FanGraphs

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FanGraphs
Type of site
Baseball statistics and analysis
Created byDavid Appelman
URL www.fangraphs.com
Current statusActive

FanGraphs.com is a 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. [1] [2]

Contents

On September 18, 2009, Fangraphs Inc. launched an iPhone app in partnership with Hawk Ridge Consulting, which was discontinued before [3] returning in 2022. [4] Fangraphs has a number of content partners including ESPN, SB Nation and Fanhouse.

FanGraphs products

FanGraphs creates several products:

Web sites

Publishing

Podcasts

Fantasy Baseball

Regular writers

FanGraphs

RotoGraphs

Former

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