Minor League Park Factors At Midseason 2021

New leagues. New scheduling. A number of new affiliates and ballparks.

The 2021 season has ushered in a new era of the minor leagues. To help make sense of the newness, we present park factors for the 120 full-season minor league parks at midseason.

These park factors are basic comparisons of home output and away output, expressed as both an index (PF) in which 100 is average and a multiplier (Mult) that halves the impact of the park factor to reflect that players play only half of games at home. The statistics being compared are runs, home runs and batting average on balls in play.

These factors are intended to be estimates. However, they are subject to more distortion than usual because of variables unique to 2021, including uneven quality of play and scheduling that is not as varied as usual.

Triple-A East

		Runs		HR		BABIP
Team	Org	PF	Mult	PF	Mult	PF	Mult
Buffalo	TOR	104	1.022	76	.881	109	1.046
Charlotte	CWS	105	1.025	140	1.200	101	1.007
Columbus	CLE	111	1.054	116	1.080	96	.982
Durham	TB	117	1.083	105	1.026	107	1.035
Gwinnett	ATL	89	.944	82	.910	102	1.012
Indianapolis	PIT	104	1.019	99	.997	100	1.002
Iowa	CHC	125	1.123	114	1.068	106	1.029
Jacksonville	MIA	92	.962	96	.982	92	.962
Lehigh Valley	PHI	100	.998	74	.868	100	.998
Louisville	CIN	86	.929	76	.882	99	.997
Memphis	STL	103	1.013	99	.996	103	1.013
Nashville	MIL	95	.973	61	.806	107	1.036
Norfolk	BAL	88	.940	77	.885	90	.952
Omaha	KC	85	.925	94	.968	103	1.013
Rochester	WSH	87	.933	99	.996	101	1.003
Scranton/W-B	NYY	84	.918	80	.902	93	.964
St. Paul	MIN	112	1.060	154	1.270	102	1.012
Syracuse	NYM	132	1.158	139	1.194	104	1.020
Toledo	DET	95	.973	103	1.014	92	.962
Worcester	BOS	96	.979	119	1.093	94	.968

Triple-A West

		Runs		HR		BABIP
Team	Org	PF	Mult	PF	Mult	PF	Mult
Albuquerque	COL	113	1.065	122	1.111	112	1.060
El Paso	SD	127	1.136	164	1.318	109	1.045
Las Vegas	OAK	127	1.136	126	1.129	111	1.053
Oklahoma City	LAD	86	.931	63	.816	95	.977
Reno	ARI	98	.988	92	.961	99	.993
Round Rock	TEX	93	.966	94	.970	96	.979
Sacramento	SF	93	.964	112	1.060	89	.947
Salt Lake	LAA	106	1.032	97	.986	111	1.057
Sugar Land	HOU	67	.835	51	.757	89	.944
Tacoma	SEA	92	.962	96	.980	92	.962

Double-A Central

		Runs		HR		BABIP
Team	Org	PF	Mult	PF	Mult	PF	Mult
Amarillo	ARI	114	1.071	133	1.163	99	.994
Arkansas	SEA	74	.868	65	.823	89	.943
Corpus Christi	HOU	94	.968	136	1.180	91	.953
Frisco	TEX	141	1.203	187	1.436	110	1.052
Midland	OAK	94	.971	49	.746	116	1.082
NW Arkansas	KC	91	.953	111	1.053	92	.960
San Antonio	SD	88	.938	58	.791	94	.968
Springfield	STL	111	1.055	117	1.083	107	1.035
Tulsa	LAD	100	.999	97	.986	97	.987
Wichita	MIN	115	1.073	100	1.002	106	1.029

Double-A Northeast

		Runs		HR		BABIP
Team	Org	PF	Mult	PF	Mult	PF	Mult
Akron	CLE	91	.956	101	1.006	92	.959
Altoona	PIT	101	1.005	72	.862	104	1.021
Binghamton	NYM	94	.971	78	.892	101	1.006
Bowie	BAL	114	1.069	110	1.048	91	.957
Erie	DET	87	.937	113	1.066	101	1.007
Harrisburg	WSH	93	.967	99	.993	104	1.018
Hartford	COL	99	.996	129	1.146	101	1.003
New Hampshire	TOR	103	1.013	111	1.056	100	1.001
Portland	BOS	109	1.045	81	.903	107	1.037
Richmond	SF	102	1.012	76	.878	105	1.026
Somerset	NYY	102	1.011	111	1.053	91	.954
Reading	PHI	112	1.058	122	1.111	105	1.025

Double-A South

		Runs		HR		BABIP
Team	Org	PF	Mult	PF	Mult	PF	Mult
Biloxi	MIL	95	.974	95	.973	90	.949
Birmingham	CWS	101	1.005	108	1.039	102	1.009
Chattanooga	CIN	138	1.188	130	1.150	105	1.023
Mississippi	ATL	78	.890	50	.751	101	1.003
Montgomery	TB	114	1.070	116	1.082	105	1.025
Pensacola	MIA	89	.943	84	.919	99	.995
Rocket City	LAA	88	.941	119	1.095	99	.996
Tennessee	CHC	113	1.063	142	1.209	104	1.021

