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2006 Attendance

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2006 Attendance

I've compiled the attendances for all of the teams at all of the ball parks for this season based on the data from TBS Radio. I do hope I added them up right. If anybody calculates them differently, please let me know.

Chunichi Dragons
StadiumGamesAvg.MinMaxAttendance
Nagoya Dome703370125232383622359094
Toyohashi111935119351193511935
Kanazawa111192111921119211192
Gifu116477164771647716477
Total:733285811192383622398698

Hanshin Tigers
StadiumGamesAvg.MinMaxAttendance
Koshien604610633002485602766376
Kyocera Dome7326512717733922228559
Osaka Dome333232326753358399696
Matsuyama219423180032084338846
Kurashiki121435214352143521435
Total:734321718003485603154912

Tokyo Yakult Swallows
StadiumGamesAvg.MinMaxAttendance
Jingu65184009449316591196041
Akita225572252832586251145
Hitachinaka110232102321023210232
Iwaki112142121421214212142
Obihiro110674106741067410674
Nagano110269102691026910269
Kushiro18305830583058305
Matsuyama116581165811658116581
Total:73180198305316591315389

Yomiuri Giants
StadiumGamesAvg.MinMaxAttendance
Tokyo Dome644199734051459812687808
Yahoo! Dome221439200872279142878
Sapporo Dome226840265192716253681
Akita117448174481744817448
Kumamoto114786147861478614786
Fukushima119442194421944219442
Kurashiki124873248732487324873
Osaka Dome131779317793177931779
Total:733962514786459812892695

Hiroshima Toyo Carp
StadiumGamesAvg.MinMaxAttendance
Hiroshima6513971687830151908133
Kurashiki31156180221617234683
Yonago294799387957118958
Tomiyama119302193021930219302
Fukui118257182571825718257
Onomichi110148101481014810148
Total:73138286878301511009481

Yokohama BayStars
StadiumGamesAvg.MinMaxAttendance
Yokohama66155354967266721025364
Shizuoka2949575051148618991
Hiratsuka2918680311034118372
Shimonoseki19177917791779177
Nagano126368263682636826368
Nagasaki18239823982398239
Total:73151574967266721106511

Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
StadiumGamesAvg.MinMaxAttendance
Sapporo Dome592509910864434731480863
Tokyo Dome9179941169336506161953
Asahikawa122635226352263522635
Hakodate120163201632016320163
Total:702408010864434731685614

Seibu Lions
StadiumGamesAvg.MinMaxAttendance
Invoice Dome68181857970384801236600
Nagano217189153751900434379
Maebashi113464134641346413464
Total:71180907970384801284443

Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
StadiumGamesAvg.MinMaxAttendance
Yahoo! Dome653059523143351591988739
Kita-Kyushu216803152451836233607
Nagasaki115210152101521015210
Total:682996415210351592037556

Chiba Lotte Marines
StadiumGamesAvg.MinMaxAttendance
Chiba Marine68198478110310241349656
Total:68198478110310241349656

Orix Buffaloes
StadiumGamesAvg.MinMaxAttendance
Skymark3418900894233585642601
Osaka Dome18229271415235904412698
Kyocera Dome16209331413330957334932
Total:68204448942359041390231

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
StadiumGamesAvg.MinMaxAttendance
Fullcast6214610727521700905820
Morioka2814354861080016286
Akita280467069902416093
Fukushima19226922692269226
Iwaki14298429842984298
Total:6813995429821700951723

* Nippon Ham and Seibu totals include Pacific League Playoffs.

Note: These are unofficial records. I'll post the official ones when they are released.

[Reformatted table on Oct 19, 2006 11:01 AM JST]

[Added Min/Max columns and updated format on Oct 20, 2006 5:49 PM JST.]
Comments
Re: 2006 Attendance
[ Author: Something Lions | Posted: Oct 19, 2006 3:16 PM | SL Fan ]

Wait, Osaka Dome is Kyocera Dome (or Kocera Dome Osaka).
Re: 2006 Attendance
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Oct 19, 2006 3:46 PM | YBS Fan ]

Of course you're right about that. However, the naming rights weren't sold until after the season started. So games at that dome in Osaka that were played between April 2 and June 18 were at "Osaka Dome." Games played on and after July 4 were at "Kyocera Dome," despite it being the same location.

This is a problem with the selling of naming rights - and especially doing so during the season. I guess you just need to remember that they are the same. How would you suggest making that clear in tables like these?
2006 Visiting Attendance
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Oct 19, 2006 8:32 PM | YBS Fan ]

Much had been made about which team draws the most to other teams' stadiums. Here is how things break down for the visiting teams at the various stadiums.

