Minute Maid Park | Ballpark Pal

December 8, 2023

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Home Runs

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	1.33	1.45	1.03	0.77	0.50	1.02	1.30	1.32

Doubles and Triples

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	1.04	1.24	1.20	0.97	0.99	0.91	0.77	0.87

Singles

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	0.93	0.93	0.90	0.91	0.90	0.93	0.91	1.00

Typical Conditions

For games played outdoors during the regular season

Roof Status

Closed	Open
84%	16%

Wind Direction


2%	2%	6%	42%	22%	11%	5%	10%

Wind Speed (mph)

0 - 3	4 - 7	8 - 12	13 - 20	21 +
4%	25%	48%	22%	0%

Temperature (°F)

< 50	51 - 60	61 - 70	71 - 80	81 - 90	> 90
0%	1%	8%	45%	46%	0%

Humidity (%)

0 - 20	21 - 40	41 - 60	61 - 80	81 - 100
0%	21%	55%	24%	0%

Averages and Measurements

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

	Value	Rank
Runs	-0%	15
Home Runs	+15%	3
Doubles & Triples	0%	14
Singles	-8%	30
Strikeouts	+1%	6
Walks	+1%	3
Batter Contact	-0.6%	23

Wind Speed	10 mph	1
Blowing Out	+1.2%	6
Blowing In	0.0%	29
Wind Receptiveness	+1.2%	24

Temperature	78°	6
Humidity	51%	24
Altitude	38 ft	24
Carry	+0.2%	8
Variation	4.5%	24

Located in downtown Houston, Minute Maid Park features one of the most unique field designs in MLB. It can be described as the anti-Angel Stadium, with two of the most home-run friendly corners and a particularly deep CF fence. Believe it or not, the wall in center measured 436 feet from home plate until it was moved forward to a still-distant 409 in 2016.

Minute Maid�s primary focal point is the 21-foot wall that stands just 315 from home plate (to the foul pole). While similar to Fenway Park, Minute Maid�s version of the �Green Monster� is actually a much more appealing home run target. It�s 16 feet shorter, just 5 feet deeper, and one of the top spots for cheap dingers in all of MLB. Right field in Houston plays just as favorable. Measuring 326 down the line, the 7-foot wall often fails to keep fly balls in play that would have been doubles or routine outs in other parks. The deep 9-foot wall in center provides some much needed balance to the field as it�s the most difficult CF for home runs outside of Comerica Park.

A notable piece of Minute Maid�s field is the 25-foot wall above the enclosed bullpen in left (just right of the short porch). It�s a great target for doubles off the wall as it measures much shallower than the league average at that spot. It can be a tough park for singles (rated 30th in MLB) likely due to the unique shape of the outfield.

Minute Maid Park has a retractable roof, but it�s only left open for about 16% of games, usually occurring in April and May when the temperature is cooler. When it�s open, the downtown Houston venue ranks 6th in average temperature (78 degrees). The wind blows out 58% of the time (vs 35% blowing in) but the tall walls surrounding the park tend to neutralize its effect. Since games tend to take place either indoors or in mild 75-degree weather, Minute Maid sees very little day-to-day variation (ranked 23rd in MLB).

	Totals		Difference		% Dif		Median Dif
	Act	Sim	#	%	Away	Home	Med	Abs
Runs	797	802	5	1%	-6%	8%	-0.11	3.15
Hits	1475	1415	-60	-4%	-10%	2%	-0.65	3.07
1B	943	853	-90	-10%	-15%	-4%	-0.65	2.76
2B/3B	317	322	5	1%	-6%	10%	0.45	1.43
HR	215	241	26	12%	6%	19%	0.55	0.93
BB	668	656	-12	-2%	4%	-7%	1.16	2.19
K	1458	1537	79	5%	2%	10%	1.29	2.40

