This season, Major League Baseball saw its average attendance rise by 0.9%, marking the first time in over a decade that there have been back-to-back increases since 2011-12.
A total of 71.35 million fans attended games across 2,413 events, averaging 29,568 fans per game. This is the highest average since 2017 when it was 30,042, according to the commissioner’s office.
The attendance was up 0.8% from last year’s total of 70.75 million across 2,415 games. In 2023, the league had 64.56 million fans and an average of 29,295, which is an increase from 2022’s 64.56 million and 26,843 average.
In 2018, attendance was 69.63 million, dropping to 68.49 million in 2019. The pandemic affected the 2020 season, which was played without fans, and much of 2021 had limited attendance.
Five teams surpassed 3 million in attendance, a decrease from eight last year.
The Los Angeles Dodgers led the majors with 3.94 million fans and have been at the top every year since 2013, except for the 2020 season. Philadelphia followed with 3.36 million, then San Diego with 3.33 million, the New York Yankees with 3.31 million, and Atlanta with 3.01 million.
Other notable teams included the Chicago Cubs at 2.91 million, St. Louis at 2.88 million, Houston at 2.84 million, Toronto at 2.68 million, and Boston at 2.66 million.
St. Louis, Houston, and Toronto had all surpassed 3 million last season. The Cardinals dropped by 363,000 to 2.88 million, the Blue Jays fell by 341,000 to 2.68 million, and the Astros declined by 217,000 to 2.84 million.
Oakland had the lowest attendance in the league with 922,286 fans in their final season before moving to Sacramento. The Athletics plan to spend three years in Sacramento before relocating to Las Vegas in 2028.
Miami attracted 1.09 million fans, Tampa Bay had 1.34 million, and the Chicago White Sox drew 1.38 million despite losing a record 121 games since 1900.