Four notes:
  1. The data includes the Pacific League playoff games where Softbank was the visitor to Seibu Invoice Dome and Sapporo Dome. It also includes the two All-Star games.
  2. Osaka Dome and Kyocera Dome are the same place. It underwent a name change in July.
  3. Some ballparks are sometimes host to a different home team, such as the various domes calling the Giants or Tigers home for a weekend series. So one may not assume that the Hawks are always the home team at Fukuoka Yahoo! Dome.
  4. The data is sorted in descending order by the total average attendance for a given ball park, then by the average of each visiting team. An average of 1 or 2 games is hard to reach a conclusion for, so please take such data with the required grains of salt. If details are necessary, please refer to the data source [TBS Radio - in Japanese].

Now, the data:

Koshien
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
FSH3485044849648514145514
SL3484944849148497145484
TYS11481974666248519530177
YG11481044503148560529148
CD8474294330748515379432
YBS4452344082248499180939
HC9439744142448502395770
OBs3433363300248507130010
HNHF242106361934802084213
TRGE3411644041241983123493
CLM3407323471343902122196
Total:604610633002485602766376

Tokyo Dome
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HT11445054348345550489561
SL3430784206944829129234
TYS9420183914445389378170
CD10419154007244274419159
TRGE3415433986744647124629
HNHF3414884116241922124466
YBS9398993405144352359098
HC8395933522340879316749
CLM5354901943845981177450
FSH7291351169343145203945
OBs5254601256042563127300
Total:733903711693459812849761

Nagoya Dome
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
YG11372232921738349409459
HNHF3364783436537586109434
HT11361192678338362397319
FSH3350412917238117105125
YBS10347882734337741347886
HC10345712961137990345716
TRGE331870262523526695611
TYS10308452690735205308452
CLM327481260752917282445
OBs327120254162830381362
SL325428252322559476285
Total:703370125232383622359094

Yahoo! Dome
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
YG3334623273533958100387
HT332679290273454198037
CLM10325883003634271325881
TYS332372292653436197116
OBs9316842810434414285157
HNHF10314512774334672314512
SL9300562439435159270504
TRGE9288292314332585259461
CD326720237472933580162
YBS326074246602717478223
HC5244352008729280122177
Total:673032220087351592031617

Miyazaki
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
CL129777297772977729777
Total:129777297772977729777

Sapporo Dome
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
YG3346303125340571103891
HT333269278314347399809
FSH7332371412543473232659
CLM8309411361243473247533
SL10251011349136668251016
TYS223479217292523046959
OBs7219251322335394153477
TRGE10207241260642393207241
YBS5205771224227162102887
HC318216139612051954649
CD311474108641182234423
Total:612515610864434731534544

Osaka Dome
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HT235418349323590470836
YG134468344683446834468
YBS4285681457633583114272
FSH228305270502956056610
HNHF125070250702507025070
TRGE324238168562880372715
TYS323186141523177969558
CLM317526160601830252579
HC116490164901649016490
CD215787147381683731575
Total:22247351415235904544173

Kyocera Dome
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
CD3334923292533922100476
YBS4320202717733739128083
HNHF326426202953095779279
CLM5219492001623866109747
SL218536182461882637072
FSH6181391413321840108834
Total:23244991413333922563491

Asahikawa
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
TYS122635226352263522635
Total:122635226352263522635

Hakodate
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
FSH120163201632016320163
Total:120163201632016320163

Chiba Marine
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HNHF10252551705931024252556
YG325122214362879575366
HT323302197472859769906
CD321904142852810765714
FSH10213071172527925213078
OBs10208361367429072208366
SL10177641277127343177643
TYS316247134411783648741
HC315713129142051247139
TRGE1015415811025114154156
YBS31233091081513236991
Total:68198478110310241349656

Tomiyama
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HT119302193021930219302
Total:119302193021930219302

Skymark
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HT133585335853358533585
YBS224497235492544648995
CLM223558227942432347117
TYS121864218642186421864
HNHF6213591596528815128159
SL8175261194323265140208
YG217491146642031834982
TRGE716326894225225114282
CD115672156721567215672
FSH214480117891717128960
HC214388112091756828777
Total:3418900894233585642601

Jingu
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
PL130488304883048830488
HT9259531956431659233583
CLM322547194112820467643
YG11202411333630546222660
CD10193431350927480193432
FSH318421150662017855263
HC9169411148828576152472
OBs315423132171702346269
HNHF314342128111604343026
YBS913147944919525118327
SL312991121221413738973
TRGE212196100731432024393
Total:66185839449316591226529

Matsuyama
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HC219423180032084338846
CD116581165811658116581
Total:318475165812084355427

Fukui
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HT118257182571825718257
Total:118257182571825718257

Invoice Dome
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HT331183241763632493549
YG324519203723107873559
FSH1323852932338480310077
CLM8198111164227269158490
HNHF1018313911528181183135
YBS317298124562027151895
OBs9164881013130028148396
TRGE1011758797016777117584
HC311242100991215333726
CD31120899461216433624
TYS31085594511230332565
Total:68181857970384801236600

Nagano
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
YG126368263682636826368
CLM217189153751900434379
TRGE110269102691026910269
Total:417754102692636871016

