Shape of the Park
The outfield is huge: 330 feet down the shortest line and 415 feet to the deepest listed point. That extra grass is part of the Coors effect. It can turn well-struck balls into doubles and triples even when they stay in the yard.
BALLPARK PROFILE 2026
Coors Field Park Factors 2026
Colorado Rockies - Denver, CO
Coors Field plays as a premium home run environment for 2026. Its run factor is 1.25 (+25% vs league average) and its home run factor is 1.47 (+47%).
Quick answer
Is Coors Field hitter-friendly?
Coors Field has a 1.25 run factor, 1.47 home run factor, and 1.12 hits factor. Values above 1.00 favor hitters; values below 1.00 favor pitchers.
Park-factor read
How Coors Field Changes the Bet
Coors Field is not subtle. Coors Field is the Colorado Rockies home park in Denver, CO. For betting, the useful question is not whether the park is "good for hitters." It is which markets the venue changes most: home runs, run scoring, hits, or weather-sensitive totals.
Scoring Profile
A 1.47 home run factor puts this park in the top power tier. Fly balls and pulled contact deserve a bigger ceiling adjustment here than they would in a neutral venue. The 1.25 run factor makes totals, team totals, hits, and total bases more sensitive to lineup strength. Mistakes can snowball here.
Weather Check
Coors is open-air and sits at 5,280 feet. Weather is not a footnote here. Warm air and helpful wind can make an already hitter-friendly park play even louder.
Sources for basic venue facts: Wikidata, Wikipedia, Official venue/team site. The park-factor read above is original thecapper.io analysis.
Opened
1995
Capacity
50,398
Roof
Open
Altitude
5,280 ft
Historical Venue Outcomes Artifact
435 graded model rows mapped to this home venue across official and research ledgers.
31%
model row win rate
History and naming
Coors Field Venue History
Coors Field opened in 1995 and serves as the home venue for the Colorado Rockies. That matters for searchers and bettors because venue names, naming-rights language, and team shorthand often get mixed together in MLB research. This profile uses the current venue identity, then connects it to the team, city, roof type, dimensions, and betting factors that actually affect the game. At 50,398 listed capacity with grass playing surface, Coors Field is a modern-era MLB venue with enough history for park factors to stabilize. The page cites Wikidata, Wikipedia, Official venue/team site for basic identity facts, but the park-factor interpretation is original analysis from thecapper.io.
Naming Note
Use Coors Field, Colorado Rockies, and Denver, CO together when comparing park-factor research. Fans may search by team, city, nickname, sponsor name, or older venue wording, but the betting question is the same: which run environment is attached to today's home team? This page keeps the current official venue name tied to the Colorado Rockies profile so related pages, game previews, tools, and model explanations can point to one canonical ballpark URL.
Seasonal environment
How Weather Changes Coors Field
Coors Field is open-air, so the same dimensions can play differently by month. Cooler April and May nights can mute carry, summer heat can help the ball travel, and late-season weather can introduce sharper wind and temperature swings. For totals, home run props, hits, and NRFI/YRFI, treat the static park factor as the baseline and game-day weather as the adjustment. Altitude adds another layer: at 5,280 feet, thinner air can make carry more sensitive to warm weather and wind direction.
Spring Read
Early-season games can be the most misleading because the listed park factor is season-neutral while temperature, wind, and lineup timing are not. Be careful with overs, home run props, and small-sample venue trends when the weather is cold.
Summer Read
Warmer air generally helps carry and can make hitter-friendly parks more dangerous. In pitcher-friendly parks, summer weather can narrow the gap between the static factor and the live betting environment.
Late-Season Read
September baseball can bring cooler nights, different shadows, bullpen fatigue, and lineup churn. That makes the park profile useful, but it should be paired with current team context and confirmed lineups.
Venue trends
Recent Run Environment at Coors Field
A static park factor tells you the baseline. Recent results show how the park has actually played this season: totals, team scoring, first-inning scoring, and tracked pitcher strikeout props.
10 recent games in focus
Last 5
13
avg runs/game
O/U3-1-1
YRFI80%
Home runs4.6
Away runs8.4
K props5.5
Last 10
11.4
avg runs/game
O/U5-4-1
YRFI70%
Home runs4.7
Away runs6.7
K props4.7
Last 20
10.2
avg runs/game
O/U5-5-1
YRFI76.5%
Home runs4.5
Away runs5.6
K props4.4
Last 30
10.2
avg runs/game
O/U5-5-1
YRFI76.5%
Home runs4.5
Away runs5.6
K props4.4
Season
10.2
avg runs/game
O/U5-5-1
YRFI76.5%
Home runs4.5
Away runs5.6
K props4.4
How to Use These Trends
Use the windows as a sanity check, not a pick generator. If the last 5 and last 10 are running hot but the season line is neutral, ask whether weather, opponent quality, or bullpen chaos created the spike. If every window points the same way, the venue signal is more interesting.
