We continue our look at 2015 Minor League Baseball attendance with a new ranking for this year: We list teams by level, from Class AAA to rookie.
We’ll follow this up with listings of affiliated attendance by average and by total. 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 level, with a comparison of 2014 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.
Class AAA
Team | League | Total | Gms | Av. | 2014T | 2014A | +/- | |
1 | Charlotte Knights | IL | 669,398 | 71 | 9,428 | 687,715 | 9,686 | -0.03 |
2 | Sacramento River Cats | PCL | 672,354 | 72 | 9,338 | 607,839 | 8,561 | 0.09 |
3 | Indianapolis Indians | IL | 662,536 | 71 | 9,331 | 660,289 | 9,433 | -0.01 |
4 | Columbus Clippers | IL | 622,096 | 60 | 9,016 | 628,980 | 8,985 | 0.00 |
5 | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | IL | 613,815 | 70 | 8,769 | 614,888 | 9,042 | -0.03 |
6 | Round Rock Express | PCL | 595,012 | 69 | 8,623 | 595,700 | 8,390 | 0.03 |
7 | Buffalo Bisons | IL | 551,303 | 67 | 8,228 | 535,275 | 8,110 | 0.01 |
8 | El Paso Chihuahuas | PCL | 578,952 | 71 | 8,154 | 560,997 | 7,901 | 0.03 |
9 | Albuquerque Isotopes | PCL | 560,519 | 70 | 8,007 | 564,625 | 8,066 | -0.01 |
10 | Nashville Sounds | PCL | 565,548 | 71 | 7,965 | 323,961 | 4,909 | 0.62 |
11 | Durham Bulls | IL | 554,788 | 71 | 7,814 | 533,033 | 7,615 | 0.03 |
12 | Toledo Mud Hens | IL | 531,249 | 69 | 7,699 | 545,265 | 7,680 | 0.00 |
13 | Louisville Bats | IL | 527,588 | 70 | 7,537 | 567,256 | 7,990 | -0.06 |
14 | Iowa Cubs | PCL | 504,577 | 67 | 7,531 | 492,060 | 7,029 | 0.07 |
15 | Oklahoma City Dodgers** | PCL | 471,996 | 68 | 6,941 | 429,190 | 6,045 | 0.15 |
16 | Salt Lake Bees | PCL | 470,760 | 69 | 6,823 | 470,565 | 6,722 | 0.02 |
17 | Pawtucket Red Sox | IL | 466,600 | 71 | 6,572 | 515,665 | 7,367 | -0.11 |
18 | Fresno Grizzlies | PCL | 458,431 | 71 | 6,457 | 467,862 | 6,781 | -0.05 |
19 | Rochester Red Wings | IL | 440,360 | 70 | 6,291 | 422,454 | 6,401 | -0.02 |
20 | Norfolk Tides | IL | 386,402 | 67 | 5,767 | 358,147 | 5,267 | 0.09 |
21 | SWB RailRiders | IL | 402,731 | 70 | 5,753 | 401,618 | 6,401 | -0.10 |
22 | Omaha Storm Chasers | PCL | 386,141 | 70 | 5,516 | 393,946 | 5,628 | -0.02 |
23 | Reno Aces | PCL | 376,422 | 70 | 5,377 | 379,439 | 5,270 | 0.02 |
24 | Tacoma Rainiers | PCL | 352,521 | 71 | 4,965 | 305,446 | 4,699 | 0.06 |
25 | Las Vegas 51s | PCL | 333,520 | 69 | 4,834 | 329,429 | 4,640 | 0.04 |
26 | New Orleans Zephyrs | PCL | 324,973 | 69 | 4,710 | 348,796 | 4,913 | -0.04 |
27 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | PCL | 300,209 | 65 | 4,619 | 350,374 | 5,078 | -0.09 |
28 | Memphis Redbirds | PCL | 278,579 | 69 | 4,037 | 381,429 | 5,693 | -0.29 |
29 | Gwinnett Braves | IL | 270,336 | 71 | 3,808 | 303,959 | 4,281 | -0.11 |
30 | Syracuse Chiefs | IL | 262,408 | 69 | 3,803 | 247,046 | 3,743 | 0.02 |