Akita
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HT225572252832586251145
CD117448174481744817448
CLM280467069902416093
Total:51693770692586284686

Kita-Kyushu
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
OBs118362183621836218362
SL115245152451524515245
Total:216803152451836233607

Gifu
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
YBS116477164771647716477
Total:116477164771647716477

Kurashiki
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HNHF121435214352143521435
TYS217681104892487335362
HT116172161721617216172
TRGE18022802280228022
Total:51619880222487380991

Yokohama
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HNHF321766188122640065298
HT10207291134626672207298
YG10195651489824951195659
HC915801950222727142217
FSH214882147711499329764
CD10140051066121123140050
SL31369392701886441081
TYS1111074689418687121823
CLM21102696471240522052
TRGE31063494981184631902
OBs3940649671548328220
Total:66155354967266721025364

Kumamoto
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HC114786147861478614786
Total:114786147861478614786

Fullcast
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
YG320927202942143862783
HT317618156541884152856
HNHF916200727521690145806
SL7152471242420023106729
CD315034114081701945102
FSH1014456938418750144568
OBs1014118890918690141188
CLM813915961421700111326
TYS311783111931250835349
HC311086101141266733258
YBS389518612956326855
Total:6214610727521700905820

Fukushima
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
OBs119442194421944219442
SL19226922692269226
Total:21433492261944228668

Hiroshima
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HNHF320793138082753562379
CLM220506198082120541013
YG11165971006722775182577
CD915695941530151141262
HT814683778922940117465
TRGE213244128241366426488
FSH312868121581406238604
OBs31167297881353035017
TYS1011583797215775115839
YBS1111001719917570121018
SL3882368781071626471
Total:6513971687830151908133

Maebashi
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
OBs113464134641346413464
Total:113464134641346413464

Toyohashi
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HC111935119351193511935
Total:111935119351193511935

Nagasaki
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
TRGE115210152101521015210
HC18239823982398239
Total:21172482391521023449

Kanazawa
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
TYS111192111921119211192
Total:111192111921119211192

Obihiro
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HC110674106741067410674
Total:110674106741067410674

Hitachinaka
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
YBS110232102321023210232
Total:110232102321023210232

Onomichi
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
CLM110148101481014810148
Total:110148101481014810148

Shizuoka
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HT111486114861148611486
FSH17505750575057505
Total:2949575051148618991

Yonago
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
CD294799387957118958
Total:294799387957118958

Hiratsuka
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
CD110341103411034110341
CLM18031803180318031
Total:2918680311034118372

Shimonoseki
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HC19177917791779177
Total:19177917791779177

Kushiro
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HC18305830583058305
Total:18305830583058305

Iwaki
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
YBS112142121421214212142
SL14298429842984298
Total:2822042981214216440

Morioka
VisitorGamesAvg. Att.MinMaxAttendance
HNHF110800108001080010800
SL15486548654865486
Total:2814354861080016286



[Fixed table layout on Oct 20, 2006 8:38 AM JST]
Re: 2006 Visiting Attendance
[ Author: Deanna | Posted: Oct 20, 2006 7:49 AM | NIP Fan ]

Eek, I think your table broke the page.

Anyway, the most interesting breakdown there to me is that the Dragons drew the lowest crowd to the Sapporo Dome! That'll definitely make this an even more interesting Japan Series for the locals.
Re: 2006 Visiting Attendance
[ Author: Something Lions | Posted: Oct 20, 2006 11:52 AM | SL Fan ]

Inter-league attendance is deceiving though because it's only a 3 game series per team, and some series happened during the week and others on weekends.
Re: 2006 Visiting Attendance
[ Author: Guest: zman | Posted: Nov 2, 2006 10:34 PM ]

Where do you find the time? Very impressive.

So HT leads at major stadiums in five instances and the YG four times. By far the leaders over other teams. But the numeric differences are not so great between the top position and lower positions at the major stadiums. For example, at Koshein the top four teams all drew over 48k. And in five other cases at major stadiums teams other than HT or YG lead the draw.

But as I have said before, it's TV money that drives professional sport today. Looking at the TV revenue for the games would really indicate which teams are the money makers and which are not.
Re: 2006 Visiting Attendance
[ Author: Christopher | Posted: Nov 3, 2006 12:19 PM | HAN Fan ]

Merchandising and revenue from concessions may well be more important in this particular environment. Whilst the Giants do make most of their money from TV rights, this has not historically been a major factor for other teams (except maybe Tigers, and then only recently) who don't have the pull or national exposure to attract TV companies or major advertisers. They have had to rely on Giants visits - if the Giants didn't come, they didn't get the revenue.

There is a lot of talk of the Internet and how this will improve things, but this is all hot air. To attract the level of fans that the Giants and Tigers do teams need to develop sound marketing strategies based on a regional focus. Bringing the fans into the grounds is what will bring in TV companies - but in today's Japan, these will be regional not national.
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