Type of site | Baseball statistics and analysis |
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Created by | David Appelman |
Website | fangraphs.com |
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Current status | Active |
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. [2] [3]
On September 18, 2009, Fangraphs Inc. launched an iPhone app in partnership with Hawk Ridge Consulting, which has since been discontinued. [4] Fangraphs has a number of content partners including ESPN, SB Nation and Fanhouse.
FanGraphs creates several products:
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