With the 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 2011 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.
Team | League | Total | Gms | Av. | 2011T | +/- | |
1 | Monterrey Sultanes | MxL | 645,302 | 57 | 11,321 | 430,420 | 0.50 |
2 | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | IL | 622,421 | 68 | 9,153 | 628,925 | -0.01 |
3 | Columbus Clippers | IL | 611,223 | 70 | 8,732 | 591,884 | 0.03 |
4 | Round Rock Express | PCL | 595,584 | 71 | 8,389 | 618,261 | -0.04 |
5 | Indianapolis Indians | IL | 595,043 | 70 | 8,501 | 580,082 | 0.03 |
6 | Dayton Dragons | ML | 588,689 | 69 | 8,532 | 571,886 | 0.03 |
7 | Sacramento River Cats | PCL | 586,090 | 72 | 8,140 | 600,306 | -0.02 |
8 | Louisville Bats | IL | 570,003 | 70 | 8,143 | 601,372 | -0.05 |
9 | Albuqueque Isotopes | PCL | 568,417 | 70 | 8,120 | 578,328 | -0.02 |
10 | Toledo Mud Hens | IL | 550,900 | 70 | 7,870 | 549,436 | 0.00 |
11 | Pawtucket Red Sox | IL | 521,023 | 69 | 7,551 | 578,930 | -0.10 |
12 | Buffalo Bisons | IL | 515,898 | 70 | 7,370 | 521,530 | -0.01 |
13 | Salt Lake Bees | PCL | 515,633 | 72 | 7,162 | 437,769 | 0.18 |
14 | Iowa Cubs | PCL | 509,798 | 70 | 7,283 | 500,675 | 0.02 |
15 | Memphis Redbirds | PCL | 493,706 | 71 | 6,954 | 493,528 | 0.00 |
16 | Frisco RoughRiders | TL | 488,224 | 69 | 7,076 | 509,331 | -0.04 |
17 | Durham Bulls | IL | 483,593 | 71 | 6,811 | 462,682 | 0.05 |
18 | Fresno Grizzlies | PCL | 471,686 | 72 | 6,551 | 494,051 | -0.05 |
19 | Saltillo Saraperos | MxL | 467,899 | 54 | 8,665 | 426,915 | 0.10 |
20 | Richmond Flying Squirrels | EL | 438,002 | 70 | 6,257 | 447,520 | -0.02 |
21 | Reading Phillies | EL | 426,623 | 67 | 6,368 | 456,957 | -0.07 |
22 | Omaha Storm Chasers | PCL | 415,650 | 70 | 5,938 | 410,326 | 0.01 |
23 | Rochester Red Wings | IL | 414,398 | 68 | 6,094 | 448,024 | -0.08 |
24 | Lakewood BlueClaws | SAL | 410,113 | 68 | 6,031 | 382,070 | 0.07 |
25 | Oklahoma City RedHawks | PCL | 399,965 | 71 | 5,633 | 378,877 | 0.06 |
26 | Fort Wayne TinCaps | ML | 396,531 | 69 | 5,747 | 376,022 | 0.05 |
27 | Kane County Cougars | ML | 391,102 | 70 | 5,587 | 410,262 | -0.05 |
28 | Reno Aces | PCL | 389,965 | 71 | 5,633 | 432,314 | -0.10 |
29 | Norfolk Tides | IL | 389,188 | 70 | 5,560 | 397,889 | -0.02 |
30 | Corpus Christi Hooks | TL | 388,927 | 70 | 5,556 | 395,128 | -0.02 |
31 | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | EL | 377,317 | 68 | 5,549 | 373,482 | 0.01 |
32 | Portland Sea Dogs | EL | 374,930 | 69 | 5,434 | 369,424 | 0.01 |
33 | Trenton Thunder | EL | 373,355 | 69 | 5,411 | 379,501 | -0.02 |
34 | Tulsa Drillers | TL | 372,624 | 70 | 5,323 | 366,291 | 0.02 |
35 | Greensboro Grasshoppers | SAL | 367,077 | 67 | 5,479 | 388,218 | -0.05 |
