The following table shows the results of combining baseball stadium rankings from various media sources, ballpark geeks, and fan surveys into a composite ranking reflecting a widespread consensus.
Aggregate Rank (balanced) | Aggregate Rank (pseudo-Borda) | Aggregate Rank (Kemeny rule) | Park | Team | Sporting News (2009) | ESPN Page 2 (2006) | Jim Caple (2012) | baseballparks.com (2012) | SI.com Fan Survey (2008) | Forbes (2009) | Yelp.com (my update, 2012) | Baseball Pilgrimages (2011) | Charlie's Ballparks (2012) | ballparkreviews.com (2012) | Ballpark Digest (2010) | Paul's Ballparks (2008) | Sports Travel & Tours (2010) | Ultimate Sports Road Trip (2011) | Roger Weber SportsLibrary (2006) | mlbroadtrip.com (2006) | Fastest 30 Ballgames (2011) | Stadium Guy (2009) | 30ballparks-in-1season (2010) | BaseCrawl (2008) | Clem's Baseball (2012) | Glenn Geffner (2012) | Jason's Ballpark Rankings (2011) | Skipper's Ballpark Rankings (2009) | Stadium Journey Mag (2012) | Kevin Baxter, LA Times (2011) | Fox Sports (2011) | away.com (2009) | David O'Brien, Atl. J-C (2006) | BB Stadium Connoisseur (2011) | Woody Studenmund (2012) |
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1 | 1 | 1 | PNC Park | PIT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6–21 | 2 | 1–12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1t | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | AT&T Park | SF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1–5 | 3 | 1–12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3t | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
3 | 4 | 3 | Fenway Park | BOS | 1 | 12t | 2 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1–5 | 1 | 1–12 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1t | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
4 | 5 | 4 | Wrigley Field | CHC | 3 | 6t | 6 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1–5 | 4 | 1–12 | 11 | 26 | 5t | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3t | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
5 | 3 | 5 | Camden Yards | BAL | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1–5 | 8 | 1–12 | 4 | 3 | 5t | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5t | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11–24 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
6 | 6 | 6 | Target Field | MIN | - | - | 5 | 10 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 1–5 | 11 | - | - | 9 | 2 | - | - | 14 | - | 12 | - | 5t | - | 15 | - | 3 | 4 | 8 | - | - | 6 | 10 |
7 | 7 | 8 | Coors Field | COL | 8 | 4t | 11 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 6–21 | 6 | 1–12 | 6 | 20 | 18t | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 13t | 17 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 11–24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
8 | 8 | 9 | Citizens Bank Park | PHI | 16 | 4t | 13 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6–21 | 10 | 1–12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 13t | 7 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 11–30 | 15–30 | 14 | 7 | 11–30 |
9 | 9 | 7 | Safeco Field | SEA | 7 | 12t | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6–21 | 5 | 1–12 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 13t | 8 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 11–24 | 11–30 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 5 |
10 | 10 | 10 | Petco Park | SD | 13 | 16t | 14 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 6–21 | 14 | 1–12 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 7t | 3 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 11–30 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11–30 |
11 | 11 | 12 | Yankee Stadium | NYY | 10 | - | 22 | 17 | - | 7 | 22 | 22 | 6–21 | 19 | - | - | 4 | 5t | - | - | 10 | 4 | 10 | - | 20t | 13 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 11–30 | 3 | - | 12 | 8 |
12 | 12 | 15t | Citi Field | NYM | 18 | - | 19 | 6 | - | 8 | 17 | 10 | 6–21 | 17 | - | - | 10 | 18t | - | - | 8 | 13 | 13 | - | 11t | 12 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 11–24 | 11–30 | 15–30 | - | 10 | 11–30 |
13 | 13 | 11 | Busch Stadium | STL | 14 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 22–25 | 16 | 14–20 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 11t | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11–24 | 7 | 15–30 | 23 | 9 | 11–30 |
14 | 14 | 13 | Comerica Park | DET | 17 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 6–21 | 25 | 21–25 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 22t | 19 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 11–30 | 15–30 | 15 | 8 | 11–30 |
15 | 15 | 14 | Kauffman Stadium | KC | 6 | 6t | 12 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 6–21 | 9 | 1–12 | 8 | 28 | 22t | 21 | 10 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 18t | 10 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 11–30 |
16 | 16 | 15t | Marlins Park | MIA | - | - | 26 | 7 | - | - | 14 | - | 6–21 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7t | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | 11–30 |