Class AA
Team | League | Total | Gms | Av. | 2014T | 2014A | +/- | |
1 | Frisco RoughRiders | TL | 477,354 | 69 | 6,918 | 449,773 | 6,614 | 0.05 |
2 | Birmingham Barons | SL | 444,639 | 70 | 6,352 | 437,612 | 6,252 | 0.02 |
3 | Richmond Flying Squirrels | EL | 417,828 | 69 | 6,055 | 418,147 | 6,336 | -0.04 |
4 | Reading Fightin Phils | EL | 417,010 | 69 | 6,044 | 394,458 | 5,801 | 0.04 |
5 | Tulsa Drillers | TL | 380,759 | 65 | 5,858 | 403,732 | 6,211 | -0.06 |
6 | Portland Sea Dogs | EL | 368,291 | 67 | 5,497 | 359,427 | 5,530 | -0.01 |
7 | Corpus Christi Hooks | TL | 362,968 | 68 | 5,338 | 393,769 | 5,625 | -0.05 |
8 | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | EL | 348,539 | 69 | 5,051 | 340,299 | 5,156 | -0.02 |
9 | Arkansas Travelers | TL | 337,566 | 67 | 5,038 | 326,179 | 5,097 | -0.01 |
10 | Akron RubberDucks | EL | 340,916 | 68 | 5,013 | 350,704 | 5,157 | -0.03 |
11 | Springfield Cardinals | TL | 337,519 | 68 | 4,964 | 354,227 | 5,134 | -0.03 |
12 | Trenton Thunder | EL | 347,231 | 70 | 4,960 | 361,369 | 5,090 | -0.03 |
13 | San Antonio Missions | TL | 308,759 | 67 | 4,605 | 294,539 | 4,269 | 0.08 |
14 | NW Arkansas Naturals | TL | 290,471 | 65 | 4,469 | 319,109 | 4,625 | -0.03 |
15 | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | SL | 305,063 | 69 | 4,421 | 311,687 | 4,453 | -0.01 |
16 | Tennessee Smokies | SL | 277,606 | 63 | 4,406 | 283,038 | 4,102 | 0.07 |
17 | Harrisburg Senators | EL | 301,588 | 69 | 4,371 | 273,645 | 4,210 | 0.04 |
18 | Altoona Curve | EL | 302,761 | 70 | 4,325 | 275,823 | 4,117 | 0.05 |
19 | Midland Rockhounds | TL | 297,325 | 70 | 4,248 | 299,586 | 4,471 | -0.05 |
20 | Jacksonville Suns | SL | 272,422 | 66 | 4,128 | 300,538 | 4,624 | -0.11 |
21 | New Britain Rock Cats | EL | 267,377 | 66 | 4,051 | 302,865 | 4,454 | -0.09 |
22 | Bowie BaySox | EL | 256,865 | 71 | 3,618 | 248,630 | 3,603 | 0.00 |
23 | Montgomery Biscuits | SL | 232,466 | 68 | 3,419 | 244,534 | 3,821 | -0.11 |
24 | Chattanooga Lookouts | SL | 218,512 | 64 | 3,414 | 242,627 | 3,516 | -0.03 |
25 | Mississippi Braves | SL | 216,917 | 68 | 3,190 | 211,200 | 3,152 | 0.01 |
26 | Erie SeaWolves | EL | 203,655 | 65 | 3,133 | 209,299 | 3,124 | 0.00 |
27 | Binghamton Mets | EL | 188,104 | 68 | 2,766 | 171,279 | 2,676 | 0.03 |
28 | Biloxi Shuckers*** | SL | 164,076 | 63 | 2,604 | 94,929 | 1,460 | 0.78 |
29 | Jackson Generals | SL | 136,918 | 63 | 2,173 | 135,248 | 2,019 | 0.08 |
30 | Mobile BayBears | SL | 96,260 | 62 | 1,553 | 106,297 | 1,687 | -0.08 |
High A
Team | League | Total | Gms | Av. | 2014T | 2014A | +/- | |
1 | Frederick Keys | CL | 328,789 | 67 | 4,907 | 324,446 | 4,991 | -0.02 |
2 | Winston-Salem Dash | CL | 289,637 | 65 | 4,456 | 299,645 | 4,540 | -0.02 |
3 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | CL | 282,437 | 68 | 4,153 | 278,316 | 4,349 | -0.05 |
