Kauffman Stadium | Ballpark Pal

November 1, 2025

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Home Runs

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	1.00	0.91	0.83	0.79	0.91	0.79	0.83	0.88

Doubles and Triples

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	1.08	1.28	1.18	1.14	1.05	1.15	1.20	1.11

Singles

	LF	LF	LC	CF	CF	RC	RF	RF
Typical	1.00	1.04	1.09	1.06	1.07	1.07	0.99	1.07

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	9.0 mph	10
Blowing Out	+1 %	12
Blowing In	-1.6 %	14
Wind Receptiveness	+2.6 %	9

Temperature	77.0°	8
Humidity	59.0%	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 and long stood as one of the most difficult parks in baseball for home runs. That identity changes in 2026.
Prior to this season, Kauffman routinely ranked near the bottom of MLB in home run production. However, the Royals moved the left and right field fences in by roughly nine to ten feet, with the changes beginning near the foul poles and tapering toward center field. The 410-foot straight-away center field distance remains unchanged, but the outfield wall height has been reduced from 10 feet to 8.5 feet in most locations. The result is a dramatically different power environment.
Ballpark Pal now projects Kauffman Stadium to be 10% more homer-friendly than league average, ranking 6th in MLB for home runs. Overall run scoring is projected to be 7% above average, also ranking 6th in MLB, as additional home runs supplement what was already a healthy run environment.
Even before the fence adjustments, Kauffman was not a pure pitchers park. Its enormous outfield, ranked 2nd largest in MLB, historically encouraged balls in play and allowed hitters to string together contact. That effect now plays closer to neutral. The park ranks 14th for singles and 12th for doubles and triples, no longer the extreme hit-inflating venue it once was.
One constant is contact. Kauffman ranks 29th in strikeouts, meaning it remains one of the most contact-friendly environments in the league. The combination of high contact and a newly shortened power alley creates a far more dangerous overall offensive setting than in previous seasons.
Fly balls continue to carry well in Kansas City. Typical carry distance grades +0.23% above league average (3rd in MLB). That modest but meaningful boost is helped by the park's 750-foot altitude (5th highest in MLB) and warm conditions. Average start-time temperature sits at 78.5 degrees (8th warmest), with 30% of games played in 80-degree weather or hotter.
Wind remains a noticeable factor. Average wind speed is 9.5 mph, and it blows out 48% of the time compared to 31% blowing in. The dominant directional pattern includes 27% out to left field. Overall wind receptiveness ranks in the middle tier, and the park sits 11th in day-to-day variation.
The 2026 configuration represents one of the most significant single-season park identity shifts in recent MLB history.

