"The Web site for the "the National Governing Body for track and field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States," an organization which among other responsibilities supervises Olympic teams. Excellent searching and browsing capabilities for locating events. Includes track and field records and statistics, over 100 brief biographies of athletes, a list of related state and local organizations, and information for and about coaches and officials." Quoted from llii.org

The NSGA conducts several major surveys and makes some data available on their web site including sports participation, and consumer purchasing of sporting goods. Ignore the login buttons and use the link on the left labeled "Research & Statistics."

The NCAA collects data on college teams and athletes. Some publications are available to the public but many are not. Check Catalyst, WorldCat and contact Kristin for help determining if the library can provide access.

ESPN makes player and team statistics available on their site.

NBA team and player stats (1988-2008) and MLB team and player stats (1994-2008) in downloadable format from sports hobbyist.

Baseball statistics and analysis.

Directory to online sports data resources from the sports section of the American Statistical Association.

Access the Lahman Baseball Database with player statistics from 1871-2008 plus other reference resources.

Access the PITCHf/x data. Detailed pitch statistics by date and game to 2007.

On a page called "Researching the Business of Baseball," scroll down for lists of datasets available and see other recommended research sources.

Forbes magazine, available through Business Source Premier, publishes team valuations and other sports statistics occasionally. Use the Electronic Journals List to search or browse the full-text.

Batting and pitching statistics from 1871 to 2019, plus fielding statistics, standings, team stats, managerial records, post-season data, and more. (Description from site).

"The National Collegiate Athletic Association collects a wealth of data from its member institutions and their student-athletes." Access these data through the social sciences repository ICPSR, to which Carleton subscribes.

See also Fort's main web site and his bibliograpahy of sports economic professional literature.

Individual player statistics, annual, 1960 - current year.

Extensive international soccer statistics: player, manager, transfer statistics.

Salary data is available for:

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Football
• Hockey