College Park Factors
I have calculated Park Factors for over 400 JUCO teams across the 3 NJCAA Divisions, the NWAC, the CCCAA, and D1 that played in the 2023 season to the present. Some teams have incomplete data, so their Park Factor is left blank.
Park Factor Explanation
For those who do not know what Park Factor is, I'll give a quick rundown. No two ballparks have the same dimensions, weather, etc. For example, Coors Field (home of the Colorado Rockies) has the highest altitude in the MLB. In turn, more runs are scored and it is a very hitter friendly ballpark. Sabermetricians, who are a lot smarter than me, were able to create a formula that could quantify whether a ballpark was pitcher or hitter friendly.
Formula
I used the formula on Wikipedia which can be found here. The only exception is that I did not multiply the main part of the formula by 100. It should be noted that since there were many games played at neutral sites, I counted them as road games.
Scale
If the Park Factor is Less Than 1, it is More Pitcher Friendly
If the Park Factor Equals 1, it is Neutral
If the Park Factor is More Than 1, it is More Hitter Friendly
Website Sources
How Can I Access This Information
I have shared the Google Sheets file that contains all of this information. I have put it here for your access whether that be copying, viewing, etc. It incudes the team name and their Park Factor. Also for NJCAA teams, I included their Division and Region. I hope this information is useful for whatever purpose it may serve!
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