36 | West Michigan Whitecaps | ML | 362,554 | 70 | 5,179 | 372,555 | -0.03 |
37 | Springfield Cardinals | TL | 352,674 | 69 | 5,111 | 337,166 | 0.05 |
38 | Tacoma Rainiers | PCL | 352,032 | 72 | 4,889 | 378,518 | -0.07 |
39 | Syracuse Chiefs | IL | 349,027 | 66 | 5,288 | 374,680 | -0.07 |
40 | Greenville Drive | SAL | 347,042 | 68 | 5,104 | 327,558 | 0.06 |
41 | Lansing Lugnuts | ML | 345,763 | 66 | 5,239 | 345,089 | 0.00 |
42 | New Britain Rock Cats | EL | 339,100 | 67 | 5,061 | 363,759 | -0.07 |
43 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | PCL | 334,245 | 68 | 4,915 | 339,009 | -0.01 |
44 | New Orleans Zephyrs | PCL | 329,942 | 66 | 4,999 | 372,017 | -0.11 |
45 | Pensacola Blue Wahoos** | SL | 328,147 | 68 | 4,826 | 255,216 | 0.29 |
46 | Gwinnett Braves | IL | 327,584 | 70 | 4,680 | 351,565 | -0.07 |
47 | Monclova Acereros | MxL | 323,728 | 53 | 6,108 | 307,338 | 0.05 |
49 | NW Arkansas Naturals | TL | 321,254 | 69 | 4,656 | 310,613 | 0.03 |
49 | Nashville Sounds | PCL | 321,042 | 67 | 4,792 | 335,143 | -0.04 |
50 | Frederick Keys | CL | 311,805 | 66 | 4,724 | 296,296 | 0.05 |
51 | Las Vegas 51s | PCL | 311,516 | 71 | 4,388 | 314,032 | -0.01 |
52 | Arkansas Travelers | TL | 308,109 | 68 | 4,531 | 300,594 | 0.03 |
53 | Winston-Salem Dash | CL | 305,515 | 69 | 4,428 | 312,416 | -0.02 |
54 | San Antonio Missions | TL | 301,942 | 68 | 4,440 | 294,176 | 0.03 |
55 | Midland Rockhounds | TL | 301,110 | 66 | 4,562 | 308,810 | -0.02 |
56 | Lexington Legends | SAL | 295,937 | 68 | 4,352 | 312,349 | -0.05 |
57 | Jacksonville Suns | SL | 293,013 | 68 | 4,309 | 309,310 | -0.05 |
58 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | CL | 287,992 | 68 | 4,235 | 288,736 | 0.00 |
59 | Puebla Pericos | MxL | 287,178 | 48 | 5,983 | 363,011 | -0.21 |
60 | Charlotte Knights | IL | 282,117 | 70 | 4,030 | 279,107 | 0.01 |
61 | Harrisburg Senators | EL | 280,964 | 68 | 4,132 | 291,248 | -0.04 |
62 | SWB Yankees | IL | 272,168 | 69 | 3,944 | 298,098 | -0.09 |
63 | Altoona Curve | EL | 270,613 | 63 | 4,295 | 285,906 | -0.05 |
64 | Great Lakes Loons | ML | 259,160 | 70 | 3,702 | 264,249 | -0.02 |
65 | Akron Aeros | EL | 256,473 | 68 | 3,772 | 266,265 | -0.04 |
66 | Charleston RiverDogs | SAL | 254,002 | 67 | 3,791 | 265,465 | -0.04 |
67 | Tennessee Smokies | SL | 251,112 | 67 | 3,748 | 265,341 | -0.05 |
68 | Brooklyn Cyclones | NYP | 249,009 | 38 | 6,553 | 245,087 | 0.02 |
69 | Bowie BaySox | EL | 248,210 | 68 | 3,650 | 255,832 | -0.03 |
70 | Lake County Captains | ML | 248,144 | 69 | 3,596 | 235,897 | 0.05 |
71 | Mexico Red Devils | MxL | 245,894 | 53 | 4,640 | 330,626 | -0.26 |
72 | Veracruz Rojos del Aguila | MxL | 245,057 | 57 | 4,299 | 194,139 | 0.26 |
