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2017 Affiliated Attendance by Average

By on September 10, 2017 in Attendance, Minor-League Baseball, News

Ballpark DigestWith the last Minor League Baseball circuit wrapping up regular-season play yesterday, we review affiliated attendance for the season. We end our series with a listing of 2017 MiLB attendance by average.

We began this series of stories with a listing of 2017 MiLB attendance by league, 2017 MiLB attendance by level. and 2017 MiLB attendance by total. Summer-collegiate attendance has already been posted, with independent baseball covered after the Atlantic League season ends.

In many ways, 2017 MiLB attendance listed by total is the best public measure of how a team performed during a season. The number of fans attending a game is really only limited by the ballpark capacity, so while plenty of Triple-A teams with bigger ballparks in bigger markets lead this list, there are also Single-A, Short Season-A and Double-A teams in the top half of this list.

Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated baseball teams, as listed by total, with a comparison of 2016 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.

# Team Lg Total Gms Av. 2016A +/-
1 Indianapolis Indians IL 641,141 70 9,159 8,970 0.02
2 Charlotte Knights IL 628,526 68 9,109 8,855 0.02
3 Columbus Clippers IL 616,059 69 9,060 8,974 0.02
4 Nashville Sounds PCL 593,679 67 8,861 7,099 0.25
5 Round Rock Express PCL 610,681 70 8,724 8,637 0.01
6 Lehigh Valley IronPigs IL 555,146 65 8,541 8,729 -0.02
7 Buffalo Bisons IL 526,574 65 8,101 8,039 0.01
8 Dayton Dragons ML 544,638 69 8,038 8,188 -0.02
9 Sacramento River Cats PCL 562,237 70 8,032 8,587 -0.06
10 Albuquerque Isotopes PCL 542,502 68 7,978 7,795 0.02
11 El Paso Chihuahuas PCL 544,668 69 7,894 7,837 0.01
12 Iowa Cubs PCL 535,660 69 7,763 7,414 0.05
13 Durham Bulls IL 547,841 71 7,716 7,599 0.02
14 Toledo Mud Hens IL 533,014 70 7,614 7,824 -0.03
15 Salt Lake Bees PCL 483,202 70 6,903 7,195 -0.04
16 Louisville Bats IL 467,024 68 6,868 7,127 -0.04
17 Frisco RoughRiders TL 470,003 69 6,812 7,024 -0.03
18 Rochester Red Wings IL 445,581 68 6,553 6,396 0.02
19 Oklahoma City Dodgers PCL 444,224 68 6,533 6,536 0.00
20 SWB RailRiders IL 439,412 68 6,462 6,071 0.06
21 Pawtucket Red Sox IL 409,960 64 6,406 6,076 0.05
22 Vancouver Canadians NWL 239,527 38 6,303 6,177 0.02
23 Fresno Grizzlies PCL 428,341 69 6,208 6,189 0.00
24 Reading Fightin Phils EL 411,698 68 6,054 6,092 -0.01
25 Richmond Flying Squirrels EL 386,185 64 6,034 5,745 0.05
26 Birmingham Barons SL 391,725 66 5,935 6,063 -0.02
27 Fort Wayne TinCaps ML 409,253 69 5,931 6,084 -0.03
28 Kane County Cougars ML 394,567 67 5,889 5,811 0.01
29 Hartford Yard Goats EL 395,196 68 5,812 799 6.27
30 Portland Sea Dogs EL 356,153 63 5,653 5,354 0.06
31 Tulsa Drillers TL 374,976 67 5,597 5,393 0.04
32 West Michigan Whitecaps ML 383,983 69 5,565 5,683 -0.02
33 New Orleans Baby Cakes PCL 349,883 63 5,554 5,142 0.08
34 Norfolk Tides IL 359,263 66 5,443 5,486 -0.01
35 Tacoma Rainiers PCL 374,951 69 5,434 5,312 0.02
36 Omaha Storm Chasers PCL 358,777 67 5,355 5,315 0.01
37 Spokane Indians NWL 196,653 37 5,315 5,077 0.05
38 South Bend Cubs ML 354,070 67 5,285 5,084 0.04
39 Greensboro Grasshoppers SAL 350,743 67 5,235 5,171 0.01
40 Lakewood BlueClaws SAL 338,544 65 5,208 5,350 -0.03
41 Akron RubberDucks EL 343,351 66 5,202 5,074 0.03
42 Brooklyn Cyclones NYP 186,853 36 5,190 5,614 -0.08
