Monday, September 12, 2016

Attendance Review: 2016 Clearwater Threshers

Welcome to our tenth attendance review of the Clearwater Threshers. Today we look at the home attendance of the 2016 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 2016:

Home Games: 68

Total attendance: 181,594 (up 4.19% from 2015: 174,283)

Per Game Average: 2,710 (down 0.4% from 2015: 2,723)

Highest attended game: 9,012 on Sunday, July 3rd vs Brevard County

Lowest attended game: 1,257 on Sunday, Aug 21st vs Daytona

Double headers: 1 (May 15th)

Cancellations: 1 (June 6th)

Average time of game: 2 hours, 36 minutes

Notable rehab assignments: None

Other notable appearances: None
Breakdown:

(red highlight = below annual average of 2,710)

Overall:




By Month:




The following graph depicts the average attendance by month.




By Day of the Week:




Threshers attendance increased 27.7% on the weekends compared to their average Monday through Thursday attendance.
  • Mon-Thurs average attendance: 2,290 (35 games)
  • Fri-Sun average attendance: 3,170 (32 games)
  • Increase: 27.7%

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.




Top 10 attended games:




Average post-game concert attendance: 3,085 (9 games)

Average post-game fireworks attendance: 5,520 (7 games)