73 | Montgomery Biscuits | SL | 244,976 | 65 | 3,769 | 256,403 | -0.04 |
74 | Aberdeen IronBirds | NYP | 244,974 | 38 | 6,447 | 242,723 | 0.01 |
75 | Chattanooga Lookouts | SL | 243,051 | 69 | 3,522 | 224,974 | 0.08 |
76 | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | ML | 240,509 | 67 | 3,590 | 240,998 | 0.00 |
77 | Quad Cities River Bandits | ML | 240,008 | 67 | 3,582 | 223,025 | 0.08 |
78 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | ML | 233,208 | 68 | 3,430 | 237,070 | -0.02 |
79 | Delmarva Shorebirds | SAL | 231,194 | 70 | 3,303 | 211,993 | 0.09 |
80 | Ciudad del Carmen Dolphins | MxL | 227,143 | 54 | 4,206 | ||
81 | Lake Elsinore Storm | CalL | 227,000 | 70 | 3,243 | 225,769 | 0.01 |
82 | Carolina Mudcats* | CL | 225,577 | 66 | 3,418 | 112,181 | 1.01 |
83 | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CL | 219,273 | 67 | 3,273 | 213,200 | 0.03 |
84 | San Jose Giants | CalL | 210,895 | 68 | 3,101 | 222,547 | -0.05 |
85 | Erie SeaWolves | EL | 208,725 | 69 | 3,025 | 224,443 | -0.07 |
86 | Birmingham Barons | SL | 204,269 | 68 | 3,004 | 261,623 | -0.22 |
87 | Tucson Padres | PCL | 200,991 | 68 | 2,956 | 242,136 | -0.17 |
88 | Stockton Ports | CalL | 198,602 | 69 | 2,878 | 198,705 | 0.00 |
89 | Binghamton Mets | EL | 196,929 | 66 | 2,984 | 209,044 | -0.06 |
90 | Reynosa Broncos | MxL | 195,154 | 59 | 3,308 | 156,714 | 0.25 |
91 | Potomac Nationals | CL | 191,928 | 65 | 2,953 | 171,096 | 0.12 |
92 | Mississippi Braves | SL | 191,639 | 66 | 2,904 | 191,653 | 0.00 |
93 | Peoria Chiefs | ML | 190,244 | 68 | 2,798 | 187,915 | 0.01 |
94 | South Bend Silver Hawks | ML | 189,575 | 69 | 2,747 | 112,795 | 0.68 |
95 | Rome Braves | SAL | 184,983 | 66 | 2,803 | 186,345 | -0.01 |
96 | Augusta GreenJackets | SAL | 182,124 | 64 | 2,846 | 200,115 | -0.09 |
97 | Spokane Indians | NWL | 179,880 | 38 | 4,734 | 183,458 | -0.02 |
98 | Salem Red Sox | CL | 178,730 | 68 | 2,628 | 226,337 | -0.21 |
99 | Clearwater Threshers | FSL | 177,297 | 69 | 2,570 | 177,117 | 0.00 |
100 | Laguna Vaqueros | MxL | 176,762 | 52 | 3,399 | 249,871 | -0.29 |
101 | Modesto Nuts | CalL | 175,918 | 69 | 2,550 | 180,785 | -0.03 |
102 | Oaxaca Guerreros | MxL | 172,056 | 49 | 3,511 | 174,108 | -0.01 |
103 | Inland Empire 66ers | CalL | 171,986 | 69 | 2,493 | 185,411 | -0.07 |
104 | Tabasco Olmecas | MxL | 170,966 | 52 | 3,288 | 137,633 | 0.24 |
105 | Lowell Spinners | NYP | 168,239 | 37 | 4,547 | 167,222 | 0.01 |
106 | Quintana Roo Tigers | MxL | 164,462 | 53 | 3,103 | 151,698 | 0.08 |
107 | Vancouver Canadians | NWL | 164,461 | 37 | 4,445 | 162,162 | 0.01 |
108 | Hudson Valley Renegades | NYP | 161,811 | 37 | 4,373 | 149,243 | 0.08 |
