.33	8	6.67	-1.33	16	17.04	1.04
6/26	NYY	Gil	Manaea	14	9.76	-4.24	18	16.25	-1.75	9	9.99	0.99	5	3.23	-1.77	4	3.03	-0.97	17	8.86	-8.14	11	18.14	7.14
6/13	MIA	Munoz	Severino	5	9.22	4.22	11	16.54	5.54	6	10.77	4.77	2	2.83	0.83	3	2.94	-0.06	8	7.08	-0.93	14	15.83	1.83
6/14	SD	Waldron	Manaea	3	7.24	4.24	9	14.41	5.41	7	9.32	2.32	1	3.10	2.10	1	1.98	0.98	8	7.02	-0.98	14	16.05	2.05
6/12	MIA	Garrett	Peterson	14	8.57	-5.43	23	17.33	-5.67	15	11.80	-3.20	5	3.22	-1.78	3	2.31	-0.69	4	6.03	2.03	13	16.72	3.72
6/1	ARI	Cecconi	Manaea	15	6.88	-8.12	23	14.65	-8.35	16	10.09	-5.91	4	2.55	-1.45	3	2.01	-0.99	7	5.80	-1.20	17	14.11	-2.89
6/2	ARI	Pfaadt	Quintana	9	7.81	-1.19	14	16.08	2.08	4	11.07	7.07	7	2.88	-4.12	3	2.13	-0.87	7	6.01	-0.99	25	15.25	-9.75
6/11	MIA	Luzardo	Megill	6	7.99	1.99	9	16.24	7.24	6	11.11	5.11	3	2.84	-0.16	0	2.29	2.29	7	6.13	-0.87	21	15.15	-5.85
5/28	LAD	Stone	Quintana	3	9.30	6.30	13	17.39	4.39	8	11.47	3.47	3	3.49	0.49	2	2.43	0.43	2	7.30	5.30	16	12.98	-3.02
5/29	LAD	Paxton	Peterson	13	9.30	-3.70	25	16.94	-8.06	15	11.15	-3.85	5	3.26	-1.74	5	2.53	-2.47	8	7.90	-0.11	16	15.29	-0.71
5/28	LAD	Glasnow	Megill	7	8.59	1.59	15	15.99	0.99	12	10.17	-1.83	1	3.04	2.04	2	2.78	0.78	6	6.75	0.75	25	18.72	-6.28
5/30	ARI	Gallen	Scott	5	7.41	2.41	13	15.21	2.21	8	10.28	2.28	3	2.90	-0.10	2	2.04	0.04	6	6.69	0.69	15	17.27	2.27
5/31	ARI	Montgomery	Severino	19	7.38	-11.62	23	15.42	-7.58	13	11.11	-1.90	6	2.51	-3.49	4	1.81	-2.19	8	6.67	-1.33	15	14.35	-0.65
5/14	PHI	Nola	Butto	4	8.41	4.41	11	15.48	4.48	8	10.15	2.15	3	2.92	-0.08	0	2.40	2.40	9	8.08	-0.92	15	16.40	1.40
5/24	SF	Harrison	Scott	15	7.30	-7.70	18	15.13	-2.88	8	10.74	2.74	4	2.41	-1.59	6	1.98	-4.03	8	7.08	-0.92	18	17.28	-0.72
5/25	SF	Hicks	Severino	9	7.29	-1.71	12	14.39	2.39	8	9.69	1.69	2	2.74	0.74	2	1.97	-0.03	11	7.76	-3.24	23	15.11	-7.89
5/26	SF	Webb	Manaea	6	8.22	2.22	15	16.03	1.03	8	10.52	2.52	6	3.26	-2.74	1	2.25	1.25	6	6.92	0.92	17	15.45	-1.55
5/12	ATL	Elder	Severino	7	8.97	1.97	16	16.78	0.78	12	11.36	-0.64	2	3.10	1.10	2	2.32	0.32	9	7.46	-1.54	17	15.20	-1.80
5/13	PHI	Sanchez	Manaea	9	8.67	-0.33	16	17.15	1.15	10	12.03	2.03	5	3.04	-1.96	1	2.08	1.08	10	7.27	-2.73	18	15.35	-2.65
5/10	ATL	Morton	Quintana	6	8.21	2.21	11	16.31	5.31	6	10.94	4.94	1	3.40	2.40	4	1.98	-2.02	6	7.28	1.28	16	15.57	-0.43
5/11	ATL	Fried	Scott	5	6.69	1.69	9	14.72	5.72	6	10.61	4.61	1	2.40	1.40	2	1.71	-0.29	11	6.49	-4.51	18	16.73	-1.27
5/1	CHC	Imanaga	Butto	1	7.44	6.44	10	14.65	4.65	7	10.09	3.09	3	2.47	-0.53	0	2.09	2.09	6	7.55	1.55	23	17.97	-5.03
5/2	CHC	Brown	Houser	13	8.40	-4.60	17	16.07	-0.93	9	11.21	2.21	7	2.70	-4.30	1	2.16	1.16	14	8.04	-5.96	19	15.86	-3.14