	Totals		Difference		% Dif		Median Dif
	Act	Sim	#	%	Away	Home	Med	Abs
Runs	1323	1512	189	14%	13%	16%	2.68	3.87
Hits	2710	2903	193	7%	6%	9%	1.57	3.76
1B	1746	1941	195	11%	9%	13%	1.60	3.25
2B/3B	666	662	-4	-1%	-1%	0%	0.82	1.33
HR	298	301	3	1%	1%	1%	0.13	0.86
BB	1098	1117	19	2%	0%	4%	1.65	2.17
K	2398	2370	-28	-1%	-2%	0%	-0.46	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
9/21	TOR	Yesavage	Wacha	13	9.14	-3.87	22	17.17	-4.83	16	10.80	-5.20	6	4.33	-1.67	0	2.04	2.04	5	6.80	1.80	9	13.74	4.74
9/20	TOR	Bieber	Cameron	3	9.06	6.06	8	17.69	9.69	3	12.09	9.09	2	3.82	1.82	3	1.78	-1.22	7	6.90	-0.10	10	13.95	3.95
9/19	TOR	Scherzer	Lorenzen	21	9.64	-11.36	30	18.23	-11.77	19	11.57	-7.43	7	4.52	-2.48	4	2.14	-1.86	8	6.48	-1.52	11	14.33	3.33
9/18	SEA	Castillo	Kolek	2	10.26	8.26	10	18.74	8.74	7	12.09	5.09	3	4.12	1.12	0	2.54	2.54	2	6.72	4.72	16	13.16	-2.84
9/17	SEA	Miller	Ragans	11	9.41	-1.59	23	17.47	-5.53	15	10.98	-4.02	4	4.24	0.24	4	2.25	-1.75	6	6.66	0.66	12	17.16	5.16
9/16	SEA	Gilbert	Wacha	17	9.29	-7.71	23	17.64	-5.36	11	11.36	0.36	5	3.99	-1.01	7	2.29	-4.71	9	6.06	-2.94	11	15.24	4.24
9/7	MIN	Ober	Lorenzen	6	8.81	2.81	16	17.57	1.57	10	11.60	1.60	4	4.09	0.09	2	1.88	-0.12	10	5.87	-4.13	19	13.20	-5.80
9/6	MIN	Ryan	Kolek	13	9.00	-4.00	20	17.42	-2.58	12	11.27	-0.73	7	4.13	-2.87	1	2.02	1.02	8	6.44	-1.56	13	14.10	1.10
9/5	MIN	Lopez	Wacha	3	9.08	6.08	11	17.82	6.82	6	11.74	5.74	4	4.15	0.15	1	1.94	0.94	5	5.84	0.84	12	12.21	0.21
9/4	LAA	Hendricks	Cameron	7	9.97	2.97	11	18.76	7.76	4	12.66	8.66	2	3.86	1.86	5	2.24	-2.77	9	6.60	-2.40	14	13.64	-0.36
9/3	LAA	Dana	Bergert	6	10.33	4.33	9	17.95	8.95	5	11.31	6.31	3	4.43	1.43	1	2.21	1.21	7	7.90	0.90	17	15.74	-1.26
9/2	LAA	Farris	Lorenzen	6	9.20	3.20	13	17.39	4.39	8	11.21	3.21	4	4.25	0.25	1	1.93	0.93	6	6.65	0.65	13	16.15	3.15
8/31	DET	Skubal	Wacha	5	8.71	3.71	13	17.53	4.53	8	11.49	3.49	5	4.21	-0.79	0	1.82	1.82	7	5.88	-1.12	15	15.64	0.64
8/30	DET	Flaherty	Kolek	4	10.97	6.97	13	19.44	6.44	10	12.52	2.52	1	4.63	3.63	2	2.29	0.29	3	7.45	4.45	12	13.56	1.56
8/29	DET	Paddack	Lugo	8	10.68	2.68	20	19.00	-1.00	14	11.72	-2.28	3	5.05	2.05	3	2.24	-0.76	7	7.12	0.12	16	12.08	-3.92
8/21	TEX	Corbin	Lorenzen	10	10.55	0.55	19	18.93	-0.08	14	12.04	-1.96	3	4.79	1.79	2	2.10	0.10	11	7.42	-3.58	18	14.30	-3.70
8/20	TEX	Boushley	Cameron	9	9.78	0.78	20	17.74	-2.26	15	11.61	-3.39	3	4.14	1.14	2	1.99	-0.02	11	7.84	-3.16	15	14.65	-0.35
8/19	TEX	Kelly	Lugo	7	11.01	4.01	10	18.26	8.26	4	11.26	7.26	1	4.80	3.80	5	2.21	-2.79	8	9.19	1.19	11	13.47	2.47
