KG Erwin
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Joined: 7/25/2000 From: Cross Lanes WV USA Status: offline
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Something else: I noticed a stat called "park factor". What does this actually mean? Forbes Field has a PF of 89. Yeah, OK, so what does this tell me? It isn't exactly a hitter-friendly park as far as hitting HRs is concerned, but with deep outfields there's still the potential for a lot of extra-base hits. Lemme compile the PFs for all of my parks and see what we come up with. Ok, here's the park list: 1. Polo Grounds (New York) 126 2. Municipal Stadium (Cleveland) 114 3. Fenway Park (Boston) 113 4. Ebbets Field (Brooklyn) 103 5. Sportsmans Park (St. Louis) 102 6. Shibe Park (Philadelphia) 101 7. Comiskey Park (Chicago) 98 Briggs Stadium (Detroit) Yankee Stadium (New York) Wrigley Field (Chicago) Crosley Field (Cincinnati) 8. Braves Field (Boston) 94 9. Forbes Field (Pittsburgh) 89 So, the higher the number, the more "hitter-friendly" the field is. Interesting. Apart from the overall team talent levels, the collective ERAs and HR totals seem to bear this out. For example, my Pirates have a team ERA of 2.71, which leads the association. The Indians, on the other hand, have a team ERA of 4.23. The Tribe has hit 57 HR, whereas my Bucs have hit just 23 so far in the 1947 season. On the individual level, playing at Forbes certainly helped Warren Spahn win the NL Cy Young Award in 1946, and has contributed to his 11-1, 1.83 record so far in 1947. The implications are obvious. You tailor your team to your environment. Yeah, common-knowledge, but having this info helps when drafting. You can obtain this number by going to the Standings Page and clicking "expanded team results".
< Message edited by KG Erwin -- 5/28/2007 7:08:38 AM >
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