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2012 Affiliated Attendance by Average

Ballpark DigestWe conclude our listings of 2012 Minor League Baseball attendance with a ranking of the 176 teams by average, perhaps the most accurate way to assess the health of a team.

This concludes our listing of 2012 attendance for affiliated teams. 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 average, with a comparison of 2011 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.

  Team League Total Gms Av. 2011A  
1 Monterrey Sultanes MxL 645,302 57 11,321 8,439 0.34
2 Lehigh Valley IronPigs IL 622,421 68 9,153 9,248 -0.01
3 Columbus Clippers IL 611,223 70 8,732 8,704 0.00
4 Saltillo Saraperos MxL 467,899 54 8,665 8,538 0.01
5 Dayton Dragons ML 588,689 69 8,532 8,288 0.03
6 Indianapolis Indians IL 595,043 70 8,502 8,170 0.04
7 Round Rock Express PCL 595,584 71 8,389 8,586 -0.02
8 Louisville Bats IL 570,003 70 8,143 8,715 -0.07
9 Sacramento River Cats PCL 586,090 72 8,140 8,455 -0.04
10 Albuqueque Isotopes PCL 568,417 70 8,120 8,145 0.00
11 Toledo Mud Hens IL 550,900 70 7,870 7,962 -0.01
12 Pawtucket Red Sox IL 521,023 69 7,551 8,270 -0.09
13 Buffalo Bisons IL 515,898 70 7,370 7,784 -0.05
14 Iowa Cubs PCL 509,799 70 7,283 7,256 0.00
15 Salt Lake Bees PCL 515,633 72 7,162 6,437 0.11
16 Frisco RoughRiders TL 488,224 69 7,076 7,276 -0.03
17 Memphis Redbirds PCL 493,706 71 6,954 7,050 -0.01
18 Durham Bulls IL 483,593 71 6,811 6,516 0.05
19 Brooklyn Cyclones NYP 249,009 38 6,553 7,002 -0.06
20 Fresno Grizzlies PCL 471,686 72 6,551 6,958 -0.06
21 Aberdeen IronBirds NYP 244,974 38 6,447 6,560 -0.02
22 Reading Phillies EL 426,623 67 6,368 6,719 -0.05
23 Richmond Flying Squirrels EL 438,002 70 6,257 6,679 -0.06
24 Monclova Acereros MxL 323,728 53 6,108 5,798 0.05
25 Rochester Red Wings IL 414,398 68 6,094 6,493 -0.06
26 Lakewood BlueClaws SAL 410,113 68 6,031 6,263 -0.04
27 Puebla Pericos MxL 287,178 48 5,983 7,117 -0.16
28 Omaha Storm Chasers PCL 415,650 70 5,938 5,946 0.00
29 Fort Wayne TinCaps ML 396,531 69 5,747 5,612 0.02
30 Oklahoma City RedHawks PCL 399,965 71 5,633 5,262 0.07
31 Reno Aces PCL 389,965 71 5,633 6,088 -0.07
32 Kane County Cougars ML 391,102 70 5,587 6,123 -0.09
33 Norfolk Tides IL 389,188 70 5,560 5,684 -0.02
34 Corpus Christi Hooks TL 388,927 70 5,556 5,644 -0.02
35 New Hampshire Fisher Cats EL 377,317 68 5,549 5,574 0.00
36 Greensboro Grasshoppers SAL 367,077 67 5,479 5,545 -0.01
37 Portland Sea Dogs EL 374,930 69 5,434 5,513 -0.01
38 Trenton Thunder EL 373,355 69 5,411 5,664 -0.04
39 Tulsa Drillers TL 372,624 70 5,323 5,386 -0.01
40 Syracuse Chiefs IL 349,027 66 5,288 5,854 -0.10
41 Lansing Lugnuts ML 345,763 66 5,239 5,392 -0.03
