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November 1, 2025

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Home Runs

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	1.17	1.13	0.99	0.93	0.90	1.02	1.06	1.03

Doubles and Triples

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	1.03	0.88	0.94	0.95	0.89	0.96	0.83	0.92

Singles

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	0.96	1.02	1.02	1.01	0.99	1.00	1.00	1.06

Typical Conditions

For games played outdoors during the regular season

Wind Direction


13%	15%	8%	7%	13%	16%	20%	8%

Wind Speed (mph)

0 - 3	4 - 7	8 - 12	13 - 20	21 +
3%	34%	47%	15%	1%

Temperature (°F)

< 50	51 - 60	61 - 70	71 - 80	81 - 90	> 90
10%	11%	27%	38%	13%	0%

Humidity (%)

0 - 20	21 - 40	41 - 60	61 - 80	81 - 100
0%	2%	37%	48%	12%

Averages and Measurements

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

	Value	Rank
Runs	+1 %	13
Home Runs	+5 %	10
Doubles & Triples	-5 %	21
Singles	+2 %	12
Strikeouts	-2 %	27
Walks	-1 %	22
Batter Contact	-1.1 %	27

Wind Speed	10.0 mph	5
Blowing Out	+0.9 %	13
Blowing In	-2.1 %	6
Wind Receptiveness	+2.9 %	6

Temperature	68.0°	28
Humidity	65.0%	5
Altitude	596 ft	11
Carry	-0.5 %	20
Variation	6.3 %	14

Add Guaranteed Rate Field to the list of stadiums that reduced its original pitcher-friendly dimensions. Unlike Comerica Park, Citi Field, and Petco Park, the decision did not seem to be about creating more offense, but rather more seats. "New Comiskey" (as it was originally called), hosted its first White Sox game in 1991, and after the right and left-field fences were brought in by 12 feet in 2001, more rows of bleachers were added in place of the original warning track.

After the renovations, the park ended up with one of the smaller outfields in MLB, now ranking 28th in outfield size. It measures fairly standard down the lines (330 in left, 335 in right) but the fences on each side take a notably horizontal path across the field resulting in tighter-than-average dimensions at nearly every point along the perimeter.

Ballpark Pal now rates Guaranteed Rate Field 15th in MLB for home runs, 18th for runs, 26th for doubles and triples, and 12th for singles. One subtle reason the offense does not fully match the tight footprint is contact suppression: contact rate and quality each grade below-average, which can keep rallies from building even when the park is willing to give up the occasional long ball. A main reason why it does not rank higher for power has to do with the weather. Average start-time temperature is 70 degrees (26th in MLB) and just 18% of games are played in the 60s. Additionally, the wind blows in 37% of the time compared to 26% blowing out. Despite sitting 596 feet above sea level (9th highest in MLB), typical carry checks in at -1.06% vs league average (14th), keeping the park closer to neutral than its compact footprint might suggest.

Although Guaranteed Rate Field varies a decent amount from day to day, it is nowhere close to its North Side counterpart. The main difference has to do with the architecture. While Wrigley Field is far and away the most receptive venue to wind in MLB, Guaranteed Rate ranks just 26th in overall wind receptiveness despite an above-average 9.5 mph wind speed (7th highest). The South Side park is hemmed in by tall, vertical decks and a wall of billboards past the outfield fence, limiting how much forecast wind actually impacts play. Overall, Ballpark Pal rates Guaranteed Rate Field 12th in park variation, placing it in the upper-middle tier for environmental volatility.

	Totals		Difference		% Dif		Median Dif
	Act	Sim	#	%	Away	Home	Med	Abs
Runs	1312	1438	126	10%	5%	15%	0.21	2.67
Hits	2572	2630	58	2%	0%	4%	0.13	2.68
1B	1711	1711	0	0%	1%	-1%	0.25	2.79
2B/3B	517	514	-3	-1%	-9%	10%	0.17	1.26
HR	344	404	60	17%	12%	25%	0.42	1.10
BB	1204	1186	-18	-2%	-7%	7%	1.16	2.33
K	2662	2644	-18	-1%	-5%	3%	0.13	3.08