8/18	TEX	Leiter	Wacha	7	10.41	3.41	19	17.61	-1.39	15	11.27	-3.73	1	4.15	3.15	3	2.19	-0.81	5	8.96	3.96	15	14.10	-0.90
8/17	CHW	Martin	Bergert	8	10.15	2.15	17	17.60	0.60	10	11.10	1.10	4	4.34	0.34	3	2.16	-0.84	7	8.36	1.36	16	14.89	-1.11
8/16	CHW	Burke	Lorenzen	8	10.52	2.52	18	18.48	0.48	12	11.12	-0.88	4	5.07	1.07	2	2.29	0.29	7	7.46	0.46	17	14.74	-2.26
8/15	CHW	Civale	Cameron	4	10.02	6.02	15	18.35	3.35	10	11.66	1.66	3	4.55	1.55	2	2.13	0.13	3	7.39	4.39	13	14.91	1.91
8/13	WAS	Irvin	Lugo	15	10.12	-4.88	22	18.33	-3.67	15	11.75	-3.25	4	4.48	0.48	3	2.11	-0.90	14	7.20	-6.80	12	12.29	0.29
8/12	WAS	Parker	Wacha	13	10.33	-2.67	16	19.18	3.18	9	12.71	3.71	5	4.28	-0.72	2	2.19	0.19	8	6.27	-1.73	10	11.96	1.96
8/11	WAS	Cavalli	Falter	10	10.76	0.76	19	19.47	0.47	13	13.00	-0.01	2	4.24	2.24	4	2.23	-1.77	10	7.38	-2.62	15	13.04	-1.96
7/30	ATL	Wentz	Zerpa	0	10.01	10.01	8	18.98	10.98	8	12.82	4.82	0	4.47	4.47	0	1.70	1.70	4	7.23	3.23	19	13.90	-5.11
7/29	ATL	Fedde	Lugo	15	10.19	-4.81	26	18.34	-7.66	15	11.81	-3.19	8	4.42	-3.58	3	2.11	-0.89	10	7.45	-2.55	11	13.38	2.38
7/28	ATL	Strider	Hill	17	10.20	-6.81	21	17.94	-3.06	9	11.65	2.65	8	3.99	-4.01	4	2.30	-1.70	20	8.25	-11.75	9	16.19	7.19
7/27	CLE	Cantillo	Cameron	5	9.77	4.77	11	18.65	7.65	6	12.50	6.50	3	4.01	1.01	2	2.14	0.14	9	6.60	-2.40	17	16.12	-0.88
7/26	CLE	Bibee	Bubic	10	9.12	-0.89	17	17.83	0.83	8	11.87	3.87	6	4.05	-1.95	3	1.90	-1.10	4	6.17	2.17	16	13.92	-2.08
7/26	CLE	Williams	Wacha	8	10.29	2.29	15	18.58	3.58	8	11.95	3.95	5	4.50	-0.50	2	2.13	0.13	9	7.39	-1.61	16	13.11	-2.89
7/13	NYM	Holmes	Cameron	5	9.34	4.34	19	17.24	-1.76	14	11.42	-2.58	5	3.85	-1.15	0	1.97	1.97	6	7.59	1.59	18	12.73	-5.27
7/12	NYM	Montas	Zerpa	4	9.26	5.26	10	17.46	7.46	4	11.62	7.62	5	3.82	-1.18	1	2.03	1.03	4	7.20	3.20	17	14.27	-2.73
7/11	NYM	Senga	Wacha	11	12.22	1.22	18	20.65	2.65	10	13.96	3.96	5	3.84	-1.16	3	2.85	-0.15	11	8.55	-2.45	18	15.21	-2.79
7/9	PIT	Falter	Bubic	7	8.54	1.54	19	17.11	-1.89	9	11.46	2.46	7	3.93	-3.07	3	1.73	-1.27	5	6.02	1.02	16	13.14	-2.86
7/8	PIT	Keller	Lugo	7	8.47	1.47	13	17.30	4.30	6	11.90	5.90	3	3.64	0.64	4	1.75	-2.25	4	6.02	2.02	13	13.88	0.88
7/7	PIT	Heaney	Cameron	12	8.95	-3.05	16	17.62	1.62	8	11.66	3.66	3	4.14	1.14	5	1.82	-3.18	5	5.92	0.92	13	12.67	-0.33
6/29	LAD	Trivino	Bubic	6	10.35	4.35	12	19.33	7.33	7	12.85	5.85	3	4.34	1.34	2	2.14	0.14	4	6.44	2.44	17	14.58	-2.42
6/28	LAD	Ohtani	Lugo	14	9.36	-4.64	24	17.72	-6.28	16	11.60	-4.40	6	3.88	-2.12	2	2.24	0.24	9	6.59	-2.42	18	15.34	-2.66
