With the 2014 Minor League Baseball regular season over, we continue our review of attendance figures. Up next: a look at teams ranked by total attendance.
We’ll follow this up with a 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 2013 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.
Team | Lge | Total | Gms | Av. | 2013T | +/- | |
1 | Charlotte Knights | IL | 687,715 | 71 | 9,686 | 254,834 | 1.70 |
2 | Monterrey Sultanes | MxL | 687,642 | 58 | 11,858 | 590,692 | 0.16 |
3 | Indianapolis Indians | IL | 660,289 | 70 | 9,433 | 637,579 | 0.04 |
4 | Columbus Clippers | IL | 628,980 | 70 | 8,985 | 635,613 | -0.01 |
5 | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | IL | 614,888 | 68 | 9,042 | 613,075 | 0.00 |
6 | Sacramento River Cats | PCL | 607,839 | 71 | 8,561 | 607,329 | 0.00 |
7 | Round Rock Express | PCL | 595,700 | 71 | 8,390 | 589,042 | 0.01 |
8 | Dayton Dragons | ML | 573,709 | 68 | 8,437 | 579,946 | -0.01 |
9 | Louisville Bats | IL | 567,256 | 71 | 7,990 | 581,114 | -0.02 |
10 | Albuqueque Isotopes | PCL | 564,625 | 70 | 8,066 | 567,568 | -0.01 |
11 | El Paso Chihuahuas** | PCL | 560,997 | 71 | 7,901 | 200,077 | 1.80 |
12 | Toledo Mud Hens | IL | 545,265 | 71 | 7,680 | 560,080 | -0.03 |
13 | Buffalo Bisons | IL | 535,275 | 66 | 8,110 | 537,747 | 0.00 |
14 | Durham Bulls | IL | 533,033 | 70 | 7,615 | 498,735 | 0.07 |
15 | Pawtucket Red Sox | IL | 515,665 | 70 | 7,367 | 540,034 | -0.05 |
16 | Iowa Cubs | PCL | 492,060 | 70 | 7,029 | 467,481 | 0.05 |
17 | Salt Lake Bees | PCL | 470,565 | 70 | 6,722 | 531,221 | -0.11 |
18 | Fresno Grizzlies | PCL | 467,862 | 69 | 6,781 | 487,536 | -0.04 |
19 | Frisco RoughRiders | TL | 449,773 | 68 | 6,614 | 479,873 | -0.06 |
20 | Birmingham Barons | SL | 437,612 | 70 | 6,252 | 396,820 | 0.10 |
21 | Oklahoma City RedHawks | PCL | 429,190 | 71 | 6,045 | 400,025 | 0.07 |
22 | Rochester Red Wings | IL | 422,454 | 66 | 6,401 | 420,751 | 0.00 |
23 | Tijuana Toros* | MxL | 419,169 | 53 | 7,909 | 120,511 | 2.48 |
24 | Richmond Flying Squirrels | EL | 418,147 | 66 | 6,336 | 434,769 | -0.04 |
25 | Kane County Cougars | ML | 415,571 | 69 | 6,023 | 406,152 | 0.02 |
26 | Fort Wayne TinCaps | ML | 406,715 | 70 | 5,810 | 403,596 | 0.01 |
27 | Tulsa Drillers | TL | 403,732 | 65 | 6,211 | 393,600 | 0.03 |
28 | SWB RailRiders | IL | 401,618 | 68 | 6,401 | 435,839 | -0.08 |
29 | Reading Fightin Phils | EL | 394,458 | 68 | 5,801 | 436,134 | -0.10 |
30 | Omaha Storm Chasers | PCL | 393,946 | 70 | 5,628 | 390,957 | 0.01 |
31 | Corpus Christi Hooks | TL | 393,769 | 70 | 5,625 | 379,395 | 0.04 |
32 | West Michigan Whitecaps | ML | 391,653 | 70 | 5,595 | 337,948 | 0.16 |
33 | Memphis Redbirds | PCL | 381,429 | 67 | 5,693 | 498,362 | -0.23 |