17 | 17 | 17 | Dodger Stadium | LAD | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 20t | 26 | 11 | 6–21 | 13 | 1–12 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 22t | 6 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
18 | 18 | 18 | Progressive Field | CLE | 12 | 14t | 17 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 6–21 | 24 | 1–12 | 9 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 11–24 | 11–30 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 11–30 |
19 | 20 | 20 | Rangers Ballpark | TEX | 19 | 16t | 21 | 14 | 27 | 25t | 16 | 19 | 6–21 | 21 | 14–20 | 5 | 15 | 18t | 18 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 20t | 23 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 11–24 | 11–30 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11–30 |
20 | 19 | 19 | Minute Maid Park | HOU | 22 | 19t | 20 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 6–21 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 11–24 | 11–30 | 15–30 | 8 | 25 | 11–30 |
21 | 21 | 21 | Great American BP | CIN | 25 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 22–25 | 18 | 14–20 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13t | 18 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 11–24 | 11–30 | 15–30 | 19 | 17 | 11–30 |
22 | 22 | 23t | Miller Park | MIL | 15 | 19t | 24 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 26–29 | 27 | 14–20 | 18 | 13 | 10t | 19 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 11–24 | 11–30 | 15–30 | 22 | 19 | 11–30 |
23 | 23 | 22 | Turner Field | ATL | 21 | 14t | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17t | 25 | 14 | 6–21 | 26 | 21–25 | 15 | 19 | 25t | 22 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 18t | 26 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 11–24 | 11–30 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 11–30 |
24 | 24 | 23t | Nationals Park | WSH | 23 | - | 27 | 16 | - | 20t | 27 | 13 | 6–21 | 23 | 14–20 | 7 | 7 | 10t | - | - | 21 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 30 | 11–24 | 11–30 | 15–30 | - | 21 | 11–30 |
25 | 25 | 25 | Angel Stadium | LAA | 11 | 6t | 9 | 23 | 9 | 17t | 21 | 20 | 22–25 | 22 | 21–25 | 21 | 22 | 22t | 8 | 15 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22t | 15 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 11–30 | 15–30 | 20 | 16 | 11–30 |
26 | 27 | 26 | Chase Field | ARI | 20 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 25t | 23 | 25 | 26–29 | 20 | 14–20 | 24 | 18 | 25t | 11 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22t | 22 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 11–24 | 11–30 | 15–30 | 12 | 26 | 11–30 |
27 | 26 | 27 | US Cellular Field | CWS | 24 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26–29 | 12 | 21–25 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 11–24 | 11–30 | 15–30 | 21 | 23 | 11–30 |
28 | 28 | 28 | Rogers Centre | TOR | 26 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 22–25 | 29 | 21–25 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 11–30 | 15–30 | 24 | 27 | 11–30 |
29 | 29 | 29t | Tropicana Field | TB | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 14–20 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 20 | 28 | 11–30 | 15–30 | 28 | 29 | 11–30 |
30 | 30 | 29t | O.co Coliseum | OAK | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26–29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 11–30 | 15–30 | 25 | 28 | 11–30 |
A "t" following a number indicates a tie. A blank ("-") indicates that a ranker did not take a park into consideration, usually because it had not yet been built. A hyphenated range of numbers means that the exact rank is undetermined -- say, when the park falls outside a top-10 list or when it is rated on a tiered scale (1-5 stars/baseballs). The year numbers in the header row refer to when the rankings were created or last updated.
The pseudo-Borda method (second column) compares every pair of ballparks head-to-head. For example, Angel Stadium is ranked ahead of Chase Field in 18 lists and behind Chase Field in 9 lists; the two are tied in 1 list, and are unranked relative to each other in 3 lists. Angel Stadium's "win" proportion vs Chase Field is then (18 + 1/2) / (18+9+1) = 0.596 where ties are counted as half a win. The sum of Angel Stadium's win proportions vs. all parks is its total score. In the specific case where all input rankings are complete (no ties, no tiered rankings, no missing parks), this method yields the same results as the classic Borda Count, equivalent to sorting by average rank.
The "balanced" method is similar to pseudo-Borda but reduces the effect of "outlier" rankings so that a park's overall score won't be thrown off too much by a few anomalously good or bad numbers.
The Kemeny-Young method (Kemeny rule) minimizes the number of instances in which a pair of parks are in one order in an input ranking and in the opposite order in the aggregate ranking.
Because some of the input rankings are a few years old, recently renovated parks such as Kauffman Stadium might be a bit shortchanged in this analysis.