Kauffman Stadium | Ballpark Pal

December 8, 2023

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Home Runs

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	0.94	0.81	0.57	0.76	0.83	0.78	0.71	0.90

Doubles and Triples

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	1.03	1.12	1.08	1.03	1.05	1.04	1.10	1.07

Singles

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	1.11	1.08	1.13	1.11	1.09	1.14	1.07	1.16

Typical Conditions

For games played outdoors during the regular season

Wind Direction


9%	14%	29%	15%	10%	7%	9%	7%

Wind Speed (mph)

0 - 3	4 - 7	8 - 12	13 - 20	21 +
6%	39%	43%	10%	1%

Temperature (°F)

< 50	51 - 60	61 - 70	71 - 80	81 - 90	> 90
4%	8%	13%	27%	37%	11%

Humidity (%)

0 - 20	21 - 40	41 - 60	61 - 80	81 - 100
0%	10%	43%	39%	8%

Averages and Measurements

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

	Value	Rank
Runs	+3%	7
Home Runs	-21%	30
Doubles & Triples	+6%	8
Singles	+11%	1
Strikeouts	-2%	28
Walks	-0%	16
Batter Contact	+1.1%	2

Wind Speed	9 mph	10
Blowing Out	+1.0%	12
Blowing In	-1.6%	14
Wind Receptiveness	+2.6%	9

Temperature	77°	8
Humidity	59%	17
Altitude	750 ft	5
Carry	+0.7%	3
Variation	7.4%	9

Built in 1973, Kauffman Stadium is the sixth oldest active MLB venue. The field is perfectly symmetrical and only Coors Field has a larger outfield. Ballpark Pal rates it 29th in the league for home runs completely due to its deep dimensions. Technically, the foul poles are standard distance from home plate (330 feet), but similar to right field at Fenway Park, the fence continues to run past each pole making the actual distance to the corners much deeper. Center field is perhaps the most generous HR spot at Kauffman Stadium as it measures 410 feet straight-away (8 feet further than average). To make things slightly more difficult for hitters is the 9-foot tall fence which extends across the entire outfield (1 foot higher than the MLB standard).

There is no doubt that Kauffman Stadium is one of the most favorable venues for pitchers when it comes to keeping balls in the yard, But it�s actually a pretty good park for hits. Ballpark Pal ranks it first in all of MLB for singles and 8th for doubles and triples. This can be partly be attributed to the huge outfield which requires fielders to cover more ground. But it also has to do with better contact. Ballpark Pal rates it one of the top parks in MLB for contact rate and quality, which can be due to any number factors such as aesthetics or a change in hitter approach stemming from the deep fences.

Fly balls also tend to carry a bit farther in Kansas City. Fly balls hit more than 300 feet tend to rack up about 1% more distance than the league average, which ranks 3rd among active venues. There are a couple of factors that likely contribute to this, the first of which is the heat. Average temperature in K.C. is 77 degrees (8th in MLB) and 48% of games are played above 80. Additionally, Kansas City sits 750 feet above sea level (5th in MLB) which can be good for a few extra feet of carry.

The wind tends to have a noticeable effect at Kauffman Stadium. The outfield bleachers have a much smaller presence than the typical MLB venue, which allows the wind easier access to the field. Ballpark Pal rates the venue 9th most susceptible to wind, which can allow it to play clse to neutral for home runs when it�s blowing out (and extremely difficult when it�s blowing in). The dominant wind pattern in K.C. is to blow south-to-north, which translates to �out to LF�. The wind blows left 52% of the time compared to just 23% in the other direction. Overall, Ballpark Pal ranks Kauffman Stadium 8th for day-to-day variation.

	Totals		Difference		% Dif		Median Dif
	Act	Sim	#	%	Away	Home	Med	Abs
Runs	810	752	-58	-7%	-9%	-5%	-0.58	3.31
Hits	1466	1432	-34	-2%	-3%	-2%	-0.21	3.29
1B	939	947	8	1%	4%	-2%	0.38	2.08
2B/3B	341	327	-14	-4%	-11%	4%	0.18	1.40
HR	186	159	-27	-15%	-18%	-11%	-0.24	1.00
BB	617	571	-46	-8%	-14%	0%	1.00	1.95
K	1265	1323	58	5%	-1%	11%	1.08	2.95

