I had the same experience a lot of people are describing here with STATS - just too expensive out of the box. If you need real-time data, they're your only opt

I had the same experience a lot of people are describing here with STATS - just too expensive out of the box. If you need real-time data, they're your only option, but if you need weekly updates or historical data, I may be able to help. Playerfilter (http://www.playerfilter.com http://www.playerfilter.com) is built on top of an API that we are looking to expose to the public (use can see it being used in the URL hash). API support isn't live yet but we are working with beta testers. Basically, we return data for players, seasons and games over any time period since 1970. Please check it out and drop us a line if you'd be interested in more details.