The following lists the '98 and '97 attendance for each NAPBL league. The overall attendance through 10,316 dates was 35,427,012, an increase of 2% over last season's 34,721,716 over 10,009 dates (THE DAILY).
| '98 SEASON
| '97 SEASON | |
| LEAGUE | GM | AVG | TOTAL | GM | AVG | TOTAL | % +/- |
| CLASS AAA^ |
| Int'l | 965 | 6,673 | 6,440,393 | 665 | 6,417 | 4,267,411 | +50% |
| Pac Coast | 1,084 | 5,497 | 5,959,104 | 667 | 4,864 | 3,244,077 | +83% |
| Mexican | 957 | 3,305 | 3,163,832 | 980 | 3,045 | 2,983,411 | + 6% |
| |
| CLASS AA |
| Eastern | 671 | 4,903 | 3,290,356 | 667 | 4,791 | 3,195,352 | + 3% |
| Southern | 681 | 3,515 | 2,394,208 | 658 | 3,503 | 2,305,073 | + 4% |
| Texas | 538 | 3,417 | 1,838,372 | 511 | 3,584 | 1,831,636 | 0% |
| |
| CLASS A |
| Midwest | 935 | 3,093 | 2,892,327 | 895 | 3,300 | 2,953,277 | - 2% |
| Carolina | 533 | 2,855 | 1,522,165 | 533 | 3,387 | 1,805,345 | -16% |
| California | 667 | 2,598 | 1,733,457 | 690 | 2,988 | 2,061,889 | -16% |
| South Atl | 934 | 2,231 | 2,084,148 | 916 | 2,287 | 2,093,096 | 0% |
| Florida St | 934 | 1,034 | 965,995 | 895 | 1,266 | 1,133,210 | -15% |
| |
| A-SHORT |
| Northwest | 302 | 3,511 | 1,060,587 | 300 | 3,516 | 1,054,805 | + 1% |
| NY-Penn | 512 | 2,499 | 1,279,493 | 500 | 2,419 | 1,239,251 | + 3% |
| |
| ROOKIE |
| Pioneer | 285 | 1,647 | 469,638 | 274 | 1,562 | 475,292 | - 1% |
| Appalachian | 318 | 1,046 | 332,937 | 326 | 1,228 | 400,484 | -17% |
|
| TOTAL | 10,316 | 3,434 | 35,427,012 | 10,009 | 3,466 | 34,721,716 | + 2% |
^ = eight teams of the former AAA American Association relocated in '98. Buffalo, Louisville and Indianapolis joined the Int'l League, while Nashville, New Orleans, Omaha, Iowa and Oklahoma joined the Pacific Coast League. -30-
