With the independent-baseball regular season wrapping up yesterday, it’s time to parse the attendance numbers for 2012. Here are 2012 independent attendance numbers, listed by league.
These numbers are for the top indy league who actually report attendance figures; there are others who do not. (Yeah, we’re looking at you, Freedom and Pecos leagues.) This season saw the loss of multiple independent teams, with the North American League and the American Association each losing teams.
| TEAM | LGE | TOTAL | GMS | AV | 2011A | +/- | |
| 1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | AA | 285,620 | 50 | 5,705 | 5,740 | -0.01 |
| 2 | Kansas City T-Bones | AA | 260,620 | 50 | 5,212 | 5,222 | 0.00 |
| 3 | St. Paul Saints | AA | 240,616 | 49 | 4,911 | 5,004 | -0.02 |
| 4 | Laredo Lemurs* | AA | 187,845 | 49 | 3,834 | 1,186 | 2.23 |
| 5 | F-M RedHawks | AA | 187,438 | 50 | 3,749 | 3,590 | 0.04 |
| 6 | El Paso Diablos | AA | 181,122 | 49 | 3,696 | 3,455 | 0.07 |
| 7 | Lincoln Saltdogs | AA | 160,986 | 48 | 3,354 | 3,284 | 0.02 |
| 8 | Gary-SS RailCats | AA | 159,837 | 49 | 3,262 | 3,218 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Wichita Wingnuts | AA | 152,727 | 50 | 3,055 | 3,185 | -0.04 |
| 10 | Amarillo Sox | AA | 133,380 | 50 | 2,668 | 2,834 | -0.06 |
| 11 | Sioux Falls Pheasants | AA | 130,541 | 49 | 2,664 | 1,562 | 0.71 |
| 12 | Grand Prairie AirHogs | AA | 108,236 | 47 | 2,303 | 2,405 | -0.04 |
| 13 | Sioux City Explorers | AA | 55,627 | 49 | 1,135 | 1,306 | -0.13 |
| TOTALS | 2,244,595 | 639 | 3,513 | 3,152 | 0.11 | ||
| 1 | Sugar Land Skeeters | AtL | 465,511 | 70 | 6,650 | ||
| 2 | Long Island Ducks | AtL | 377,473 | 68 | 5,551 | 5,537 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Somerset Patriots | AtL | 350,295 | 66 | 5,308 | 5,241 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Lancaster Barnstormers | AtL | 307,431 | 66 | 4,658 | 4,682 | -0.01 |
| 5 | York Revolution | AtL | 273,648 | 67 | 4,084 | 3,904 | 0.05 |
| 6 | Camden Riversharks | AtL | 231,987 | 67 | 3,462 | 3,500 | -0.01 |
| 7 | S. Md. Blue Crabs | AtL | 229,094 | 68 | 3,369 | 3,294 | 0.02 |
| 8 | Bridgeport Bluefish | AtL | 132,139 | 65 | 2,033 | 2,274 | -0.11 |
| TOTALS | 2,367,578 | 537 | 4,409 | 4,102 | 0.07 | ||
| 1 | Rockland Boulders | Can | 161,375 | 49 | 3,293 | 2,807 | 0.17 |
| 2 | Quebec Capitales | Can | 152,663 | 49 | 3,116 | 3,048 | 0.02 |
| 3 | New Jersey Jackals | Can | 87,206 | 46 | 1,896 | 1,739 | 0.09 |
| 4 | Worcester Tornadoes | Can | 61,398 | 45 | 1,384 | 1,782 | -0.22 |
| 5 | Newark Bears | Can | 32,056 | 48 | 668 | 997 | -0.33 |
| TOTALS | 494,698 | 237 | 2,087 | 1,845 | 0.13 | ||
| 1 | Traverse City Beach Bums | FL | 175,284 | 50 | 3,506 | 3,611 | -0.03 |
| 2 | Gateway Grizzlies | FL | 150,745 | 47 | 3,207 | 3,610 | -0.11 |
| 3 | S. Illinois Miners | FL | 129,936 | 46 | 2,825 | 3,863 | -0.27 |
| 4 | Schaumburg Boomers | FL | 128,287 | 51 | 2,515 | ||
| 5 | Lake Erie Crushers | FL | 127,124 | 49 | 2,594 | 2,680 | -0.03 |
| 6 | Evansville Otters | FL | 120,819 | 46 | 2,627 | 2,226 | 0.18 |
| 7 | Normal CornBelters | FL | 117,475 | 46 | 2,554 | 2,445 | 0.04 |
| 8 | River City Rascals | FL | 107,986 | 50 | 2,160 | 1,564 | 0.38 |
| 9 | Joliet Slammers | FL | 104,019 | 47 | 2,213 | 2,311 | -0.04 |
| 10 | Rockford RiverHawks | FL | 97,453 | 50 | 1,949 | 2,123 | -0.08 |
| 11 | Florence Freedom | FL | 97,382 | 48 | 2,029 | 1,814 | 0.12 |
| 12 | Windy City TBolts | FL | 86,178 | 46 | 1,873 | 1,885 | -0.01 |
| 13 | Washington Wild Things | FL | 76,829 | 47 | 1,635 | 2,226 | -0.27 |
| 14 | London Rippers | FL | 21,985 | 26 | 846 | ||
| TOTALS | 1,541,502 | 649 | 2,375 | 2,535 | -0.06 | ||
| 1 | San Angelo Colts | NABL | 115,735 | 54 | 2,143 | 2,338 | -0.08 |
| 2 | Edinburg Roadrunners | NABL | 86,947 | 56 | 1,553 | 2,113 | -0.27 |
| 3 | Fort Worth Cats | NABL | 57,596 | 49 | 1,175 | 2,160 | -0.46 |
| 4 | RGV WhiteWings | NABL | 47,520 | 50 | 950 | 1,345 | -0.29 |
| 5 | San Rafael Pacifics | NABL | 31,411 | 41 | 766 | ||
| 6 | McAllen Thunder | NABL | 29,082 | 28 | 1,039 | 1,315 | -0.21 |
| 7 | Abilene Prairie Dogs | NABL | 17,979 | 30 | 599 | ||
| 8 | Hawaii Stars | NABL | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Maui Na Koa Ikaika | NABL | 0 | 41 | 0 | 810 | |
| TOTALS | 386,270 | 377 | 1,025 | 1702 | -0.40 | ||
* Played last season as Shreveport-Bossier Captains
** Played last season in American Association
AA = American Association
AtL = Atlantic League
Can = Can-Am League
FL = Frontier League
NABL = North American Baseball League
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