High-A Central

		Runs		HR		BABIP
Team	Org	PF	Mult	PF	Mult	PF	Mult
Beloit	MIA	116	1.080	116	1.081	105	1.027
Cedar Rapids	MIN	89	.944	83	.916	96	.979
Dayton	CIN	103	1.014	116	1.079	113	1.064
Fort Wayne	SD	121	1.104	134	1.172	112	1.060
Great Lakes	LAD	99	.997	126	1.128	95	.974
Lake County	CLE	92	.958	97	.985	89	.944
Lansing	OAK	126	1.131	104	1.022	110	1.049
Peoria	STL	78	.891	102	1.012	91	.954
Quad Cities	KC	90	.948	97	.984	94	.968
South Bend	CHC	100	1.001	78	.892	107	1.034
West Michigan	DET	79	.893	55	.775	86	.932
Wisconsin	MIL	117	1.083	116	1.081	106	1.031

High-A East

		Runs		HR		BABIP
Team	Org	PF	Mult	PF	Mult	PF	Mult
Aberdeen	BAL	77	.886	59	.796	93	.967
Asheville	HOU	136	1.181	140	1.202	115	1.077
Bowling Green	TB	97	.983	95	.976	101	1.003
Brooklyn	NYM	76	.882	76	.882	94	.971
Greensboro	PIT	119	1.094	200	1.502	93	.963
Greenville	BOS	105	1.024	105	1.023	111	1.054
Hickory	TEX	97	.986	122	1.110	98	.991
Hudson Valley	NYY	122	1.110	111	1.053	112	1.060
Jersey Shore	PHI	104	1.019	136	1.181	101	1.005
Rome	ATL	92	.960	62	.809	103	1.015
Wilmington	WSH	97	.984	95	.977	92	.962
Winston-Salem	CWS	84	.922	75	.873	88	.939

High-A West

		Runs		HR		BABIP
Team	Org	PF	Mult	PF	Mult	PF	Mult
Eugene	SF	97	.984	108	1.038	107	1.033
Everett	SEA	122	1.110	178	1.388	111	1.056
Hillsboro	ARI	84	.921	53	.767	94	.970
Spokane	COL	147	1.235	206	1.530	101	1.004
Tri-City	LAA	78	.891	55	.773	94	.970
Vancouver	TOR	90	.948	69	.846	96	.980

Low-A East

		Runs		HR		BABIP
Team	Org	PF	Mult	PF	Mult	PF	Mult
Augusta	ATL	95	.976	92	.959	109	1.044
Carolina	MIL	109	1.044	143	1.216	102	1.010
Charleston	TB	85	.927	79	.897	82	.909
Columbia	KC	125	1.127	165	1.324	98	.992
Delmarva	BAL	105	1.026	95	.975	98	.991
Down East	TEX	89	.947	116	1.081	96	.982
Fayetteville	HOU	98	.989	96	.980	103	1.015
Fredericksburg	WSH	110	1.049	118	1.089	106	1.031
Kannapolis	CWS	100	1.001	80	.902	104	1.018
Lynchburg	CLE	107	1.034	139	1.193	99	.997
Myrtle Beach	CHC	84	.921	78	.892	96	.980
Salem	BOS	96	.981	96	.981	105	1.024

Low-A Southeast

		Runs		HR		BABIP
Team	Org	PF	Mult	PF	Mult	PF	Mult
Bradenton	PIT	119	1.096	132	1.162	108	1.039
Clearwater	PHI	113	1.063	138	1.189	102	1.008
Daytona	CIN	83	.914	82	.910	103	1.016
Dunedin	TOR	86	.929	86	.929	90	.951
Fort Myers	MIN	85	.925	99	.996	91	.953
Jupiter	MIA	98	.988	78	.890	94	.971
Lakeland	DET	97	.986	70	.849	100	.998
Palm Beach	STL	81	.907	41	.707	92	.958
St. Lucie	NYM	135	1.173	195	1.476	117	1.086
Tampa	NYY	116	1.078	118	1.089	110	1.051

Low-A West

		Runs		HR		BABIP
Team	Org	PF	Mult	PF	Mult	PF	Mult
Fresno	COL	107	1.036	134	1.172	92	.961
Inland Empire	LAA	88	.941	73	.865	99	.996
Lake Elsinore	SD	107	1.034	62	.809	110	1.052
Modesto	SEA	90	.952	102	1.009	101	1.006
R. Cucamonga	LAD	113	1.066	109	1.047	104	1.019
San Jose	SF	97	.985	57	.786	98	.991
Stockton	OAK	97	.983	203	1.515	87	.934
Visalia	ARI	95	.977	119	1.093	108	1.039