Silencing the Bats: MLB’s Least Home Run-Friendly Ballparks
Sammy Jacobs
Host · Writer
5. Chase Field, Arizona Diamondbacks
Chase Field also surrendered an average of 84 home runs a year in Baseball Savant’s rolling three-year average. It’s odd to see this stadium on the list as the ball flies pretty well at Chase Field, but the young Diamondbacks have lost some pop. With Arizona coming off a National League title, this stadium could quickly fall off the list for the fewest homers.
Arizona Diamondbacks Regular Season Wins: 81.5
1. Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers
When Comerica Park opened, the dimensions were so big they had to move the left field wall in. The dimensions are still large, and a light-hitting Tigers team over the last three seasons has led to this ranking. In Baseball Savant’s rolling three-year average, Comerica surrenders just 79 home runs a season. The young Tigers could get Comerica out of the basement in 2024.
Detroit Tigers Regular Season Wins: 80.5
2. PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pirates
It’s no surprise that PNC Park does not give up home runs, given the lack of power provided by the home team Pirates. Only 80 home runs were hit in Pittsburgh. Could that total go up in 2024? That depends on the health of the Pirates' young players.
Pittsburgh Pirates Regular Season Wins: 75.5
3. Oakland Coliseum, Oakland Athletics
The Athletics were dreadful in 2023, and the stadium does not allow many home runs. The Coliseum surrendered just 84 homers, and it should finish near the bottom of the list again in what could be the A’s last year in Oakland.
Oakland Athletics Regular Season Wins: 57.5
4. Oracle Park, San Francisco Giants
According to Baseball Savant's three-year rolling average, Oracle Park also surrenders 84 home runs a season. The Giants don’t have the big bashers they used to, and triples alley steals home runs away.
San Francisco Giants Regular Season Wins: 81.5
5. Chase Field, Arizona Diamondbacks
Chase Field also surrendered an average of 84 home runs a year in Baseball Savant’s rolling three-year average. It’s odd to see this stadium on the list as the ball flies pretty well at Chase Field, but the young Diamondbacks have lost some pop. With Arizona coming off a National League title, this stadium could quickly fall off the list for the fewest homers.
Arizona Diamondbacks Regular Season Wins: 81.5
1. Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers
When Comerica Park opened, the dimensions were so big they had to move the left field wall in. The dimensions are still large, and a light-hitting Tigers team over the last three seasons has led to this ranking. In Baseball Savant’s rolling three-year average, Comerica surrenders just 79 home runs a season. The young Tigers could get Comerica out of the basement in 2024.
Detroit Tigers Regular Season Wins: 80.5
