diff --git a/league_storage.py b/league_storage.py
index 37f840e..282b94a 100644
--- a/league_storage.py
+++ b/league_storage.py
@@ -79,10 +79,12 @@ def create_season_connection(league_name, season_num):
     #create connection, create db if doesn't exist
     conn = None
     try:
-        if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(data_dir, league_dir, league_name)):
-        
+        if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(data_dir, league_dir, league_name)):  
             os.makedirs(os.path.join(data_dir, league_dir, league_name))
-        conn = sql.connect(os.path.join(data_dir, league_dir, league_name, season_num, f"{league_name}.db"))
+        try:
+            conn = sql.connect(os.path.join(data_dir, league_dir, league_name, season_num, f"{league_name}.db"))
+        except:
+            raise ValueError("Season not played")
 
         # enable write-ahead log for performance and resilience
         conn.execute('pragma journal_mode=wal')
@@ -197,8 +199,11 @@ def add_stats(league_name, player_game_stats_list):
         conn.commit()
     conn.close()
 
-def get_stats(league_name, stat, is_batter=True, day = 10):
-    conn = create_connection(league_name)
+def get_stats(league_name, stat, is_batter=True, day = 10, season = None):
+    if season is None:
+        conn = create_connection(league_name)
+    else:
+        conn = create_season_connection(league_name, season)
     stats = None
     if conn is not None:
         conn.row_factory = sql.Row
diff --git a/leagues.py b/leagues.py
index dbb9fc0..e8dc491 100644
--- a/leagues.py
+++ b/leagues.py
@@ -455,9 +455,15 @@ class league_structure(object):
 
         return tournaments
 
-    def stat_embed(self, stat_name):
-        this_embed = Embed(color=Color.purple(), title=f"{self.name} Season {self.season} {stat_name} Leaders")
-        stats = league_db.get_stats(self.name, stat_name.lower(), day = self.day)        
+    def stat_embed(self, stat_name, season_num):
+        if season_num is None:
+            season_string = str(self.season)
+            day = self.day
+        else:
+            season_string = str(season_num)
+            day = len(self.schedule)
+        this_embed = Embed(color=Color.purple(), title=f"{self.name} Season {season_string} {stat_name} Leaders")
+        stats = league_db.get_stats(self.name, stat_name.lower(), day = day, season = season_num)        
         if stats is None:
             return None
         else:
diff --git a/the_prestige.py b/the_prestige.py
index e7a3dac..4d092d2 100644
--- a/the_prestige.py
+++ b/the_prestige.py
@@ -1070,10 +1070,22 @@ class LeagueLeadersCommand(Command):
         if league_exists(command.split("\n")[0].strip()):
             league = leagues.load_league_file(command.split("\n")[0].strip())
             stat_name = command.split("\n")[1].strip()
+            season_num = None
+
+            for flag in flags:
+                if flag[0] == "s":
+                    try:
+                        season_num = int(flag[1])
+                        return
+                    except ValueError:
+                        raise CommandError("Give us a proper number, boss.")
+
             try:
-                stat_embed = league.stat_embed(stat_name)
+                stat_embed = league.stat_embed(stat_name, season_num)
             except IndexError:
                 raise CommandError("Nobody's played enough games to get meaningful stats in that category yet, chief. Try again after the next game or two.")
+            except ValueError:
+                raise CommandError("That season hasn't been played yet.")
 
             if stat_embed is None:
                 raise CommandError("We don't know what that stat is, chief.")