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sircrayon · 06-29-2019, 12:16 PM

I couldn't find anyone asking about this, but I feel it's a big change. The park factors in OOTP20 seem to have jumped many parks towards more HRs and hits, which I'm guessing is due to MLB trends. But the factors are also rather, well, lazy I guess I would say?

Take Miller Park in Milwaukee, for example. It's a known LHB paradise (looking at you, Yelich). Here are the factors in OOTP19:

AVG Overall: .987
AVG LHB: 1.020
AVG RHB: .970
Doubles: 1.000
Triples: 1.020
HR Overall: 1.114
HR LHB: 1.140
HR RHB: 1.100

Now let's look at the park factors in OOTP20:

AVG Overall: 1.011
AVG LHB: 1.011
AVG RHB: 1.011
Doubles: 1.000
Triples: 1.000
HR Overall: 1.011
HR LHB: 1.011
HR RHB: 1.011

Now in this case the Brewers actually had a decrease in HR overall, but look at the factors...no difference for handedness.

This is the case for a lot of stadiums, but some remain unchanged, like Yankee Stadium.

Was this intentional? If so, why do places like Miller Park and Wrigley Field get genericized while Yankee Stadium still has unique park factors for handedness?

06-29-2019, 12:16 PM	#1
sircrayon Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 24	What's up with Park Factors? I couldn't find anyone asking about this, but I feel it's a big change. The park factors in OOTP20 seem to have jumped many parks towards more HRs and hits, which I'm guessing is due to MLB trends. But the factors are also rather, well, lazy I guess I would say? Take Miller Park in Milwaukee, for example. It's a known LHB paradise (looking at you, Yelich). Here are the factors in OOTP19: AVG Overall: .987 AVG LHB: 1.020 AVG RHB: .970 Doubles: 1.000 Triples: 1.020 HR Overall: 1.114 HR LHB: 1.140 HR RHB: 1.100 Now let's look at the park factors in OOTP20: AVG Overall: 1.011 AVG LHB: 1.011 AVG RHB: 1.011 Doubles: 1.000 Triples: 1.000 HR Overall: 1.011 HR LHB: 1.011 HR RHB: 1.011 Now in this case the Brewers actually had a decrease in HR overall, but look at the factors...no difference for handedness. This is the case for a lot of stadiums, but some remain unchanged, like Yankee Stadium. Was this intentional? If so, why do places like Miller Park and Wrigley Field get genericized while Yankee Stadium still has unique park factors for handedness?