Last night the Padres hosted the second lowest attendance in Petco Park history, just 443 fans too many to tie the record. This is historically a slow time of year for fan attendance. Look at the list of the 10 lowest attended games at Petco Park, 5 of them are in the first week of May.
10 lowest attended games in Petco Park history
Attendance | Year | Month | Date | Day | Opponent | Outcome | Runs | Run Allowed | Record | Games Back | Streak |
13,646 | 2009 | May | 5 | Tuesday | COL | W | 2 | 1 | 12-15 | 7.5 | + |
14,089 | 2014 | May | 5 | Monday | KCR | W | 6 | 5 | 15-18 | 6.5 | ++ |
14,377 | 2009 | Sep | 16 | Wednesday | ARI | W | 6 | 5 | 66-81 | 22 | + |
14,468 | 2009 | Sep | 2 | Wednesday | WSN | W | 7 | 0 | 59-76 | 20.5 | +++ |
14,596 | 2013 | May | 6 | Monday | MIA | W | 5 | 0 | 14-18 | 5 | ++ |
14,717 | 2009 | May | 4 | Monday | COL | L | 6 | 9 | 11-15 | 7.5 | ------ |
14,784 | 2014 | Apr | 14 | Monday | COL | W | 5 | 4 | 6-7 | 3 | ++ |
14,790 | 2009 | Sep | 15 | Tuesday | ARI | L | 2 | 4 | 65-81 | 22 | -- |
14,906 | 2010 | Apr | 21 | Wednesday | SFG | W | 5 | 2 | 9-6 | up 1.0 | ++++++ |
15,052 | 2010 | May | 3 | Monday | COL | L | 2 | 5 | 16-10 | up 1.0 | - |
Five of the games are also on Mondays, the lowest attended day of the week. The fans that came were treated to an extra-inning walk-off win though, but they've come to expect that since the Padres have the highest win percentage on Mondays at Petco Park.
Average attendance and win % for each day of the week
Day | Wins | Games | Win % | Average Attendance |
Monday | 51 | 87 | 58.62 | 25,294 |
Wednesday | 67 | 129 | 51.94 | 25,384 |
Tuesday | 69 | 123 | 56.1 | 26,017 |
Thursday | 43 | 88 | 48.86 | 28,625 |
Sunday | 70 | 134 | 52.24 | 32,059 |
Friday | 62 | 132 | 46.97 | 33,012 |
Saturday | 69 | 134 | 51.49 | 36,545 |
May is the lowest attended month of the year at Petco Park, but also has the highest winning percentage.
Average attendance and win % for each month
| Month | Wins | Games | Win % | Average Attendance |
| May | 86 | 141 | 60.99 | 27,021 |
| Jun | 70 | 149 | 46.98 | 29,443 |
| Apr | 67 | 140 | 47.86 | 29,768 |
| Sep | 77 | 130 | 59.23 | 29,795 |
| Aug | 76 | 142 | 53.52 | 30,763 |
| Oct | 2 | 5 | 40 | 31,687 |
| Jul | 51 | 118 | 43.22 | 32,961 |
Which just further proves my point that if you want the Padres to win, don't show up to the games. The Padres are shy, they get self-conscious when they play in front of big crowds.