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	NYY	King	Greinke	7	7.96	0.96	18	16.61	-1.39	11	11.33	0.33	4	3.81	-0.19	3	1.47	-1.53	4	6.31	2.31	15	18.56	3.56
9/30	NYY	Schmidt	Cruz	7	9.14	2.14	23	16.79	-6.21	18	10.77	-7.23	4	4.18	0.18	1	1.85	0.85	7	8.31	1.31	22	19.08	-2.92
9/29	NYY	Rodon	Lyles	17	8.89	-8.11	23	16.74	-6.26	16	10.32	-5.68	4	4.36	0.36	3	2.07	-0.93	7	6.93	-0.08	15	18.33	3.33
9/20	CLE	Giolito	Greinke	8	8.87	0.87	18	17.44	-0.56	11	11.65	0.65	6	3.97	-2.03	1	1.81	0.81	5	6.36	1.36	18	15.02	-2.98
9/19	CLE	Allen	Cruz	13	9.30	-3.70	23	17.44	-5.56	15	11.69	-3.31	6	3.93	-2.07	2	1.81	-0.19	10	7.73	-2.27	14	15.80	1.80
9/18	CLE	Quantrill	Singer	9	10.07	1.07	15	18.95	3.95	8	13.24	5.24	5	3.98	-1.02	2	1.73	-0.27	9	7.47	-1.53	12	13.25	1.25
9/17	HOU	Valdez	Lyles	8	10.59	2.59	15	20.30	5.30	9	14.03	5.03	4	4.54	0.54	2	1.72	-0.28	7	6.92	-0.09	13	14.40	1.40
9/16	HOU	France	Ragans	18	10.15	-7.85	21	18.65	-2.35	14	12.23	-1.77	4	4.41	0.41	3	2.01	-0.99	10	7.41	-2.59	10	16.14	6.14
9/15	HOU	Javier	Greinke	6	10.08	4.08	16	18.35	2.35	9	11.74	2.74	3	4.40	1.40	4	2.21	-1.79	7	7.52	0.52	20	14.53	-5.47
9/4	CHW	Scholtens	Ragans	13	7.59	-5.41	19	16.41	-2.59	12	11.68	-0.32	4	3.11	-0.89	3	1.63	-1.38	5	5.55	0.55	11	18.08	7.08
9/6	CHW	Toussaint	Lyles	10	9.70	-0.30	18	18.07	0.07	9	11.78	2.78	4	4.45	0.45	5	1.83	-3.17	6	7.40	1.40	13	14.76	1.76
9/5	CHW	Cease	Singer	12	9.51	-2.49	23	18.64	-4.36	14	12.87	-1.13	3	3.89	0.89	6	1.88	-4.12	5	6.69	1.69	16	16.72	0.72
9/3	BOS	Sale	Clarke	10	8.95	-1.05	17	17.57	0.57	11	11.99	0.99	4	3.58	-0.43	2	2.01	0.01	6	6.62	0.62	15	18.71	3.71
9/2	BOS	Houck	Marsh	14	10.05	-3.95	24	18.15	-5.85	11	11.94	0.94	11	4.19	-6.81	2	2.02	0.02	9	8.03	-0.97	17	16.11	-0.89
9/1	BOS	Paxton	Lyles	15	9.72	-5.28	22	18.18	-3.82	14	11.32	-2.68	3	4.75	1.75	5	2.11	-2.89	6	6.78	0.78	16	14.09	-1.91
8/30	PIT	Jackson	Zerpa	5	8.19	3.19	10	16.81	6.81	4	10.92	6.92	3	4.32	1.32	3	1.57	-1.43	6	6.18	0.18	16	16.61	0.61
8/29	PIT	Selby	Ragans	9	8.84	-0.16	15	17.24	2.24	8	11.18	3.18	5	4.33	-0.67	2	1.73	-0.27	6	6.63	0.63	20	18.30	-1.70
8/28	PIT	Oviedo	Greinke	5	8.54	3.54	14	16.31	2.31	10	10.44	0.44	4	4.05	0.05	0	1.82	1.82	6	6.96	0.96	10	15.58	5.58
8/16	SEA	Castillo	McArthur	11	9.36	-1.64	22	17.78	-4.22	14	11.27	-2.73	6	4.22	-1.78	2	2.28	0.28	10	6.29	-3.71	16	17.23	1.23
8/17	SEA	Kirby	Zerpa	10	8.81	-1.19	20	18.27	-1.73	11	12.58	1.58	6	4.10	-1.90	3	1.59	-1.41	9	5.82	-3.18	16	17.55	1.55