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
9/21	SD	King	Burke	5	8.84	3.84	15	15.51	0.51	13	9.71	-3.29	1	3.02	2.02	1	2.78	1.78	11	7.75	-3.25	22	17.80	-4.20
9/20	SD	Darvish	Gomez	10	8.37	-1.63	19	14.58	-4.42	13	9.23	-3.77	4	2.45	-1.55	2	2.90	0.90	5	7.60	2.60	17	17.02	0.02
9/19	SD	Cease	Martin	7	8.36	1.36	11	14.78	3.78	8	9.68	1.68	2	2.70	0.70	1	2.39	1.39	6	8.64	2.64	15	18.08	3.08
9/17	BAL	Wells	Perez	4	8.76	4.76	12	15.62	3.62	9	9.83	0.83	1	3.00	2.00	2	2.79	0.79	5	7.05	2.05	18	17.05	-0.95
9/16	BAL	Kremer	Smith	15	8.12	-6.88	21	14.50	-6.50	12	9.08	-2.92	5	2.89	-2.11	4	2.53	-1.47	9	7.59	-1.42	21	17.60	-3.40
9/15	BAL	Bradish	Gilbert	5	7.70	2.70	11	14.82	3.82	8	10.02	2.02	2	2.37	0.37	1	2.43	1.43	11	7.21	-3.79	23	20.55	-2.45
9/11	TB	Seymour	Smith	6	7.17	1.17	14	14.39	0.39	13	9.48	-3.52	1	2.66	1.66	0	2.26	2.26	7	6.07	-0.93	14	19.34	5.34
9/10	TB	Jax	Burke	11	8.40	-2.60	16	15.65	-0.35	7	10.37	3.37	5	2.89	-2.11	4	2.39	-1.61	12	7.24	-4.76	23	17.92	-5.08
9/9	TB	Houser	Gomez	9	8.15	-0.85	14	15.57	1.57	7	10.73	3.73	3	2.80	-0.20	4	2.04	-1.97	1	7.66	6.66	24	14.74	-9.26
8/31	NYY	Gil	Perez	5	9.77	4.77	11	16.39	5.39	4	10.55	6.55	4	3.22	-0.78	3	2.62	-0.38	8	9.13	1.13	19	16.64	-2.37
8/30	NYY	Schlittler	Smith	8	9.27	1.27	14	15.15	1.15	6	9.43	3.43	6	2.85	-3.16	2	2.87	0.87	8	9.32	1.32	24	19.15	-4.85
8/29	NYY	Rodon	Gomez	12	9.18	-2.82	19	14.58	-4.42	16	8.91	-7.09	1	2.81	1.81	2	2.86	0.86	12	9.79	-2.21	21	18.57	-2.43
8/28	NYY	Warren	Martin	14	10.31	-3.69	17	15.83	-1.17	10	9.92	-0.08	3	2.71	-0.29	4	3.20	-0.80	7	10.19	3.19	20	16.53	-3.47
8/27	KC	Bergert	Civale	13	9.89	-3.11	23	17.11	-5.89	15	10.76	-4.24	5	3.51	-1.49	3	2.85	-0.15	7	7.93	0.93	10	14.46	4.46
8/26	KC	Lorenzen	Perez	9	9.66	0.66	18	17.51	-0.49	17	11.62	-5.38	0	3.04	3.04	1	2.85	1.85	4	6.86	2.86	19	14.00	-5.00
8/25	KC	Cameron	Smith	7	10.17	3.17	13	17.74	4.74	4	11.65	7.65	7	3.33	-3.67	2	2.76	0.76	2	7.94	5.94	5	13.45	8.45
8/24	MIN	Bradley	Gomez	8	10.17	2.17	17	16.68	-0.32	13	10.30	-2.70	3	3.43	0.43	1	2.94	1.94	5	8.96	3.96	14	14.27	0.27
8/23	MIN	Abel	Martin	10	10.31	0.31	17	16.94	-0.06	11	10.22	-0.78	1	3.30	2.30	5	3.42	-1.58	5	7.91	2.91	15	15.68	0.68
8/22	MIN	Matthews	Civale	16	9.06	-6.94	24	15.91	-8.09	21	10.11	-10.89	1	2.70	1.70	2	3.10	1.10	17	7.29	-9.71	16	17.71	1.71
8/13	DET	Melton	Smith	1	9.39	8.39	7	15.65	8.65	5	9.53	4.53	2	3.25	1.25	0	2.88	2.88	6	8.49	2.49	18	17.56	-0.44