6/27	LAD	May	Cameron	9	10.39	1.39	15	18.59	3.59	7	12.09	5.09	5	4.01	-0.99	3	2.49	-0.51	12	7.26	-4.74	16	13.37	-2.63
6/26	TB	Baz	Lorenzen	4	11.05	7.05	14	19.87	5.87	7	13.63	6.63	5	4.08	-0.92	2	2.16	0.16	2	7.81	5.81	16	12.13	-3.87
6/25	TB	Rasmussen	Wacha	3	9.25	6.25	14	18.38	4.38	13	12.50	-0.50	1	3.98	2.98	0	1.89	1.89	4	5.84	1.84	21	12.60	-8.40
6/24	TB	Bradley	Bubic	6	8.95	2.95	15	17.50	2.50	10	11.94	1.94	4	3.97	-0.03	1	1.59	0.59	2	6.82	4.82	15	14.07	-0.93
6/15	ATH	Springs	Cameron	5	9.12	4.12	18	17.85	-0.15	11	12.09	1.09	5	3.91	-1.10	2	1.85	-0.15	4	6.63	2.63	17	12.87	-4.13
6/14	ATH	Lopez	Lorenzen	4	10.07	6.07	10	18.46	8.46	6	12.07	6.07	2	4.29	2.29	2	2.10	0.10	5	7.29	2.29	16	14.47	-1.54
6/13	ATH	Severino	Wacha	10	9.53	-0.47	18	19.10	1.10	13	13.19	0.19	3	4.23	1.23	2	1.69	-0.31	8	5.86	-2.14	10	12.34	2.34
6/12	NYY	Warren	Lugo	1	10.18	9.18	10	19.11	9.11	8	12.90	4.90	2	4.35	2.35	0	1.86	1.86	6	7.23	1.23	12	14.69	2.69
6/11	NYY	Schmidt	Bubic	9	8.62	-0.38	16	16.58	0.58	10	11.08	1.08	4	3.59	-0.41	2	1.91	-0.09	8	7.03	-0.97	16	15.42	-0.58
6/10	NYY	Fried	Cameron	12	10.12	-1.88	25	18.69	-6.31	18	12.78	-5.22	4	3.88	-0.12	3	2.03	-0.97	5	7.62	2.62	14	14.26	0.26
6/1	DET	Montero	Bubic	1	8.95	7.95	14	17.76	3.76	11	11.86	0.86	3	4.20	1.20	0	1.71	1.71	4	6.27	2.27	14	13.57	-0.43
5/31	DET	Skubal	Wacha	1	9.05	8.05	6	18.40	12.40	5	12.47	7.47	1	3.87	2.87	0	2.05	2.05	2	5.22	3.22	15	14.54	-0.46
5/30	DET	Mize	Lugo	12	9.19	-2.81	23	18.22	-4.78	16	12.04	-3.96	3	4.17	1.17	4	2.01	-1.99	9	5.74	-3.26	22	12.39	-9.61
5/28	CIN	Greene	Cameron	5	7.30	2.30	17	15.62	-1.38	14	10.24	-3.76	3	4.03	1.03	0	1.35	1.35	6	5.78	-0.22	10	15.59	5.59
5/27	CIN	Singer	Lynch	9	8.23	-0.77	18	16.92	-1.08	14	11.83	-2.18	1	3.76	2.76	3	1.33	-1.67	9	6.57	-2.43	16	13.44	-2.56
5/26	CIN	Martinez	Lorenzen	11	8.11	-2.89	21	17.17	-3.83	15	11.85	-3.15	4	4.01	0.01	2	1.32	-0.68	5	5.68	0.68	12	12.64	0.64
5/18	STL	Liberatore	Wacha	3	9.44	6.44	21	19.25	-1.76	16	13.38	-2.63	4	4.34	0.34	1	1.53	0.53	7	5.54	-1.47	13	10.20	-2.80
5/17	STL	Mikolas	Cameron	1	10.74	9.74	6	20.20	14.20	4	13.58	9.58	1	4.97	3.97	1	1.65	0.65	2	7.17	5.17	8	10.37	2.37
5/16	STL	Pallante	Ragans	13	11.20	-1.80	22	20.77	-1.23	12	14.49	2.49	9	4.43	-4.57	1	1.86	0.86	1	7.29	6.29	14	13.86	-0.14
5/11	BOS	Giolito	Lugo	4	10.08	6.08	12	19.35	7.35	9	13.12	4.12	1	4.45	3.45	2	1.79	-0.21	3	6.38	3.38	15	12.60	-2.40
5/10	BOS	Crochet	Ragans	11	8.48	-2.52	24	16.55	-7.45	18	10.94	-7.06	4	4.14	0.14	2	1.46	-0.54	5	7.33	2.33	23	18.07	-4.93
