Oracle Park Overview
Oracle Park is the home ballpark of the San Francisco Giants, located in San Francisco, California. The stadium opened in 2000 and seats approximately 41,265 fans. It sits at an elevation of roughly 10 feet above sea level and operates in the Pacific (PT) time zone. The playing surface is grass. It is an open-air ballpark fully exposed to local weather. From a hitter's and pitcher's perspective, the outfield measures 339 feet down the left-field line, 364 feet to left-center, 399 feet to straightaway center, 421 feet to right-center, and 309 feet down the right-field line. Its deepest posted distance is right-center at 421 feet, while the most reachable corner is right field at 309 feet. As one of the 30 active Major League Baseball ballparks, Oracle Park combines these fixed dimensions, its 10-foot elevation, and its open air configuration to shape how the ball carries, how pitchers attack the zone, and how run scoring plays out across a season. The San Francisco Giants compete in the NL West of the National League, and this venue serves as their fixed home environment for all home games on the schedule. Relative to a typical big-league outfield, the 399-foot center-field distance and 324-foot average corner here place Oracle Park on the deeper, more spacious end of the league spectrum. The reference figures on this page are evergreen stadium facts rather than daily projections, and they anchor EdgeRanked's park-adjusted MLB projection, weather, and results coverage for this venue.
Official Outfield Dimensions
Posted official outfield distances (feet).
| Field | Distance |
|---|---|
| Left Field | 339 ft |
| Left-Center | 364 ft |
| Center Field | 399 ft |
| Right-Center | 421 ft |
| Right Field | 309 ft |
Proprietary Park Ratings
EdgeRanked's deterministic 0-100 outlook ratings derived from verified park geometry, elevation, and configuration. Higher favors the named environment; Pitcher Friendliness is the inverse.
Empirical Park Factors
Verified multi-season empirical park factors are not part of EdgeRanked's published dataset, so they are shown as Unavailable rather than estimated.
| Factor | Value |
|---|---|
| Home Run Factor | Unavailable |
| Run Factor | Unavailable |
| Singles Factor | Unavailable |
| Doubles Factor | Unavailable |
| Triples Factor | Unavailable |
Handedness Analysis
Geometry-based read on how the park's dimensions play for each batter handedness.
Left-Handed Hitter Impact
Left-handed hitters benefit from a shorter right field (309 ft) relative to left (339 ft), making the pull-side porch more reachable.
Right-Handed Hitter Impact
Right-handed hitters face a deeper left field (339 ft) on the pull side, so opposite-field power and gap contact are more productive paths.
Weather & Environment
As an open-air ballpark at roughly 10 feet of elevation, Oracle Park is shaped by real weather. Warmer air and lower humidity let the ball carry farther, while cool, damp, or heavy marine air suppresses fly-ball distance. Wind direction matters most: a breeze blowing out turns fly balls into home runs, while an inbound wind knocks them down. This park has a strong reputation for wind that can swing run scoring dramatically from day to day. These effects are evergreen tendencies; EdgeRanked layers live forecasts on top of them for game-day projections.
Ballpark Profile
Oracle Park carries a distinct on-field character driven by its geometry, elevation, and exposure to the elements. The park stands at about 10 feet of elevation in San Francisco, California, a factor that influences how far well-struck balls travel and how much break pitchers can generate. The outfield is notably asymmetrical: left field plays 339 feet while right field is only 309 feet, a 30-foot gap that gives left-handed pull hitters a more inviting target down the right-field line. Center field plays a fairly standard 399 feet. As an open-air park, conditions here are shaped by wind, temperature, and humidity, so the same swing can produce different outcomes from a cool, heavy night to a warm, dry afternoon. On EdgeRanked's deterministic park-intelligence scale, Oracle Park clearly favors hitters and run scoring, grading 61/100 for run environment and 69/100 for home runs. Its extra-base-hit environment rates 90/100, reflecting how the gaps and 399-foot center field reward doubles and triples, while pitcher friendliness sits at 49/100. The natural-grass surface plays at a conventional infield speed, with hop and reaction times typical of a grass field. With a seating capacity of roughly 41,265, the park's scale and configuration also influence foul territory and the overall feel of at-bats for both hitters and pitchers. Located in San Francisco, California within the Pacific (PT) time zone, Oracle Park carries an EdgeRanked weather sensitivity rating of 85/100, a measure of how much day-to-day conditions can move its scoring environment relative to other Major League ballparks. Signature characteristics include: Triples Alley (deep right-center, 421 ft); McCovey Cove beyond right field; Marine layer and bay wind; Strong pitcher's park. Taken together, these traits make Oracle Park a unique environment within Major League Baseball, and they feed directly into EdgeRanked's park-aware projection, weather, and results coverage for San Francisco Giants games.