Aggregate MLB ballpark rankings

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
Jim Caple (2012)
Forbes (2009)
Yelp.com (my update, 2012)
BaseCrawl (2008)
Fox Sports (2011)
away.com (2009)
111PNC ParkPIT211233126–2121–1222123141741t43525112334
222AT&T ParkSF5233171291–531–123582217533t54792211151
343Fenway ParkBOS112t212212311–511–1212514121622211t11621764412
454Wrigley FieldCHC36t611541141–541–1211265t53310123t161142631223
535Camden YardsBAL4349145581–581–12435t44123365t223211–24410646
666Target FieldMIN--510--471–511--92--14-12-5t-15-348--610
778Coors FieldCOL84t11571310156–2161–1262018t989815813t17841411–245511187
889Citizens Bank ParkPHI164t13181011636–21101–12101113513991913t7101511511–3015–3014711–30
997Safeco FieldSEA712t101566966–2151–1214121617962016713t8199511–2411–3087205
101010Petco ParkSD1316t148111215126–21141–12171631072012857t39147911–30751111–30
111112Yankee StadiumNYY10-2217-722226–2119--45t--10410-20t13181312311–303-128
121215tCiti FieldNYM18-196-817106–2117--1018t--81313-11t121761911–2411–3015–30-1011–30
131311Busch StadiumSTL149181351071722–251614–2016624201471711911t111112811–24715–3023911–30
141413Comerica ParkDET171171941513216–212521–2520114141151161722t196818611–3015–3015811–30
151514Kauffman StadiumKC66t12412161256–2191–1282822t21102719231018t10132322101014182411–30
161615tMarlins ParkMIA--267--14-6–2115----------7t---24-----11–30
171717Dodger StadiumLAD9108112220t26116–21131–121227281524161642022t614102825999139
181818Progressive FieldCLE1214t172111920166–21241–1292117113241514239205161511–2411–3012102211–30
192020Rangers BallparkTEX1916t21142725t16196–212114–2051518t18191521241820t23711611–2411–3013131411–30
201919Minute Maid ParkHOU2219t2027162219186–2171322149620176261217921221611–2411–3015–3082511–30
212121Great American BPCIN251825251314182322–251814–2013813712185181413t1825251011–2411–3015–30191711–30
222223tMiller ParkMIL1519t24262982826–292714–20181310t19611182116261420271711–2411–3015–30221911–30
232322Turner FieldATL2114t16201917t25146–212621–25151925t22172224171518t2612171311–2411–306161511–30
242423tNationals ParkWSH23-2716-20t27136–212314–207710t--21141921102126193011–2411–3015–30-2111–30
252525Angel StadiumLAA116t923917t212022–252221–25212222t8152526252422t15231821811–3015–30201611–30
262726Chase FieldARI202423282525t232526–292014–20241825t11182322202222t2222262311–2411–3015–30122611–30
272627US Cellular FieldCWS24221524824242626–291221–25231715162119252225272527242611–2411–3015–30212311–30
282828Rogers CentreTOR262529221823302422–252921–2519232129262623272828242421272711–3015–30242711–30
292929tTropicana FieldTB3029303024282927303014–2027242728272828281329272830202811–3015–30282911–30
303029tO.co ColiseumOAK272828292329282926–29282625303023253030302930282920293011–3015–30252811–30

Notation

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.

Methods

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.

PNC Park AT&T Park Fenway Park Wrigley Field Camden Yards Target Field Coors Field Citizens Bank Park Safeco Field Petco Park Yankee Stadium Citi Field Busch Stadium Comerica Park Kauffman Stadium Marlins Park Dodger Stadium Progressive Field Rangers Ballpark Minute Maid Park Great American BP Miller Park Turner Field Nationals Park Angel Stadium Chase Field US Cellular Field Rogers Centre Tropicana Field O.co Coliseum 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Pairwise Comparison Score Ballpark Balanced Pseudo-Borda
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