43 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp^ SL 325,743 63 5,171 4,197 0.23
44 Trenton Thunder EL 349,013 68 5,133 5,039 0.02
45 Memphis Redbirds PCL 350,007 69 5,073 4,704 0.08
46 Las Vegas 51s PCL 359,059 71 5,057 4,882 0.04
47 Tennessee Smokies SL 313,796 63 4,981 4,319 0.15
48 Arkansas Travelers TL 328,347 66 4,975 4,716 0.05
49 Corpus Christi Hooks TL 331,242 67 4,944 5,161 -0.04
50 Greenville Drive SAL 328,222 67 4,899 4,810 0.02
51 Reno Aces PCL 347,502 71 4,894 5,227 -0.06
52 Frederick Keys CL 303,930 63 4,824 4,838 0.00
53 Springfield Cardinals TL 331,259 69 4,801 4,731 0.01
54 Columbia Fireflies SAL 315,034 66 4,773 3,785 0.26
55 New Hampshire Fisher Cats EL 284,108 60 4,735 4,834 -0.02
56 Syracuse Chiefs IL 292,054 63 4,636 4,158 0.11
57 San Antonio Missions TL 305,351 67 4,557 4,603 -0.01
58 Charleston RiverDogs SAL 305,622 68 4,494 4,311 0.04
59 NW Arkansas Naturals TL 304,026 68 4,471 4,457 0.00
60 Lansing Lugnuts ML 303,843 68 4,468 4,576 -0.02
61 Winston-Salem Dash CL 304,607 69 4,415 4,476 -0.01
62 Altoona Curve EL 294,486 67 4,395 4,131 0.06
63 Lexington Legends SAL 281,210 65 4,326 4,382 -0.01
64 Pensacola Blue Wahoos SL 298,108 69 4,320 4,319 0.00
65 Midland Rockhounds TL 282,146 67 4,211 3,900 0.08
66 Colorado Springs Sky Sox PCL 265,095 62 4,208 4,220 0.00
67 Tri-City ValleyCats NYP 142,922 35 4,083 4,281 -0.05
68 Hudson Valley Renegades NYP 147,936 37 3,998 4,231 -0.06
69 Harrisburg Senators EL 262,872 66 3,983 3,901 0.02
70 Aberdeen IronBirds NYP 130,823 33 3,964 4,031 -0.02
71 Potomac Nationals CL 236,010 61 3,869 3,054 0.27
72 Wilmington Blue Rocks CL 230,677 60 3,845 4,316 -0.11
73 Myrtle Beach Pelicans CL 233,126 54 3,587 3,500 0.02
74 Lowell Spinners NYP 126,565 36 3,516 3,782 -0.07
75 Bowie Baysox EL 234,789 68 3,453 3,528 -0.02
76 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ML 230,326 67 3,438 3,585 -0.04
77 Montgomery Biscuits SL 228,376 67 3,409 3,296 0.03
78 Hillsboro Hops NWL 128,416 38 3,379 3,470 -0.03
79 Ogden Raptors PL 128,348 38 3,378 3,450 -0.02
80 Erie SeaWolves EL 214,394 64 3,350 3,044 0.10
81 Salem Red Sox CL 215,244 65 3,311 3,084 0.07
82 Eugene Emeralds NWL 125,297 38 3,297 3,200 0.03
83 Binghamton Rumble Ponies~ EL 190,765 58 3,289 2,619 0.26
84 Quad Cities River Bandits ML 230,006 70 3,286 3,506 -0.06
85 State College Spikes NYP 123,401 38 3,247 3,313 -0.02
86 Delmarva Shorebirds SAL 207,131 64 3,236 3,217 0.01
87 Lake County Captains ML 212,747 66 3,223 3,143 0.03
88 Boise Hawks NWL 121,455 38 3,196 3,094 0.03
89 Chattanooga Lookouts SL 209,948 66 3,181 3,193 0.00
90 Peoria Chiefs ML 212,659 67 3,174 3,489 -0.09
91 Gwinnett Braves IL 210,075 67 3,135 3,218 -0.03
92 Great Lakes Loons ML 202,433 67 3,021 3,044 -0.01
93 Mahoning Valley Scrappers NYP 107,894 36 2,997 2,632 0.14
94 Clearwater Threshers FSL 200,201 67 2,988 2,710 0.10
95 Billings Mustangs PL 110,311 38 2,903 2,819 0.03
6 Everett AquaSox NWL 110,161 38 2,899 2,815 0.03
97 Lake Elsinore Storm CalL 199,661 69 2,894 2,810 0.03
98 Inland Empire 66ers CalL 202,336 70 2,891 2,728 0.06
99 Mississippi Braves SL 190,645 66 2,889 2,838 0.02
100 Bowling Green Hot Rods ML 179,839 63 2,855 2,688 0.06
101 Carolina Mudcats CL 190,420 68 2,800 3,036 -0.08
102 Augusta GreenJackets SAL 178,269 65 2,743 2,606 0.05
103 Asheville Tourists SAL 184,019 68 2,706 2,774 -0.02
104 Stockton Ports CalL 184,164 69 2,669 2,735 -0.02
105 Biloxi Shuckers SL 167,151 65 2,572 2,692 -0.04
106 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes CalL 171,622 70 2,452 2,450 0.00