34 | Lakewood BlueClaws | SAL | 380,573 | 68 | 5,597 | 400,299 | -0.05 |
35 | Reno Aces | PCL | 379,439 | 72 | 5,270 | 349,364 | 0.09 |
36 | Saltillo Saraperos | MxL | 376,141 | 54 | 6,966 | 392,245 | -0.04 |
37 | Greensboro Grasshoppers | SAL | 369,170 | 68 | 5,429 | 362,274 | 0.02 |
38 | Trenton Thunder | EL | 361,369 | 71 | 5,090 | 360,010 | 0.00 |
39 | Portland Sea Dogs | EL | 359,427 | 65 | 5,530 | 341,420 | 0.05 |
40 | Norfolk Tides | IL | 358,147 | 68 | 5,267 | 382,105 | -0.06 |
41 | Springfield Cardinals | TL | 354,227 | 69 | 5,134 | 338,345 | 0.05 |
42 | Akron RubberDucks | EL | 350,704 | 68 | 5,157 | 295,459 | 0.19 |
43 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | PCL | 350,374 | 69 | 5,078 | 326,374 | 0.07 |
44 | New Orleans Zephyrs | PCL | 348,796 | 71 | 4,913 | 355,003 | -0.02 |
45 | Greenville Drive | SAL | 346,187 | 59 | 5,017 | 300,402 | 0.15 |
46 | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | EL | 340,299 | 66 | 5,156 | 353,639 | -0.04 |
47 | Lansing Lugnuts | ML | 338,249 | 70 | 4,832 | 334,806 | 0.01 |
48 | Las Vegas 51s | PCL | 329,429 | 71 | 4,640 | 328,266 | 0.00 |
49 | Arkansas Travelers | TL | 326,179 | 64 | 5,097 | 293,749 | 0.11 |
50 | Frederick Keys | CL | 324,446 | 65 | 4,991 | 324,311 | 0.00 |
51 | Nashville Sounds | PCL | 323,961 | 66 | 4,909 | 355,003 | -0.09 |
52 | NW Arkansas Naturals | TL | 319,109 | 69 | 4,625 | 318,592 | 0.00 |
53 | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | SL | 311,687 | 70 | 4,453 | 307,094 | 0.01 |
54 | Acereros del Norte | MxL | 307,066 | 54 | 5,686 | 338,271 | -0.09 |
55 | Tacoma Rainiers | PCL | 305,446 | 65 | 4,699 | 320,080 | -0.05 |
56 | Gwinnett Braves | IL | 303,959 | 71 | 4,281 | 323,799 | -0.06 |
57 | New Britain Rock Cats | EL | 302,865 | 66 | 4,454 | 307,097 | -0.01 |
58 | Jacksonville Suns | SL | 300,538 | 65 | 4,624 | 295,258 | 0.02 |
59 | Winston-Salem Dash | CL | 299,645 | 66 | 4,540 | 301,366 | -0.01 |
60 | Midland Rockhounds | TL | 299,586 | 67 | 4,471 | 317,233 | -0.06 |
61 | San Antonio Missions | TL | 294,539 | 69 | 4,269 | 393,600 | -0.25 |
62 | Tennessee Smokies | SL | 283,038 | 69 | 4,102 | 244,984 | 0.16 |
63 | Lexington Legends | SAL | 282,158 | 67 | 4,211 | 274,805 | 0.03 |
64 | Charleston RiverDogs | SAL | 280,075 | 65 | 4,309 | 283,274 | -0.01 |
65 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | CL | 278,316 | 64 | 4,349 | 292,319 | -0.05 |
66 | Altoona Curve | EL | 275,823 | 67 | 4,117 | 286,227 | -0.04 |
67 | Harrisburg Senators | EL | 273,645 | 65 | 4,210 | 284,361 | -0.04 |
68 | Laguna Vaqueros | MxL | 261,321 | 54 | 4,839 | 284,942 | -0.08 |
69 | South Bend Silver Hawks | ML | 258,836 | 69 | 3,751 | 237,448 | 0.09 |
70 | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | ML | 250,131 | 63 | 3,970 | 241,938 | 0.03 |