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	KC	Cruz	Brown	11	9.68	-1.32	14	16.23	2.23	7	9.47	2.47	2	3.81	1.81	5	2.96	-2.04	8	8.17	0.17	16	16.91	0.91
9/23	KC	Lyles	France	5	10.96	5.96	13	17.77	4.77	9	10.49	1.49	3	4.10	1.10	1	3.18	2.18	5	8.56	3.56	18	14.63	-3.37
9/22	KC	Ragans	Valdez	12	9.77	-2.23	13	17.00	4.00	6	10.48	4.48	5	3.75	-1.25	2	2.78	0.78	12	8.08	-3.92	22	18.08	-3.92
9/20	BAL	Bradish	Javier	3	9.72	6.72	11	16.25	5.25	6	9.52	3.52	5	3.65	-1.35	0	3.07	3.07	9	8.16	-0.84	23	16.88	-6.12
9/19	BAL	Gibson	Brown	14	9.90	-4.10	20	17.17	-2.84	10	10.27	0.27	3	3.79	0.79	7	3.11	-3.89	8	7.26	-0.74	18	15.78	-2.22
9/18	BAL	Means	Verlander	15	10.17	-4.84	26	16.94	-9.06	14	10.03	-3.97	9	3.74	-5.26	3	3.17	0.17	7	7.90	0.90	15	15.54	0.54
9/13	OAK	Blackburn	Brown	8	9.89	1.89	11	16.79	5.79	7	10.17	3.17	1	3.67	2.67	3	2.96	-0.04	9	7.82	-1.18	15	17.26	2.26
9/12	OAK	Sears	Verlander	8	9.83	1.83	16	16.65	0.65	8	9.45	1.45	6	4.07	-1.93	2	3.13	1.13	3	7.17	4.17	15	16.63	1.63
9/11	OAK	Miller	Valdez	4	8.98	4.98	10	15.91	5.91	6	9.57	3.57	1	3.82	2.82	3	2.53	-0.48	4	7.96	3.96	19	16.17	-2.83
9/10	SD	Waldron	France	14	10.00	-4.00	18	17.51	-0.49	12	10.93	-1.07	3	3.92	0.92	3	2.66	-0.34	12	7.84	-4.16	10	14.46	4.46
9/9	SD	Lugo	Javier	12	9.21	-2.79	20	15.90	-4.10	12	9.38	-2.62	6	3.82	-2.18	2	2.71	0.71	8	8.02	0.02	14	15.87	1.87
9/8	SD	Snell	Brown	13	9.59	-3.41	16	15.74	-0.26	9	9.46	0.46	5	3.47	-1.53	2	2.81	0.81	9	9.32	0.32	18	18.38	0.38
9/3	NYY	King	Javier	7	9.07	2.07	15	15.44	0.44	10	9.27	-0.73	3	3.57	0.57	2	2.61	0.61	1	9.10	8.10	17	18.65	1.65
9/2	NYY	Severino	Brown	9	9.33	0.33	17	16.27	-0.73	12	9.74	-2.26	2	3.81	1.81	3	2.72	-0.28	8	7.93	-0.08	18	18.73	0.73
9/1	NYY	Rodon	Verlander	8	8.58	0.58	12	14.81	2.81	4	8.68	4.68	3	3.48	0.48	5	2.65	-2.35	6	8.10	2.10	10	19.02	9.02
8/24	BOS	Bello	France	18	9.70	-8.30	34	17.33	-16.67	22	10.90	-11.10	9	3.90	-5.10	3	2.53	-0.47	11	7.72	-3.28	14	14.66	0.66
8/23	BOS	Sale	Urquidy	12	8.48	-3.52	21	15.25	-5.75	15	8.94	-6.07	4	3.68	-0.32	2	2.63	0.63	9	7.28	-1.73	21	18.45	-2.55
