
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.
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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.