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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

Attendance Number of Japan Professional Baseball 2013

Source is Nippon Professional Baseball.

 

There are some baseball leagues besides Nippon Professional Baseball. Those are;

- Shikoku Island League Plus

- Baseball Challenge League

- Kansai Independent Baseball League

Statistics of these leagues are the below.

Shikoku Island League Plus

Attendance number per game was 532 in 2011. source: wikipedia 

Baseball Challenge League

Attendance number per game was 1,295  in 2009. source: wikipedia 

Kansai Independent Baseball League

Attendance number per game was less than 500  in 2010. source: wikipedia 

 

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