FanGraphs
baseball statistics website
FanGraphs.com is an American website run by Fangraphs Inc., located in Arlington, Virginia, and created and owned by David Appelman that provides statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history.
On September 18, 2009, Fangraphs Inc. launched an iPhone app in partnership with Hawk Ridge Consulting, which was discontinued before returning in 2022. Fangraphs has a number of content partners including ESPN, SB Nation and Fanhouse.
FanGraphs products
FanGraphs creates several products:
Web sites
The FanGraphs homepage, which contains articles, statistical reports and also covers baseball history as well as current issues and events, including games and series, injuries, forecasts, player profiles, baseball finance, and the player marketplace.
RotoGraphs is FanGraphs' fantasy baseball advice and analysis section. It originally featured David Golebiewski of ESPN Inside Edge, Marc Hulet, Brian Joura of newyorkmetsdaily.com, and Peter Bendix. Currently managed by Eno Sarris.
NotGraphs provides "a place to put things that would otherwise not have a place on FanGraphs". NotGraphs was managed by Carson Cistulli but ceased publishing new content at the conclusion of the 2014 season.
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