Historical statistical data from Major League Baseball (MLB) compiled from Stathead. The dataset covers the period from 1904 to 2025. It was contributed by Ricardo de la Peña to the Harvard Dataverse and was last updated in July 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze team and player performance trends over time based on historical MLB statistics
- Model game outcomes and expectations based on compiled statistical data
- Conduct longitudinal studies of baseball rules and agreements on league statistics
Strengths
- Covers a long historical period from 1904 to 2025
- Data is sourced from the established platform Stathead
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Stathead (https://stathead.com/baseball/)
- Collection Method
- Compiled from Stathead
- Time Range
- 1904-2025
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-14 22:32:32; freshness should be verified