4 | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CL | 240,357 | 62 | 3,877 | 241,026 | 3,652 | 0.06 |
5 | Potomac Nationals | CL | 217,892 | 63 | 3,459 | 243,559 | 3,866 | -0.11 |
6 | Salem Red Sox | CL | 228,120 | 68 | 3,355 | 220,782 | 3,345 | 0.00 |
7 | Lake Elsinore Storm | CalL | 213,962 | 60 | 3,146 | 220,069 | 3,144 | 0.00 |
8 | Carolina Mudcats | CL | 202,072 | 67 | 3,016 | 215,149 | 3,362 | -0.10 |
9 | Inland Empire 66ers | CalL | 196,962 | 70 | 2,814 | 195,841 | 2,838 | -0.01 |
10 | Stockton Ports | CalL | 191,611 | 70 | 2,737 | 195,500 | 2,793 | -0.02 |
11 | Clearwater Threshers | FSL | 174,283 | 64 | 2,723 | 195,063 | 2,787 | -0.02 |
12 | San Jose Giants | CalL | 189,205 | 70 | 2,703 | 200,124 | 2,859 | -0.05 |
13 | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | CalL | 167,318 | 69 | 2,425 | 166,993 | 2,386 | 0.02 |
14 | Lynchburg Hillcats | CL | 157,464 | 66 | 2,386 | 158,750 | 2,405 | -0.01 |
15 | Modesto Nuts | CalL | 166,719 | 70 | 2,382 | 172,902 | 2,470 | -0.04 |
16 | Lancaster JetHawks | CalL | 158,435 | 69 | 2,296 | 170,532 | 2,436 | -0.06 |
17 | Daytona Tortugas^ | FSL | 137,224 | 61 | 2,250 | 143,273 | 2,470 | -0.09 |
18 | Fort Myers Miracle | FSL | 133,817 | 66 | 2,028 | 119,102 | 1,861 | 0.09 |
19 | Visalia Rawhide | CalL | 121,004 | 70 | 1,729 | 120,003 | 1,714 | 0.01 |
20 | Charlotte Stone Crabs | FSL | 105,965 | 65 | 1,630 | 118,430 | 1,850 | -0.12 |
21 | St. Lucie Mets | FSL | 99,044 | 66 | 1,501 | 94,650 | 1,479 | 0.01 |
22 | Tampa Yankees | FSL | 92,786 | 62 | 1,497 | 111,521 | 1,640 | -0.09 |
23 | Bradenton Marauders | FSL | 102,914 | 69 | 1,492 | 104,584 | 1,609 | -0.07 |
24 | High Desert Mavericks | CalL | 94,065 | 66 | 1,425 | 147,231 | 2,103 | -0.32 |
25 | Brevard Co. Manatees | FSL | 78,373 | 62 | 1,244 | 78,465 | 1,286 | -0.03 |
26 | Jupiter Hammerheads | FSL | 67,194 | 65 | 1,034 | 71,713 | 1,138 | -0.09 |
27 | Palm Beach Cardinals | FSL | 67,108 | 66 | 1,017 | 74,887 | 1,101 | -0.08 |
28 | Lakeland Flying Tigers | FSL | 61,328 | 63 | 973 | 64,396 | 991 | -0.02 |
29 | Dunedin Blue Jays | FSL | 52,659 | 66 | 798 | 60,044 | 896 | -0.11 |
30 | Bakersfield Blaze | CalL | 51,789 | 70 | 740 | 57,057 | 827 | -0.11 |
Low A
Team | League | Total | Gms | Av. | 2014T | 2014A | +/- | |
1 | Dayton Dragons | ML | 575,830 | 70 | 8,212 | 573,709 | 8,437 | -0.03 |
2 | Fort Wayne TinCaps | ML | 400,036 | 67 | 5,971 | 406,715 | 5,810 | 0.03 |
3 | Kane County Cougars | ML | 408,449 | 69 | 5,920 | 415,571 | 6,023 | -0.02 |
4 | West Michigan Whitecaps | ML | 391,055 | 69 | 5,667 | 391,653 | 5,595 | 0.01 |
5 | Lakewood BlueClaws | SAL | 388,718 | 69 | 5,634 | 380,573 | 5,597 | 0.01 |
6 | Greensboro Grasshoppers | SAL | 361,288 | 68 | 5,313 | 369,170 | 5,429 | -0.02 |
7 | Greenville Drive | SAL | 346,828 | 68 | 5,100 | 346,187 | 5,017 | 0.02 |
8 | South Bend Cubs | ML | 347,678 | 69 | 5,039 | 258,836 | 3,751 | 0.34 |