42 West Michigan Whitecaps ML 362,554 70 5,179 5,560 -0.07
43 Springfield Cardinals TL 352,674 69 5,111 5,108 0.00
44 Greenville Drive SAL 347,042 68 5,104 4,747 0.08
45 New Britain Rock Cats EL 339,100 67 5,061 5,867 -0.14
46 New Orleans Zephyrs PCL 329,942 66 4,999 5,314 -0.06
47 Colorado Springs Sky Sox PCL 334,245 68 4,915 4,842 0.02
48 Tacoma Rainiers PCL 352,032 72 4,889 5,331 -0.08
49 Pensacola Blue Wahoos** SL 328,147 68 4,826 3,698 0.31
50 Nashville Sounds PCL 321,042 67 4,792 4,857 -0.01
51 Spokane Indians NWL 179,880 38 4,734 4,827 -0.02
52 Frederick Keys CL 311,805 66 4,724 4,422 0.07
53 Gwinnett Braves IL 327,584 70 4,680 5,095 -0.08
54 NW Arkansas Naturals TL 321,254 69 4,656 4,778 -0.03
55 Mexico Red Devils MxL 245,894 53 4,640 6,482 -0.28
56 Midland Rockhounds TL 301,110 66 4,562 4,541 0.00
57 Lowell Spinners NYP 168,239 37 4,547 4,645 -0.02
58 Arkansas Travelers TL 308,109 68 4,531 4,624 -0.02
59 Vancouver Canadians NWL 164,461 37 4,445 4,267 0.04
60 San Antonio Missions TL 301,942 68 4,440 4,202 0.06
61 Winston-Salem Dash CL 305,515 69 4,428 4,662 -0.05
62 Las Vegas 51s PCL 311,516 71 4,388 4,486 -0.02
63 Hudson Valley Renegades NYP 161,811 37 4,373 4,522 -0.03
64 Lexington Legends SAL 295,937 68 4,352 4,880 -0.11
65 Jacksonville Suns SL 293,013 68 4,309 4,418 -0.02
66 Veracruz Rojos del Aguila MxL 245,057 57 4,299 3,882 0.11
67 Altoona Curve EL 270,613 63 4,295 4,204 0.02
68 Wilmington Blue Rocks CL 287,992 68 4,235 4,511 -0.06
69 Tri-City ValleyCats NYP 159,966 38 4,210 4,341 -0.03
70 Ciudad del Carmen Dolphins MxL 227,143 54 4,206    
71 Harrisburg Senators EL 280,964 68 4,132 4,220 -0.02
72 Charlotte Knights IL 282,117 70 4,030 4,104 -0.02
73 SWB Yankees IL 272,168 69 3,944 4,586 -0.14
74 Charleston RiverDogs SAL 254,002 67 3,791 3,962 -0.04
75 Akron Aeros EL 256,473 68 3,772 3,915 -0.04
76 Montgomery Biscuits SL 244,976 65 3,769 3,770 0.00
77 Tennessee Smokies SL 251,112 67 3,748 3,960 -0.05
78 Staten Island Yankees NYP 141,163 38 3,715 5,663 -0.34
79 Great Lakes Loons ML 259,160 70 3,702 3,829 -0.03
80 Bowie BaySox EL 248,210 68 3,650 3,654 0.00
81 Lake County Captains ML 248,144 69 3,596 3,574 0.01
82 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ML 240,509 67 3,590 3,765 -0.05
83 Quad Cities River Bandits ML 240,008 67 3,582 3,484 0.03
84 Chattanooga Lookouts SL 243,051 69 3,522 3,408 0.03
85 Oaxaca Guerreros MxL 172,056 49 3,511 3,553 -0.01
86 State College Spikes NYP 129,588 37 3,502 3,756 -0.07
87 Ogden Raptors PL 123,625 36 3,434 3,442 0.00
88 Bowling Green Hot Rods ML 233,208 68 3,430 3,538 -0.03
89 Carolina Mudcats* CL 225,577 66 3,418 1,780 0.92
90 Laguna Vaqueros MxL 176,762 52 3,399 4,805 -0.29
