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2016 Affiliated Attendance by Total

Ballpark DigestWith the Minor League Baseball regular season ending last night, it’s time to tally the 2016 season attendance numbers. We continue our series of stories today with a listing of MiLB attendance by level.

We’ll follow this up with listings of affiliated attendance by average. Summer-collegiate attendance has already been posted, with independent baseball covered after the Atlantic League season ends.

Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated baseball teams, as listed by total, 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. 2015T +/-
1 Indianapolis Indians IL 636,888 71 8,970 662,536 -0.04
2 Charlotte Knights IL 628,173 70 8,974 669,398 -0.06
3 Round Rock Express PCL 613,226 71 8,637 595,012 0.03
4 Lehigh Valley IronPigs IL 611,015 70 8,729 613,815 0.00
5 Sacramento River Cats PCL 609,666 71 8,587 672,354 -0.09
6 Columbus Clippers IL 602,171 68 8,855 622,096 -0.03
7 El Paso Chihuahuas PCL 564,259 72 7,837 578,952 -0.03
8 Buffalo Bisons IL 562,755 70 8,039 551,303 0.02
9 Dayton Dragons ML 548,574 67 8,188 575,830 -0.05
10 Durham Bulls IL 547,156 72 7,599 554,788 -0.01
11 Toledo Mud Hens IL 532,008 68 7,824 531,249 0.00
12 Albuquerque Isotopes PCL 522,266 67 7,795 560,519 -0.07
13 Louisville Bats IL 506,030 71 7,127 527,588 -0.04
14 Iowa Cubs PCL 504,160 68 7,414 504,577 0.00
15 Nashville Sounds PCL 504,060 71 7,099 565,548 -0.11
16 Salt Lake Bees PCL 503,659 71 7,195 470,760 0.07
17 Frisco RoughRiders TL 463,564 66 7,024 477,354 -0.03
18 Fresno Grizzlies PCL 439,389 71 6,189 458,431 -0.04
19 Oklahoma City Dodgers PCL 437,905 67 6,536 471,996 -0.07
20 Rochester Red Wings IL 434,897 68 6,396 440,360 -0.01
21 SWB RailRiders IL 424,991 70 6,071 402,731 0.06
22 Reading Fightin Phils EL 420,320 69 6,092 417,010 0.01
23 Birmingham Barons SL 418,361 69 6,063 444,639 -0.06
24 Fort Wayne TinCaps ML 413,791 68 6,084 400,036 0.03
25 Pawtucket Red Sox IL 407,097 67 6,076 466,600 -0.13
26 Kane County Cougars ML 400,931 69 5,811 408,449 -0.02
27 Richmond Flying Squirrels EL 390,693 68 5,745 417,828 -0.06
28 West Michigan Whitecaps ML 386,416 68 5,683 391,055 -0.01
29 Tacoma Rainiers PCL 377,164 71 5,312 352,521 0.07
30 Portland Sea Dogs EL 374,746 70 5,354 368,291 0.02
31 Norfolk Tides IL 373,042 68 5,486 386,402 -0.03
32 Tulsa Drillers TL 366,734 68 5,393 380,759 -0.04
33 Reno Aces PCL 365,883 70 5,227 376,422 -0.03
34 Omaha Storm Chasers PCL 356,135 67 5,315 386,141 -0.08
35 Lakewood BlueClaws SAL 353,080 66 5,350 388,718 -0.09
36 Corpus Christi Hooks TL 350,964 68 5,161 362,968 -0.03
37 South Bend Cubs ML 350,803 69 5,084 347,678 0.01
38 Akron RubberDucks EL 350,079 69 5,074 340,916 0.03
39 Trenton Thunder EL 347,661 69 5,039 347,231 0.00
40 New Orleans Zephyrs PCL 339,400 66 5,142 324,973 0.04
41 NH Fisher Cats EL 338,387 70 4,834 348,539 -0.03
42 Greensboro Grasshoppers SAL 336,121 65 5,171 361,288 -0.07
43 Las Vegas 51s PCL 331,999 68 4,882 333,520 0.00
44 Greenville Drive SAL 331,911 69 4,810 346,828 -0.04
45 Memphis Redbirds PCL 324,581 69 4,704 278,579 0.17
46 San Antonio Missions TL 317,607 69 4,603 308,759 0.03
47 Springfield Cardinals TL 316,990 67 4,731 337,519 -0.06
