With the last Minor League Baseball circuit wrapping up regular-season play yesterday, we review affiliated attendance for the season. We continue with a listing of 2017 MiLB attendance by total.
We began this series of stories with a listing of 2017 MiLB attendance by league and 2017 MiLB attendance by level. We’ll follow this up with a listing 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 attendance, with a comparison of 2016 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.
# | Team | League | Total | Gms | Av. | 2016T | +/- |
1 | Indianapolis Indians | IL | 641,141 | 70 | 9,159 | 636,888 | 0.01 |
2 | Charlotte Knights | IL | 628,526 | 69 | 9,109 | 628,173 | 0.00 |
3 | Columbus Clippers | IL | 616,059 | 68 | 9,060 | 602,171 | 0.02 |
4 | Round Rock Express | PCL | 610,681 | 70 | 8,724 | 613,226 | 0.00 |
5 | Nashville Sounds | PCL | 593,679 | 67 | 8,861 | 504,060 | 0.18 |
6 | Sacramento River Cats | PCL | 562,237 | 70 | 8,032 | 609,666 | -0.08 |
7 | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | IL | 555,146 | 65 | 8,541 | 611,015 | -0.09 |
8 | Durham Bulls | IL | 547,841 | 71 | 7,716 | 547,156 | 0.00 |
9 | El Paso Chihuahuas | PCL | 544,668 | 69 | 7,894 | 564,259 | -0.03 |
10 | Dayton Dragons | ML | 544,638 | 69 | 8,038 | 548,574 | -0.01 |
11 | Albuquerque Isotopes | PCL | 542,502 | 68 | 7,978 | 522,266 | 0.04 |
12 | Iowa Cubs | PCL | 535,660 | 69 | 7,763 | 504,160 | 0.06 |
13 | Toledo Mud Hens | IL | 533,014 | 70 | 7,614 | 532,008 | 0.00 |
14 | Buffalo Bisons | IL | 526,574 | 65 | 8,101 | 562,755 | -0.06 |
15 | Salt Lake Bees | PCL | 483,202 | 70 | 6,903 | 503,659 | -0.04 |
16 | Frisco RoughRiders | TL | 470,003 | 69 | 6,812 | 463,564 | 0.01 |
17 | Louisville Bats | IL | 467,024 | 68 | 6,868 | 506,030 | -0.08 |
18 | Rochester Red Wings | IL | 445,581 | 68 | 6,553 | 434,897 | 0.02 |
19 | Oklahoma City Dodgers | PCL | 444,224 | 68 | 6,533 | 437,905 | 0.01 |
20 | SWB RailRiders | IL | 439,412 | 68 | 6,462 | 424,991 | 0.03 |
21 | Fresno Grizzlies | PCL | 428,341 | 69 | 6,208 | 439,389 | -0.03 |
22 | Reading Fightin Phils | EL | 411,698 | 68 | 6,054 | 420,320 | -0.02 |
23 | Pawtucket Red Sox | IL | 409,960 | 64 | 6,406 | 407,097 | 0.01 |
24 | Fort Wayne TinCaps | ML | 409,253 | 69 | 5,931 | 413,791 | -0.01 |
25 | Hartford Yard Goats | EL | 395,196 | 68 | 5,812 | 41,569 | 8.51 |
26 | Kane County Cougars | ML | 394,567 | 67 | 5,889 | 400,931 | -0.02 |
27 | Birmingham Barons | SL | 391,725 | 66 | 5,935 | 418,361 | -0.06 |
28 | Richmond Flying Squirrels | EL | 386,185 | 64 | 6,034 | 390,693 | -0.01 |
29 | West Michigan Whitecaps | ML | 383,983 | 69 | 5,565 | 386,416 | -0.01 |
30 | Tulsa Drillers | TL | 374,976 | 67 | 5,597 | 366,734 | 0.02 |
31 | Tacoma Rainiers | PCL | 374,951 | 69 | 5,434 | 377,164 | -0.01 |
32 | Norfolk Tides | IL | 359,263 | 66 | 5,443 | 373,042 | -0.04 |
33 | Las Vegas 51s | PCL | 359,059 | 71 | 5,057 | 331,999 | 0.08 |
34 | Omaha Storm Chasers | PCL | 358,777 | 67 | 5,355 | 356,135 | 0.01 |
35 | Portland Sea Dogs | EL | 356,153 | 63 | 5,653 | 374,746 | -0.05 |
36 | South Bend Cubs | ML | 354,070 | 67 | 5,285 | 350,803 | 0.01 |