71 | Bowie BaySox | EL | 248,630 | 69 | 3,603 | 252,593 | -0.02 |
72 | Syracuse Chiefs | IL | 247,046 | 66 | 3,743 | 345,047 | -0.28 |
73 | Montgomery Biscuits | SL | 244,534 | 64 | 3,821 | 258,532 | -0.05 |
74 | Potomac Nationals | CL | 243,559 | 63 | 3,866 | 236,772 | 0.03 |
75 | Chattanooga Lookouts | SL | 242,627 | 69 | 3,516 | 220,854 | 0.10 |
76 | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CL | 241,026 | 66 | 3,652 | 222,406 | 0.08 |
77 | Puebla Pericos | MxL | 240,409 | 48 | 5,009 | 290,361 | -0.17 |
78 | Quad Cities River Bandits | ML | 237,005 | 61 | 3,885 | 226,112 | 0.05 |
79 | Brooklyn Cyclones | NYP | 231,628 | 37 | 6,260 | 232,224 | 0.00 |
80 | Great Lakes Loons | ML | 230,019 | 69 | 3,334 | 231,639 | -0.01 |
81 | Lake County Captains | ML | 226,454 | 65 | 3,484 | 235,002 | -0.04 |
82 | Yucatan Leones | MxL | 225,404 | 49 | 4,600 | 230,369 | -0.02 |
83 | Salem Red Sox | CL | 220,782 | 66 | 3,345 | 172,293 | 0.28 |
84 | Lake Elsinore Storm | CalL | 220,069 | 70 | 3,144 | 217,869 | 0.01 |
85 | Peoria Chiefs | ML | 217,632 | 66 | 3,297 | 208,616 | 0.04 |
86 | Mexico Red Devils | MxL | 217,028 | 55 | 3,946 | 241,881 | -0.10 |
87 | Carolina Mudcats | CL | 215,149 | 64 | 3,362 | 224,736 | -0.04 |
88 | Mississippi Braves | SL | 211,200 | 67 | 3,152 | 200,268 | 0.05 |
89 | Delmarva Shorebirds | SAL | 210,130 | 65 | 3,233 | 206,772 | 0.02 |
90 | Ciudad del Carmen Dolphins | MxL | 209,973 | 56 | 3,750 | 271,021 | -0.23 |
91 | Erie SeaWolves | EL | 209,299 | 67 | 3,124 | 206,780 | 0.01 |
92 | San Jose Giants | CalL | 200,124 | 70 | 2,859 | 201,011 | 0.00 |
93 | Inland Empire 66ers | CalL | 195,841 | 69 | 2,838 | 192,549 | 0.02 |
94 | Stockton Ports | CalL | 195,500 | 70 | 2,793 | 199,742 | -0.02 |
95 | Clearwater Threshers | FSL | 195,063 | 70 | 2,787 | 172,151 | 0.13 |
96 | Spokane Indians | NWL | 193,865 | 37 | 5,240 | 187,371 | 0.03 |
97 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | ML | 180,350 | 64 | 2,818 | 216,301 | -0.17 |
98 | Vancouver Canadians | NWL | 180,187 | 37 | 4,870 | 184,042 | -0.02 |
99 | Oaxaca Guerreros | MxL | 179,286 | 53 | 3,383 | 180,734 | -0.01 |
100 | Rome Braves | SAL | 177,531 | 69 | 2,573 | 168,026 | 0.06 |
101 | Quintana Roo Tigers | MxL | 175,827 | 54 | 3,256 | 177,731 | -0.01 |
102 | Asheville Tourists | SAL | 174,893 | 68 | 2,572 | 163,664 | 0.07 |
103 | Modesto Nuts | CalL | 172,902 | 70 | 2,470 | 177,700 | -0.03 |
104 | Binghamton Mets | EL | 171,279 | 64 | 2,676 | 185,093 | -0.07 |
105 | Cedar Rapids Kernels | ML | 171,011 | 67 | 2,552 | 180,688 | -0.05 |
106 | Lancaster JetHawks | CalL | 170,532 | 70 | 2,436 | 158,266 | 0.08 |
107 | Augusta GreenJackets | SAL | 169,194 | 67 | 2,525 | 176,762 | -0.04 |