Recent Games at Coors Field
| Date | Matchup | Runs | Line | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | New York Mets @ Colorado Rockies | 6 | 10.5 | UNDER |
| 2026-05-03 | Atlanta Braves @ Colorado Rockies | 17 | 10.5 | OVER |
| 2026-05-02 | Atlanta Braves @ Colorado Rockies | 10 | 10 | PUSH |
| 2026-05-01 | Atlanta Braves @ Colorado Rockies | 14 | 10.5 | OVER |
| 2026-04-23 | San Diego Padres @ Colorado Rockies | 18 | 11 | OVER |
Run trends use final MLB game scores by home venue. O/U trend uses available sportsbook total lines from game-market shadow rows. NRFI and K trend use graded pick outcome ledgers, so sample sizes vary by park.
Coors Field Park Factor Rankings
Run Factor
1.25
No. 1 of 30
+25% vs league average for run scoring. Extreme hitter park.
Home Run Factor
1.47
No. 1 of 30
+47% vs league average for home runs. Extreme hitter park.
Hits Factor
1.12
No. 1 of 30
+12% vs league average for hit frequency. Strong hitter park.
Field Dimensions
Distances in feet from home plate. Shorter corners can amplify pull-side power, while deeper alleys can turn fly balls into extra-base volatility.
LF
330
CF
415
RF
330
Left-Center
375
Right-Center
375
Betting Impact
Run scoring grades 25% above league average, so totals, hit props, and bullpen quality deserve extra attention. The 1.47 HR factor is 47% above average, which raises the ceiling for fly-ball hitters. Elevation is a meaningful carry variable here, especially in warm weather. Extreme hitter park. Thin air and high elevation dramatically boost HRs and runs. Humidor helps but doesn't fully eliminate advantage. One of best parks for power props.
Use with caution
Park factors are context, not picks. The best reads combine venue, weather, lineup quality, starting pitchers, bullpen form, and current market price.
Quirks explained
Coors Field Quirks and Notable Features
Ballpark quirks are only useful when they are translated into baseball outcomes. The notes below explain what each feature can change: pull-side power, doubles and triples, hit probability, totals, or weather sensitivity.
Extreme elevation (5280ft/Mile High)
At 5,280 feet, batted balls face less air resistance than they do near sea level. The impact is not only home runs: outfielders cover more ground, breaking pitches can be harder to finish, and extra-base hits become a bigger part of the run environment.
Thin air reduces drag
At 5,280 feet, batted balls face less air resistance than they do near sea level. The impact is not only home runs: outfielders cover more ground, breaking pitches can be harder to finish, and extra-base hits become a bigger part of the run environment.
Humidor storage of baseballs
The humidor was introduced to keep baseball storage more consistent in Denver, where dry air used to make the ball play livelier. It moderates the most extreme carry, but it does not erase Coors Field: the outfield is still huge, the air is still thin, and run scoring can still snowball.
One of MLB's most extreme parks
Coors is extreme because several forces stack together: altitude, a massive outfield, big gaps, and a run factor of 1.25. Even when the market prices in Coors, lineup quality and bullpen weakness can still make totals and team totals move quickly.
Source-backed venue facts
Sources and External References
We use reputable external references for basic venue identity facts only. The park-factor rankings, betting context, and model notes on this page are original thecapper.io analysis and do not copy prose from Wikipedia or official venue pages.
- Wikidata entity
- Q1129916
- Architect
- Populous
- Operator
- Colorado Rockies
- Coordinates
- 39.756111, -104.994167
FAQ
Is Coors Field hitter-friendly in 2026?
Coors Field has a 1.25 run factor and a 1.47 home run factor, making it a premium home run environment for betting context.
What is the home run factor at Coors Field?
Coors Field has a 1.47 home run factor, which is +47% compared with a league-average 1.00 baseline.
How should bettors use Coors Field park factors?
Use the venue factor as context, not a standalone pick. Combine it with lineups, starting pitchers, bullpen form, weather, and market price before betting totals or player props.
Does weather change how Coors Field plays?
Coors Field is open-air, so the same dimensions can play differently by month. Cooler April and May nights can mute carry, summer heat can help the ball travel, and late-season weather can introduce sharper wind and temperature swings. For totals, home run props, hits, and NRFI/YRFI, treat the static park factor as the baseline and game-day weather as the adjustment. Altitude adds another layer: at 5,280 feet, thinner air can make carry more sensitive to warm weather and wind direction.
What makes Coors Field unique?
Coors Field's notable features include Extreme elevation (5280ft/Mile High), Thin air reduces drag, Humidor storage of baseballs, One of MLB's most extreme parks. Those quirks matter because dimensions, wall shape, roof state, and air conditions can change batted-ball outcomes by market.