8/12	DET	Flaherty	Gomez	15	10.72	-4.28	21	16.83	-4.17	16	9.93	-6.08	2	3.62	1.62	3	3.29	0.29	11	9.40	-1.60	21	17.21	-3.79
8/11	DET	Paddack	Peguero	3	9.86	6.86	12	17.36	5.36	8	10.72	2.72	2	3.62	1.62	2	3.03	1.03	4	6.92	2.92	20	15.78	-4.23
8/10	CLE	Cecconi	Martin	10	8.89	-1.12	18	16.71	-1.29	12	11.13	-0.87	2	2.77	0.77	4	2.81	-1.19	6	6.35	0.35	11	15.06	4.06
8/9	CLE	Cantillo	Burke	4	8.67	4.67	11	15.36	4.36	7	9.25	2.25	2	3.40	1.40	2	2.71	0.71	11	7.71	-3.29	17	19.71	2.71
8/8	CLE	Bibee	Civale	14	8.36	-5.64	19	15.18	-3.82	9	9.42	0.42	9	3.06	-5.95	1	2.71	1.71	11	6.84	-4.16	20	16.81	-3.19
7/30	PHI	Walker	Alexander	12	9.16	-2.84	25	15.89	-9.11	17	10.68	-6.32	3	2.47	-0.53	5	2.74	-2.27	2	8.21	6.21	10	14.65	4.65
7/29	PHI	Luzardo	Cannon	9	10.31	1.31	14	17.69	3.69	7	11.23	4.23	4	3.41	-0.59	3	3.04	0.04	4	7.95	3.95	10	18.02	8.02
7/28	PHI	Sanchez	Martin	8	8.12	0.12	16	15.65	-0.35	12	10.75	-1.25	2	2.48	0.48	2	2.42	0.42	6	6.31	0.31	17	16.05	-0.95
7/27	CHC	Brown	Taylor	9	9.56	0.56	15	16.30	1.30	8	10.67	2.67	5	2.76	-2.24	2	2.87	0.87	7	8.29	1.29	21	16.17	-4.83
7/26	CHC	Horton	Civale	7	9.67	2.67	16	16.06	0.06	12	10.22	-1.78	1	2.92	1.92	3	2.92	-0.08	5	8.64	3.64	14	14.46	0.46
7/25	CHC	Imanaga	Houser	17	8.69	-8.31	27	15.80	-11.20	18	10.21	-7.79	4	2.79	-1.21	5	2.80	-2.20	6	6.46	0.46	12	14.33	2.33
7/13	CLE	Cantillo	Civale	10	9.67	-0.33	14	16.26	2.26	6	9.89	3.89	5	3.54	-1.46	3	2.84	-0.16	5	8.22	3.22	19	16.86	-2.14
7/12	CLE	Bibee	Burke	8	8.90	0.90	13	15.48	2.48	10	9.61	-0.39	2	3.06	1.06	1	2.81	1.81	7	7.79	0.79	20	17.36	-2.64
7/11	CLE	Williams	Cannon	9	8.75	-0.25	14	15.79	1.79	7	10.33	3.33	4	2.99	-1.02	3	2.47	-0.53	23	7.85	-15.15	19	16.03	-2.97
7/11	CLE	Allen	Smith	6	9.80	3.80	7	16.75	9.75	2	10.79	8.79	1	3.04	2.04	4	2.92	-1.09	4	8.15	4.15	15	16.51	1.51
7/9	TOR	Lauer	Houser	3	7.77	4.77	15	15.22	0.22	10	10.21	0.21	5	2.80	-2.20	0	2.21	2.21	5	6.57	1.57	17	16.55	-0.45
7/8	TOR	Bassitt	Civale	7	9.54	2.54	16	16.57	0.57	9	10.45	1.45	5	3.15	-1.85	2	2.96	0.96	7	7.71	0.71	3	15.66	12.66
7/7	TOR	Berrios	Burke	12	8.68	-3.32	16	15.83	-0.17	10	10.56	0.56	3	2.74	-0.26	3	2.52	-0.48	9	7.47	-1.53	10	14.84	4.84
6/29	SF	Verlander	Cannon	7	9.23	2.23	17	16.23	-0.78	13	10.25	-2.76	4	3.35	-0.65	0	2.63	2.63	14	8.06	-5.94	14	15.70	1.70
6/28	SF	Ray	Houser	1	8.17	7.17	11	15.24	4.24	9	10.05	1.05	1	3.00	2.00	1	2.19	1.19	3	7.87	4.87	15	17.68	2.68
