Attendance Number of Japan Professional Baseball 2013

To see 2014 season version, click "2014 Season Attendance Figures of NPB". The following shows number of attendees which each host team got in the 2013 season. Japanese baseball organization Nippon Professional Baseball has 12 teams in 2 leagues (Central and Pacific).

The first table is for Central League of Nippon Professional Baseball. Central League consists of 6 teams. Giants are the most popular team, and it is a little bit difficult to get a ticket for Giants' game.

Rank	2013 season standing	Team	Franchise place	Total Attendees	Host games	Attendees per game
1	1	Yomiuri Giants	Tokyo	3,008,197	72	41,780
2	2	Hanshin Tigers	Nishinomiya, Hyogo	2,771,603	72	38,494
3	4	Chunichi Dragons	Nagoya	1,998,188	72	27,752
4	3	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Hiroshima	1,565,598	72	21,744
5	6	Yakult Swallows	Tokyo	1,432,695	72	19,898
6	5	DeNA Baystars	Yokohama	1,425,728	72	19,801

The second table is for Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball. It also consists of 6 teams. Golden Eagles defeated Giants in 2013 Japan Championship Series and became the winner.

Rank	2013 season standing	Team	Franchise place	Total attendees	Host games	Attendees per game
1	4	Fukuoka Softbank Hawks	Fukuoka	2,408,993	72	33,458
2	6	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Sapporo	1,855,655	72	25,772
3	2	Saitama Seibu Lions	Tokorozawa, Saitama	1,600,841	72	22,233
4	5	Orix Buffaloes	Osaka	1,438,467	72	19,978
5	1	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	Sendai	1,281,087	72	17,792
6	3	Chiba Lotte Marines	Chiba	1,260,439	72	17,506