91 Reynosa Broncos MxL 195,154 59 3,308 3,013 0.10
92 Delmarva Shorebirds SAL 231,194 70 3,303 3,072 0.08
93 Tabasco Olmecas MxL 170,966 52 3,288 2,752 0.19
94 Myrtle Beach Pelicans CL 219,273 67 3,273 3,280 0.00
95 Lake Elsinore Storm CalL 227,000 70 3,243 3,272 -0.01
96 Agua. Railroad Workers MxL 159,414 51 3,126    
97 Quintana Roo Tigers MxL 164,462 53 3,103 3,033 0.02
98 San Jose Giants CalL 210,895 68 3,101 3,225 -0.04
99 Mahoning Valley Scrappers NYP 109,956 36 3,054 3,001 0.02
100 Billings Mustangs PL 112,602 37 3,043 2,969 0.02
101 Eugene Emeralds NWL 115,569 38 3,041 3,018 0.01
102 Erie SeaWolves EL 208,725 69 3,025 3,349 -0.10
103 Birmingham Barons SL 204,269 68 3,004 3,847 -0.22
104 Binghamton Mets EL 196,929 66 2,984 3,167 -0.06
105 Tucson Padres PCL 200,991 68 2,956 3,410 -0.13
106 Potomac Nationals CL 191,928 65 2,953 2,949 0.00
107 Mississippi Braves SL 191,639 66 2,904 2,737 0.06
108 Stockton Ports CalL 198,602 69 2,878 2,838 0.01
109 Augusta GreenJackets SAL 182,124 64 2,846 2,942 -0.03
110 Rome Braves SAL 184,983 66 2,803 2,781 0.01
111 Peoria Chiefs ML 190,244 68 2,798 2,763 0.01
112 South Bend Silver Hawks ML 189,575 69 2,747 1,762 0.56
113 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes NWL 101,785 38 2,679 2,788 -0.04
114 Grand Junction Rockies*** PL 101,496 38 2,671 1,296 1.06
115 Everett AquaSox NWL 95,929 36 2,665 2,535 0.05
116 Salem Red Sox CL 178,730 68 2,628 3,429 -0.23
117 Yucatan Leones MxL 137,750 53 2,599 4,129 -0.37
118 Clearwater Threshers FSL 177,297 69 2,570 2,566 0.00
119 Modesto Nuts CalL 175,918 69 2,550 2,658 -0.04
120 Vermont Lake Monsters NYP 89,977 36 2,499 2,464 0.01
121 Inland Empire 66ers CalL 171,986 69 2,493 2,648 -0.06
122 Idaho Falls Chukars PL 89,828 37 2,428 2,487 -0.02
123 Lynchburg Hillcats CL 155,261 64 2,426 2,454 -0.01
124 Boise Hawks NWL 91,167 38 2,399 2,601 -0.08
125 Missoula Osprey PL 89,812 38 2,363 2,271 0.04
126 West Virginia Power SAL 157,875 67 2,356 2,553 -0.08
127 Daytona Cubs FSL 143,131 61 2,346 2,341 0.00
128 Cedar Rapids Kernels ML 160,064 69 2,320 2,449 -0.05
129 Campeche Pirates MxL 122,336 53 2,308 2,302 0.00
130 Orem Owlz PL 87,392 38 2,300 2,737 -0.16
131 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes CalL 160,715 70 2,296 2,227 0.03
132 Asheville Tourists SAL 155,760 68 2,291 2,346 -0.02
133 Tri-City Dust Devils NWL 86,095 38 2,266 2,261 0.00
134 Lancaster JetHawks CalL 151,558 69 2,196 2,132 0.03
135 Mobile BayBears SL 133,062 63 2,112 3,057 -0.31
136 Jackson Generals SL 133,352 65 2,052 1,641 0.25
137 Hickory Crawdads SAL 132,696 66 2,011 2,048 -0.02
138 Kannapolis Intimidators SAL 132,493 66 2,007 2,066 -0.03
139 Huntsville Stars SL 130,231 66 1,973 1,582 0.25
