{"id":973,"date":"2016-07-02T13:00:34","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/major-leagues.com\/?p=973"},"modified":"2017-03-17T00:10:05","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T05:10:05","slug":"mlb-attendance-2006-to-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/major-leagues.com\/v1\/archives\/973","title":{"rendered":"MLB Attendance 2006 to 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>Major-Leagues.com tracks attendance statistics to measure the health of a sports league&#8217;s live, in-person game experience. This post pertains to Major League Baseball&#8217;s reported attendance records from 2006 to 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Major League Baseball reached a peak Total Attendance of 79.5 million in 2007 and then suffered a significant drop in attendance since that time. As of 2015 the Total Attendance remains over 5.7 million attendees less than the 2007 peak. Average Attendance is 2,308 attendees less per game since the 2007 peak.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wdtscroll\">\n<table id=\"table_1\" class=\"scroll display responsive nowrap data-t wpDataTable dataTable\" data-described-by=\"table_1_desc\" data-wpdatatable_id=\"1\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"header sort numdata integer Season sorting_asc\" tabindex=\"0\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" data-class=\"expand\">Season<\/th>\n<th class=\"header sort # of Teams sorting\" tabindex=\"0\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"># of Teams<\/th>\n<th class=\"header sort numdata integer Team Change sorting\" tabindex=\"0\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Team Change<\/th>\n<th class=\"header sort numdata integer Games sorting\" tabindex=\"0\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Games<\/th>\n<th class=\"header sort numdata float Games Change sorting\" tabindex=\"0\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Games Change<\/th>\n<th class=\"header sort numdata integer Total Attendance sorting\" tabindex=\"0\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Total Attendance<\/th>\n<th class=\"header sort numdata float TA Change sorting\" tabindex=\"0\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">TA Change<\/th>\n<th class=\"header sort numdata integer Average Attendance sorting\" tabindex=\"0\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Average Attendance<\/th>\n<th class=\"header sort numdata float AA Change sorting\" tabindex=\"0\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">AA Change<\/th>\n<th class=\"header sort Source sorting\" tabindex=\"0\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Source<\/th>\n<th class=\"header sort sorting\" tabindex=\"0\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr id=\"table_1_row_0\" class=\"odd\">\n<td class=\"numdata integer Season sorting_1\">2006<\/td>\n<td class=\" # of Teams\">30 (29 USA 1 CAN)<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Team Change\">0%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Games\">2,420<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float Games Change\">0.000%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Total Attendance\">76,043,902<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float TA Change\">0.000%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Average Attendance\">31,423<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float AA Change\">0.000%<\/td>\n<td class=\" Source\"><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2006\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2006<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\" \"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"table_1_row_1\" class=\"even\">\n<td class=\"numdata integer Season sorting_1\">2007<\/td>\n<td class=\" # of Teams\">30 (29 USA 1 CAN)<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Team Change\">0%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Games\">2,430<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float Games Change\">0.410%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Total Attendance\">79,502,524<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float TA Change\">4.550%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Average Attendance\">32,785<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float AA Change\">4.330%<\/td>\n<td class=\" Source\"><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2007\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2007<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\" \"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"table_1_row_2\" class=\"odd\">\n<td class=\"numdata integer Season sorting_1\">2008<\/td>\n<td class=\" # of Teams\">30 (29 USA 1 CAN)<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Team Change\">0%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Games\">2,416<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float Games Change\">-0.580%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Total Attendance\">78,614,880<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float TA Change\">-1.120%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Average Attendance\">32,539<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float AA Change\">-0.750%<\/td>\n<td class=\" Source\"><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2008\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2008<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\" \"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"table_1_row_3\" class=\"even\">\n<td class=\"numdata integer Season sorting_1\">2009<\/td>\n<td class=\" # of Teams\">30 (29 USA 1 CAN)<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Team Change\">0%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Games\">2,431<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float Games Change\">0.620%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Total Attendance\">73,418,479<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float TA Change\">-6.610%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Average Attendance\">30,201<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float AA Change\">-7.190%<\/td>\n<td class=\" Source\"><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2009\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2009<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\" \"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"table_1_row_4\" class=\"odd\">\n<td class=\"numdata integer Season sorting_1\">2010<\/td>\n<td class=\" # of Teams\">30 (29 USA 1 CAN)<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Team Change\">0%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Games\">2,424<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float Games Change\">-0.290%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Total Attendance\">73,053,807<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float TA Change\">-0.500%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Average Attendance\">30,128<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float AA Change\">-0.240%<\/td>\n<td class=\" Source\"><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2010\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2010<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\" \"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"table_1_row_5\" class=\"even\">\n<td class=\"numdata integer Season sorting_1\">2011<\/td>\n<td class=\" # of Teams\">30 (29 USA 1 CAN)<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Team