Thursday, November 26, 2015

Attendance Review: 2015 Clearwater Threshers

Welcome to our ninth attendance review of the Clearwater Threshers. Today we look at the home attendance of the 2015 Clearwater Threshers.

Overview: The Clearwater Threshers began play in the Florida State League in 1985. The Threshers moved to Bright House Field in 2004. Bright House Field is also the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies. In 2013, the population of Clearwater was 109,703.

Clearwater Threshers 2015:

Home Games: 68

Total attendance: 174,283 (down 10.65% from 2014: 195,063)

Per Game Average: 2,723 (down 2.3% from 2014: 2,787)

Highest attended game: 9,966 on Friday, July 3rd vs Tampa (Franchise record)

Lowest attended game: 1,221 on Wednesday, June 17th vs St Lucie

Double headers: 4 (May 13th, May 28th, June 13th, July 25th)

Cancellations: 1 (plus 1 game moved to Bradenton)

Average time of game: 2 hours, 40 minutes

Notable rehab assignments: Dominic Brown

Other notable appearances: None
Breakdown:

(red highlight = below annual average of 2,723)

Overall:




By Month:




The following graph depicts the average attendance by month.




By Day of the Week:




Threshers attendance increased 27.4% on the weekends compared to their average Monday through Thursday attendance.
  • Mon-Thurs average attendance: 2,361
  • Fri-Sun average attendance: 3,253
  • Increase: 27.4%

The following graph depicts the average attendance by day.




The following chart shows how often each day outdrew the game prior.




By Opponent:




By Starting Pitcher:




This chart depicts how attendance reacted from one starter to the next. If a pitcher is a great draw, the percentage between he and the prior starter should be higher.