With 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)
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