8/22	BOS	Houck	Verlander	10	8.34	-1.66	18	15.02	-2.98	9	9.15	0.15	7	3.45	-3.55	2	2.42	0.42	8	7.68	-0.32	18	16.20	-1.80
8/21	BOS	Paxton	Javier	13	9.16	-3.84	27	15.39	-11.61	18	8.77	-9.23	5	3.62	-1.38	4	3.00	-1.00	8	8.11	0.11	15	17.15	2.15
8/20	SEA	Hancock	Brown	13	8.82	-4.18	27	16.12	-10.88	16	9.86	-6.14	10	3.56	-6.45	1	2.71	1.71	8	6.84	-1.16	24	17.90	-6.10
8/19	SEA	Gilbert	Valdez	13	8.82	-4.18	28	15.97	-12.03	16	9.52	-6.48	6	3.68	-2.32	6	2.77	-3.23	5	6.91	1.91	18	18.35	0.35
8/18	SEA	Miller	France	2	8.50	6.50	13	16.09	3.09	9	9.79	0.79	2	3.83	1.83	2	2.46	0.46	3	6.77	3.77	14	17.07	3.07
8/13	LAA	Silseth	Urquidy	3	8.91	5.91	11	15.12	4.12	6	8.76	2.76	4	3.39	-0.61	1	2.97	1.97	7	8.23	1.23	20	19.75	-0.25
8/12	LAA	Anderson	France	14	10.37	-3.63	18	17.23	-0.77	12	9.97	-2.04	4	4.10	0.10	2	3.16	1.16	6	7.92	1.92	14	16.40	2.40
8/11	LAA	Detmers	Verlander	14	8.75	-5.26	22	14.81	-7.19	15	8.08	-6.92	4	3.65	-0.36	3	3.08	0.08	10	7.57	-2.43	16	19.63	3.63
8/2	CLE	Bibee	Blanco	5	8.13	3.13	17	15.21	-1.79	11	9.39	-1.61	4	3.57	-0.43	2	2.25	0.25	10	7.27	-2.73	15	17.44	2.44
8/1	CLE	Williams	Valdez	2	9.02	7.02	6	16.70	10.70	5	10.58	5.58	1	3.71	2.71	0	2.41	2.41	5	7.31	2.31	17	16.70	-0.30
7/31	CLE	Syndergaard	France	10	9.71	-0.29	16	17.87	1.87	13	11.17	-1.83	2	4.18	2.18	1	2.53	1.53	14	6.50	-7.50	11	12.20	1.20
7/30	TB	Littell	Bielak	10	9.89	-0.11	22	16.91	-5.09	18	10.23	-7.77	3	3.74	0.74	1	2.94	1.94	5	8.01	3.01	15	17.16	2.16
7/29	TB	Bradley	Brown	21	9.28	-11.72	25	17.05	-7.95	11	10.50	-0.51	6	3.91	-2.09	8	2.65	-5.36	11	7.09	-3.91	16	18.37	2.37
7/28	TB	McClanahan	Javier	7	9.82	2.82	14	16.79	2.79	9	10.04	1.04	3	3.69	0.69	2	3.06	1.06	9	7.71	-1.29	21	16.94	-4.06
7/26	TEX	Heaney	Valdez	18	10.69	-7.31	23	17.54	-5.46	13	10.14	-2.86	4	4.20	0.20	6	3.21	-2.80	10	8.48	-1.52	13	16.64	3.64
7/25	TEX	Rodriguez	France	7	9.26	2.26	17	16.94	-0.06	11	10.35	-0.65	3	4.05	1.05	3	2.55	-0.45	4	6.78	2.78	10	13.28	3.28
7/24	TEX	Gray	Bielak	19	10.07	-8.93	19	17.63	-1.38	14	10.99	-3.01	2	4.04	2.04	3	2.59	-0.41	14	8.32	-5.68	23	14.97	-8.04
