Submitted by BoMcCready t3_117868y in dataisbeautiful
Irishknife t1_j9ay6hz wrote
Reply to comment by Make_the_music_stop in Average Attendance for North American Sports Leagues [OC] by BoMcCready
Probably both but also the availability as well. If you're from Kansas City and want to catch a royals game, you have 81 opportunities when your team is playing at home. You have loads of chances. If you're trying to catch a chiefs game, you only have 8 or 9 for the regular season. I am surpried the NBA doesnt have more seats though. Would have thought they'd be in the 30k+ range.
VeseliM t1_j9b5krb wrote
Most arenas cap out at 20-25k seats. Even new stadiums are being built with that capacity.
TArzate5 t1_j9b7nsz wrote
Basketball arenas are really small compared to football, baseball, and soccer stadiums
fatamSC2 t1_j9cglgp wrote
NBA isn't nearly as popular as it used to be. Things have taken a downward turn even more in the last few years. I mean, they're still making money but the game isn't nearly as popular (adjusted for population/inflation/etc) as it was in the 90s
NotJuniorBridgeman t1_j9dgk09 wrote
That’s due in part to Michael Jordan and the inexorable wheel of time.
SeriousPuppet t1_j9e8ofg wrote
Interesting. It seems to be quite popular amongst the younger generations.
Also, I wonder how much soccer has taken from the other sports in terms of eyeballs. It has been growing the past 30 years.
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