48 Frederick Keys CL 314,443 65 4,838 328,789 -0.04
49 NW Arkansas Naturals TL 312,001 70 4,457 290,471 0.07
50 Lansing Lugnuts ML 311,190 68 4,576 336,752 -0.08
51 Arkansas Travelers TL 306,570 65 4,716 337,566 -0.09
52 Pensacola Blue Wahoos SL 302,340 70 4,319 305,063 -0.01
53 Winston-Salem Dash CL 295,411 66 4,476 289,637 0.02
54 Tennessee Smokies SL 293,694 68 4,319 277,606 0.06
55 Charleston RiverDogs SAL 293,161 68 4,311 292,661 0.00
56 Wilmington Blue Rocks CL 276,199 64 4,316 282,437 -0.02
57 Lexington Legends SAL 276,062 63 4,382 283,873 -0.03
58 Syracuse Chiefs IL 274,427 66 4,158 262,408 0.05
59 Altoona Curve EL 272,640 66 4,131 302,761 -0.10
60 Colorado Springs Sky Sox PCL 270,100 64 4,220 300,209 -0.10
61 Harrisburg Senators EL 269,172 69 3,901 301,588 -0.11
62 Midland Rockhounds TL 265,193 68 3,900 297,325 -0.11
63 Jacksonville Suns SL 264,401 63 4,197 272,422 -0.03
64 Columbia Fireflies** SAL 261,134 69 3,785 125,587 1.08
65 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ML 243,767 68 3,585 247,577 -0.02
66 Bowie Baysox EL 236,349 67 3,528 256,865 -0.08
67 Quad Cities River Bandits ML 234,923 67 3,506 250,004 -0.06
68 Montgomery Biscuits SL 230,742 70 3,296 232,466 -0.01
69 Peoria Chiefs ML 230,277 66 3,489 225,089 0.02
70 Myrtle Beach Pelicans CL 227,491 65 3,500 240,357 -0.05
71 Gwinnett Braves IL 225,259 70 3,218 270,336 -0.17
72 Chattanooga Lookouts SL 223,517 70 3,193 218,512 0.02
73 Vancouver Canadians NWL 222,363 36 6,177 215,535 0.03
74 Lake County Captains ML 213,738 68 3,143 221,652 -0.04
75 Great Lakes Loons ML 210,054 69 3,044 221,749 -0.05
76 Erie SeaWolves EL 210,040 69 3,044 203,655 0.03
77 Delmarva Shorebirds SAL 209,120 65 3,217 203,520 0.03
78 Brooklyn Cyclones NYP 207,702 37 5,614 230,658 -0.10
79 Salem Red Sox CL 200,478 65 3,084 228,120 -0.12
80 Lake Elsinore Storm CalL 196,684 70 2,810 213,962 -0.08
81 Potomac Nationals CL 195,448 64 3,054 217,892 -0.10
82 Carolina Mudcats CL 194,334 64 3,036 202,072 -0.04
83 Inland Empire 66ers CalL 190,933 70 2,728 196,962 -0.03
84 Mississippi Braves SL 190,130 67 2,838 216,917 -0.12
85 Stockton Ports CalL 188,732 69 2,735 191,611 -0.02
86 Spokane Indians NWL 187,848 37 5,077 188,956 -0.01
87 Asheville Tourists SAL 183,058 66 2,774 181,578 0.01
88 Clearwater Threshers FSL 181,594 67 2,710 174,283 0.04
89 Biloxi Shuckers SL 180,384 67 2,692 164,076 0.10
90 Bowling Green Hot Rods ML 174,722 65 2,688 200,777 -0.13
91 Binghamton Mets EL 172,859 66 2,619 188,104 -0.08
92 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes CalL 171,509 70 2,450 167,318 0.03
93 Augusta GreenJackets SAL 169,421 65 2,606 174,382 -0.03
94 San Jose Giants CalL 166,756 69 2,417 189,205 -0.12
95 Cedar Rapids Kernels ML 166,413 67 2,484 170,832 -0.03
96 Lancaster JetHawks CalL 165,947 69 2,405 158,435 0.05
97 Rome Braves SAL 161,121 67 2,405 180,191 -0.11
98 Modesto Nuts CalL 157,239 70 2,246 166,719 -0.06
99 Hudson Valley Renegades NYP 152,328 36 4,231 163,767 -0.07
100 Hickory Crawdads SAL 150,110 69 2,176 149,963 0.00
101 Tri-City ValleyCats NYP 149,847 35 4,281 153,692 -0.03
102 West Virginia Power SAL 143,755 65 2,212 160,429 -0.10
103 Aberdeen IronBirds NYP 141,070 35 4,031 151,758 -0.07
104 Lowell Spinners NYP 139,953 37 3,782 140,468 0.00
