How far does a ball carry at Comerica Park?
Comerica Park is the Detroit Tigers home park in Detroit: an open-air park at 600 ft, 420′ to center. Below is what moves fly balls here — elevation, temperature, humidity and wind — plus the current wind for the next game. Carry distances are model estimates and part of the Groundskeeper plan.
Next game conditions
No game at Comerica Park on the current slate. Today's wind for every park that is playing is on the wind carry today page.
Carry estimate
The carry range is The Cold Line's model estimate of how much today's wind and temperature add to or take away from a fly ball to center. Already a Groundskeeper member? Open the live weather board.
Comerica Park park facts
- Elevation
- 600 ft above sea level (8th highest of 30 MLB parks)
- Roof
- Open-air
- Center-field bearing
- 150° — home plate faces south-southeast
- Fences (LF · LCF · CF · RCF · RF)
- 345′ · 370′ · 420′ · 356′ · 330′
- Wall heights (LF · CF · RF)
- 6′ · 8′ · 8′
- Surface
- Natural grass
Park notes: Deep CF (420ft); Dirt strip between mound and plate; Tiger statues on LF overhang.
What moves the ball at Comerica Park
Elevation
Comerica Park is at 600 ft (8th of 30 by elevation). Elevation has only a slight effect at this height; day-to-day changes in temperature and wind matter more.
Temperature
Warm air is less dense than cold air, so a hot night at Comerica Park carries better than a cold one with the same wind. Early-season and late-season night games here play noticeably heavier than mid-summer afternoons.
Humidity
Humid air is slightly lighter than dry air, so higher humidity helps carry a little — the opposite of what most people expect. It is a minor factor next to temperature and wind.
Wind
Home plate faces south-southeast, so a wind out of the north-northwest blows straight out to center and helps carry, while a wind from the south-southeast blows in and knocks fly balls down. Cross-winds push the ball toward one line — at Comerica Park the shorter right-field corner (330′) is where a helping wind shows up first.
Comerica Park carry questions
How far does a ball carry at Comerica Park?
Comerica Park is at 600 ft (8th of 30 by elevation). Elevation has only a slight effect at this height; day-to-day changes in temperature and wind matter more. The Cold Line's game-by-game carry estimate (a model estimate, in feet) is part of the Groundskeeper plan.
Does wind affect home runs at Comerica Park?
Home plate faces south-southeast, so a wind out of the north-northwest blows straight out to center and helps carry, while a wind from the south-southeast blows in and knocks fly balls down. Cross-winds push the ball toward one line — at Comerica Park the shorter right-field corner (330′) is where a helping wind shows up first.
Does Comerica Park have a roof?
No. Comerica Park is open-air, so wind, temperature and humidity are in play every game.
Where can I see today's wind at Comerica Park?
This page shows the current wind for the next game at Comerica Park. The Cold Line's live MLB weather board tracks wind, roof status and conditions for every park on the slate, and Groundskeeper members see the full carry card there.
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