8/15	SEA	Hancock	Lyles	18	8.92	-9.08	29	17.55	-11.45	20	11.41	-8.59	4	4.27	0.27	5	1.87	-3.13	9	6.20	-2.80	13	14.55	1.55
8/14	SEA	Gilbert	Singer	12	9.13	-2.88	20	18.05	-1.95	16	11.54	-4.46	2	4.67	2.67	2	1.84	-0.16	9	6.17	-2.84	19	17.94	-1.06
8/12	STL	Matz	Ragans	9	9.68	0.68	20	18.24	-1.76	14	11.97	-2.03	3	4.24	1.24	3	2.03	-0.97	8	6.78	-1.22	13	16.44	3.44
8/11	STL	Wainwright	Coleman	19	11.15	-7.85	28	19.80	-8.20	15	13.07	-1.93	8	4.49	-3.51	5	2.24	-2.76	9	7.89	-1.11	8	13.53	5.53
8/3	NYM	Carrasco	Singer	11	9.75	-1.25	18	17.84	-0.16	14	11.88	-2.12	1	4.01	3.01	3	1.96	-1.04	3	8.07	5.07	7	15.31	8.31
8/2	NYM	Senga	Ragans	4	8.24	4.24	21	15.91	-5.09	17	10.71	-6.29	3	3.39	0.39	1	1.81	0.81	5	7.66	2.66	16	17.44	1.44
8/1	NYM	Quintana	Greinke	13	9.72	-3.28	17	18.46	1.46	12	12.07	0.07	3	4.15	1.15	2	2.24	0.24	10	6.50	-3.50	12	14.57	2.57
7/30	MIN	Maeda	Yarbrough	3	9.70	6.70	13	18.00	5.00	9	11.88	2.88	2	3.83	1.83	2	2.29	0.29	4	6.96	2.96	16	16.53	0.53
7/29	MIN	Ober	Lyles	17	9.88	-7.13	30	18.11	-11.89	19	11.57	-7.43	8	4.02	-3.98	3	2.52	-0.48	8	6.56	-1.44	17	15.61	-1.39
7/28	MIN	Gray	Singer	12	11.34	-0.67	17	20.51	3.51	10	13.72	3.72	5	4.45	-0.55	2	2.34	0.34	9	7.56	-1.44	21	17.02	-3.98
7/20	DET	Lorenzen	Greinke	3	10.19	7.19	10	19.67	9.67	7	13.43	6.43	3	4.33	1.33	0	1.91	1.91	5	6.72	1.72	8	14.55	6.55
7/19	DET	Rodriguez	Yarbrough	5	10.95	5.95	13	19.50	6.50	9	12.35	3.35	3	4.71	1.71	1	2.44	1.44	5	7.36	2.36	13	16.70	3.70
7/18	DET	Skubal	Lynch	21	9.73	-11.27	24	17.99	-6.01	12	11.50	-0.50	10	4.35	-5.66	2	2.14	0.14	10	7.22	-2.78	14	16.58	2.58
7/17	DET	Manning	Lyles	5	9.23	4.23	11	16.92	5.92	9	11.01	2.01	2	4.00	2.00	0	1.91	1.91	8	8.00	0.00	17	14.47	-2.53
7/16	TB	Eflin	Singer	12	10.53	-1.47	18	19.35	1.35	9	12.55	3.55	4	4.47	0.47	5	2.33	-2.67	1	7.03	6.03	6	17.09	11.09
7/15	TB	Armstrong	Ragans	6	9.98	3.98	18	18.98	0.98	12	12.86	0.86	6	4.28	-1.72	0	1.84	1.84	4	7.13	3.13	14	17.57	3.57
7/15	TB	Glasnow	Marsh	7	10.09	3.09	15	17.64	2.64	9	10.99	1.99	2	4.29	2.29	4	2.36	-1.64	6	7.99	1.99	23	20.49	-2.52
7/2	LAD	Gonsolin	Singer	10	9.50	-0.50	21	17.53	-3.47	17	11.40	-5.60	4	4.06	0.06	0	2.07	2.07	10	7.58	-2.42	14	16.46	2.46
7/1	LAD	Urias	Lynch	10	9.13	-0.87	16	18.18	2.18	13	12.27	-0.73	3	3.85	0.85	0	2.05	2.05	8	6.14	-1.86	13	17.99	4.99
6/30	LAD	Miller	Marsh	12	9.11	-2.89	20	17.43	-2.57	12	11.88	-0.12	6	3.58	-2.43	2	1.97	-0.03	12	7.29	-4.71	16	17.46	1.46