5/9	BOS	Dobbins	Lorenzen	3	9.73	6.73	14	18.71	4.71	11	12.48	1.48	3	4.76	1.76	0	1.47	1.47	6	7.25	1.25	22	12.23	-9.77
5/8	CHW	Martin	Bubic	9	10.06	1.06	23	18.95	-4.05	15	12.84	-2.16	8	4.61	-3.39	0	1.50	1.50	2	7.56	5.56	14	12.85	-1.16
5/7	CHW	Cannon	Wacha	3	8.70	5.70	16	16.61	0.61	12	11.23	-0.77	3	3.81	0.81	1	1.57	0.57	1	7.38	6.38	13	12.21	-0.79
5/6	CHW	Burke	Lugo	6	10.41	4.41	18	18.03	0.03	16	11.91	-4.09	1	4.38	3.38	1	1.74	0.74	9	9.12	0.12	8	13.47	5.47
5/5	CHW	Smith	Ragans	3	9.22	6.22	13	16.55	3.55	10	10.84	0.84	3	4.09	1.09	0	1.63	1.63	7	8.65	1.65	21	15.53	-5.47
4/27	HOU	Brown	Bubic	10	7.82	-2.18	20	16.06	-3.94	11	10.94	-0.06	7	3.58	-3.42	2	1.53	-0.47	4	6.52	2.52	17	16.02	-0.98
4/26	HOU	Valdez	Wacha	2	9.95	7.95	9	18.89	9.89	5	12.91	7.91	3	4.55	1.55	1	1.43	0.43	4	7.40	3.40	13	11.79	-1.21
4/25	HOU	Wesneski	Lugo	2	9.46	7.46	12	17.89	5.89	9	11.52	2.52	3	4.71	1.71	0	1.66	1.66	1	7.40	6.40	12	13.59	1.59
4/24	COL	Marquez	Ragans	10	10.06	0.06	17	17.62	0.62	10	11.29	1.29	5	4.37	-0.64	2	1.96	-0.04	9	8.03	-0.97	13	18.10	5.10
4/24	COL	Dollander	Lorenzen	7	10.91	3.91	18	18.76	0.76	13	11.97	-1.03	3	4.68	1.68	2	2.11	0.11	8	8.58	0.58	17	15.24	-1.76
4/22	COL	Feltner	Bubic	7	9.55	2.55	14	17.58	3.58	10	11.44	1.44	3	4.29	1.29	1	1.85	0.85	11	7.30	-3.70	12	16.59	4.59
4/10	MIN	Ober	Wacha	5	9.06	4.06	12	17.70	5.70	8	11.85	3.85	3	4.23	1.23	1	1.62	0.62	9	7.05	-1.95	14	14.77	0.77
4/9	MIN	Ryan	Lugo	4	9.36	5.36	10	18.01	8.01	5	11.99	6.99	3	4.20	1.20	2	1.82	-0.18	6	6.90	0.90	14	14.93	0.93
4/8	MIN	Lopez	Ragans	3	8.62	5.62	10	16.98	6.98	6	11.61	5.61	4	3.75	-0.25	0	1.62	1.62	4	6.93	2.93	20	14.86	-5.14
4/7	MIN	Woods Rich.	Lorenzen	6	9.16	3.16	16	17.67	1.67	9	11.91	2.91	6	4.25	-1.75	1	1.50	0.50	7	7.54	0.54	13	12.94	-0.06
4/6	BAL	Povich	Bubic	5	7.25	2.25	18	15.49	-2.51	13	10.91	-2.09	5	3.50	-1.50	0	1.08	1.08	2	6.75	4.75	19	15.23	-3.77
4/5	BAL	Sugano	Wacha	9	7.84	-1.16	17	16.16	-0.84	13	11.22	-1.79	3	3.89	0.89	1	1.05	0.05	9	7.24	-1.76	13	13.62	0.62
4/4	BAL	Kremer	Lugo	10	8.12	-1.89	17	16.00	-1.00	12	11.33	-0.67	5	3.31	-1.69	0	1.37	1.37	6	8.02	2.02	10	14.28	4.28
3/30	CLE	Bibee	Wacha	8	9.52	1.52	16	19.37	3.37	9	13.70	4.70	4	4.21	0.21	3	1.46	-1.54	12	6.44	-5.56	12	15.13	3.13
3/29	CLE	Williams	Lugo	6	10.55	4.55	15	19.84	4.84	11	13.45	2.45	2	4.27	2.27	2	2.12	0.12	7	6.94	-0.06	9	16.06	7.06
3/27	CLE	Lively	Ragans	10	10.14	0.14	17	18.54	1.54	9	11.76	2.76	6	4.59	-1.41	2	2.19	0.19	5	7.18	2.18	15	16.68	1.68