Rate Field

Outfield wall distances at Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox: 330 ft at its shortest and 400 ft at its deepest. 99% of tracked MLB home runs would clear the wall here.

  • 330 ftShortest porch
  • 400 ftDeepest wall
  • 99%Of tracked HRs clear it
  • 9Tracked HRs hit here

How Rate Field compares

Rate Field is the 6th-easiest of MLB’s 30 parks to homer in right now: 99% of the past week’s tracked home runs would clear its walls, against a 97% league average. That makes it hitter-friendly.

About Rate Field

Home of the Chicago White Sox since 1991. The last of the retro builds before Camden Yards changed stadium design a year later. Broadly neutral; summer wind off Lake Michigan can add carry.

Outfield wall by spray angle

DirectionSpray angleWall distance
Left-field line-45°330 ft
Left field-30°360 ft
Left-centre-15°377 ft
Centre field0°400 ft
Right-centre+15°372 ft
Right field+30°355 ft
Right-field line+45°335 ft

Rate Field FAQ

Is Rate Field a hitter-friendly park?

Rate Field currently ranks 6 of 30 MLB parks by share of recent tracked home runs that would clear its walls — 99% here versus a 97% league average. That makes it hitter-friendly.

What are the outfield wall distances at Rate Field?

The wall at Rate Field is 330 ft at its shortest, 400 ft to straightaway centre, and 400 ft at its deepest point.

What makes Rate Field unique?

The last of the retro builds before Camden Yards changed stadium design a year later. Opened in 1991.

Home runs hit at Rate Field

donged — how many of MLB’s 30 ballparks would that home run have left the yard in? Distances are Statcast projected distance from the MLB Stats API, compared against each park’s outfield wall at the ball’s spray angle. Wall height and trajectory arc are not modelled.