STATS LLC
 STATS LLC is a global sports statistics and information company – the company name originated as an acronym for Sports Team Analysis and Tracking Systems. It was founded on April 30 1981 by John Dewan who became the company's CEO. STATS was an outgrowth of the grassroots non-profit Project Scoresheet a volunteer network created to collect baseball statistics prompted by a suggestion made by Bill James who later joined STATS for a time.