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Stathead

Paid query engine for the full Sports Reference database across five sports

About Stathead

Stathead is Sports Reference's paid research tool. It lets you run custom searches over the whole database to answer specific questions, such as how a player performs in certain game situations or against certain opponents. DFS and prop players use it for deep historical queries that the free pages can't handle. Since FBref lost its advanced data in January 2026, the soccer side holds much less data than it used to.

Features

  • Custom queries across the Sports Reference database
  • Covers baseball, basketball, pro and college football, hockey and soccer
  • Single-sport or all-sports plans
  • Ad-free browsing on SR sites
  • One-month free trial
  • Discounts for students, military, teachers and medical workers

Sports and sites covered

Works with

Not tied to a specific DFS site.

Pricing

From $9/mo

One sport $9/mo or $80/yr; all sports $16/mo or $160/yr; first month free; student/military/teacher discounts

Free trial available

Prices as listed on sports-reference.com when we checked. Confirm current pricing on their site.

Alternatives to Stathead

  • Free historical stats network spanning MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, college sports and soccer

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  • DFS research suite with custom player models, trends, optimizer, sims and props tools

    Research siteNFLCFBNBACBBWNBA+5DraftKings, FanDuel, PrizePicks, Underdog
    From $9.99/wk
  • Plain-English sports stats search engine across major leagues

    Research siteNFLNBAMLBNHLWNBA+3
    Free, or $20/mo
  • Odds, public/sharp money data, projections and prop value ratings in a betting app

    Odds screenNFLCFBNBACBBWNBA+7
    Free, or $14.99/wk
  • FanDuel's free research hub with DFS projections and articles (formerly numberFire)

    ProjectionsNFLCFBNBACBBWNBA+10FanDuel
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  • Prop and parlay research app with matchup grades, leaderboards and a parlay optimizer

    Pick'em toolNFLCFBNBACBBWNBA+3PrizePicks, Underdog
    From $4.99/wk

Sources and corrections

Last checked Oct 3, 2026. We build every listing from the sources below and recheck them regularly. If something about Stathead has changed, let us know.