108 | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | CalL | 166,993 | 70 | 2,386 | 172,306 | -0.03 |
109 | Lowell Spinners | NYP | 165,129 | 38 | 4,346 | 156,358 | 0.06 |
110 | Tri-City ValleyCats | NYP | 161,171 | 38 | 4,241 | 156,712 | 0.03 |
111 | Veracruz Rojos del Aguila | MxL | 159,271 | 53 | 3,005 | 190,484 | -0.16 |
112 | Hudson Valley Renegades | NYP | 159,084 | 37 | 4,300 | 164,230 | -0.03 |
113 | Lynchburg Hillcats | CL | 158,750 | 66 | 2,405 | 160,537 | -0.01 |
114 | Aberdeen IronBirds | NYP | 150,300 | 36 | 4,164 | 189,879 | -0.21 |
115 | Agua. Railroad Workers | MxL | 149,802 | 51 | 2,937 | 153,719 | -0.03 |
116 | Hickory Crawdads | SAL | 148,414 | 69 | 2,151 | 143,157 | 0.04 |
117 | High Desert Mavericks | CalL | 147,231 | 70 | 2,103 | 92,379 | 0.59 |
118 | Daytona Cubs | FSL | 143,273 | 58 | 2,470 | 146,049 | -0.02 |
119 | Reynosa Broncos | MxL | 142,154 | 54 | 2,632 | 137,226 | 0.04 |
120 | West Virginia Power | SAL | 140,484 | 62 | 2,266 | 149,198 | -0.06 |
121 | Hillsboro Hops | NWL | 139,732 | 38 | 3,651 | 135,167 | 0.03 |
122 | Jackson Generals | SL | 135,248 | 67 | 2,019 | 119,202 | 0.13 |
123 | State College Spikes | NYP | 134,927 | 37 | 3,647 | 133,637 | 0.01 |
124 | Tabasco Olmecas | MxL | 133,318 | 54 | 2,469 | 144,434 | -0.08 |
125 | Savannah Sand Gnats | SAL | 124,013 | 60 | 2,067 | 131,763 | -0.06 |
126 | Staten Island Yankees | NYP | 122,442 | 36 | 3,401 | 128,441 | -0.05 |
127 | Visalia Rawhide | CalL | 120,003 | 70 | 1,714 | 115,321 | 0.04 |
128 | Kannapolis Intimidators | SAL | 119,377 | 62 | 1,925 | 125,811 | -0.05 |
129 | Fort Myers Miracle | FSL | 119,102 | 64 | 1,861 | 121,832 | -0.02 |
130 | Charlotte Stone Crabs | FSL | 118,430 | 64 | 1,850 | 107,995 | 0.10 |
131 | Campeche Pirates | MxL | 113,959 | 47 | 2,425 | 87,755 | 0.30 |
132 | Tampa Yankees | FSL | 111,521 | 68 | 1,640 | 118,770 | -0.06 |
133 | Clinton LumberKings | ML | 111,329 | 65 | 1,713 | 113,880 | -0.02 |
134 | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | NYP | 109,545 | 35 | 3,130 | 114,598 | -0.04 |
135 | Eugene Emeralds | NWL | 109,067 | 38 | 2,844 | 112,028 | -0.03 |
136 | Ogden Raptors | PL | 108,504 | 36 | 3,014 | 124,687 | -0.13 |
137 | Mobile BayBears | SL | 106,297 | 63 | 1,687 | 149,675 | -0.29 |
138 | Billings Mustangs | PL | 105,358 | 36 | 2,927 | 105,417 | 0.00 |
139 | Bradenton Marauders | FSL | 104,584 | 65 | 1,609 | 109,845 | -0.05 |
140 | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | NWL | 95,083 | 38 | 2,502 | 98,024 | -0.03 |
141 | Huntsville Stars | SL | 94,929 | 65 | 1,460 | 123,904 | -0.23 |
142 | St. Lucie Mets | FSL | 94,650 | 64 | 1,479 | 98,664 | -0.04 |
143 | Everett AquaSox | NWL | 92,642 | 37 | 2,504 | 92,489 | 0.00 |
