Teams sorted and compared on Attendance and Payroll so far in 2023.

Data through July 27, 2023 derived from:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2023-misc.shtml

Two groups: Left: sorted on Attend/G.  Right: sorted on Est Payroll.

	Tm	Attend/G	Est. Payroll		Tm	Est Payroll	Attend/G
1	Los Angeles Dodgers	48,135	$199,591,667		New York Mets	$302,094,010	33,485	1
2	St. Louis Cardinals	41,188	$183,253,116		New York Yankees	$270,202,722	40,709	2
3	New York Yankees	40,709	$270,202,722		Philadelphia Phillies	$241,362,606	39,400	3
4	San Diego Padres	40,519	$236,300,139		San Diego Padres	$236,300,139	40,519	4
5	Philadelphia Phillies	39,400	$241,362,606		Los Angeles Angels	$234,537,055	33,637	5
6	Atlanta Braves	39,345	$181,197,500		Texas Rangers	$205,204,534	30,675	6
7	Houston Astros	37,636	$189,055,433		Toronto Blue Jays	$204,440,269	36,716	7
8	Toronto Blue Jays	36,716	$204,440,269		Los Angeles Dodgers	$199,591,667	48,135	8
9	Chicago Cubs	33,755	$162,918,250		Houston Astros	$189,055,433	37,636	9
10	Los Angeles Angels	33,637	$234,537,055		Boston Red Sox	$184,782,500	32,619	10
11	New York Mets	33,499	$302,094,010		St. Louis Cardinals	$183,253,116	41,258	11
12	Boston Red Sox	32,619	$184,782,500		Atlanta Braves	$181,197,500	39,345	12
13	Colorado Rockies	32,313	$149,145,682		Chicago Cubs	$162,918,250	33,755	13
14	San Francisco Giants	30,716	$155,953,750		Chicago White Sox	$157,925,951	20,737	14
15	Texas Rangers	30,675	$205,204,534		San Francisco Giants	$155,953,750	30,716	15
16	Milwaukee Brewers	30,643	$118,288,760		Colorado Rockies	$149,145,682	32,313	16
17	Seattle Mariners	29,891	$116,869,948		Minnesota Twins	$137,798,640	23,977	17
18	Minnesota Twins	23,977	$137,798,640		Detroit Tigers	$119,236,836	19,472	18
19	Cincinnati Reds	23,752	$89,263,548		Milwaukee Brewers	$118,288,760	30,643	19
20	Arizona Diamondbacks	22,378	$116,347,571		Seattle Mariners	$116,869,948	29,891	20
21	Cleveland Guardians	22,336	$86,614,729		Arizona Diamondbacks	$116,347,571	22,378	21
22	Washington Nationals	21,744	$99,211,578		Washington Nationals	$99,211,578	21,744	22
23	Baltimore Orioles	21,430	$71,972,400		Miami Marlins	$97,851,500	12,730	23
24	Chicago White Sox	20,734	$157,925,951		Kansas City Royals	$90,936,975	16,305	24
25	Pittsburgh Pirates	20,182	$72,407,500		Cincinnati Reds	$89,263,548	23,752	25
26	Detroit Tigers	19,646	$119,236,836		Cleveland Guardians	$86,614,729	22,336	26
27	Tampa Bay Rays	18,255	$76,441,212		Tampa Bay Rays	$76,441,212	18,255	27
28	Kansas City Royals	16,305	$90,936,975		Pittsburgh Pirates	$72,407,500	20,182	28
29	Miami Marlins	12,730	$97,851,500		Baltimore Orioles	$71,972,400	21,430	29
30	Oakland Athletics	10,077	$51,230,000		Oakland Athletics	$51,230,000	10,077	30
	Tm	Attend/G	Est. Payroll		Tm	Est Payroll	Attend/G

Tampa is #27 in both groups. Oakland #30 in both groups.

Dodgers #1 in Attend/G, #8 in Est Payroll.

Mets #1 in Est Payroll, #11 in Attend/G.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2023-standings.shtml

First place teams Attend/G, Est Payroll rank:

AL: Baltimore 23/29, Minnesota 18/17, Texas 15/6

NL: Atlanta 6/12, Milwaukee 16/19, Dodgers 1/8

Some wild card contenders Attend/G, Est Payroll rank:

Tampa 27/27

Toronto 8/7

Boston 12/10

Yankees 3/2

Houston 7/9

Angels 10/5

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Philadelphia 5/3

Miami 29/23

Cincinnati 19/25

San Francisco 14/15

Arizona 20/21

With the biggest payroll the Mets also have a large negative disparity with attendance being a much lower rank: 11/1.

A positive disparity would be Atlanta, attendance higher than payroll: 6/12. Dodgers even better: 1/8.

Several teams are almost dead even. Tampa, Oakland and Washington are.

Maybe this data will help you decide if a team should buy or sell before the trading deadline.