Which sports and leagues does Sports Reference cover?

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Sports Reference covers five major sports through dedicated sites: Baseball Reference (baseball), Basketball Reference (basketball), Pro Football Reference (football), Hockey Reference (hockey), and FBref (soccer). It also covers college sports through College Basketball and College Football. A cross-sport search engine on the main hub lets you search major players and active teams across these sites at once, though the site notes this feature is in beta and currently limited to major players and active teams.

The five major sports and their sites

Sport Site What it covers
Baseball Baseball Reference Historical baseball stats
Basketball Basketball Reference Historical basketball stats
Football Pro Football Reference Historical football stats
Hockey Hockey Reference Historical hockey stats
Soccer FBref Historical soccer stats

The main Sports Reference page describes its mission as democratizing data so you can "enjoy, understand, and share the sports you love," and it aggregates historical stats across these sports.

College sports coverage

Beyond the professional leagues, Sports Reference includes two college sites:

  • College Basketball — college basketball stats and history
  • College Football — college football stats and history

These appear alongside the pro sites in the cross-sport search and in the site's navigation.

How to search across sports

The hub offers a cross-sport search engine. According to the page, it "includes major players and active teams" at this time, and the site invites user feedback as more features are added. So if you're looking for a specific player or an active team, the hub search can pull results across Baseball Reference, Basketball Reference, Pro Football Reference, Hockey Reference, College Basketball, College Football, and FBref in one place.

What else the hub offers

The homepage also surfaces live and historical content, including:

  • Team dashboards — a free, customizable homepage for the teams you follow, showing schedules, leaderboards, and stats
  • Scores and schedules — for example, recent NFL results and upcoming games with key performers
  • "On This Day" — notable games and players born on a given date, with links to box scores

If your interest is a specific sport, going directly to that sport's site gives you the deepest coverage; the hub is best for cross-sport lookups and for building a personalized dashboard of your favorite teams.