Which is bigger, an NFL football field, or a MLB baseball field?

Question

I been thinking of this for a while. I want to know which is bigger a nfl football field or a mlb baseball field. I know they are both shaped differently. I just want to know which is bigger and by how much?

Answer 1

Baseball field at MLB level is about 3 times bigger.

Answer 2

You could actually fit a football field in a major league baseball field. If you line up a football field with a baseball field so that one football field corner is on home plate and the length and width of the football field line up with the first and third base foul lines, you'd come up a bit short length wise but have more than twice the width (NFL football fields are 360 ft long including end zones, but only 160 ft wide; major league stadiums average around 325 feet down each foul line). Add in the foul territory (especially in front of the dugouts) and you could fit a football field in a baseball field with room to spare.

Answer 3

I football field is one size and cannot be changed. Baseball fields change from stadium to stadium. The basic distances of pitchers mound to home plate and distances between bases is the same but the distance to the outfield wall varies usually around 330 down the lines. Shorter in some of the older parks and almost always at least 400 feet the center filed so baseball fields are always bigger that football fields.

Answer 4

When baseball stadiums are converted to football use, they add stands near the field. They used to do that at Shea Stadium when the Jets played there. I attended some Patriots--Jets games there and they would add field level stands. They used to do the same thing at Angel Stadium when the Rams played there. They even added field level seats at little Fenway Park in the 60s when the Patriots played there.

By contrast, when the Dodgers played the Red Sox in the Coliseum in March the left field fence/net was at about 240 feet. I don't remember if anyone got a home run, it was only exhibition play and the games were late.

Answer 5

well a football Field is 120 yards which is 360 feet so from home plate to center Field a baseball Field is always bigger



all baseballs Fields are different sizes so the difference will always be different



if your talking about the playing feild baseball is bigger

if your talking about the fan seats football is bigger

if ur talking about the whole stadium i would have to say baseball

Answer 6

Football field 43,200 ft²

Baseball field (using an average of 380ft to the fence): 113,400 ft²



Football stadiums seat more because less space is taken up by the field, the build the stands higher, and they completely encircle the stadium.



Baseball stadiums tend to value intimacy over capacity, so most new baseball stadiums seat 40-45,000 and preserve some sightlines out of the outfield (e.g. San Francisco, Pittsburgh)

Answer 7

I believe a baseball field is bigger

Answer 8

not sure, alto ftball field is 300 ft staight away and most baseball fields 400 ft+ , remember the dimensions are different. p.s. i think ftball stadiums seat more cause the field is four sided while a baseball field is somewhat three sided

Answer 9

Well there.

A FOOTBALL field is 100 yards

A BASBALL field is around 440 feet or so



You do the math ;)

Answer 10

Here is a great pictur of what mattapar was talking about

http://www.stadiumsofnfl.com/past/SheaStadium.htm