Private company

Sports Reference

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American sports statistics company

Sports Reference, LLC is an American sports statistics company that operates databases of several sports. They include Pro Football Reference for American football, Baseball Reference for baseball, Basketball Reference for basketball, Hockey Reference for ice hockey, FBref for association football (soccer), and pages for college football and basketball.2 It was founded by Sean Forman.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 3, 2007Founded1

Sports Reference, LLC is an American sports statistics company that operates databases of several sports. They include Pro Football Reference for American football, Baseball Reference for baseball, Basketball Reference for basketball, Hockey Reference for ice hockey, FBref for association football (soccer), and pages for college football and basketball.2

The story

Founded by Sean Forman on Dec 3, 2007.1

Leadership

Who has led Sports Reference, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Timeline

  1. Dec 3, 2007Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$267.7K 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $267.7K in all. PPP loans $267.7K.$0$100K$200K$300K2020 · PPP loans: $267.7K2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$267.7K$267.7K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 14, 2020$267.7K PPP loan (first draw) from Univest Bank and Trust Co4To SPORTS REFERENCE LLC, Philadelphia PA; $270.6K forgiven May 21, 2021