109 | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | CalL | 160,715 | 70 | 2,296 | 155,903 | 0.03 |
110 | Cedar Rapids Kernels | ML | 160,064 | 69 | 2,320 | 169,000 | -0.05 |
111 | Tri-City ValleyCats | NYP | 159,966 | 38 | 4,210 | 156,297 | 0.02 |
112 | Agua. Railroad Workers | MxL | 159,414 | 51 | 3,126 | ||
113 | West Virginia Power | SAL | 157,875 | 67 | 2,356 | 165,996 | -0.05 |
114 | Asheville Tourists | SAL | 155,760 | 68 | 2,291 | 157,199 | -0.01 |
115 | Lynchburg Hillcats | CL | 155,261 | 64 | 2,426 | 169,367 | -0.08 |
116 | Lancaster JetHawks | CalL | 151,558 | 69 | 2,196 | 147,129 | 0.03 |
117 | Daytona Cubs | FSL | 143,131 | 61 | 2,346 | 154,557 | -0.07 |
118 | Staten Island Yankees | NYP | 141,163 | 38 | 3,715 | 192,568 | -0.27 |
119 | Yucatan Leones | MxL | 137,750 | 53 | 2,599 | 202,326 | -0.32 |
120 | Jackson Generals | SL | 133,352 | 65 | 2,052 | 106,689 | 0.25 |
121 | Mobile BayBears | SL | 133,062 | 63 | 2,112 | 210,956 | -0.37 |
122 | Hickory Crawdads | SAL | 132,696 | 66 | 2,011 | 131,131 | 0.01 |
123 | Kannapolis Intimidators | SAL | 132,493 | 66 | 2,007 | 138,487 | -0.04 |
124 | Huntsville Stars | SL | 130,231 | 66 | 1,973 | 93,340 | 0.40 |
125 | State College Spikes | NYP | 129,588 | 37 | 3,502 | 139,007 | -0.07 |
126 | Ogden Raptors | PL | 123,625 | 36 | 3,434 | 130,817 | -0.05 |
127 | High Desert Mavericks | CalL | 122,906 | 70 | 1,756 | 119,028 | 0.03 |
128 | Campeche Pirates | MxL | 122,336 | 53 | 2,308 | 99,021 | 0.24 |
129 | Fort Myers Miracle | FSL | 121,452 | 66 | 1,840 | 122,328 | -0.01 |
130 | Visalia Rawhide | CalL | 118,625 | 67 | 1,771 | 118,065 | 0.00 |
131 | Charlotte Stone Crabs | FSL | 117,417 | 61 | 1,925 | 166,375 | -0.29 |
132 | Savannah Sand Gnats | SAL | 117,372 | 63 | 1,863 | 135,415 | -0.13 |
133 | Eugene Emeralds | NWL | 115,569 | 38 | 3,041 | 114,690 | 0.01 |
134 | Tampa Yankees | FSL | 112,668 | 62 | 1,817 | 117,162 | -0.04 |
135 | Billings Mustangs | PL | 112,602 | 37 | 3,043 | 109,881 | 0.02 |
136 | Clinton LumberKings | ML | 111,760 | 68 | 1,644 | 115,253 | -0.03 |
137 | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | NYP | 109,956 | 36 | 3,054 | 111,048 | -0.01 |
138 | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | NWL | 101,785 | 38 | 2,679 | 105,973 | -0.04 |
139 | Bradenton Marauders | FSL | 101,528 | 67 | 1,515 | 103,978 | -0.02 |
140 | Grand Junction Rockies*** | PL | 101,496 | 38 | 2,671 | 47,982 | 1.12 |
141 | Everett AquaSox | NWL | 95,929 | 36 | 2,665 | 96,345 | 0.00 |
142 | St. Lucie Mets | FSL | 92,044 | 61 | 1,509 | 105,379 | -0.13 |
143 | Boise Hawks | NWL | 91,167 | 38 | 2,399 | 98,860 | -0.08 |
144 | Vermont Lake Monsters | NYP | 89,977 | 36 | 2,499 | 88,711 | 0.01 |