4/30	CHC	Assad	Manaea	6	8.75	2.75	11	15.76	4.76	9	10.31	1.31	1	2.93	1.93	1	2.52	1.52	7	8.17	1.17	10	17.52	7.52
4/29	CHC	Taillon	Severino	4	7.11	3.11	7	14.21	7.21	4	9.09	5.09	1	2.91	1.91	2	2.21	0.21	6	6.20	0.20	11	16.16	5.16
4/27	STL	Gray	Houser	11	7.83	-3.17	17	15.39	-1.61	12	10.75	-1.25	4	2.72	-1.28	1	1.93	0.93	8	7.90	-0.11	22	15.93	-6.07
4/28	STL	Lynn	Quintana	6	9.78	3.78	12	17.12	5.12	6	11.34	5.34	4	3.03	-0.97	2	2.74	0.74	11	8.87	-2.13	13	15.86	2.86
4/26	STL	Mikolas	Butto	6	7.75	1.75	13	15.60	2.60	6	10.77	4.77	4	3.05	-0.95	3	1.77	-1.23	5	7.62	2.62	19	16.07	-2.94
4/17	PIT	Falter	Severino	10	7.68	-2.32	15	14.85	-0.15	12	10.05	-1.95	1	2.81	1.81	2	2.00	0.00	6	7.70	1.70	15	15.49	0.49
4/16	PIT	Jones	Quintana	4	7.43	3.43	9	15.16	6.16	5	10.74	5.74	4	2.65	-1.35	0	1.77	1.77	8	7.96	-0.04	22	17.57	-4.43
4/12	KC	Wacha	Severino	7	8.99	1.99	17	16.23	-0.77	13	10.38	-2.62	2	3.32	1.32	2	2.53	0.53	6	8.01	2.01	15	17.31	2.31
4/13	KC	Marsh	Manaea	18	9.48	-8.52	22	17.29	-4.71	15	11.75	-3.25	3	3.33	0.33	4	2.21	-1.79	9	8.71	-0.29	13	17.76	4.76
4/15	PIT	Perez	Houser	9	8.91	-0.09	11	15.65	4.65	7	10.77	3.77	4	2.57	-1.44	0	2.31	2.31	13	9.39	-3.62	16	15.01	-0.99
4/14	KC	Ragans	Butto	3	9.25	6.25	11	15.73	4.73	8	10.63	2.63	2	2.48	0.48	1	2.62	1.62	9	9.52	0.52	22	17.28	-4.72
4/1	DET	Olson	Manaea	4	9.23	5.23	9	16.67	7.67	7	10.45	3.45	1	3.90	2.90	1	2.31	1.31	8	8.31	0.31	20	18.43	-1.57
4/4	DET	Manning	Butto	3	8.52	5.52	8	16.31	8.31	7	11.49	4.49	0	2.81	2.81	1	2.02	1.02	9	8.26	-0.74	15	16.37	1.37
4/4	DET	Mize	Houser	9	8.99	-0.01	15	17.11	2.11	12	12.28	0.28	2	2.77	0.77	1	2.06	1.06	16	8.21	-7.79	21	17.48	-3.52
3/31	MIL	Rea	Megill	5	7.92	2.92	16	16.29	0.29	10	11.42	1.42	6	2.94	-3.06	0	1.93	1.93	10	6.93	-3.07	17	16.70	-0.30
3/29	MIL	Peralta	Quintana	4	7.65	3.65	9	15.27	6.27	6	10.53	4.53	1	2.65	1.65	2	2.09	0.09	5	7.78	2.78	17	20.16	3.16
3/30	MIL	Hall	Severino	13	8.16	-4.84	28	15.82	-12.18	23	10.72	-12.28	1	3.14	2.14	4	1.96	-2.04	4	8.11	4.11	18	18.59	0.59
10/18	LAD	Flaherty	Peterson	18	7.44	-10.56	23	14.82	-8.18	12	10.14	-1.86	7	2.76	-4.24	4	1.92	-2.08	14	7.50	-6.50	11	16.50	5.50
10/17	LAD	Yamamoto	Quintana	12	6.88	-5.12	22	13.89	-8.11	16	9.72	-6.28	3	2.33	-0.67	3	1.84	-1.16	14	7.71	-6.29	23	17.69	-5.31
10/16	LAD	Buehler	Severino	8	7.70	-0.30	14	15.24	1.24	11	10.52	-0.48	0	2.70	2.70	3	2.02	-0.98	12	7.52	-4.48	21	17.65	-3.35
10/9	PHI	Suarez	Quintana	5	7.66	2.66	12	15.26	3.26	6	10.70	4.70	5	2.40	-2.60	1	2.16	1.16	13	7.07	-5.93	23	16.21	-6.79
10/8	PHI	Nola	Manaea	9	6.72	-2.28	14	14.67	0.67	11	10.09	-0.91	1	2.60	1.60	2	1.97	-0.03	10	5.61	-4.39	19	17.79	-1.21