6/29	CLE	Bieber	Greinke	7	9.96	2.96	19	19.44	0.44	14	13.51	-0.49	5	3.51	-1.49	0	2.41	2.41	5	5.72	0.72	15	14.83	-0.17
6/28	CLE	Allen	Cox	15	9.28	-5.73	19	18.57	-0.43	10	13.10	3.10	6	3.70	-2.30	3	1.78	-1.23	12	6.43	-5.57	20	16.45	-3.55
6/27	CLE	Williams	Singer	1	8.78	7.78	9	17.18	8.18	7	11.47	4.47	2	4.14	2.14	0	1.57	1.57	5	6.97	1.97	13	14.82	1.82
6/18	LAA	Anderson	Greinke	7	9.27	2.27	17	17.97	0.97	11	12.17	1.17	3	3.65	0.65	3	2.15	-0.85	6	6.60	0.60	15	16.35	1.35
6/17	LAA	Canning	Mayers	18	8.65	-9.35	22	16.30	-5.70	13	10.40	-2.60	4	3.75	-0.25	5	2.14	-2.86	12	7.20	-4.80	14	17.82	3.82
6/16	LAA	Sandoval	Singer	3	8.31	5.31	13	15.71	2.71	8	9.72	1.72	5	3.83	-1.17	0	2.16	2.16	11	7.23	-3.78	18	18.55	0.55
6/14	CIN	Lively	Lynch	11	8.19	-2.81	22	16.18	-5.82	13	11.17	-1.83	5	3.15	-1.85	4	1.86	-2.14	6	7.24	1.24	14	19.73	5.73
6/13	CIN	Williamson	Lyles	9	8.15	-0.85	13	15.54	2.54	9	9.69	0.69	3	3.99	0.99	1	1.86	0.86	8	7.23	-0.77	10	16.25	6.25
6/12	CIN	Weaver	Greinke	8	6.70	-1.30	18	14.32	-3.68	10	9.24	-0.76	6	3.69	-2.31	2	1.39	-0.61	9	6.37	-2.63	19	19.32	0.32
6/4	COL	Freeland	Singer	2	8.94	6.94	12	16.41	4.41	9	10.15	1.15	2	3.97	1.97	1	2.29	1.29	0	7.26	7.26	16	18.58	2.58
6/3	COL	Gomber	Lynch	10	10.06	0.06	19	18.73	-0.27	17	12.31	-4.69	1	4.18	3.18	1	2.24	1.24	11	7.12	-3.88	20	16.98	-3.02
6/2	COL	Anderson	Lyles	9	9.07	0.07	15	16.12	1.12	9	9.77	0.77	3	4.09	1.09	3	2.25	-0.75	4	7.75	3.75	17	16.85	-0.15
5/28	WAS	Gore	Lynch	5	8.78	3.78	14	17.27	3.27	8	11.58	3.58	4	3.89	-0.11	2	1.80	-0.20	6	7.16	1.16	23	17.21	-5.79
5/27	WAS	Gray	Singer	6	9.62	3.62	15	18.04	3.04	9	11.74	2.74	5	4.57	-0.43	1	1.73	0.73	11	7.75	-3.25	19	15.66	-3.34
5/26	WAS	Corbin	Lyles	22	8.90	-13.10	28	18.09	-9.91	17	12.06	-4.94	7	4.31	-2.69	4	1.72	-2.28	15	5.65	-9.35	15	12.22	-2.79
5/24	DET	Boyd	Greinke	10	9.65	-0.36	19	18.58	-0.42	11	12.23	1.23	6	4.29	-1.71	2	2.05	0.05	8	6.43	-1.57	20	14.68	-5.32
5/23	DET	Rodriguez	Mayers	5	9.08	4.08	19	17.32	-1.68	18	11.32	-6.68	1	3.90	2.90	0	2.11	2.11	8	6.88	-1.12	22	16.52	-5.48
5/22	DET	Lorenzen	Singer	13	10.07	-2.93	16	17.94	1.94	10	11.42	1.42	2	4.23	2.23	4	2.29	-1.71	15	8.10	-6.90	21	17.35	-3.65
5/11	CHW	Clevinger	Singer	6	9.42	3.42	14	17.30	3.30	9	10.92	1.92	4	4.56	0.56	1	1.82	0.82	6	8.11	2.11	10	16.59	6.59
5/10	CHW	Lynn	Keller	10	10.46	0.46	20	18.56	-1.44	13	12.17	-0.83	4	4.19	0.19	3	2.20	-0.80	7	8.41	1.41	17	15.78	-1.22
5/9	CHW	Giolito	Lyles	6	8.81	2.81	11	16.70	5.70	4	10.53	6.53	4	4.31	0.31	3	1.86	-1.14	2	7.38	5.38	17	15.16	-1.84