107 Lancaster JetHawks CalL 169,237 70 2,418 2,405 0.01
108 Idaho Falls Chukars PL 90,816 38 2,390 2,549 -0.06
109 Cedar Rapids Kernels ML 166,427 70 2,378 2,484 -0.04
110 Rome Braves SAL 161,444 68 2,374 2,405 -0.01
111 San Jose Giants CalL 163,373 69 2,368 2,417 -0.02
112 Vermont Lake Monsters NYP 82,674 35 2,362 2,332 0.01
113 Pulaski Yankees AppL 77,880 33 2,360 1,871 0.26
114 Tri-City Dust Devils NWL 86,461 38 2,275 2,286 0.00
115 Connecticut Tigers NYP 73,439 33 2,225 2,291 -0.03
116 Grand Junction Rockies PL 79,547 37 2,150 2,091 0.03
117 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes NWL 81,011 38 2,132 2,175 -0.02
118 Hickory Crawdads SAL 136,225 64 2,129 2,176 -0.02
119 Modesto Nuts CalL 147,562 70 2,108 2,246 -0.06
120 Lynchburg Hillcats CL 137,566 66 2,084 1,863 0.12
121 Daytona Tortugas FSL 136,224 66 2,064 1,672 0.23
122 West Virginia Power SAL 133,679 65 2,057 2,212 -0.07
123 Staten Island Yankees NYP 71,401 35 2,040 2,250 -0.09
124 West Virginia Black Bears NYP 75,064 37 2,029 2,188 -0.07
125 Down East Wood Ducks* CL 145,780 72 2,025
126 Fort Myers Miracle FSL 121,438 60 2,024 1,912 0.06
127 St. Lucie Mets FSL 132,359 66 2,005 1,420 0.41
128 Johnson City Cardinals AppL 65,202 33 1,976 1,673 0.18
129 Charlotte Stone Crabs FSL 120,685 63 1,916 1,593 0.20
130 Missoula Osprey PL 71,936 38 1,893 1,979 -0.04
131 Clinton LumberKings ML 121,302 66 1,838 1,910 -0.04
132 Visalia Rawhide CalL 126,419 70 1,806 1,784 0.01
133 Williamsport Crosscutters NYP 61,082 34 1,797 1,727 0.04
134 Jackson Generals SL 120,695 68 1,775 2,002 -0.11
135 Orem Owlz PL 55,981 37 1,513 1,554 -0.03
136 Mobile BayBears SL 92,898 62 1,489 1,527 -0.02
137 Tampa Yankees FSL 93,823 66 1,422 1,145 0.24
138 Hagerstown Suns SAL 84,181 61 1,380 1,250 0.10
139 Bradenton Marauders FSL 79,331 61 1,301 1,341 -0.03
140 Auburn Doubledays NYP 46,132 36 1,281 1,427 -0.10
141 Great Falls Voyagers PL 47,260 38 1,244 1,243 0.00
142 Greeneville Astros AppL 35,305 31 1,139 1,262 -0.10
143 Florida Fire Frogs# FSL 57,324 53 1,082 1,308 -0.17
144 Kannapolis Intimidators SAL 69,112 64 1,080 1,473 -0.27
145 Danville Braves AppL 32,634 31 1,053 956 0.10
146 Burlington Bees ML 67,044 64 1,048 1,109 -0.06
147 Jupiter Hammerheads FSL 69,064 66 1,046 872 0.20
148 Burlington Royals AppL 34,483 33 1,045 1,492 -0.30
149 Beloit Snappers ML 64,236 67 959 1,079 -0.11
150 Palm Beach Cardinals FSL 58,832 63 934 1,076 -0.13
151 Kingsport Mets AppL 29,742 33 901 903 0.00
152 Helena Brewers PL 33,843 38 891 1,075 -0.17
153 Lakeland Flying Tigers FSL 52,191 64 815 334 1.44
154 Batavia MuckDogs NYP 27,389 34 806 811 -0.01
155 Bluefield Blue Jays AppL 21,595 31 697 731 -0.05
156 Bristol Pirates AppL 20,813 31 671 530 0.27
157 Elizabethton Twins AppL 18,746 32 586 627 -0.07
158 Dunedin Blue Jays FSL 38,956 68 573 767 -0.25
159 Princeton Rays AppL 17,690 33 536 457 0.17
160 Buies Creek Astros* CL 30,518 59 517

*New team added for 2017
~Played last year as Binghamton Mets
^Played last year as Jacksonville Suns
#Played last year as Brevard County Manatees

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)

RELATED STORIES: 2017 Affiliated Attendance by Total; 2017 Affiliated Attendance by Level; 2017 Affiliated Attendance by League; 2017 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Average; 2017 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Total; 2017 Summer Collegiate Attendance by League

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