Ball Ranks vs Fantasy Pl MCP
A side-by-side look at the Ball Ranks and Fantasy Pl MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Ball Ranks for sports work; choose Fantasy Pl MCP for sports as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Ball Ranks when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
Choose Fantasy Pl MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
get_team, get_my_team, get_manager.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 31/100 · Emerging | 61/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 80 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 23 |
| Full listing | View Ball Ranks | View Fantasy Pl MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Ball Ranks tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Fantasy Pl MCP tools 23
get_teamGet any team's players, captain, and other details for a specific gameweek Args: team_id: FPL team ID (required) gameweek: Gameweek number (defaults to current gameweek) Returns: Detailed team information including player details, captain, and valueget_my_teamGet your own FPL team for a specific gameweek Args: gameweek: Gameweek number (defaults to current gameweek) Returns: Detailed team information including player details, captain, and value Note: This uses your authenticated team ID from the FPL credentials. To get another team's details, use get_team and provide a team_id.get_managerGet detailed information about an FPL manager Args: team_id: FPL team ID to look up Returns: Manager information including history, name, team details, and leaguesget_my_current_teamGet your current team as shown on the transfers page, including selling prices, chips, and transfer state (requires authentication) Unlike get_my_team, this uses the authenticated my-team endpoint, so it reflects pending changes and per-player purchase/selling prices. Returns: Current squad with prices, available chips, and transfer statuscheck_fpl_authenticationCheck if FPL authentication is working correctly Returns: Authentication status and basic team informationupdate_fpl_credentialsStore a new FPL refresh token when the current one has expired. Use this when authenticated FPL tools fail with an invalid/expired refresh token error. Ask the user to fetch a fresh token first: log in at https://fantasy.premierleague.com, open the DevTools Console (F12), run copy(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(Object.keys(localStorage).find(k=>k.startsWith('oidc.user:')))).refresh_token) (typing 'allow pasting' first if Chrome refuses), and paste the clipboard contents here. Copying the whole 'oidc.user:...' JSON value from DevTools -> Application -> Local storage works too. Args: refresh_token: The copied oidc.user JSON value (or just its refresh_token field) team_id: FPL team ID; omit to keep the currently stored one Returns: Whether the new token was stored and validated against the FPL APIget_manager_infoGet detailed information about an FPL manager Args: team_id: FPL team ID (defaults to authenticated user) Returns: Manager info with leagues and performance statsget_manager_transfer_historyGet a manager's transfer history with player names and prices Args: team_id: FPL team ID to look up limit: Maximum number of transfers to return (most recent first) Returns: Transfer history grouped by gameweekget_league_standingsGet standings for a specified FPL league Args: league_id: ID of the league to fetch Returns: League information with standings and team detailsget_league_analyticsGet rich analytics for a Fantasy Premier League mini-league Returns visualization-optimized data for various types of league analysis. Args: league_id: ID of the league to analyze analysis_type: Type of analysis to perform: - "overview": General league overview (default) - "historical": Historical performance analysis - "team_composition": Team composition analysis - "decisions": Captain and transfer decision analysis - "fixtures": Fixture difficulty comparison start_gw: Starting gameweek (defaults to 1 or use "current-N" format) end_gw: Ending gameweek (defaults to current) Returns: Rich analytics data structured for visualizationget_player_informationGet detailed information and statistics for a specific player Args: player_id: FPL player ID (if provided, takes precedence over player_name) player_name: Player name to search for (used if player_id not provided) start_gameweek: Starting gameweek for filtering player history end_gameweek: Ending gameweek for filtering player history include_history: Whether to include gameweek-by-gameweek history include_fixtures: Whether to include upcoming fixtures Returns: Comprehensive player information including stats and historysearch_fpl_playersSearch for FPL players by name with optional filtering Args: query: Player name or partial name to search for position: Optional position filter (GKP, DEF, MID, FWD) team: Optional team name filter limit: Maximum number of results to return Returns: List of matching players with details- +11 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Ball Ranks
No confirmed install command for Ball Ranks yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Fantasy Pl MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"rishijatia-fantasy-pl-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"fpl-mcp"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Ball Ranks is categorized under Sports and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Fantasy Pl MCP belongs to Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Ball Ranks for sports work and Fantasy Pl MCP for sports.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. Ball Ranks has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Ball Ranks has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Auth: no auth required. Fantasy Pl MCP is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add ball-ranks-2 and rishijatia-fantasy-pl-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Ball Ranks has a quality signal of 31/100 (Emerging) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Fantasy Pl MCP has 61/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 80 GitHub stars.
