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2016 Affiliated Attendance by Average

By on September 9, 2016 in Attendance, Minor-League Baseball, News, News

Ballpark DigestWe wrap up our look at 2016 Minor League Baseball attendance with a listing of teams ranked by average attendance — the most accurate way to evaluate how a team did this season.

Why? Total attendance can be skewed by rainouts and weather issues (which were especially prevalent in the 2016 season), and those rankings also benefit the higher-level leagues with the longest seasons. This ranking levels the playing field by providing a per-game look for the season.

Summer-collegiate attendance has already been posted, with independent baseball covered after the Atlantic League season ends.

(Sharp-eyed readers may notice that we’ve dropped the Mexican League from our 2016 listings. Though technically the Mexican League is an affiliated MiLB league, it is run differently enough from other MiLB leagues that we’ve decided to exclude it from these listings.)

Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated baseball teams, as listed by per-game average, with a comparison of 2015 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.

Team League Total Gms Av. 2015A +/-
1 Charlotte Knights IL 628,173 70 8,974 9,428 -0.05
2 Indianapolis Indians IL 636,888 71 8,970 9,331 -0.04
3 Columbus Clippers IL 602,171 68 8,855 9,016 -0.02
4 Lehigh Valley IronPigs IL 611,015 70 8,729 8,769 0.00
5 Round Rock Express PCL 613,226 71 8,637 8,623 0.00
6 Sacramento River Cats PCL 609,666 71 8,587 9,338 -0.08
7 Dayton Dragons ML 548,574 67 8,188 8,212 0.00
8 Buffalo Bisons IL 562,755 70 8,039 8,228 -0.02
9 El Paso Chihuahuas PCL 564,259 72 7,837 8,154 -0.04
10 Toledo Mud Hens IL 532,008 68 7,824 7,699 0.02
11 Albuquerque Isotopes PCL 522,266 67 7,795 8,007 -0.03
12 Durham Bulls IL 547,156 72 7,599 7,814 -0.03
13 Iowa Cubs PCL 504,160 68 7,414 7,531 -0.02
14 Salt Lake Bees PCL 503,659 71 7,195 6,823 0.05
15 Louisville Bats IL 506,030 71 7,127 7,537 -0.05
16 Nashville Sounds PCL 504,060 71 7,099 7,965 -0.11
17 Frisco RoughRiders TL 463,564 66 7,024 6,918 0.02
18 Oklahoma City Dodgers PCL 437,905 67 6,536 6,941 -0.06
19 Rochester Red Wings IL 434,897 68 6,396 6,291 0.02
20 Fresno Grizzlies PCL 439,389 71 6,189 6,457 -0.04
21 Vancouver Canadians NWL 222,363 36 6,177 5,825 0.06
22 Reading Fightin Phils EL 420,320 69 6,092 6,044 0.01
23 Fort Wayne TinCaps ML 413,791 68 6,084 5,971 0.02
24 Pawtucket Red Sox IL 407,097 67 6,076 6,572 -0.08
25 SWB RailRiders IL 424,991 70 6,071 5,753 0.06
26 Birmingham Barons SL 418,361 69 6,063 6,352 -0.05
27 Kane County Cougars ML 400,931 69 5,811 5,920 -0.02
28 Richmond Flying Squirrels EL 390,693 68 5,745 6,055 -0.05
29 West Michigan Whitecaps ML 386,416 68 5,683 5,667 0.00
30 Brooklyn Cyclones NYP 207,702 37 5,614 6,234 -0.10
31 Norfolk Tides IL 373,042 68 5,486 5,767 -0.05
32 Tulsa Drillers TL 366,734 68 5,393 5,858 -0.08
33 Portland Sea Dogs EL 374,746 70 5,354 5,497 -0.03
34 Lakewood BlueClaws SAL 353,080 66 5,350 5,634 -0.05
35 Omaha Storm Chasers PCL 356,135 67 5,315 5,516 -0.04
36 Tacoma Rainiers PCL 377,164 71 5,312 4,965 0.07
37 Reno Aces PCL 365,883 70 5,227 5,377 -0.03
38 Greensboro Grasshoppers SAL 336,121 65 5,171 5,313 -0.03
39 Corpus Christi Hooks TL 350,964 68 5,161 5,338 -0.03
40 New Orleans Zephyrs PCL 339,400 66 5,142 4,710 0.09
41 South Bend Cubs ML 350,803 69 5,084 5,039 0.01
42 Spokane Indians NWL 187,848 37 5,077 5,017 0.01
43 Akron RubberDucks EL 350,079 69 5,074 5,013 0.01
44 Trenton Thunder EL 347,661 69 5,039 4,960 0.02
45 Las Vegas 51s PCL 331,999 68 4,882 4,834 0.01
