Park factor is expressed as a percentage, with 100 being "league average". If, for instance, a park's home run (HR) factor is 120, then that means the park tends to boost home runs by 20%, and therefore a player who plays half his games in that park sees his home run total inflated somewhat relative to the rest of the league. Conversely, a rating of 80 indicates that the stat is reduced by 20 when playing at home. Pawtucket, you'll notice, is a hitters' park, so PawSox hitters' stats (especially home runs) are actually not as good as they look, while pitchers' stats are actually somewhat better than they appear at first glance.

• Rookie Level, presently the Gulf Coast Red Sox

                                          League Averages
  Year    Team            League          AVG/OBP/SLG     ERA
  1993    R/Fort Myers    Gulf Coast      241/324/317     3.31
  1994    R/Fort Myers    Gulf Coast      240/320/327     3.50
  1995    R/Fort Myers    Gulf Coast      239/319/327     3.30
  1996    R/Fort Myers    Gulf Coast      245/319/335     3.53
  1997    R/Fort Myers    Gulf Coast      247/325/337     3.48
  

  
  
• Short Season Class A, presently the Lowell Spinners

                                   League Averages         Park Factor
  Year    Team         League      AVG/OBP/SLG    ERA      AVG    HR      R
  1993    A/Utica      NY-Penn     248/324/352    3.71     107    124    80
  1994    A/Utica      NY-Penn     252/330/347    3.75      92    150    95
  1995    A/Utica      NY-Penn     256/333/354    3.78     105    105   115
  1996    A/Lowell     NY-Penn     246/325/348    3.75     104    112   115
  1997    A/Lowell     NY-Penn     255/328/362    3.88     100    143   117
  

  
  
• Low Class A, presently the Michigan Battle Cats

                                   League Averages         Park Factor
  Year    Team         League      AVG/OBP/SLG    ERA      AVG     HR     R
  1993    Lynchburg    Carolina    258/327/387    3.84      94     86    87
  1994    Lynchburg    Carolina    259/335/405    4.26     104     95   116
  1995    Michigan     Midwest     253/334/369    4.00      98    127   114
  1996    Michigan     Midwest     254/336/367    3.94      93     84    79
  1997    Michigan     Midwest     259/335/384    4.14      97    109    97
  

  
  
• High Class A, presently the Sarasota Red Sox

                                     League Averages         Park Factor
  Year    Team          League       AVG/OBP/SLG    ERA      AVG    HR    R
  1993    Fort Ldrdale  Florida St   261/333/358    3.62     106    71   102
  1994    Sarasota      Florida St   255/328/359    3.63     109   102   126
  1995    Sarasota      Florida St   250/326/348    3.43     102    88   110
  1996    Sarasota      Florida St   256/330/360    3.63     110   112   110
  1997    Sarasota      Florida St   260/330/379    3.91     106    97   113
  

  
  
• Special Class A, some inter-organization farm teams

                                   League Averages         Park Factor
  Year    Team         League      AVG/OBP/SLG    ERA      AVG    HR     R
  1996    Bakersfield  California  276/358/420    4.81      99   118    97
  

  
  
• Class AA, presently the Trenton Thunder

                                   League Averages         Park Factor
  Year    Team         League      AVG/OBP/SLG    ERA      AVG    HR     R
  1993    New Britain  Eastern     260/333/384    4.00      97    69    87
  1994    New Britain  Eastern     258/330/387    3.95      92    57    80
  1995    Trenton      Eastern     255/333/377    4.01      95    70    93
  1996    Trenton      Eastern     260/336/399    4.09      97    74    95
  1997    Trenton      Eastern     267/345/418    4.46      97    76    93
  

  
  
• Class AAA, presently the Pawtucket Red Sox

                                  League Averages          Park Factor
  Year    Team        League      AVG/OBP/SLG    ERA       AVG    HR     R
  1993    Pawtucket   Int'l       262/330/403    4.10      102   210   105
  1994    Pawtucket   Int'l       262/333/403    4.11      108   169   119
  1995    Pawtucket   Int'l       262/329/393    3.95      104   147   105
  1996    Pawtucket   Int'l       269/337/427    4.57      103   174   114
  1997    Pawtucket   Int'l       264/340/415    4.39      103   166   110
  

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