7/9	SEA	Gilbert	Bielak	4	9.32	5.32	9	16.34	7.34	4	9.75	5.75	4	3.83	-0.17	1	2.76	1.76	5	7.70	2.70	16	15.98	-0.02
7/8	SEA	Woo	Valdez	5	7.98	2.98	9	15.29	6.29	6	9.43	3.43	2	3.50	1.50	1	2.37	1.37	9	6.63	-2.37	16	19.13	3.13
7/7	SEA	Castillo	Brown	11	8.60	-2.40	18	15.52	-2.48	12	9.13	-2.88	5	3.71	-1.29	1	2.69	1.69	9	7.36	-1.64	17	20.84	3.84
7/6	SEA	Kirby	Blanco	6	9.20	3.20	13	16.31	3.31	8	9.86	1.86	2	3.53	1.53	3	2.93	-0.07	6	7.28	1.28	16	18.74	2.74
7/5	COL	Anderson	France	10	9.51	-0.49	18	16.92	-1.08	13	10.71	-2.29	0	3.75	3.75	5	2.46	-2.54	4	8.10	4.10	15	15.47	0.47
7/4	COL	Freeland	Bielak	5	9.25	4.25	16	16.68	0.68	12	10.52	-1.48	2	3.58	1.58	2	2.58	0.58	8	7.57	-0.43	12	15.42	3.42
6/21	NYM	Megill	Javier	18	8.77	-9.23	19	16.06	-2.94	11	10.07	-0.93	5	3.61	-1.39	3	2.39	-0.61	18	7.30	-10.70	21	15.99	-5.02
6/20	NYM	Verlander	Valdez	6	8.25	2.25	13	15.48	2.48	10	9.46	-0.55	2	3.45	1.45	1	2.58	1.58	4	6.66	2.66	16	18.40	2.40
6/19	NYM	Scherzer	Brown	12	8.36	-3.65	19	15.35	-3.65	13	9.34	-3.66	3	3.52	0.52	3	2.49	-0.51	5	7.19	2.19	19	19.42	0.42
6/18	CIN	Weaver	Blanco	14	8.58	-5.42	22	15.70	-6.30	13	9.67	-3.33	5	3.70	-1.30	4	2.33	-1.67	11	7.99	-3.01	14	18.04	4.04
6/17	CIN	Greene	Bielak	12	8.76	-3.24	20	15.27	-4.73	11	9.29	-1.71	6	3.69	-2.31	3	2.29	-0.71	13	9.10	-3.90	12	20.99	8.99
6/16	CIN	Abbott	France	3	8.19	5.19	11	15.43	4.43	7	9.55	2.55	3	3.64	0.64	1	2.23	1.23	5	7.51	2.51	9	16.12	7.12
6/15	WAS	Gore	Javier	5	8.22	3.22	18	15.51	-2.49	15	9.48	-5.52	2	3.56	1.56	1	2.46	1.46	6	6.68	0.68	16	17.80	1.80
6/14	WAS	Gray	Valdez	9	8.48	-0.52	15	15.76	0.76	8	9.77	1.77	5	3.64	-1.36	2	2.35	0.35	2	7.34	5.34	15	16.85	1.85
6/13	WAS	Corbin	Brown	7	8.56	1.56	15	17.12	2.12	8	10.99	2.99	3	3.91	0.91	4	2.22	-1.78	10	5.85	-4.15	14	15.65	1.65
6/4	LAA	Canning	France	3	9.95	6.95	11	17.09	6.09	7	10.12	3.12	2	3.75	1.75	2	3.22	1.22	4	7.51	3.51	11	16.27	5.27
6/3	LAA	Sandoval	Javier	15	9.97	-5.03	24	16.29	-7.71	14	9.31	-4.69	7	3.61	-3.39	3	3.37	0.37	11	8.17	-2.83	14	17.04	3.04
6/2	LAA	Ohtani	Valdez	8	9.87	1.87	19	16.12	-2.88	14	9.11	-4.89	3	3.61	0.61	2	3.40	1.40	7	8.13	1.13	16	20.62	4.62