5/8	CHW	Cease	Greinke	17	10.15	-6.85	22	18.66	-3.34	15	12.51	-2.50	5	4.04	-0.96	2	2.11	0.11	10	7.67	-2.33	13	15.42	2.42
5/7	OAK	Miller	Yarbrough	6	8.95	2.95	13	16.86	3.86	11	11.00	0.00	1	3.82	2.82	1	2.05	1.05	4	7.40	3.40	11	16.90	5.90
5/6	OAK	Waldichuk	Singer	9	9.86	0.86	16	17.39	1.39	7	11.30	4.30	6	3.66	-2.34	3	2.44	-0.56	18	8.08	-9.92	23	17.50	-5.50
5/5	OAK	Muller	Keller	20	10.03	-9.97	27	17.86	-9.14	16	12.33	-3.67	8	3.55	-4.45	3	1.99	-1.01	14	8.86	-5.14	7	15.77	8.77
5/4	BAL	Rodriguez	Lyles	22	8.49	-13.51	26	15.99	-10.01	12	10.06	-1.94	9	3.91	-5.09	5	2.02	-2.99	17	7.38	-9.62	17	17.54	0.54
5/3	BAL	Gibson	Greinke	6	8.39	2.39	19	16.43	-2.57	12	10.94	-1.06	6	3.69	-2.31	1	1.80	0.80	1	6.92	5.92	6	14.82	8.82
5/2	BAL	Wells	Yarbrough	18	8.72	-9.28	22	17.11	-4.89	12	11.70	-0.30	4	3.73	-0.27	6	1.68	-4.32	12	7.23	-4.77	24	15.45	-8.55
4/19	TEX	Perez	Singer	15	9.03	-5.97	22	17.12	-4.88	16	11.60	-4.40	4	3.44	-0.56	2	2.08	0.08	6	7.03	1.03	17	14.71	-2.29
4/18	TEX	Eovaldi	Keller	14	10.14	-3.86	20	18.22	-1.78	14	12.02	-1.98	4	3.86	-0.14	2	2.33	0.33	10	7.74	-2.27	15	15.61	0.61
4/17	TEX	deGrom	Lyles	4	8.41	4.41	6	16.69	10.69	4	11.19	7.19	0	3.89	3.89	2	1.60	-0.40	7	6.79	-0.21	13	17.12	4.12
4/16	ATL	Wright	Greinke	9	8.32	-0.69	14	16.57	2.57	9	10.94	1.94	3	4.36	1.36	2	1.27	-0.73	5	7.19	2.19	22	14.89	-7.11
4/15	ATL	Elder	Bubic	12	8.66	-3.35	25	16.40	-8.61	16	11.23	-4.78	8	3.28	-4.72	1	1.89	0.89	8	7.66	-0.34	14	17.43	3.43
4/14	ATL	Morton	Singer	13	10.18	-2.82	18	18.28	0.28	7	12.08	5.08	6	3.66	-2.34	5	2.54	-2.46	6	7.45	1.45	22	17.47	-4.54
4/6	TOR	Gausman	Lyles	9	7.68	-1.32	19	16.82	-2.18	12	11.69	-0.31	4	4.11	0.11	3	1.03	-1.97	3	6.16	3.16	24	15.49	-8.51
4/5	TOR	Manoah	Greinke	3	8.81	5.81	12	18.19	6.19	10	12.93	2.93	1	3.86	2.86	1	1.41	0.41	7	6.57	-0.44	13	14.21	1.21
4/4	TOR	Kikuchi	Bubic	5	10.03	5.03	15	19.30	4.30	11	13.52	2.52	2	3.80	1.80	2	1.98	-0.02	3	6.71	3.71	14	14.95	0.95
4/3	TOR	Berrios	Singer	14	8.75	-5.25	20	17.68	-2.32	13	11.84	-1.16	5	4.18	-0.82	2	1.66	-0.35	10	6.08	-3.92	19	15.01	-3.99
4/2	MIN	Ryan	Keller	11	9.95	-1.06	19	19.09	0.09	11	12.77	1.77	4	4.23	0.23	4	2.08	-1.92	9	6.35	-2.65	18	15.86	-2.14
4/1	MIN	Gray	Lyles	2	8.54	6.54	9	17.68	8.68	7	12.13	5.13	2	4.05	2.05	0	1.50	1.50	7	6.03	-0.97	13	15.51	2.51
3/30	MIN	Lopez	Greinke	2	8.62	6.62	13	17.14	4.14	11	11.52	0.52	2	3.53	1.53	0	2.09	2.09	10	5.77	-4.23	20	16.06	-3.94