Balldontlie MCP vs Muffed — verified NFL stats and fantasy context
A side-by-side look at the Balldontlie MCP and Muffed — verified NFL stats and fantasy context MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Balldontlie MCP for sports work as a local process; choose Muffed — verified NFL stats and fantasy context for sports. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Balldontlie MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
BALLDONTLIE_API_KEY. - You want tools like
league, firstName, lastName.
MChoose Muffed — verified NFL stats and fantasy context when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | M Muffed — verified NFL stats and fantasy context | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | BALLDONTLIE_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 26 | — |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 7 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Balldontlie MCP | View Muffed — verified NFL stats and fantasy context |
Tools & capabilities
Balldontlie MCP tools 7
leaguefirstNamelastNamecursordatesteamIdsgameId
Muffed — verified NFL stats and fantasy context tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from 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.
Balldontlie MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"mikechao-balldontlie-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"balldontlie-mcp"
],
"env": {
"BALLDONTLIE_API_KEY": "YOUR_BALLDONTLIE_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Muffed — verified NFL stats and fantasy context
No confirmed install command for Muffed — verified NFL stats and fantasy context yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.