Here are the complete attendance figures of independent baseball teams as listed by average, with a comparison of 2009 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.
TEAM | LGE | TOTAL | GMS | AV | 2009 | +/- | |
1 | Long Island Ducks | AtL | 410,619 | 68 | 6,038 | 6,014 | 0.00 |
2 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | NoL | 271,399 | 48 | 5,654 | 6,180 | -0.09 |
3 | Kansas City T-Bones | NoL | 264,368 | 48 | 5,507 | 5,340 | 0.03 |
4 | Somerset Patriots | AtL | 375,476 | 70 | 5,363 | 5,305 | 0.01 |
5 | St. Paul Saints | AA | 237,994 | 47 | 5,063 | 5,689 | -0.11 |
6 | Lancaster Barnstormers | AtL | 332,869 | 68 | 4,895 | 4,690 | 0.04 |
7 | Southern Illinois Miners | FL | 204,181 | 48 | 4,253 | 4,554 | -0.07 |
8 | York Revolution | AtL | 279,410 | 67 | 4,155 | 4,126 | 0.01 |
9 | El Paso Diablos | AA | 179,452 | 48 | 3,738 | 4,173 | -0.10 |
10 | Gateway Grizzlies | FL | 186,147 | 50 | 3,722 | 3,739 | 0.00 |
11 | F-M RedHawks | NoL | 183,145 | 50 | 3,662 | 3,870 | -0.05 |
12 | Traverse City Beach Bums | FL | 204,440 | 56 | 3,650 | 3,549 | 0.03 |
13 | Camden Riversharks | AtL | 241,097 | 67 | 3,598 | 3,608 | 0.00 |
14 | S. Md. Blue Crabs | AtL | 244,206 | 69 | 3,539 | 3,629 | -0.02 |
15 | Schaumburg Flyers | NoL | 172,732 | 50 | 3,454 | 4,394 | -0.21 |
16 | Jolier JackHammers | NoL | 165,296 | 48 | 3,445 | 3,250 | 0.06 |
17 | Lincoln Saltdogs | AA | 163,676 | 48 | 3,409 | 3,669 | -0.07 |
18 | Gary-SS RailCats | NoL | 166,366 | 49 | 3,395 | 3,539 | -0.04 |
19 | Quebec Capitales | Can | 147,978 | 45 | 3,288 | 3,578 | -0.08 |
20 | Lake Erie Cruisers | FL | 159,580 | 51 | 3,129 | 3,013 | 0.04 |
21 | Wichita Wingnuts | AA | 134,773 | 45 | 2,994 | 3,504 | -0.15 |
22 | Fort Worth Cats | AA | 122,062 | 41 | 2,977 | 3,704 | -0.20 |
23 | Amarillo Dillas | ULB | 139,790 | 48 | 2,912 | 3,287 | -0.11 |
24 | Rockford RiverHawks | NoL | 126,432 | 44 | 2,873 | 2,697 | 0.07 |
25 | Lake County Fielders | NoL | 128,856 | 47 | 2,741 | ||
26 | Chico Outlaws | GL | 113,819 | 42 | 2,709 | 2,177 | 0.24 |
27 | Grand Prairie AirHogs | AA | 124,539 | 46 | 2,707 | 3,003 | -0.10 |
28 | Tucson Toros | GL | 117,068 | 44 | 2,660 | 3,661 | -0.27 |
29 | Normal CornBelters | FL | 132,309 | 50 | 2,646 | ||
30 | Edinburg Roadrunners | ULB | 101,620 | 39 | 2,605 | 1,712 | 0.52 |
31 | Victoria Seals | GL | 116,872 | 45 | 2,597 | 2,343 | 0.11 |
32 | Evansville Otters | FL | 110,711 | 44 | 2,516 | 2,330 | 0.08 |
33 | Bridgeport Bluefish | AtL | 160,653 | 65 | 2,471 | 2,384 | 0.04 |
34 | Washington Wild Things | FL | 116,722 | 48 | 2,431 | 2,789 | -0.13 |
35 | River City Rascals | FL | 113,431 | 48 | 2,363 | 1,952 | 0.21 |
36 | San Angelo Colts | ULB | 112,164 | 48 | 2,336 | 2,232 | 0.05 |
37 | Florence Freedom | FL | 112,844 | 50 | 2,256 | 2,219 | 0.02 |
38 | Brockton Rox | Can | 100,092 | 46 | 2,175 | 2,613 | -0.17 |
39 | Edmonton Capitals | GL | 92,126 | 44 | 2,093 | 2,174 | -0.04 |
40 | Worcester Tornadoes | Can | 88,499 | 45 | 1,966 | 1,818 | 0.08 |
41 | Windy City ThunderBolts | FL | 92,240 | 47 | 1,962 | 2,242 | -0.12 |
42 | New Jersey Jackals | Can | 86,014 | 44 | 1,954 | 2,162 | -0.10 |
43 | Sioux Falls Pheasants | AA | 86,518 | 45 | 1,922 | 2,945 | -0.35 |
44 | Newark Bears | AtL | 117,985 | 63 | 1,872 | 2,558 | -0.27 |
45 | Calgary Vipers | GL | 66,518 | 39 | 1,705 | 1,525 | 0.12 |
46 | Sussex Skyhawks | Can | 71,826 | 43 | 1,670 | 1,695 | -0.01 |
47 | S-B Captains | AA | 71,468 | 45 | 1,588 | 1,843 | -0.14 |
48 | Laredo Broncos | ULB | 66,194 | 43 | 1,539 | 988 | 0.56 |
49 | Tijuana Cimarrones | GL | 46,748 | 31 | 1,508 | ||
50 | Orange County Flyers | GL | 49,064 | 36 | 1,362 | 944 | 0.44 |
51 | Yuma Scorpions | GL | 58,083 | 43 | 1,350 | 1,259 | 0.07 |
52 | Kalamazoo Kings | FL | 56,342 | 44 | 1,280 | ||
53 | Maui Na Koa Ikaika | GL | 50,343 | 41 | 1,227 | ||
54 | Sioux City Explorers | AA | 56,428 | 46 | 1,226 | 1,479 | -0.17 |
55 | RGV WhiteWings | ULB | 41,527 | 43 | 1,195 | 1,247 | -0.04 |
56 | Pensacola Pelicans | AA | 50,608 | 44 | 1,150 | 1,528 | -0.25 |
57 | St. George Roadrunners | GL | 31,753 | 30 | 1,058 | 1,168 | -0.09 |
58 | Pittsfield Colonials* | Can | 29,485 | 42 | 702 | 1,153 | -0.39 |
59 | Oakland Co. Cruisers** | FL | 9,114 | 15 | 607 | 553 | 0.10 |
60 | Coastal Bend Thunder | ULB | 11,874 | 34 | 349 | 868 | -0.60 |
*Played last season as the American Defenders of New Hampshire
**Played last season as the Midwest Sliders
AA = American Association
AtL = Atlantic League
Can = Canadian-American Association
GBL = Golden Baseball League
FL = Frontier League
NoL = Northern League
ULB = United League Baseball
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