37 | Greensboro Grasshoppers | SAL | 350,743 | 67 | 5,235 | 336,121 | 0.04 |
38 | Memphis Redbirds | PCL | 350,007 | 69 | 5,073 | 324,581 | 0.08 |
39 | New Orleans Baby Cakes | PCL | 349,883 | 63 | 5,554 | 339,400 | 0.03 |
40 | Trenton Thunder | EL | 349,013 | 68 | 5,133 | 347,661 | 0.00 |
41 | Reno Aces | PCL | 347,502 | 71 | 4,894 | 365,883 | -0.05 |
42 | Akron RubberDucks | EL | 343,351 | 66 | 5,202 | 350,079 | -0.02 |
43 | Lakewood BlueClaws | SAL | 338,544 | 65 | 5,208 | 353,080 | -0.04 |
44 | Springfield Cardinals | TL | 331,259 | 69 | 4,801 | 316,990 | 0.05 |
45 | Corpus Christi Hooks | TL | 331,242 | 67 | 4,944 | 350,964 | -0.06 |
46 | Arkansas Travelers | TL | 328,347 | 66 | 4,975 | 306,570 | 0.07 |
47 | Greenville Drive | SAL | 328,222 | 67 | 4,899 | 331,911 | -0.01 |
48 | Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp^ | SL | 325,743 | 63 | 5,171 | 264,401 | 0.23 |
49 | Columbia Fireflies | SAL | 315,034 | 66 | 4,773 | 261,134 | 0.21 |
50 | Tennessee Smokies | SL | 313,796 | 63 | 4,981 | 293,694 | 0.07 |
51 | Charleston RiverDogs | SAL | 305,622 | 68 | 4,494 | 293,161 | 0.04 |
52 | San Antonio Missions | TL | 305,351 | 67 | 4,557 | 317,607 | -0.04 |
53 | Winston-Salem Dash | CL | 304,607 | 69 | 4,415 | 295,411 | 0.03 |
54 | NW Arkansas Naturals | TL | 304,026 | 68 | 4,471 | 312,001 | -0.03 |
55 | Frederick Keys | CL | 303,930 | 63 | 4,824 | 314,443 | -0.03 |
56 | Lansing Lugnuts | ML | 303,843 | 68 | 4,468 | 311,190 | -0.02 |
57 | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | SL | 298,108 | 69 | 4,320 | 302,340 | -0.01 |
58 | Altoona Curve | EL | 294,486 | 67 | 4,395 | 272,640 | 0.08 |
59 | Syracuse Chiefs | IL | 292,054 | 63 | 4,636 | 274,427 | 0.06 |
60 | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | EL | 284,108 | 60 | 4,735 | 338,387 | -0.16 |
61 | Midland Rockhounds | TL | 282,146 | 67 | 4,211 | 265,193 | 0.06 |
62 | Lexington Legends | SAL | 281,210 | 65 | 4,326 | 276,062 | 0.02 |
63 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | PCL | 265,095 | 62 | 4,208 | 270,100 | -0.02 |
64 | Harrisburg Senators | EL | 262,872 | 66 | 3,983 | 269,172 | -0.02 |
65 | Vancouver Canadians | NWL | 239,527 | 38 | 6,303 | 222,363 | 0.08 |
66 | Potomac Nationals | CL | 236,010 | 61 | 3,869 | 195,448 | 0.21 |
67 | Bowie Baysox | EL | 234,789 | 68 | 3,453 | 236,349 | -0.01 |
68 | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CL | 233,126 | 54 | 3,587 | 227,491 | 0.02 |
69 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | CL | 230,677 | 60 | 3,845 | 276,199 | -0.16 |
70 | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | ML | 230,326 | 67 | 3,438 | 243,767 | -0.06 |
71 | Quad Cities River Bandits | ML | 230,006 | 70 | 3,286 | 234,923 | -0.02 |
72 | Montgomery Biscuits | SL | 228,376 | 67 | 3,409 | 230,742 | -0.01 |
73 | Salem Red Sox | CL | 215,244 | 65 | 3,311 | 200,478 | 0.07 |
74 | Erie SeaWolves | EL | 214,394 | 64 | 3,350 | 210,040 | 0.02 |
75 | Lake County Captains | ML | 212,747 | 66 | 3,223 | 213,738 | 0.00 |
76 | Peoria Chiefs | ML | 212,659 | 67 | 3,174 | 230,277 | -0.08 |