145 | Idaho Falls Chukars | PL | 89,828 | 37 | 2,428 | 94,518 | -0.05 |
146 | Missoula Osprey | PL | 89,812 | 38 | 2,363 | 86,313 | 0.04 |
147 | Brevard Co. Manatees | FSL | 89,512 | 63 | 1,421 | 93,903 | -0.05 |
148 | Hagerstown Suns | SAL | 87,429 | 64 | 1,366 | 123,593 | -0.29 |
149 | Orem Owlz | PL | 87,392 | 38 | 2,300 | 104,007 | -0.16 |
150 | Tri-City Dust Devils | NWL | 86,095 | 38 | 2,266 | 85,953 | 0.00 |
151 | Palm Beach Cardinals | FSL | 73,954 | 66 | 1,121 | 68,620 | 0.08 |
152 | Jupiter Hammerheads | FSL | 73,337 | 65 | 1,128 | 82,071 | -0.11 |
153 | Minatitlan Petroleros | MxL | 73,247 | 51 | 1,436 | 101,318 | -0.28 |
154 | Beloit Snappers | ML | 68,867 | 68 | 1,013 | 66,982 | 0.03 |
155 | Williamsport Crosscutters | NYP | 62,901 | 37 | 1,700 | 68,124 | -0.08 |
156 | Yakima Bears | NWL | 61,895 | 38 | 1,629 | 66,545 | -0.07 |
157 | Lakeland Flying Tigers | FSL | 59,589 | 58 | 1,027 | 62,324 | -0.04 |
158 | Burlington Bees | ML | 58,195 | 68 | 856 | 54,284 | 0.07 |
159 | Connecticut Tigers | NYP | 58,086 | 35 | 1,660 | 62,317 | -0.07 |
160 | Great Falls Voyagers | PL | 56,869 | 38 | 1,497 | 59,884 | -0.05 |
161 | Auburn Doubledays | NYP | 55,810 | 38 | 1,469 | 48,429 | 0.15 |
162 | Dunedin Blue Jays | FSL | 53,091 | 64 | 830 | 43,148 | 0.23 |
163 | Bakersfield Blaze | CalL | 43,969 | 69 | 637 | 40,056 | 0.10 |
164 | Greeneville Astros | AppL | 42,303 | 32 | 1,322 | 45,015 | -0.06 |
165 | Jamestown Jammers | NYP | 36,078 | 35 | 1,031 | 42,086 | -0.14 |
166 | Burlington Royals | AppL | 33,501 | 33 | 1,015 | 28,427 | 0.18 |
167 | Batavia MuckDogs | NYP | 33,443 | 37 | 904 | 37,029 | -0.10 |
168 | Helena Brewers | PL | 33,428 | 38 | 880 | 37,484 | -0.11 |
169 | Danville Braves | AppL | 27,628 | 31 | 891 | 28,523 | -0.03 |
170 | Kingsport Mets | AppL | 26,408 | 29 | 911 | 31,988 | -0.17 |
171 | Princeton Rays | AppL | 26,110 | 32 | 816 | 27,685 | -0.06 |
172 | Elizabethton Twins | AppL | 25,430 | 29 | 877 | 28,900 | -0.12 |
173 | Pulaski Mariners | AppL | 25,301 | 32 | 791 | 30,236 | -0.16 |
174 | Johnson City Cardinals | AppL | 24,827 | 31 | 801 | 25,961 | -0.04 |
175 | Bluefield Blue Jays | AppL | 23,890 | 28 | 853 | 26,395 | -0.09 |
176 | Bristol Sox | AppL | 23,387 | 28 | 835 | 22,433 | 0.04 |
* Playing last season as Kinston Indians
** Playing last season as Carolina Mudcats
*** Playing last season as Casper Ghosts
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: 2012 Affiliated Attendance by League; 2012 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Average; 2012 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Total; 2012 Summer Collegiate Attendance by League
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