144 | Boise Hawks | NWL | 87,519 | 38 | 2,303 | 91,324 | -0.04 |
145 | Tri-City Dust Devils | NWL | 85,678 | 38 | 2,255 | 83,987 | 0.02 |
146 | Missoula Osprey | PL | 84,429 | 36 | 2,345 | 81,686 | 0.03 |
147 | Vermont Lake Monsters | NYP | 84,091 | 37 | 2,273 | 81,683 | 0.03 |
148 | Orem Owlz | PL | 83,179 | 37 | 2,248 | 85,630 | -0.03 |
149 | Grand Junction Rockies | PL | 81,382 | 37 | 2,200 | 87,426 | -0.07 |
150 | Idaho Falls Chukars | PL | 79,895 | 35 | 2,283 | 96,367 | -0.17 |
151 | Brevard Co. Manatees | FSL | 78,465 | 61 | 1,286 | 97,238 | -0.19 |
152 | Connecticut Tigers | NYP | 78,118 | 37 | 2,111 | 68,575 | 0.14 |
153 | Palm Beach Cardinals | FSL | 74,887 | 68 | 1,101 | 64,121 | 0.17 |
154 | Jupiter Hammerheads | FSL | 71,713 | 63 | 1,138 | 64,813 | 0.11 |
155 | Burlington Bees | ML | 70,649 | 67 | 1,054 | 62,932 | 0.12 |
156 | Lakeland Flying Tigers | FSL | 64,396 | 65 | 991 | 60,011 | 0.07 |
157 | Beloit Snappers | ML | 63,505 | 65 | 977 | 61,045 | 0.04 |
158 | Hagerstown Suns | SAL | 61,683 | 63 | 979 | 65,606 | -0.06 |
159 | Williamsport Crosscutters | NYP | 61,249 | 35 | 1,750 | 64,188 | -0.05 |
160 | Dunedin Blue Jays | FSL | 60,044 | 67 | 896 | 50,695 | 0.18 |
161 | Bakersfield Blaze | CalL | 57,057 | 69 | 827 | 56,345 | 0.01 |
152 | Great Falls Voyagers | PL | 49,520 | 37 | 1,338 | 58,386 | -0.15 |
163 | Greeneville Astros | AppL | 48,619 | 34 | 1,430 | 45,261 | 0.07 |
164 | Auburn Doubledays | NYP | 44,640 | 36 | 1,240 | 39,381 | 0.13 |
165 | Burlington Royals | AppL | 40,497 | 34 | 1,191 | 32,200 | 0.26 |
166 | Johnson City Cardinals | AppL | 40,351 | 32 | 1,261 | 25,612 | 0.58 |
167 | Batavia MuckDogs | NYP | 33,376 | 35 | 954 | 33,909 | -0.02 |
168 | Helena Brewers | PL | 30,764 | 36 | 855 | 33,515 | -0.08 |
169 | Kingsport Mets | AppL | 30,464 | 32 | 952 | 23,476 | 0.30 |
170 | Danville Braves | AppL | 30,385 | 32 | 950 | 25,152 | 0.21 |
171 | Elizabethton Twins | AppL | 26,590 | 33 | 806 | 24,725 | 0.08 |
172 | Bluefield Blue Jays | AppL | 26,446 | 32 | 826 | 28,232 | -0.06 |
173 | Pulaski Mariners | AppL | 26,160 | 32 | 818 | 25,842 | 0.01 |
174 | Bristol Pirates | AppL | 25,743 | 30 | 858 | 20,309 | 0.27 |
175 | Princeton Rays | AppL | 24,848 | 33 | 753 | 24,610 | 0.01 |
176 | Jamestown Jammers | NYP | 24,246 | 32 | 758 | 38,728 | -0.37 |
*Played last season as Minatitlan Petroleros
**Played last season as Tucson Padres
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)
RELATED STORIES: 2014 Affiliated Attendance by League; 2014 Summer Collegiate Attendance by League; 2014 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Total; 2014 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Average
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