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Formerly | Al Munro Elias Basbeall Bureau, Inc. |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Sports technology and data |
Founded | 1913 |
Founders | Al Munro Elias & Walter Elias |
Headquarters | |
Key people | Seymour Siwoff (deceased) Joseph Gilston (President) |
Website | https://www.esb.com/ |
The Elias Sports Bureau is an American privately-held sports data company providing historical and current statistical information for the major professional sports leagues operating in the U.S. and Canada.
Founded in 1913, Elias is considered a pioneering firm in the field of sports recordkeeping and has served as the longtime official statistician for Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Football League (NFL).[1]
Other notable clients include Major League Soccer (MLS), the WNBA, the NBA G League, and the PGA, and the company also serves as the official statistician for the WBC. In addition to its league clients, Elias also maintains relationships with major media clients including MLB Network, ESPN, The Sports Network, and CBSSports.com among others.