77 | Gwinnett Braves | IL | 210,075 | 67 | 3,135 | 225,259 | -0.07 |
78 | Chattanooga Lookouts | SL | 209,948 | 66 | 3,181 | 223,517 | -0.06 |
79 | Delmarva Shorebirds | SAL | 207,131 | 64 | 3,236 | 209,120 | -0.01 |
80 | Great Lakes Loons | ML | 202,433 | 67 | 3,021 | 210,054 | -0.04 |
81 | Inland Empire 66ers | CalL | 202,336 | 70 | 2,891 | 190,933 | 0.06 |
82 | Clearwater Threshers | FSL | 200,201 | 67 | 2,988 | 181,594 | 0.10 |
83 | Lake Elsinore Storm | CalL | 199,661 | 69 | 2,894 | 196,684 | 0.02 |
84 | Spokane Indians | NWL | 196,653 | 37 | 5,315 | 187,848 | 0.05 |
85 | Binghamton Rumble Ponies | EL | 190,765 | 58 | 3,289 | 172,859 | 0.10 |
86 | Mississippi Braves | SL | 190,645 | 66 | 2,889 | 190,130 | 0.00 |
87 | Carolina Mudcats | CL | 190,420 | 68 | 2,800 | 194,334 | -0.02 |
88 | Brooklyn Cyclones | NYP | 186,853 | 36 | 5,190 | 207,702 | -0.10 |
89 | Stockton Ports | CalL | 184,164 | 69 | 2,669 | 188,732 | -0.02 |
90 | Asheville Tourists | SAL | 184,019 | 68 | 2,706 | 183,058 | 0.01 |
91 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | ML | 179,839 | 63 | 2,855 | 174,722 | 0.03 |
92 | Augusta GreenJackets | SAL | 178,269 | 65 | 2,743 | 169,421 | 0.05 |
93 | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | CalL | 171,622 | 70 | 2,452 | 171,509 | 0.00 |
94 | Lancaster JetHawks | CalL | 169,237 | 70 | 2,418 | 165,947 | 0.02 |
95 | Biloxi Shuckers | SL | 167,151 | 65 | 2,572 | 180,384 | -0.07 |
96 | Cedar Rapids Kernels | ML | 166,427 | 70 | 2,378 | 166,413 | 0.00 |
97 | San Jose Giants | CalL | 163,373 | 69 | 2,368 | 166,756 | -0.02 |
98 | Rome Braves | SAL | 161,444 | 68 | 2,374 | 161,121 | 0.00 |
99 | Hudson Valley Renegades | NYP | 147,936 | 37 | 3,998 | 152,328 | -0.03 |
100 | Modesto Nuts | CalL | 147,562 | 70 | 2,108 | 157,239 | -0.06 |
101 | Down East Wood Ducks* | CL | 145,780 | 72 | 2,025 | ||
102 | Tri-City ValleyCats | NYP | 142,922 | 35 | 4,083 | 149,847 | -0.05 |
103 | Lynchburg Hillcats | CL | 137,566 | 66 | 2,084 | 122,929 | 0.12 |
104 | Hickory Crawdads | SAL | 136,225 | 64 | 2,129 | 150,110 | -0.09 |
105 | Daytona Tortugas | FSL | 136,224 | 66 | 2,064 | 112,053 | 0.22 |
106 | West Virginia Power | SAL | 133,679 | 65 | 2,057 | 143,755 | -0.07 |
107 | St. Lucie Mets | FSL | 132,359 | 66 | 2,005 | 96,556 | 0.37 |
108 | Aberdeen IronBirds | NYP | 130,823 | 33 | 3,964 | 141,070 | -0.07 |
109 | Hillsboro Hops | NWL | 128,416 | 38 | 3,379 | 131,851 | -0.03 |
110 | Ogden Raptors | PL | 128,348 | 38 | 3,378 | 124,200 | 0.03 |
111 | Lowell Spinners | NYP | 126,565 | 36 | 3,516 | 139,953 | -0.10 |
112 | Visalia Rawhide | CalL | 126,419 | 70 | 1,806 | 123,079 | 0.03 |
113 | Eugene Emeralds | NWL | 125,297 | 38 | 3,297 | 121,587 | 0.03 |
114 | State College Spikes | NYP | 123,401 | 38 | 3,247 | 125,875 | -0.02 |
115 | Boise Hawks | NWL | 121,455 | 38 | 3,196 | 114,476 | 0.06 |
116 | Fort Myers Miracle | FSL | 121,438 | 60 | 2,024 | 124,273 | -0.02 |
117 | Clinton LumberKings | ML | 121,302 | 66 | 1,838 | 124,154 | -0.02 |
118 | Jackson Generals | SL | 120,695 | 68 | 1,775 | 126,116 | -0.04 |
119 | Charlotte Stone Crabs | FSL | 120,685 | 63 | 1,916 | 95,588 | 0.26 |
