Best & Worst MLB Ballparks For Home Runs: Steel City Has No Homers

Ethan Diamandas - Betting Analyst at Covers.com
Ethan Diamandas • Betting Analyst 6+ years betting experience
Updated: Jul 28, 2026 , 07:19 AM ET • 4 min read

Not all ballparks are created equal. Dodger Stadium leads baseball with a 129 HR factor, while PNC Park and Oracle Park sit near the bottom. Here's a full breakdown of every MLB venue ranked by home run-friendliness for 2026.

PNC Park.
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If you bounce around the majors, you'll find a variety of MLB ballparks, big and small. No two stadiums are alike, and that's a good thing. 

Baseball sharps take note of which parks favor hitters or pitchers. There are betting advantages and disadvantages camouflaged within each venue's towering wall, short porch, dry air or deep alley. Here's everything you need to know about which MLB ballparks are good or bad for dingers.

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All Park Factor sabermetrics courtesy Baseball Savant.

Rank Team Ballpark HR Factor
1 Dodgers UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium 129
2 Reds Great American Ball Park 122
3 Yankees Yankee Stadium 117
4 Astros Daikin Park 115
5 Orioles Oriole Park at Camden Yards 114
6 Phillies Citizens Bank Park 114
7 Blue Jays Rogers Centre 110
8 Angels Angel Stadium 109
9 Padres Petco Park 108
10 Rockies Coors Field 107
11 Brewers American Family Field 105
12 Tigers Comerica Park 104
13 Mets Citi Field 101
14 Nationals Nationals Park 98
15 Rays Tropicana Field 98
16 Twins Target Field 97
17 Cubs Wrigley Field 97
18 Braves Truist Park 96
19 Guardians Progressive Field 95
20 Mariners T-Mobile Park 95
21 D-backs Chase Field 93
22 White Sox Rate Field 93
23 Rangers Globe Life Field 90
24 Marlins loanDepot park 88
25 Red Sox Fenway Park 84
26 Royals Kauffman Stadium 82
27 Cardinals Busch Stadium 81
28 Pirates PNC Park 78
29 Giants Oracle Park 77

UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium (129)

Dodger Stadium remains the best home run environment in baseball, posting a 129 HR factor in the 2024–2026 window. That means the park is playing 29% more homer-friendly than league average, giving it a clear edge over the rest of the field. With dry conditions, limited wind disruption, and a lineup loaded with power, games at Chavez Ravine should stay circled for anyone betting dinger props.

Great American Ball Park (122)

Great American Ball Park has long carried a hitter-friendly reputation, and the latest HR factor data backs it up. Cincinnati checks in second at 122, making it one of the best parks in baseball for balls to leave the yard. The compact dimensions can turn well-struck fly balls into quick home runs, especially when the weather heats up. If you're shopping home run props, this is one of the first venues to check.

Yankee Stadium (117)

Yankee Stadium remains a prime target for home run bettors, especially when left-handed power is involved. The short porch in right field gives hitters a clear path to cheap or pulled home runs, and the park's 117 HR factor puts it third in the majors over the 2024–2026 sample. Matchups in the Bronx deserve extra attention any time a power bat gets a favorable handedness split.

Daikin Park (115)

Daikin Park also sits firmly in homer-friendly territory with a 115 HR factor. Houston's home park rewards hitters who can pull the ball with authority, and the Crawford Boxes can make life uncomfortable for pitchers who miss up or over the plate. It may not always get the same betting attention as Cincinnati or New York, but the park factor says it belongs in the same conversation.

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Oracle Park (77)

Oracle Park sits at the bottom of the home run park factor rankings, posting a 77 mark in the 2024–2026 window. The cold air, deep right-center gap, and bay-side conditions continue to knock down fly balls that might carry elsewhere. If you're fading power props or looking for a reason to lean under on a slugging market, San Francisco is one of the first places to start.

PNC Park (78)

PNC Park remains one of baseball's toughest home run environments, checking in just ahead of Oracle Park with a 78 HR factor. The deep left-center gap can swallow fly balls, and the park rarely gives hitters the same cheap power boost they might find in Cincinnati, New York or Los Angeles. For bettors, Pittsburgh is still a strong fade spot for homer-heavy profiles.

Busch Stadium (81)

Busch Stadium also lands near the bottom of the list with an 81 HR factor. St. Louis has not played as a friendly home run park in this sample, which can matter when evaluating power props or game totals. The venue does not erase offense entirely, but it makes hitters earn their damage more than most parks on the board.

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Ethan Diamandas
Betting Analyst

Ethan Diamandas is a Toronto-based sports writer and betting analyst with six years in the sports and gaming industry. A Carleton University journalism grad, he pairs a traditional reporting background with an analytical read on MLB betting. He covered the Toronto Blue Jays as both a beat reporter and a feature writer, which gives him a close feel for roster construction, pitching matchups, bullpen usage, and the day-to-day factors that move baseball odds.

His bylines have run in Sports Illustrated, MLB.com, and Yahoo Sports. He also covers boxing and UFC, but baseball is the focus, especially player props, first-five markets, totals, and game-by-game matchup analysis.

On the book side, he leans on bet365 for its deep player-prop menu and FanDuel for consistently competitive odds, with DraftKings reserved for the occasional ambitious parlay. His approach is research-first and patient. He shops lines, waits for real value, and won't force action just because there's a game on the board.

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