Ballpark Rankings

Yesterday Sports Illustrated published a ranking of all thirty major league ballparks. To do this they used what they call a fan index. The categories which they used were;

Average Ticket Price
Average cost of Consessions/Souvenirs
Accessibility
Amenitities
Atmosphere
Neighborhood
Team Performance

The official SI rankings:

Rank	Team	Stadium
1	L.A. Angels of Anaheim	Angel Stadium
2	Colorado Rockies	Coors Field
3	Pittsburgh Pirates	PNC Park
4	Milwaukee Brewers	Miller Park
5	Texas Rangers	Ameriquest Field
6	Detroit Tigers	Comerica Park
7	Cleveland Indians	Jacobs Field
8	Chicago White Sox	U.S. Cellular Field
9	Kansas City Royals	Kauffman Stadium
10	Minnesota Twins	HHH Metrodome
11	St. Louis Cardinals	Busch Stadium
12	Cincinnati Reds	Great American Ball Park
13	Baltimore Orioles	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
14	San Francisco Giants	AT&T Park
15	Philadelphia Phillies	Citizens Bank Park
16	Arizona D’backs	Chase Field
17	Houston Astros	Minute Maid Park
18	Atlanta Braves	Turner Field
19	New York Yankees	Yankee Stadium
20	Oakland Athletics	McAfee Coliseum
21	San Diego Padres	Petco Park
22	Toronto Blue Jays	Rogers Centre
23	Seattle Mariners	Safeco Field
24	Chicago Cubs	Wrigley Field
25	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Tropicana Field
26	Los Angeles Dodgers	Dodger Stadium
27	Florida Marlins	Dolphin Stadium
28	Boston Red Sox	Fenway Park
29	New York Mets	Shea Stadium
30	Washington Nationals	RFK Stadium

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Iâ€™ve been to aÂ handful ofÂ major league baseball parks, so Iâ€™ve decided to compile my own list. Some parks have since closed, such as Tiger Stadium, but for now I will leave them off the list and focus on current ballparks. I will use SIâ€™s ranking system, except I will throw out team performance. While watching a good team is a plus, I donâ€™t feel that it takeâ€™s good teamâ€™s to have a good baseball game.Â

Kman’s MLB Ballpark Rankings

RankÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TeamÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Stadium

1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PittsburghÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PNC Park

2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â DetroitÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Comerica

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3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ClevelandÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jacobs Field

4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ChicagoÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wrigley Field

5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BaltimoreÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Camden Yards

6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â New YorkÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Yankee Stadium

7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BostonÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fenway Park

8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ChicagoÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â US Cellular Field

9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TorontoÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rogers Centre

What’s your list? Do you agree with SI’s list? What categories are important to you? Which parks would you most like to visit? Share your thoughts and favorite parks in the comments section.Â Â

2 replies on “Ballpark Rankings”

says: Callum

September 13, 2006 at 5:47 pm

“..and it has a drawing card no other park has — the city of Toronto. Wouldn’t you rather spend the day or weekend shopping and eating in one of North America’s nicest and most cosmopolitan cities than in some dying industrial town where one of the only attractions is a faux old-time park?”

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says: Early

September 13, 2006 at 11:05 pm

This is a garbage, I read this article and I hate when qualitative and quantitative measures overlap. Some of these catergories don’t affect me alot, I don’t care about wheelchair seating but I want to walk to a bar before and after the game. Every park has tickets for less than $10, if people want less there is a AAA park somewhere. What about sightlines? What about grading the type of fan base? Terrible waste of ink SI. The park I want to see most is Dodger Stadium – a perfect baseball stadium.

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