6/27	SF	Roupp	Civale	4	8.76	4.76	13	15.38	2.38	10	9.97	-0.04	3	2.88	-0.12	0	2.54	2.54	11	8.15	-2.86	14	16.35	2.35
6/25	ARI	Gallen	Burke	10	9.25	-0.75	20	15.66	-4.34	13	10.08	-2.92	3	2.89	-0.11	4	2.70	-1.30	4	8.70	4.70	11	15.60	4.60
6/24	ARI	Nelson	Leasure	5	9.49	4.49	10	16.43	6.43	6	11.31	5.31	2	2.65	0.65	2	2.47	0.47	6	9.00	3.00	13	15.36	2.36
6/23	ARI	Rodriguez	Smith	10	9.99	-0.01	18	17.37	-0.63	10	11.29	1.29	5	3.25	-1.75	3	2.83	-0.17	10	8.05	-1.96	22	16.20	-5.80
6/19	STL	Fedde	Burke	9	9.59	0.59	17	16.07	-0.93	14	10.28	-3.73	1	3.20	2.20	2	2.60	0.60	10	9.04	-0.96	21	15.76	-5.24
6/19	STL	McGreevy	Vasil	14	9.45	-4.55	20	17.02	-2.98	11	11.17	0.17	4	3.31	-0.69	5	2.54	-2.47	9	7.73	-1.27	20	15.77	-4.24
6/17	STL	Liberatore	Smith	14	9.42	-4.58	19	17.40	-1.60	13	11.70	-1.30	4	3.28	-0.72	2	2.42	0.42	7	7.33	0.33	10	16.34	6.34
6/8	KC	Lorenzen	Vasil	12	9.75	-2.25	20	17.46	-2.54	14	12.02	-1.98	3	2.84	-0.16	3	2.60	-0.41	8	7.62	-0.38	16	13.40	-2.60
6/7	KC	Wacha	Houser	5	8.43	3.43	17	16.52	-0.48	11	11.25	0.25	3	2.98	-0.02	3	2.29	-0.71	4	6.05	2.05	18	13.42	-4.58
6/6	KC	Lugo	Martin	8	8.21	0.21	14	16.29	2.29	8	11.08	3.08	3	2.90	-0.11	3	2.32	-0.68	9	5.67	-3.33	14	13.27	-0.74
6/5	DET	Mize	Burke	4	7.72	3.72	19	14.24	-4.76	17	9.39	-7.61	1	2.60	1.60	1	2.25	1.25	12	7.67	-4.33	14	15.93	1.93
6/4	DET	Gipson-Long	Shuster	9	8.14	-0.86	17	14.93	-2.07	9	10.29	1.29	8	2.47	-5.53	0	2.17	2.17	6	8.18	2.18	14	15.31	1.31
6/3	DET	Brieske	Smith	9	8.99	-0.02	17	15.99	-1.01	14	10.70	-3.30	2	2.81	0.81	1	2.48	1.48	10	8.33	-1.67	19	17.10	-1.91
6/2	DET	Flaherty	Cannon	14	9.31	-4.69	21	16.57	-4.43	11	10.77	-0.23	5	2.88	-2.12	5	2.91	-2.09	7	7.16	0.16	12	15.91	3.91
5/25	TEX	Corbin	Martin	9	8.98	-0.02	15	17.11	2.11	6	11.60	5.60	6	3.32	-2.69	3	2.20	-0.80	6	7.08	1.08	18	14.65	-3.35
5/24	TEX	Leiter	Wilson	15	9.92	-5.08	21	17.41	-3.59	11	11.80	0.80	7	3.18	-3.82	3	2.43	-0.57	12	8.76	-3.24	14	13.89	-0.11
5/23	TEX	Mahle	Burke	5	8.85	3.85	11	15.76	4.76	9	10.55	1.55	2	2.92	0.92	0	2.29	2.29	7	8.32	1.32	15	13.87	-1.13
5/21	SEA	Evans	Smith	11	8.74	-2.26	15	15.87	0.87	7	10.66	3.66	2	2.96	0.96	6	2.26	-3.74	9	8.30	-0.70	18	16.09	-1.91
5/20	SEA	Legumina	Houser	1	8.22	7.22	11	14.94	3.94	6	9.72	3.72	5	3.04	-1.96	0	2.18	2.18	6	8.11	2.11	14	16.26	2.26
5/19	SEA	Castillo	Martin	6	9.62	3.62	13	16.25	3.25	11	10.33	-0.67	1	3.34	2.34	1	2.58	1.58	5	9.07	4.07	13	15.52	2.52
5/11	MIA	Alcantara	Burke	6	8.53	2.53	14	15.62	1.62	11	10.58	-0.43	2	2.85	0.85	1	2.19	1.19	9	8.21	-0.79	15	15.53	0.53
