balldontlie API

Compare NBA player stats across seasons

Pull NBA player stats, game results, and season averages. Build a player comparison tool that charts stat trajectories over multiple seasons.

Free tier. 30 requests/min.

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How it works with Loony

Describe it.
Deploy it.
Query it.

Managed database.

Your balldontlie data lives in its own Postgres instance. Zero config. Data accumulates over time.

Scheduled syncs.

Cron jobs run on Loony infra. Every minute on free. Your data stays fresh without you thinking about it.

REST + MCP endpoints.

Query from your agent, your dashboard, or connect BI tools directly. Full OpenAPI spec included.

TerminalSchema

$ "Pull NBA game stats for the current season from balldontlie. Build player season averages and compare year-over-year trends."

✓ Schema validated
✓ Database provisioned
✓ Scripts deployed
✓ Schedules registered

Done.

# Your data is now at:
REST  /data/v1/balldontlie/query
MCP   /mcp/v1/balldontlie/mcp
SQL   psql $DATABASE_URL

What you get

NBA stats are interesting for one game but powerful across a season. Loony stores every game's box score, so you can query 'Show me players who improved their 3PT% by more than 5% from last season' — questions the NBA app can't answer.

mv_player_season
  player        text        -- player name
  season        integer     -- year
  games         integer     -- games played
  ppg           numeric     -- points per game
  rpg           numeric     -- rebounds per game
  apg           numeric     -- assists per game
  fg_pct        numeric     -- field goal %
  three_pct     numeric     -- 3-point %