umpire pants
Skip itHigh returns (11.9%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$39.49avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$14.59–$69.59cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Good+25.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Okay1,783.5avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay90%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Bad0.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$17K$17K/yr · 109K searches
Returns
Bad11.9%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Competition
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
11 rising
Sellers
24
Top-5 brand share
90%
Open market
7%
- SMITTY Official's Apparel26%
- CHAMPRO20%
- Amazon Essentials18%
- Red Kap17%
- Zoofly9%
- Libin3%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 7%)
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 30 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Amazon Essentials Mens Classic-Fit Wrinkle-Resistant Pleated Chino Pant Grey 40W x 30L
Amazon Essentials$20.284.3★17,572 rev
Zoofly Mens Cargo Pants Water Resistant Quick Dry Hiking Work Pants Nylon Light Weight Stretch Comfy Travel Fishing (Dark Grey 36W*30L)
Zoofly$33.974.4★697 rev
Smitty Mens Flat Front 4-Way Stretch Umpire Base Pants - Expander Waistband (38 Charcoal Grey)
SMITTY Official's Apparel$67.974.8★10 rev
Red Kap Mens Red-E-Prest Work Pant - Wrinkle Free Workwear for Mechanics Breathable and Durable Front & Hip Pockets Charcoal 40W x 30L
Red Kap$26.254.3★5,011 rev
CHAMPRO mens Grey The Field Polyester Baseball Umpire Pant Grey 30 US
CHAMPRO$27.624.1★1,264 rev
Newest
by launch date
Champro Triple Crown 2.0 Open Bottom Baseball Pants Adult Medium Graphite
CHAMPRO$22.21337 rev
QIUDAOHENG Mens Golf Pants Stretch Water Resistant Quick Dry Casual Pants
QIUDAOHENG$19.4775 rev
Mens Golf Pants 30 Quick Dry Lightweight Classic Fit Stretch Work Dress Business Casual Pants for Men Comfy Lounge Trousers with Pockets Black 34W x 30L
Libin$27.34459 rev
Mens Golf Pants 30 Quick Dry Lightweight Classic Fit Stretch Work Dress Business Casual Pants for Men Comfy Lounge Trousers with Pockets Deep Grey 34W x 30L
Libin$27.77459 rev
Susclude Mens Pleated Dress Pants Wide Leg Elastic Waist Baggy Casual Pants Men Relaxed Fit Grey Slacks for Men
Susclude$27.30171 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSusclude Mens Pleated Dress Pants Wide Leg Elastic Waist Baggy Casual Pants Men Relaxed Fit Grey Slacks for Men
Susclude$27.304.2★
Smitty Mens Flat Front 4-Way Stretch Umpire Combo Pants - Expander Waistband (36 Charcoal Grey)
SMITTY Official's Apparel$66.384.7★
Champro Triple Crown 2.0 Open Bottom Baseball Pants Adult Medium Graphite
CHAMPRO$22.214.6★
QIUDAOHENG Mens Golf Pants Stretch Water Resistant Quick Dry Casual Pants
QIUDAOHENG$19.474.4★
Champro Baseball/Softball Umpire Polo Shirt - Polyester Adult 3X-Large Black
CHAMPRO$14.594.6★
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 100 weeks — +25.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.8×
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good fit”
“Appeared to be durable”
“Information on quality of pants correct”
“Light weight material”
“As described”
“Make sure you get the right size otherwise they are great lightweight and very flexible”
“Very good combo pants at a fair price”
“Comfortable”
“Very wrinkle resistant, hold up well, and great for 8+ hour work days”
“Pants have a nice feel”
What buyers complain about
“The sizing guide is wrong”
“Poor quality”
“you cant zip them up with an iPhone in the pocket”
“not charcoal gray”
“Sadly the knees are not durable”
“Length of pants very short - as compared to how it is advertised”
“Runs small and not warm”
“High waist”
“Now the downsides, it's thin, cheaply made with threads coming undone immediately, and I sound like a rustling plastic grocery bag while I walk”
“Also, DO NOT machine dry as they will shrink substantially”