120 | Billings Mustangs | PL | 110,311 | 38 | 2,903 | 104,315 | 0.06 |
121 | Everett AquaSox | NWL | 110,161 | 38 | 2,899 | 104,162 | 0.06 |
122 | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | NYP | 107,894 | 36 | 2,997 | 92,117 | 0.17 |
123 | Tampa Yankees | FSL | 93,823 | 66 | 1,422 | 73,278 | 0.28 |
124 | Mobile BayBears | SL | 92,898 | 62 | 1,489 | 96,185 | -0.03 |
125 | Idaho Falls Chukars | PL | 90,816 | 38 | 2,390 | 96,866 | -0.06 |
126 | Tri-City Dust Devils | NWL | 86,461 | 38 | 2,275 | 86,886 | 0.00 |
127 | Hagerstown Suns | SAL | 84,181 | 61 | 1,380 | 82,526 | 0.02 |
128 | Vermont Lake Monsters | NYP | 82,674 | 35 | 2,362 | 83,955 | -0.02 |
129 | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | NWL | 81,011 | 38 | 2,132 | 80,469 | 0.01 |
130 | Grand Junction Rockies | PL | 79,547 | 37 | 2,150 | 79,470 | 0.00 |
131 | Bradenton Marauders | FSL | 79,331 | 61 | 1,301 | 87,149 | -0.09 |
132 | Pulaski Yankees | AppL | 77,880 | 33 | 2,360 | 57,995 | 0.34 |
133 | West Virginia Black Bears | NYP | 75,064 | 37 | 2,029 | 78,774 | -0.05 |
134 | Connecticut Tigers | NYP | 73,439 | 33 | 2,225 | 82,488 | -0.11 |
135 | Missoula Osprey | PL | 71,936 | 38 | 1,893 | 73,207 | -0.02 |
136 | Staten Island Yankees | NYP | 71,401 | 35 | 2,040 | 85,513 | -0.17 |
137 | Kannapolis Intimidators | SAL | 69,112 | 64 | 1,080 | 95,757 | -0.28 |
138 | Jupiter Hammerheads | FSL | 69,064 | 66 | 1,046 | 59,306 | 0.16 |
139 | Burlington Bees | ML | 67,044 | 64 | 1,048 | 75,429 | -0.11 |
140 | Johnson City Cardinals | AppL | 65,202 | 33 | 1,976 | 51,855 | 0.26 |
141 | Beloit Snappers | ML | 64,236 | 67 | 959 | 67,975 | -0.06 |
142 | Williamsport Crosscutters | NYP | 61,082 | 34 | 1,797 | 60,429 | 0.01 |
143 | Palm Beach Cardinals | FSL | 58,832 | 63 | 934 | 70,991 | -0.17 |
144 | Florida Fire Frogs# | FSL | 57,324 | 53 | 1,082 | 85,032 | -0.33 |
145 | Orem Owlz | PL | 55,981 | 37 | 1,513 | 57,504 | -0.03 |
146 | Lakeland Flying Tigers | FSL | 52,191 | 64 | 815 | 20,387 | 1.56 |
147 | Great Falls Voyagers | PL | 47,260 | 38 | 1,244 | 43,500 | 0.09 |
148 | Auburn Doubledays | NYP | 46,132 | 36 | 1,281 | 52,811 | -0.13 |
149 | Dunedin Blue Jays | FSL | 38,956 | 68 | 573 | 50,593 | -0.23 |
150 | Greeneville Astros | AppL | 35,305 | 31 | 1,139 | 41,651 | -0.15 |
151 | Burlington Royals | AppL | 34,483 | 33 | 1,045 | 49,227 | -0.30 |
152 | Helena Brewers | PL | 33,843 | 38 | 891 | 37,624 | -0.10 |
153 | Danville Braves | AppL | 32,634 | 31 | 1,053 | 31,540 | 0.03 |
154 | Buies Creek Astros* | CL | 30,518 | 59 | 517 | ||
155 | Kingsport Mets | AppL | 29,742 | 33 | 901 | 27,990 | 0.06 |
156 | Batavia MuckDogs | NYP | 27,389 | 34 | 806 | 30,007 | -0.09 |
157 | Bluefield Blue Jays | AppL | 21,595 | 31 | 697 | 22,651 | -0.05 |
158 | Bristol Pirates | AppL | 20,813 | 31 | 671 | 16,441 | 0.27 |
159 | Elizabethton Twins | AppL | 18,746 | 32 | 586 | 19,427 | -0.04 |
160 | Princeton Rays | AppL | 17,690 | 33 | 536 | 14,635 | 0.21 |
*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)
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