9 | Lansing Lugnuts | ML | 336,752 | 67 | 5,026 | 338,249 | 4,832 | 0.04 |
10 | Charleston RiverDogs | SAL | 292,661 | 67 | 4,368 | 280,075 | 4,309 | 0.01 |
11 | Lexington Legends | SAL | 283,873 | 65 | 4,367 | 282,158 | 4,211 | 0.04 |
12 | Quad Cities River Bandits | ML | 250,004 | 64 | 3,906 | 237,005 | 3,885 | 0.01 |
13 | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | ML | 247,577 | 68 | 3,641 | 250,131 | 3,970 | -0.08 |
14t | Great Lakes Loons | ML | 221,749 | 66 | 3,360 | 230,019 | 3,334 | 0.01 |
14t | Peoria Chiefs | ML | 225,089 | 67 | 3,360 | 217,632 | 3,297 | 0.02 |
16 | Lake County Captains | ML | 221,652 | 66 | 3,358 | 226,454 | 3,484 | -0.04 |
17 | Delmarva Shorebirds | SAL | 203,520 | 63 | 3,230 | 210,130 | 3,233 | 0.00 |
18 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | ML | 200,777 | 68 | 2,953 | 180,350 | 2,818 | 0.05 |
19 | Augusta GreenJackets | SAL | 174,382 | 64 | 2,725 | 169,194 | 2,525 | 0.08 |
20 | Rome Braves | SAL | 180,191 | 67 | 2,689 | 177,531 | 2,573 | 0.05 |
21 | Asheville Tourists | SAL | 181,578 | 68 | 2,670 | 174,893 | 2,572 | 0.04 |
22 | Cedar Rapids Kernels | ML | 170,832 | 67 | 2,550 | 171,011 | 2,552 | 0.00 |
23 | West Virginia Power | SAL | 160,429 | 65 | 2,468 | 140,484 | 2,266 | 0.09 |
24 | Hickory Crawdads | SAL | 149,963 | 68 | 2,205 | 148,414 | 2,151 | 0.03 |
25 | Kannapolis Intimidators | SAL | 135,727 | 66 | 2,056 | 119,377 | 1,925 | 0.07 |
26 | Savannah Sand Gnats | SAL | 125,587 | 64 | 1,962 | 124,013 | 2,067 | -0.05 |
27 | Clinton LumberKings | ML | 104,405 | 67 | 1,573 | 111,329 | 1,713 | -0.08 |
28 | Hagerstown Suns | SAL | 68,688 | 64 | 1,073 | 61,683 | 979 | 0.10 |
29 | Burlington Bees | ML | 66,867 | 67 | 998 | 70,649 | 1,054 | -0.05 |
30 | Beloit Snappers | ML | 65,152 | 68 | 958 | 63,505 | 977 | -0.02 |
Short Season A
Team | League | Total | Gms | Av. | 2014T | 2014A | +/- | |
1 | Brooklyn Cyclones | NYP | 230,658 | 37 | 6,234 | 231,628 | 6,260 | 0.00 |
2 | Vancouver Canadians | NWL | 215,535 | 37 | 5,825 | 180,187 | 4,870 | 0.20 |
3 | Spokane Indians | NWL | 188,956 | 37 | 5,017 | 193,865 | 5,240 | -0.04 |
4 | Hudson Valley Renegades | NYP | 163,767 | 37 | 4,426 | 159,084 | 4,300 | 0.03 |
5 | Tri-City ValleyCats | NYP | 153,692 | 36 | 4,269 | 161,171 | 4,241 | 0.01 |
6 | Aberdeen IronBirds | NYP | 151,758 | 36 | 4,216 | 150,300 | 4,164 | 0.01 |
7 | Lowell Spinners | NYP | 140,468 | 37 | 3,796 | 165,129 | 4,346 | -0.13 |
8 | Hillsboro Hops | NWL | 143,412 | 38 | 3,774 | 139,732 | 3,651 | 0.03 |
9 | State College Spikes | NYP | 127,775 | 38 | 3,363 | 134,927 | 3,647 | -0.08 |
10 | Staten Island Yankees | NYP | 119,195 | 37 | 3,221 | 122,442 | 3,401 | -0.05 |
11 | Eugene Emeralds | NWL | 120,931 | 38 | 3,182 | 109,067 | 2,844 | 0.12 |
12 | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | NYP | 111,079 | 37 | 3,002 | 109,545 | 3,130 | -0.04 |