5/10	MIA	Cabrera	Smith	4	7.90	3.90	11	15.17	4.17	6	10.52	4.52	3	2.80	-0.20	2	1.85	-0.15	5	8.16	3.16	16	17.23	1.23
5/9	MIA	Meyer	Wilson	8	8.07	0.07	13	15.65	2.65	7	10.79	3.79	4	2.86	-1.14	2	2.00	0.00	11	7.42	-3.58	13	17.44	4.44
5/4	HOU	McCullers Jr.	Wilson	9	7.82	-1.19	16	15.50	-0.51	14	10.74	-3.26	1	2.66	1.66	1	2.10	1.10	11	6.74	-4.26	9	15.37	6.37
5/3	HOU	Brown	Martin	11	7.69	-3.31	19	14.90	-4.10	13	9.78	-3.22	4	3.07	-0.93	2	2.05	0.05	6	7.05	1.05	22	17.03	-4.97
5/2	HOU	Valdez	Cannon	9	8.25	-0.75	19	15.24	-3.76	13	10.21	-2.79	4	2.87	-1.13	2	2.16	0.16	6	8.01	2.01	16	16.14	0.14
5/1	MIL	Patrick	Burke	8	9.59	1.59	11	16.37	5.37	6	10.89	4.89	4	2.86	-1.14	1	2.62	1.62	8	9.05	1.05	13	16.95	3.95
4/30	MIL	Myers	Smith	10	8.33	-1.67	18	15.32	-2.68	15	10.37	-4.64	3	2.91	-0.09	0	2.05	2.05	12	8.76	-3.24	17	17.35	0.35
4/29	MIL	Peralta	Wilson	9	8.53	-0.47	12	15.45	3.45	9	10.27	1.27	0	2.88	2.88	3	2.29	-0.71	18	7.97	-10.03	18	16.12	-1.88
4/17	ATH	Sears	Martin	8	7.96	-0.05	17	14.95	-2.06	8	9.20	1.20	5	3.61	-1.40	4	2.14	-1.86	5	6.98	1.98	13	15.12	2.12
4/16	ATH	Bido	Cannon	4	7.24	3.24	15	14.12	-0.89	10	9.54	-0.46	4	2.85	-1.15	1	1.72	0.72	7	8.10	1.10	9	15.78	6.78
4/15	ATH	Springs	Burke	15	8.21	-6.79	19	15.07	-3.93	11	9.78	-1.22	4	3.07	-0.93	4	2.23	-1.77	7	8.08	1.08	12	17.95	5.95
4/13	BOS	Crochet	Smith	4	7.78	3.78	13	14.98	1.98	11	9.85	-1.16	1	3.02	2.02	1	2.12	1.12	3	7.09	4.09	21	20.53	-0.47
4/12	BOS	Fitts	Perez	5	8.11	3.11	11	16.07	5.07	9	10.92	1.92	1	3.18	2.18	1	1.97	0.97	10	7.06	-2.94	20	15.42	-4.58
4/11	BOS	Newcomb	Martin	12	8.21	-3.79	19	15.58	-3.42	12	10.84	-1.16	7	2.88	-4.12	0	1.87	1.87	8	8.51	0.51	20	16.63	-3.37
4/2	MIN	Lopez	Burke	7	8.55	1.55	14	15.80	1.80	8	10.34	2.34	3	3.04	0.04	3	2.42	-0.58	2	7.47	5.47	11	19.77	8.77
4/1	MIN	Woods Rich.	Smith	10	8.94	-1.07	19	16.65	-2.36	15	11.14	-3.86	2	3.26	1.26	2	2.24	0.24	8	7.83	-0.17	20	17.12	-2.88
3/31	MIN	Paddack	Perez	9	8.18	-0.82	10	16.45	6.45	7	11.24	4.24	0	3.21	3.21	3	2.01	-1.00	10	6.27	-3.73	18	15.60	-2.40
3/30	LAA	Kochanowicz	Martin	5	9.14	4.14	13	17.11	4.11	8	11.28	3.28	3	3.54	0.54	2	2.30	0.30	5	7.13	2.13	12	16.16	4.16
3/29	LAA	Soriano	Cannon	1	8.69	7.69	10	16.39	6.39	10	11.62	1.62	0	2.62	2.62	0	2.15	2.15	8	8.40	0.40	14	18.85	4.85
3/27	LAA	Kikuchi	Burke	8	6.69	-1.31	14	14.13	0.13	7	9.84	2.84	3	2.59	-0.41	4	1.70	-2.31	5	6.54	1.54	16	21.65	5.65