46 Frederick Keys CL 314,443 65 4,838 4,907 -0.01
47 New Hampshire Fisher Cats EL 338,387 70 4,834 5,051 -0.04
48 Greenville Drive SAL 331,911 69 4,810 5,100 -0.06
49 Springfield Cardinals TL 316,990 67 4,731 4,964 -0.05
50 Arkansas Travelers TL 306,570 65 4,716 5,038 -0.06
51 Memphis Redbirds PCL 324,581 69 4,704 4,037 0.17
52 San Antonio Missions TL 317,607 69 4,603 4,605 0.00
53 Lansing Lugnuts ML 311,190 68 4,576 5,026 -0.09
54 Winston-Salem Dash CL 295,411 66 4,476 4,456 0.00
55 NW Arkansas Naturals TL 312,001 70 4,457 4,469 0.00
56 Lexington Legends SAL 276,062 63 4,382 4,367 0.00
57t Tennessee Smokies SL 293,694 68 4,319 4,406 -0.02
57t Pensacola Blue Wahoos SL 302,340 70 4,319 4,421 -0.02
59 Wilmington Blue Rocks CL 276,199 64 4,316 4,153 0.04
60 Charleston RiverDogs SAL 293,161 68 4,311 4,368 -0.01
61 Tri-City ValleyCats NYP 149,847 35 4,281 4,269 0.00
62 Hudson Valley Renegades NYP 152,328 36 4,231 4,426 -0.04
63 Colorado Springs Sky Sox PCL 270,100 64 4,220 4,619 -0.09
64 Jacksonville Suns SL 264,401 63 4,197 4,128 0.02
65 Syracuse Chiefs IL 274,427 66 4,158 3,803 0.09
66 Altoona Curve EL 272,640 66 4,131 4,325 -0.04
67 Aberdeen IronBirds NYP 141,070 35 4,031 4,216 -0.04
68 Harrisburg Senators EL 269,172 69 3,901 4,371 -0.11
69 Midland Rockhounds TL 265,193 68 3,900 4,248 -0.08
70 Columbia Fireflies** SAL 261,134 69 3,785 1,962 0.93
71 Lowell Spinners NYP 139,953 37 3,782 3,796 0.00
72 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ML 243,767 68 3,585 3,641 -0.02
73 Bowie Baysox EL 236,349 67 3,528 3,618 -0.02
74 Quad Cities River Bandits ML 234,923 67 3,506 3,906 -0.10
75 Myrtle Beach Pelicans CL 227,491 65 3,500 3,877 -0.10
76 Peoria Chiefs ML 230,277 66 3,489 3,360 0.04
77 Hillsboro Hops NWL 131,851 38 3,470 3,774 -0.08
78 Ogden Raptors PL 124,200 38 3,450 3,300 0.05
79 State College Spikes NYP 125,875 38 3,313 3,363 -0.01
80 Montgomery Biscuits SL 230,742 70 3,296 3,419 -0.04
81 Gwinnett Braves IL 225,259 70 3,218 3,808 -0.15
82 Delmarva Shorebirds SAL 209,120 65 3,217 3,230 0.00
83 Eugene Emeralds NWL 121,587 38 3,200 3,182 0.01
84 Chattanooga Lookouts SL 223,517 70 3,193 3,414 -0.06
85 Lake County Captains ML 213,738 68 3,143 3,358 -0.06
86 Boise Hawks NWL 114,476 37 3,094 2,893 0.07
87 Salem Red Sox CL 200,478 65 3,084 3,355 -0.08
88 Potomac Nationals CL 195,448 64 3,054 3,459 -0.12
89t Erie SeaWolves EL 210,040 69 3,044 3,133 -0.03
89t Great Lakes Loons ML 210,054 69 3,044 3,360 -0.09
91 Carolina Mudcats CL 194,334 64 3,036 3,016 0.01
92 Mississippi Braves SL 190,130 67 2,838 3,190 -0.11
93 Billings Mustangs PL 104,315 37 2,819 2,945 -0.04
94 Everett AquaSox NWL 104,162 37 2,815 2,648 0.06
95 Lake Elsinore Storm CalL 196,684 70 2,810 3,146 -0.11
6 Asheville Tourists SAL 183,058 66 2,774 2,670 0.04
97 Stockton Ports CalL 188,732 69 2,735 2,737 0.00
98 Inland Empire 66ers CalL 190,933 70 2,728 2,814 -0.03
99 Clearwater Threshers FSL 181,594 67 2,710 2,723 0.00
100 Biloxi Shuckers SL 180,384 67 2,692 2,604 0.03
101 Bowling Green Hot Rods ML 174,722 65 2,688 2,953 -0.09
102 Mahoning Valley Scrappers NYP 92,117 35 2,632 3,002 -0.12
103 Binghamton Mets EL 172,859 66 2,619 2,766 -0.05
104 Augusta GreenJackets SAL 169,421 65 2,606 2,725 -0.04
105 Idaho Falls Chukars PL 96,866 38 2,549 2,456 0.04
106 Cedar Rapids Kernels ML 166,413 67 2,484 2,550 -0.03
107 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes CalL 171,509 70 2,450 2,425 0.01
108 San Jose Giants CalL 166,756 69 2,417 2,703 -0.11
109 Lancaster JetHawks CalL 165,947 69 2,405 2,296 0.05
110 Rome Braves SAL 161,121 67 2,405 2,689 -0.11