6/1	LAA	Detmers	Blanco	7	10.15	3.15	20	16.94	-3.06	14	10.16	-3.85	5	3.62	-1.39	1	3.17	2.17	6	8.30	2.30	15	19.76	4.76
5/31	MIN	Varland	Brown	10	7.76	-2.24	17	15.18	-1.82	12	9.17	-2.83	3	3.53	0.53	2	2.47	0.47	12	5.99	-6.01	23	20.12	-2.88
5/30	MIN	Ryan	Bielak	6	8.61	2.61	12	15.36	3.36	8	9.02	1.02	2	3.62	1.62	2	2.73	0.73	10	7.43	-2.57	22	20.43	-1.57
5/29	MIN	Gray	France	12	8.34	-3.66	22	14.93	-7.07	17	8.59	-8.41	2	3.59	1.59	3	2.75	-0.25	9	7.19	-1.81	23	20.31	-2.69
5/21	OAK	Kaprielian	Valdez	2	9.75	7.75	9	16.95	7.95	6	10.01	4.01	3	3.89	0.89	0	3.04	3.04	8	7.29	-0.71	14	18.35	4.35
5/20	OAK	Sears	Brown	5	9.26	4.26	14	16.14	2.14	10	9.72	-0.28	3	3.70	0.70	1	2.72	1.72	3	7.95	4.95	19	18.29	-0.71
5/19	OAK	Waldichuk	Bielak	6	10.25	4.25	18	16.77	-1.23	13	9.70	-3.30	4	3.98	-0.02	1	3.09	2.09	11	8.69	-2.31	15	16.88	1.88
5/17	CHC	Smyly	France	13	8.63	-4.37	26	15.05	-10.95	12	8.92	-3.08	9	3.40	-5.60	5	2.73	-2.27	10	8.24	-1.76	21	18.96	-2.04
5/16	CHC	Steele	Javier	10	8.38	-1.62	15	14.98	-0.02	6	9.19	3.19	7	3.26	-3.74	2	2.53	0.53	5	8.03	3.03	20	19.21	-0.79
5/15	CHC	Taillon	Valdez	10	9.33	-0.67	19	16.05	-2.95	14	9.48	-4.52	3	3.77	0.77	2	2.80	0.80	7	8.19	1.19	22	18.66	-3.34
5/3	SF	Webb	Valdez	6	9.03	3.03	12	16.09	4.09	9	9.71	0.71	1	3.45	2.45	2	2.93	0.93	6	7.28	1.28	19	20.29	1.29
5/2	SF	DeSclafani	Brown	2	8.31	6.31	10	15.34	5.34	7	9.76	2.76	3	3.23	0.23	0	2.36	2.36	9	7.52	-1.48	11	18.52	7.52
5/1	SF	Stripling	Garcia	10	8.84	-1.17	15	15.48	0.48	12	9.17	-2.83	1	3.53	2.53	2	2.79	0.79	8	7.56	-0.44	16	19.95	3.95
4/30	PHI	Falter	Urquidy	7	9.59	2.59	14	17.07	3.07	9	10.48	1.48	2	3.50	1.50	3	3.09	0.09	7	6.90	-0.10	15	18.94	3.94
4/29	PHI	Wheeler	Javier	7	9.14	2.14	18	15.55	-2.45	8	9.04	1.04	7	3.48	-3.52	3	3.03	0.03	6	7.85	1.85	22	20.01	-2.00
4/28	PHI	Nola	Valdez	4	9.15	5.15	11	16.54	5.54	6	10.17	4.17	3	3.68	0.68	2	2.70	0.70	0	7.23	7.23	15	19.29	4.29
4/19	TOR	Berrios	Garcia	8	9.53	1.53	12	17.23	5.23	8	10.61	2.61	3	3.85	0.85	1	2.77	1.77	6	7.06	1.06	14	16.35	2.35
4/18	TOR	Bassitt	Urquidy	6	9.97	3.97	16	17.23	1.23	12	10.47	-1.53	2	3.63	1.63	2	3.13	1.13	3	7.47	4.47	17	16.15	-0.85