13 | Boise Hawks | NWL | 109,945 | 38 | 2,893 | 87,519 | 2,303 | 0.26 |
14 | Everett AquaSox | NWL | 100,613 | 38 | 2,648 | 92,642 | 2,504 | 0.06 |
15 | West Virginia Black Bears* | NYP | 83,796 | 37 | 2,265 | 24,246 | 758 | 1.99 |
16 | Tri-City Dust Devils | NWL | 86,022 | 38 | 2,264 | 85,678 | 2,255 | 0.00 |
17 | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | NWL | 85,851 | 38 | 2,259 | 95,083 | 2,502 | -0.10 |
18 | Connecticut Tigers | NYP | 76,751 | 34 | 2,257 | 78,118 | 2,111 | 0.07 |
19 | Vermont Lake Monsters | NYP | 83,002 | 37 | 2,243 | 84,091 | 2,273 | -0.01 |
20 | Williamsport Crosscutters | NYP | 64,081 | 36 | 1,780 | 61,249 | 1,750 | 0.02 |
21 | Auburn Doubledays | NYP | 50,670 | 36 | 1,408 | 44,640 | 1,240 | 0.14 |
22 | Batavia MuckDogs | NYP | 32,221 | 35 | 921 | 33,376 | 954 | -0.03 |
Rookie
Team | League | Total | Gms | Av. | 2014T | 2014A | +/- | |
1 | Ogden Raptors | PL | 125,398 | 38 | 3,300 | 108,504 | 3,014 | 0.09 |
2 | Billings Mustangs | PL | 100,120 | 34 | 2,945 | 105,358 | 2,927 | 0.01 |
3 | Idaho Falls Chukars | PL | 90,884 | 37 | 2,456 | 79,895 | 2,283 | 0.08 |
4 | Orem Owlz | PL | 85,733 | 38 | 2,256 | 83,179 | 2,248 | 0.00 |
5 | Missoula Osprey | PL | 77,438 | 36 | 2,151 | 84,429 | 2,345 | -0.08 |
6 | Grand Junction Rockies | PL | 74,794 | 35 | 2,137 | 81,382 | 2,200 | -0.03 |
7 | Pulaski Yankees^^ | AppL | 57,023 | 34 | 1,677 | 26,160 | 818 | 1.05 |
8 | Greeneville Astros | AppL | 54,252 | 33 | 1,644 | 48,619 | 1,430 | 0.15 |
9 | Burlington Royals | AppL | 46,063 | 34 | 1,355 | 40,497 | 1,191 | 0.14 |
10 | Johnson City Cardinals | AppL | 39,118 | 30 | 1,304 | 40,351 | 1,261 | 0.03 |
11 | Great Falls Voyagers | PL | 45,414 | 36 | 1,262 | 49,520 | 1,338 | -0.06 |
12 | Kingsport Mets | AppL | 31,086 | 33 | 942 | 30,464 | 952 | -0.01 |
13 | Helena Brewers | PL | 33,841 | 36 | 940 | 30,764 | 855 | 0.10 |
14 | Danville Braves | AppL | 28,841 | 33 | 874 | 30,385 | 950 | -0.08 |
15 | Princeton Rays | AppL | 27,051 | 33 | 820 | 24,848 | 753 | 0.09 |
16 | Bluefield Blue Jays | AppL | 24,099 | 30 | 803 | 26,446 | 826 | -0.03 |
17 | Elizabethton Twins | AppL | 22,069 | 31 | 712 | 26,590 | 806 | -0.12 |
18 | Bristol Pirates | AppL | 17,849 | 28 | 637 | 25,743 | 858 | -0.26 |
*Played last season as Jamestown Jammers
**Played last season as Oklahoma City RedHawks
***Played last season as Huntsville Stars
^Played last season as Daytona Cubs
^^Played last season as Pulaski Mariners
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)
NWL = Northwest League (short season A)
NYP = NY-Penn League (short season A)
PCL = Pacific Coast League (PCL)
PL = Pioneer League (rookie)
SAL = South Atlantic League (Low Class A)
SL = Southern League (Class AA)
TL = Texas League (Class AA)
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