The 2017 baseball season is about to come to an end, as most leagues around the world are gearing up for the post season.  Here’s the average attendance stats and the individual team attendance ranking for CPBL, MLB, NPB, KBO and MiLB.  (Special thanks to AlexDelPiero for his support on NPB & KBO attendance stats.)

World ranking by league

Baseball LeaguesGamesTotal AttendanceAvg Attendance
MLB2,13564,358,65630,145
American League (MLB)1,13431,790,11128,034
National League (MLB)1,00132,568,54532,536
NPB75622,121,89029,262
Central League (NPB)38412,536,65232,647
Pacific League (NPB)3729,585,23825,767
KBO6507,509,97611,554
CPBL2031,127,5555,554
MiLB - AAA2,85917,864,7436,249
International League (MiLB 3A)1,0126,671,6706,593
Pacific League (MiLB 3A)1,0937,150,4686,542
Mexican League (MiLB 3A)8244,042,6054,906
MiLB - AA1,9758,789,4454,450
Eastern League (MiLB 2A)7803,723,0104,773
Southern League (MiLB 2A)6552,025,2893,092
Texas League (MiLB 2A)5402,727,3505,051

Quick attendance breakdown for each league.

In order to see how good each league stack up against each other, the top three teams from each league have been highlighted.

It’s obvious that the average attendance correlates with the league’s competition level.  MLB is the top league for worldwide baseball athletes, thus it leads in the league attendance and also individual team ranking.  Los Angeles Dodgers, topping the world attendance ranking with an average of 46,000 fans per game.

NPB being the icon of the Asian baseball ranked second in the world in average attendance.  The Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants are the oldest baseball rivalry in Japan, the games between them are often described as the “Classic face-off” by many Japanese baseball fans.  These two teams are so popular they ranked #3 and #4 in the world with 42,000 and 41,000 in average attendance.

KBO, CPBL, AAA, and AA are still growing leagues in the world.  However, Korean baseball league has been thriving in recent years as the league had expanded to 10 teams and reached over 8 million overall attendance in 2016.

Despite some CPBL teams saw an increase in average attendance this year.  But looking from an overall perspective, the league still faced a year to date 5.4% drop in attendance, most notably is Chinatrust Brothers with -22%.

World Baseball Team Ranking

RankLeagueTeamAVG Attendance
1MLBDodgers46,302
2MLBCardinals42,620
3NPBHanshin Tigers42,340
4NPBYomiuri Giants41,281
5MLBGiants40,999
6MLBYankees40,827
7MLBBlue Jay39,941
8MLBCubs39,617
9MLBAngels37,427
10MLBRockies36,381
11MLBRedsox36,169
12NPBSoftBank Hawks35,004
13MLBRangers31,417
14MLBBrewers31,222
15MLBNationals31,204
16MLBMets31,037
17MLBBraves30,750
18NPBToyo Carp30,579
19MLBAstros29,638
20MLBTigers29,118
21NPBNippon-Ham Fighters28,999
22MLBRoyals28,193
23NPBDeNA Bay Stars27,858
24NPBDragons27,663
25MLBMariners26,728
26MLBPadres26,404
27MLBDiamondbacks26,195
28NPBYakult Swallows26,183
29MLBTwins25,297
30MLBOrioles25,180
31MLBPhillies25,116
32NPBRakuten Golden Eagles25,003
33MLBIndians24,878
34MLBPirates23,934
35NPBSeibu Lions23,186
36MLBReds22,796
37NPBOrix Buffaloes22,409
38MLBWhite Sox20,951
39MLBMarlins20,378
40NPBLotte Marines20,200
41MLBAtheletes18,503
42KBOLG Twins15,655
43MLBRays15,309
44KBODoosan Bears15,048
45KBOKia Tigers14,455
46KBOLotte Giants13,940
47KBOSK Wyverns12,012
48AAASultanes de Monterrey11,575
49AAAToros de Tijuana10,872
50KBONexon Heroes9,810
51KBOSamsung Lions9,465
52AAALeones de Yucatan9,228
53AAAIndianapolis Indians9,159
54AAACharlotte Knights9,109
55KBOKT Wizards9,081
56AAAColumbus Clippers9,060
57AAANashville Sounds8,861
58AAARound Rock Express8,724
59AAALehigh Valley IronPigs8,541
60KBOHanwha Eagles8,420
61AAABuffalo Bisons8,101
62AAASacramento River Cats8,032
63AAAAlbuquerque Isotopes7,978
64AAAEl Paso Chihuahuas7,894
65AAAIowa Cubs7,763
66AAADurham Bulls7,716
67CPBLLamigo Monkeys7,704
68AAAToledo Mud Hens7,614
69KBONC Dinos7,379
70AAAAcereros del Norte7,142
71AAASalt Lake Bees6,903
72AAALouisville Bats6,868
73AAFrisco RoughRiders6,812
74AAARochester Red Wings6,553
75AAAOklahoma City Dodgers6,533
76AAAScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders6,462
77AAAPawtucket Red Sox6,406
78AAAFresno Grizzlies6,208
79AAReading Fightin Phils6,054
80AARichmond Flying Squirrels6,034
81AABirmingham Barons5,935
82AAHartford Yard Goats5,812
83AAPortland Sea Dogs5,653
84CPBLChinatrust Brothers5,635
85AATulsa Drillers5,597
86AAANew Orleans Baby Cakes5,554
87AAANorfolk Tides5,443
88AAATacoma Rainiers5,434
89AAAOmaha Storm Chasers5,355
90AAAkron RubberDucks5,202
91AAJacksonville Jumbo Shrimp5,171
92AATrenton Thunder5,133
93AAASaraperos de Saltillo5,132
94AAAMemphis Redbirds5,073
95AAALas Vegas 51s5,057
96AATennessee Smokies4,981
97AAArkansas Travelers4,975
98AACorpus Christi Hooks4,944
99AAAReno Aces4,894
100AASpringfield Cardinals4,801
101AANew Hampshire Fisher Cats4,735
102AAASyracuse Chiefs4,636
103AASan Antonio Missions4,557
104CPBLFubon Guardians4,537
105AANorthwest Arkansas Naturals4,471
106AAAVaqueros Union Laguna4,396
107AAAltoona Curve4,395
108CPBLUni-president Uni-Lions4,324
109AAPensacola Blue Wahoos4,320
110AAMidland RockHounds4,211
111AAAColorado Springs Sky Sox4,208
112AAAGenerales de Durango4,094
113AAHarrisburg Senators3,983
114AAARieleros de Aguascalientes3,572
115AABowie Baysox3,453
116AAMontgomery Biscuits3,409
117AAErie SeaWolves3,350
118AABinghamton Rumble Ponies3,289
119AAAPericos de Puebla3,186
120AAChattanooga Lookouts3,181
121AAAGwinnett Braves3,135
122AAATigres de Quintana Roo3,008
123AAAPiratas de Campeche2,905
124AAMississippi Braves2,889
125AAABravos de Leon2,717
126AAARojos del Aguila de Veracruz2,661
127AABiloxi Shuckers2,572
128AAADiablos Rojos del Mexico2,503
129AAAGuerreros de Oaxaca2,435
130AAJackson Generals1,775
131AAMobile BayBears1,498
132AAAOlmecas de Tabasco1,437

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