Park effects

In sports, park effects are the unique factors of each stadium/arena which impact a game's outcome. These effects are broken down into different components and used in advanced statistical analysis. While most sports have regulation-sized fields, some sports/leagues such as Major League Baseball (MLB) and NCAA Hockey, allow for varying field of play dimensions. The most common example of a park effect is a baseball stadium's batting park factor, but there exists other factors that impact all sports. Every stadium throughout the world has its own unique effects that impact the sports played there.

Park effects

In sports, park effects are the unique factors of each stadium/arena which impact a game's outcome. These effects are broken down into different components and used in advanced statistical analysis. While most sports have regulation-sized fields, some sports/leagues such as Major League Baseball (MLB) and NCAA Hockey, allow for varying field of play dimensions. The most common example of a park effect is a baseball stadium's batting park factor, but there exists other factors that impact all sports. Every stadium throughout the world has its own unique effects that impact the sports played there.