1981

• STATS, Inc. founded on April 30

1984

• STATS, Inc. began to collect play-by-play information for every Major League Baseball game

1987

• Developed and launched reporter network for Major League Baseball
• Provided research support for NBC postseason baseball coverage

1988

• Introduced Bill James fantasy baseball game

1989

• Provided statistics and research for ESPN baseball broadcasts

1990

• Provided on-site MLB research for ESPN
• Introduced STATS Online for Major League Baseball
• Launched National Football League coverage
• Introduced STATS Major League Handbook
• Introduced The Scouting Notebook
• Introduced The Baseball Scoreboard

1991

• Provided MLB box-scores to the Associated Press and USA Today
• Developed Reporter Network for National Football League

1992

• Introduced STATS Minor League Handbook
• Introduced NFL “X-Info”
• Introduced Bill James Classic Baseball simulation game

1993

• Ranked 144th on the “Inc. 500” magazine list of fastest growing privately held companies
• Introduced STATS Player Profiles
• Introduced STATS Basketball Handbook

1994

• Launched Reporter Network for NBA and NHL
• Provided research support for ESPN NFL telecasts
• Provided research support for TNT NFL Sunday Night
• Introduced STATS Batter Versus Pitcher Match-Ups
• Introduced Pro Football Revealed: The 100 Yard War
• Provided statistics & sports information for ESPN, FOX Sports, Turner Sports and The Sporting News

1995

• Provided research support for NBC NFL telecasts, including Super Bowl XXX
• Statistics & sports information provided for Sportsline and America Online
• Introduced STATS Pro Football Handbook
• Introduced STATS Minor League Scouting Notebook
• Introduced first online fantasy sports games, AOL Grandstand games for baseball, football, hockey and basketball

1996

• Launched operations for NCAA football and basketball
• Developed reporter network for Major League Soccer
• Introduced STATS Hockey Handbook
• STATS Football Scoreboard awarded “Best Use of Technology” by America Online
• STATS won America Online’s first ‘Member’s Choice’ Award

1997

• STATS, Inc. and Motorola victorious in lawsuit vs. NBA, establishing the legal right to collect and disseminate real-time sports data
• Provided real-time scoring and content for Yahoo!
• Introduced STATS web site, www.stats.com
• STATS Fantasy Football available for play on the web
• Operations developed for WNBA and ABL
• STATS’ Baseball Scoreboard on AOL exceeded 2,000,000 impressions per week

1998

• Provided real-time and historical statistics for ChoiceSeat Interactive Network debut at Super Bowl XXXII
• Introduced STATS All-Time Major League Handbook
• Introduced STATS All-Time Major League Sourcebook
• Introduced STATS Fantasy Advantage with revolutionary ‘At The Park’ technology

1999

• Established office and reporter network in Mexico City
• Introduced live coverage of NCAA football and basketball AP Top 25
• Introduced coverage of NASCAR
• Introduced coverage of PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Sr. PGA Tour (Champions Tour) and European PGA Tour
• Introduced coverage of European soccer leagues

2000

• Purchased by News Corporation
• Provided sports content for DISH Network
• Established STATS, Inc. ‘Research’ office in Los Angeles
• Developed ‘STATS Graphic Loader’ (SGL), a pre-game, formatted stat download for Television broadcasters
• Provided research support and graphic downloads for FOX Sports and all the FOX Sports Net affiliates
• Introduced covering Mexican soccer in real-time
• Launched live coverage of the NCAA basketball tournament

2001

• Commenced collecting pitch type, velocity and location (TVL) for over 90% of MLB’s total pitches
• Extended live coverage of NCAA football and basketball to AP Top 25 and key Conferences
• Launched STATS business to business web site, biz.stats.com
• Introduced STATS Pass for NFL

2002

• Introduced NHL X-Info
• Provided research support and graphic downloads for WGN Sports
• Launched coverage of professional Tennis
• Two years since SGL introduction – Television business now owns over 60% of local broadcast business for MLB, NBA and NHL
• Introduced STATS Pass for MLB
• Introduced STATS Pass for NBA
• Provided content for ESPN Deportes

2003

• Launched coverage of professional Boxing
• Introduced STATS Pass for NCAA football
• Introduced STATS Pass for NCAA basketball
• Provided content for America Online
• Provided research support for CBS Sports NFL telecasts and NCAA Tournament
• Named turnkey fantasy sports operation provider for SI.com

2004

• Introduced first Fantasy Wrestling game with WWE
• Introduced first iTV based fantasy sports games with Echostar and Dish Network
• Teamed with EA Sports to offer a variety of Fantasy Football games and a Commissioner product

2005

• Announced joint venture with Associated Press MegaSports – STATS originates editorial content
• STATS opened corporate office in the United Kingdom
• STATS announced partnership with the NFL
• STATS announced partnership with the NHL
• STATS expanded international sports information with International Cricket and J-League soccer content and Japanese League Baseball
• STATS data fueled ‘McDonald’s Pounders’ on CBS’ NFL Today and CBS Sportsline web site

2006

• Provided research support and pre-game statistics for NBC Sports coverage of the NHL
• STATS announced partnership with NASCAR
• STATS announced partnership with the NBA
• STATS added Australian sports content
• Developed and managed fantasy game for FOX’s TV hit American Idol

2007

• STATS moved to a new corporate office in Northbrook
• STATS announced a strategic partnership with Shanghai Betai of China
• STATS announced a strategic partnership with Warner Leach and ELF Publication
• STATS ran the official fantasy game of Major League Soccer
• STATS brought its content to China via Sohu.com
• STATS is named the official statistician of the IFL