4/17	TOR	Gausman	Javier	11	8.30	-2.70	15	15.29	0.29	8	9.24	1.24	3	3.29	0.29	4	2.76	-1.25	6	6.70	0.70	23	20.30	-2.70
4/16	TEX	Heaney	Valdez	10	8.95	-1.05	12	16.14	4.14	6	9.78	3.78	5	3.61	-1.39	1	2.75	1.75	11	7.24	-3.76	19	21.39	2.39
4/15	TEX	Gray	Brown	10	8.86	-1.14	17	15.78	-1.22	15	9.84	-5.16	2	3.39	1.39	0	2.55	2.55	8	7.87	-0.13	13	17.91	4.91
4/14	TEX	Perez	Garcia	8	9.18	1.18	17	16.35	-0.65	10	9.96	-0.04	4	3.79	-0.21	3	2.60	-0.40	8	7.45	-0.55	19	15.55	-3.45
4/5	DET	Rodriguez	Javier	10	8.92	-1.08	18	16.39	-1.61	10	10.06	0.06	5	3.58	-1.42	3	2.75	-0.25	4	6.80	2.80	13	18.51	5.51
4/4	DET	Manning	Valdez	9	9.08	0.08	22	17.19	-4.81	18	10.99	-7.01	2	3.65	1.65	2	2.55	0.55	4	6.46	2.46	17	16.75	-0.26
4/3	DET	Boyd	Brown	13	8.77	-4.23	18	16.36	-1.64	14	10.35	-3.65	1	3.42	2.42	3	2.59	-0.41	11	6.80	-4.20	15	17.38	2.38
4/2	CHW	Clevinger	Garcia	9	8.65	-0.35	20	16.93	-3.07	11	10.91	-0.09	7	3.57	-3.43	2	2.45	0.45	13	6.09	-6.92	19	18.25	-0.75
4/1	CHW	Giolito	Urquidy	10	8.62	-1.38	21	16.92	-4.08	18	10.69	-7.31	1	3.63	2.63	2	2.61	0.61	9	5.62	-3.38	20	18.29	-1.72
3/31	CHW	Lynn	Javier	9	8.57	-0.43	18	16.38	-1.62	12	10.27	-1.73	5	3.52	-1.49	1	2.59	1.59	10	6.35	-3.65	19	18.76	-0.25
3/30	CHW	Cease	Valdez	5	8.91	3.91	15	16.83	1.83	11	10.56	-0.44	2	3.69	1.69	2	2.57	0.57	5	6.24	1.24	22	17.18	-4.82
10/23	TEX	Scherzer	Javier	15	10.29	-4.71	27	16.09	-10.91	16	8.64	-7.36	5	4.06	-0.94	6	3.40	-2.61	10	9.16	-0.84	12	18.68	6.68
10/16	TEX	Eovaldi	Valdez	9	11.10	2.10	14	17.61	3.61	8	10.15	2.15	2	4.06	2.06	4	3.40	-0.60	7	9.10	2.10	22	16.57	-5.43
10/22	TEX	Eovaldi	Valdez	11	11.08	0.08	16	18.08	2.08	12	10.48	-1.52	1	4.23	3.23	3	3.38	0.38	12	8.62	-3.38	16	17.49	1.49
10/15	TEX	Montgomery	Verlander	2	10.34	8.34	11	17.10	6.10	9	9.61	0.61	1	4.15	3.15	1	3.34	2.34	4	7.68	3.68	15	15.83	0.83
10/8	MIN	Lopez	Valdez	8	8.77	0.77	17	15.84	-1.16	12	9.52	-2.48	3	3.54	0.54	2	2.79	0.79	7	7.16	0.16	19	17.69	-1.31
10/7	MIN	Ober	Verlander	10	9.05	-0.95	18	15.59	-2.41	9	8.58	-0.42	4	3.80	-0.20	5	3.20	-1.80	10	6.98	-3.02	20	19.24	-0.76