Change\">0%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Games\">2,420<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float Games Change\">-0.170%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Total Attendance\">73,451,522<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float TA Change\">0.540%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Average Attendance\">30,352<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float AA Change\">0.740%<\/td>\n<td class=\" Source\"><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2011\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2011<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\" \"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"table_1_row_6\" class=\"odd\">\n<td class=\"numdata integer Season sorting_1\">2012<\/td>\n<td class=\" # of Teams\">30 (29 USA 1 CAN)<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Team Change\">0%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Games\">2,421<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float Games Change\">0.010%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Total Attendance\">74,859,268<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float TA Change\">1.920%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Average Attendance\">30,884<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float AA Change\">1.750%<\/td>\n<td class=\" Source\"><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2012\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2012<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\" \"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"table_1_row_7\" class=\"even\">\n<td class=\"numdata integer Season sorting_1\">2013<\/td>\n<td class=\" # of Teams\">30 (29 USA 1 CAN)<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Team Change\">0%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Games\">2,426<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float Games Change\">0.020%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Total Attendance\">74,026,895<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float TA Change\">1.110%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Average Attendance\">30,504<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float AA Change\">1.230%<\/td>\n<td class=\" Source\"><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2013\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2013<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\" \"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"table_1_row_8\" class=\"odd\">\n<td class=\"numdata integer Season sorting_1\">2014<\/td>\n<td class=\" # of Teams\">30 (29 USA 1 CAN)<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Team Change\">0%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Games\">2,421<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float Games Change\">-0.020%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Total Attendance\">73,739,622<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float TA Change\">-0.390%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Average Attendance\">30,436<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float AA Change\">-0.220%<\/td>\n<td class=\" Source\"><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2014\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2014<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\" \"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr id=\"table_1_row_9\" class=\"even\">\n<td class=\"numdata integer Season sorting_1\">2015<\/td>\n<td class=\" # of Teams\">30 (29 USA 1 CAN)<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Team Change\">0%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Games\">2,418<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float Games Change\">-0.010%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Total Attendance\">73,760,032<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float TA Change\">0.030%<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata integer Average Attendance\">30,477<\/td>\n<td class=\" numdata float AA Change\">0.130%<\/td>\n<td class=\" Source\"><a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2015\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/espn.go.com\/mlb\/attendance\/_\/year\/2015<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\" \"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"header sort numdata integer Season\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Season<\/td>\n<td class=\"header sort # of Teams\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"># of Teams<\/td>\n<td class=\"header sort numdata integer Team Change\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Team Change<\/td>\n<td class=\"header sort numdata integer Games\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Games<\/td>\n<td class=\"header sort numdata float Games Change\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Games Change<\/td>\n<td class=\"header sort numdata integer Total Attendance\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Total Attendance<\/td>\n<td class=\"header sort numdata float TA Change\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">TA Change<\/td>\n<td class=\"header sort numdata integer Average Attendance\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Average Attendance<\/td>\n<td class=\"header sort numdata float AA Change\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">AA Change<\/td>\n<td class=\"header sort Source\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">Source<\/td>\n<td class=\"header sort\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"sum_row\">\n<td class=\"sum_cell\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" data-column_header=\"Season\">\u00a0Total<\/td>\n<td class=\"sum_cell\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" data-column_header=\"# of Teams\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"sum_cell\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" data-column_header=\"Team Change\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"sum_cell\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" data-column_header=\"Games\">24,227<\/td>\n<td class=\"sum_cell\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" data-column_header=\"Games Change\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"sum_cell\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" data-column_header=\"Total Attendance\">750,470,931<\/td>\n<td class=\"sum_cell\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" data-column_header=\"TA Change\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"sum_cell\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" data-column_header=\"Average Attendance\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"sum_cell\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" data-column_header=\"AA Change\">-0.220<\/td>\n<td class=\"sum_cell\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" data-column_header=\"Source\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"sum_cell\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" data-column_header=\"\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"table_1_info\" class=\"dataTables_info\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"dataTables_info\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"dataTables_info\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major-Leagues.com tracks attendance statistics to measure the health of a sports league&#8217;s live, in-person game experience. 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