| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 30 Oct, 19:26 UTC | 26 |
| 29 Oct, 19:25 UTC | 21 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJuly 2025 | 191 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onOctober 2025 | 45 | 23% | About average (better than 47% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onJuly 2026 | 76 | 40% | Holds players well (better than 76% of 7,653 other games) |
Backyard Baseball '01 kept 23% of the average players it had at its launch in July 2025 after 3 months and 40% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Backyard Baseball 2001 is the second Backyard Baseball game, and the fourth overall game, in the Backyard Sports franchise. Build your roster from iconic Backyard athletes and legendary MLB players. Strike out opponents, hit homers, and earn hilarious Power-ups. Play ball!

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 24 | −5 | −17.1% | 36 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | −16 | −35.4% | 67 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 45 | −31 | −40.3% | 114 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 76 | −5 | −6.8% | 155 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 82 | +12 | +17.7% | 158 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 69 | +21 | +42.6% | 143 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 49 | +8 | +20.8% | 102 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 40 | +8 | +25.8% | 105 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 32 | −6 | −16.8% | 79 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 38 | +2 | +4.1% | 103 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 37 | −13 | −25.6% | 77 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 50 | +5 | +11.5% | 101 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 45 | −6 | −12.8% | 91 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | −36 | −41.4% | 116 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 87 | −104 | −54.4% | 197 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 191 | — | — | 598 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.