Ballpark factor questions

Bill Veeck · 10-06-2025, 05:02 PM

Where do historical ballpark factors reside? Do they reside in the ballpark that is editable and loads when a game is played in 3d? A game that is simulated uses these same factors I would imagine?

When replaying a historical season, if the wrong ballpark loads - for instance a generic park - comes up in a 3D game - are these the park factors used in simulation?

If you edit the ballpark, that changes the results in simulating going forward?

Bagpipes5 · 10-06-2025, 06:11 PM

Park dimensions are purely cosmetic. You can shift your fences to 20ft tall @ 600 feet midseason and you'll get the same results as before. Until you change your park factors and more important league totals, nothing will change.

LansdowneSt · 10-06-2025, 08:20 PM

bagpipes is correct with regards to the dimensions. As for the ballpark factors - they are what matter for gameplay. For historical parks in historical games, they reside in the /database folder as "era_ballpark.txt". Note in advance that it's easier to read if you make it a .csv file.

Hrycaj · 10-07-2025, 06:37 AM

While this is true, you do have the option to have the game auto-calculate your ballpark factors based on your parks dimensions. So from that regard it isn't purely cosmetic.

omg_pwnasaurus · 10-07-2025, 09:59 AM

Oh that's cool, I actually never realized that.

Garlon · 10-08-2025, 02:01 PM

Trying to determine ballpark factors from the dimensions is extremely problematic.

If a major league team actually created a ballpark with 575 ft walls in every direction I think there would be a significant increase in home runs at that ballpark. Anything that went over the heads of the outfielders or in the gaps or down the line would keep rolling and you would actually get a ton of inside the park home runs in such a stadium.

snepp · 10-09-2025, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Garlon

Trying to determine ballpark factors from the dimensions is extremely problematic.

If a major league team actually created a ballpark with 575 ft walls in every direction I think there would be a significant increase in home runs at that ballpark. Anything that went over the heads of the outfielders or in the gaps or down the line would keep rolling and you would actually get a ton of inside the park home runs in such a stadium.

Like when we were kids and played on "fields" that didn't have any fences. Fun times.

Carplos · 10-09-2025, 04:08 PM

The only reason I ever hit a HR as a kid is because the lack of fences and poor outfielders.

omg_pwnasaurus · 10-09-2025, 09:35 PM

Haha, yeah. My HS field had no fence from LF all the way around to right center but RF fence was like only 250 feet away or something but we had all right handed batters

jeffw3000 · 10-12-2025, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by snepp

Like when we were kids and played on "fields" that didn't have any fences. Fun times.

Or, like when Ty Cobb won the triple crown with 9 home runs, including 9 of which, were Inside the Park home runs.

10-06-2025, 05:02 PM	#1
Bill Veeck Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 60	Ballpark factor questions Where do historical ballpark factors reside? Do they reside in the ballpark that is editable and loads when a game is played in 3d? A game that is simulated uses these same factors I would imagine? When replaying a historical season, if the wrong ballpark loads - for instance a generic park - comes up in a 3D game - are these the park factors used in simulation? If you edit the ballpark, that changes the results in simulating going forward?

10-06-2025, 08:20 PM	#3
LansdowneSt Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: From Duxbury, Mass residing Baltimore Posts: 7,400	bagpipes is correct with regards to the dimensions. As for the ballpark factors - they are what matter for gameplay. For historical parks in historical games, they reside in the /database folder as "era_ballpark.txt". Note in advance that it's easier to read if you make it a .csv file. __________________ Complete Universe Facegen Pack 2.0 (mine included) https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi...k_2.0.zip/file Just my Facegen Pack: https://www.mediafire.com/file_premi..._Pack.zip/file

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10-06-2025, 06:11 PM	#2
Bagpipes5 Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: TX Posts: 457	Park dimensions are purely cosmetic. You can shift your fences to 20ft tall @ 600 feet midseason and you'll get the same results as before. Until you change your park factors and more important league totals, nothing will change.

10-07-2025, 09:59 AM	#5
omg_pwnasaurus Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 348	Oh that's cool, I actually never realized that.

10-08-2025, 02:01 PM	#6
Garlon Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 4,256	Trying to determine ballpark factors from the dimensions is extremely problematic. If a major league team actually created a ballpark with 575 ft walls in every direction I think there would be a significant increase in home runs at that ballpark. Anything that went over the heads of the outfielders or in the gaps or down the line would keep rolling and you would actually get a ton of inside the park home runs in such a stadium.

10-09-2025, 04:08 PM	#8
Carplos Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Idaho Posts: 2,845 Infractions: 1/0 (0)	The only reason I ever hit a HR as a kid is because the lack of fences and poor outfielders.

10-09-2025, 09:35 PM	#9
omg_pwnasaurus Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 348	Haha, yeah. My HS field had no fence from LF all the way around to right center but RF fence was like only 250 feet away or something but we had all right handed batters