140 Charlotte Stone Crabs FSL 117,417 61 1,925 2,483 -0.22
141 Savannah Sand Gnats SAL 117,372 63 1,863 1,962 -0.05
142 Fort Myers Miracle FSL 121,452 66 1,840 1,911 -0.04
143 Tampa Yankees FSL 112,668 62 1,817 1,775 0.02
144 Visalia Rawhide CalL 118,625 67 1,771 1,736 0.02
145 High Desert Mavericks CalL 122,906 70 1,756 1,725 0.02
146 Williamsport Crosscutters NYP 62,901 37 1,700 1,841 -0.08
147 Connecticut Tigers NYP 58,086 35 1,660 1,780 -0.07
148 Clinton LumberKings ML 111,760 68 1,644 1,746 -0.06
149 Yakima Bears NWL 61,895 38 1,629 1,751 -0.07
150 Bradenton Marauders FSL 101,528 67 1,515 1,506 0.01
151 St. Lucie Mets FSL 92,044 61 1,509 1,646 -0.08
152 Great Falls Voyagers PL 56,869 38 1,497 1,618 -0.07
153 Auburn Doubledays NYP 55,810 38 1,469 1,424 0.03
154 Minatitlan Petroleros MxL 73,247 51 1,436 1,911 -0.25
155 Brevard Co. Manatees FSL 89,512 63 1,421 1,490 -0.05
156 Hagerstown Suns SAL 87,429 64 1,366 1,931 -0.29
157 Greeneville Astros AppL 42,303 32 1,322 1,364 -0.03
158 Jupiter Hammerheads FSL 73,337 65 1,128 1,206 -0.06
159 Palm Beach Cardinals FSL 73,954 66 1,121 1,089 0.03
160 Jamestown Jammers NYP 36,078 35 1,031 1,137 -0.09
161 Lakeland Flying Tigers FSL 59,589 58 1,027 958 0.07
162 Burlington Royals AppL 33,501 33 1,015 836 0.21
163 Beloit Snappers ML 68,867 68 1,013 1,030 -0.02
164 Kingsport Mets AppL 26,408 29 911 940 -0.03
165 Batavia MuckDogs NYP 33,443 37 904 1,057 -0.14
166 Danville Braves AppL 27,628 31 891 864 0.03
167 Helena Brewers PL 33,428 38 880 986 -0.11
168 Elizabethton Twins AppL 25,430 29 877 850 0.03
169 Burlington Bees ML 58,195 68 856 835 0.03
170 Bluefield Blue Jays AppL 23,890 28 853 799 0.07
171 Bristol Sox AppL 23,387 28 835 701 0.19
172 Dunedin Blue Jays FSL 53,091 64 830 653 0.27
173 Princeton Rays AppL 26,110 32 816 814 0.00
174 Johnson City Cardinals AppL 24,827 31 801 763 0.05
175 Pulaski Mariners AppL 25,301 32 791 889 -0.11
176 Bakersfield Blaze CalL 43,969 69 637 572 0.11

* Playing last season as Kinston Indians
** Playing last season as Carolina Mudcats
*** Playing last season as Casper Ghosts

AppL = Appalachian League (rookie)
CalL = California League (High Class A) 
CL = Carolina League (High Class A)
EL = Eastern League (Class AA)
FSL = Florida State League (High Class A)
IL = International League (Class AAA)
ML = Midwest League (Low Class A)
MxL = Mexican League (Class AAA)
NWL = Northwest League (short season A)
NYP = NY-Penn Legue (short season A)
PCL = Pacfic Coast League (PCL)
PL = Pioneer League (rookie)
SAL = South Atlantic Legue (Low Class A)
SL = Southern League (Class AA)
TL = Texas League (Class AA)

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