111 Vermont Lake Monsters NYP 83,955 36 2,332 2,243 0.04
112 Connecticut Tigers NYP 82,488 36 2,291 2,257 0.02
113 Tri-City Dust Devils NWL 86,886 38 2,286 2,264 0.01
114 Staten Island Yankees NYP 85,513 38 2,250 3,221 -0.30
115 Modesto Nuts CalL 157,239 70 2,246 2,382 -0.06
116 West Virginia Power SAL 143,755 65 2,212 2,468 -0.10
117 West Virginia Black Bears NYP 78,774 36 2,188 2,265 -0.03
118 Hickory Crawdads SAL 150,110 69 2,176 2,205 -0.01
119 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes NWL 80,469 37 2,175 2,259 -0.04
120 Grand Junction Rockies PL 79,470 38 2,091 2,137 -0.02
121 Jackson Generals SL 126,116 63 2,002 2,173 -0.08
122 Missoula Osprey PL 73,207 37 1,979 2,151 -0.08
123 Fort Myers Miracle FSL 124,273 65 1,912 2,028 -0.06
124 Clinton LumberKings ML 124,154 65 1,910 1,573 0.21
125 Pulaski Yankees AppL 57,995 31 1,871 1,677 0.12
126 Lynchburg Hillcats CL 122,929 66 1,863 2,386 -0.22
127 Visalia Rawhide CalL 123,079 69 1,784 1,729 0.03
128 Williamsport Crosscutters NYP 60,429 35 1,727 1,780 -0.03
129 Johnson City Cardinals AppL 51,855 30 1,673 1,304 0.28
130 Daytona Tortugas FSL 112,053 67 1,672 2,250 -0.26
131 Charlotte Stone Crabs FSL 95,588 60 1,593 1,630 -0.02
132 Orem Owlz PL 57,504 37 1,554 2,256 -0.31
133 Mobile BayBears SL 96,185 63 1,527 1,553 -0.02
134 Burlington Royals AppL 49,227 33 1,492 1,355 0.10
135 Kannapolis Intimidators SAL 95,757 65 1,473 2,056 -0.28
136 Auburn Doubledays NYP 52,811 37 1,427 1,408 0.01
137 St. Lucie Mets FSL 96,556 68 1,420 1,501 -0.05
138 Bradenton Marauders FSL 87,149 65 1,341 1,492 -0.10
139 Brevard Co. Manatees FSL 85,032 65 1,308 1,244 0.05
140 Greeneville Astros AppL 41,651 33 1,262 1,644 -0.23
141 Hagerstown Suns SAL 82,526 66 1,250 1,073 0.16
142 Great Falls Voyagers PL 43,500 35 1,243 1,262 -0.02
143 Tampa Yankees FSL 73,278 64 1,145 1,497 -0.24
144 Burlington Bees ML 75,429 68 1,109 998 0.11
145 High Desert Mavericks CalL 76,051 69 1,102 1,425 -0.23
146 Beloit Snappers ML 67,975 63 1,079 958 0.13
147 Palm Beach Cardinals FSL 70,991 66 1,076 1,017 0.06
148 Helena Brewers PL 37,624 35 1,075 940 0.14
149 Danville Braves AppL 31,540 33 956 874 0.09
150 Kingsport Mets AppL 27,990 31 903 942 -0.04
151 Bakersfield Blaze CalL 62,922 70 899 740 0.21
152 Jupiter Hammerheads FSL 59,306 68 872 1,034 -0.16
153 Batavia MuckDogs NYP 30,007 37 811 921 -0.12
154 Hartford Yard Goats* EL 41,569 52 799 4,051 -0.80
155 Dunedin Blue Jays FSL 50,593 66 767 798 -0.04
156 Bluefield Blue Jays AppL 22,651 31 731 803 -0.09
157 Elizabethton Twins AppL 19,427 31 627 712 -0.12
158 Bristol Pirates AppL 16,441 31 530 637 -0.17
159 Princeton Rays AppL 14,635 32 457 820 -0.44
160 Lakeland Flying Tigers FSL 20,387 61 334 973 -0.66

*Played last season as New Britain Rock Cats
**Played last season as Savannah Sand Gnats

AppL = Appalachian League (Rookie)
CalL = California League (High A)
CL = Carolina League (High A)
EL = Eastern League (Class AA)
FSL = Florida State League (High A)
IL = International League (Class AAA)
ML = Midwest League (Low A)
NWL = Northwest League (Short Season A)
NYP = New York-Penn League (Short Season A)
PCL = Pacific Coast League (Class AAA)
PL = Pioneer League (Rookie)
SAL = South Atlantic League (Low A)
SL = Southern League (Class AA)
TL = Texas League (Class AA)

RELATED STORIES: 2016 Affiliated Attendance by Total; 2016 Affiliated Attendance by Level; 2016 Affiliated Attendance by League; 2016 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Average; 2016 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Total; 2016 Summer Collegiate Attendance by League

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