105 Hillsboro Hops NWL 131,851 38 3,470 143,412 -0.08
106 Jackson Generals SL 126,116 63 2,002 136,918 -0.08
107 State College Spikes NYP 125,875 38 3,313 127,775 -0.01
108 Fort Myers Miracle FSL 124,273 65 1,912 133,817 -0.07
109 Ogden Raptors PL 124,200 38 3,450 125,398 -0.01
110 Clinton LumberKings ML 124,154 65 1,910 104,405 0.19
111 Visalia Rawhide CalL 123,079 69 1,784 121,004 0.02
112 Lynchburg Hillcats CL 122,929 66 1,863 157,464 -0.22
113 Eugene Emeralds NWL 121,587 38 3,200 120,931 0.01
114 Boise Hawks NWL 114,476 37 3,094 109,945 0.04
115 Daytona Tortugas FSL 112,053 67 1,672 137,224 -0.18
116 Billings Mustangs PL 104,315 37 2,819 100,120 0.04
117 Everett AquaSox NWL 104,162 37 2,815 100,613 0.04
118 Idaho Falls Chukars PL 96,866 38 2,549 90,884 0.07
119 St. Lucie Mets FSL 96,556 68 1,420 99,044 -0.03
120 Mobile BayBears SL 96,185 63 1,527 96,260 0.00
121 Kannapolis Intimidators SAL 95,757 65 1,473 135,727 -0.29
122 Charlotte Stone Crabs FSL 95,588 60 1,593 105,965 -0.10
123 Mahoning Valley Scrappers NYP 92,117 35 2,632 111,079 -0.17
124 Bradenton Marauders FSL 87,149 65 1,341 102,914 -0.15
125 Tri-City Dust Devils NWL 86,886 38 2,286 86,022 0.01
126 Staten Island Yankees NYP 85,513 38 2,250 119,195 -0.28
127 Brevard Co. Manatees FSL 85,032 65 1,308 78,373 0.08
128 Vermont Lake Monsters NYP 83,955 36 2,332 83,002 0.01
129 Hagerstown Suns SAL 82,526 66 1,250 68,688 0.20
130 Connecticut Tigers NYP 82,488 36 2,291 76,751 0.07
131 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes NWL 80,469 37 2,175 85,851 -0.06
132 Grand Junction Rockies PL 79,470 38 2,091 74,794 0.06
133 West Virginia Black Bears NYP 78,774 36 2,188 83,796 -0.06
134 High Desert Mavericks CalL 76,051 69 1,102 94,065 -0.19
135 Burlington Bees ML 75,429 68 1,109 66,867 0.13
136 Tampa Yankees FSL 73,278 64 1,145 92,786 -0.21
137 Missoula Osprey PL 73,207 37 1,979 77,438 -0.05
138 Palm Beach Cardinals FSL 70,991 66 1,076 67,108 0.06
139 Beloit Snappers ML 67,975 63 1,079 65,152 0.04
140 Bakersfield Blaze CalL 62,922 70 899 51,789 0.21
141 Williamsport Crosscutters NYP 60,429 35 1,727 64,081 -0.06
142 Jupiter Hammerheads FSL 59,306 68 872 67,194 -0.12
143 Pulaski Yankees AppL 57,995 31 1,871 57,023 0.02
144 Orem Owlz PL 57,504 37 1,554 85,733 -0.33
145 Auburn Doubledays NYP 52,811 37 1,427 50,670 0.04
146 Johnson City Cardinals AppL 51,855 30 1,673 39,118 0.33
147 Dunedin Blue Jays FSL 50,593 66 767 52,659 -0.04
148 Burlington Royals AppL 49,227 33 1,492 46,063 0.07
149 Great Falls Voyagers PL 43,500 35 1,243 45,414 -0.04
150 Greeneville Astros AppL 41,651 33 1,262 54,252 -0.23
151 Hartford Yard Goats* EL 41,569 52 799 267,377 -0.84
152 Helena Brewers PL 37,624 35 1,075 33,841 0.11
153 Danville Braves AppL 31,540 33 956 28,841 0.09
154 Batavia MuckDogs NYP 30,007 37 811 32,221 -0.07
155 Kingsport Mets AppL 27,990 31 903 31,086 -0.10
156 Bluefield Blue Jays AppL 22,651 31 731 24,099 -0.06
157 Lakeland Flying Tigers FSL 20,387 61 334 61,328 -0.67
158 Elizabethton Twins AppL 19,427 31 627 22,069 -0.12
159 Bristol Pirates AppL 16,441 31 530 17,849 -0.08
160 Princeton Rays AppL 14,635 32 457 27,051 -0.46

*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 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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