Get ESPN College Baseball Player Box
Source:R/espn_college_baseball_game_data.R
espn_college_baseball_player_box.RdGet ESPN College Baseball player box scores
Value
A player boxscore data frame
| col_name | types | description |
| game_id | integer | Unique ESPN game/event identifier. |
| season | integer | Season (4-digit year). |
| season_type | integer | ESPN season type (1=pre, 2=regular, 3=postseason, 4=off-season). |
| game_date | Date | Game date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| game_date_time | POSIXct | Game start date/time (US/Eastern). |
| stat_group | character | Statistic side this row reports: 'batting' or 'pitching'. |
| team_id | integer | Unique ESPN team identifier. |
| team_name | character | Team nickname (e.g. 'Yankees'). |
| team_abbreviation | character | Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'NYY'). |
| team_display_name | character | Full team display name (e.g. 'New York Yankees'). |
| athlete_id | integer | Unique ESPN athlete identifier. |
| athlete_display_name | character | Athlete display name (full). |
| athlete_short_name | character | Athlete short display name. |
| athlete_position_name | character | Athlete fielding position (e.g. 'Shortstop', 'Pitcher'). |
| athlete_position_abbreviation | character | Position abbreviation (e.g. 'SS', 'P'). |
| starter | logical | TRUE if the player started the game. |
| bat_order | integer | Spot in the batting order (1-9; NA if not applicable). |
| active | logical | TRUE if the row represents an active record. |
| h_ab | character | Hits-for-At-bats line (e.g. '2-4'). |
| ab | character | At-bats. |
| r | character | Runs scored. |
| h | character | Hits. |
| rbi | character | Runs batted in. |
| hr | character | Home runs. |
| bb | character | Bases on balls (walks). |
| k | character | Strikeouts. |
| number_p | character | Pitches seen / thrown. |
| avg | character | Batting average. |
| obp | character | On-base percentage. |
| slg | character | Slugging percentage. |
| ip | character | Innings pitched. |
| er | character | Earned runs. |
| pc_st | character | Pitch count - strikes (e.g. '95-58'). |
| era | character | Earned run average. |
| pc | character | Pitch count. |
See also
Other ESPN College Baseball Functions:
espn_college_baseball_athletes_index(),
espn_college_baseball_calendar(),
espn_college_baseball_coach(),
espn_college_baseball_coach_record(),
espn_college_baseball_coach_season(),
espn_college_baseball_coaches(),
espn_college_baseball_conferences(),
espn_college_baseball_game_all(),
espn_college_baseball_game_broadcasts(),
espn_college_baseball_game_official_detail(),
espn_college_baseball_game_officials(),
espn_college_baseball_game_play(),
espn_college_baseball_game_play_personnel(),
espn_college_baseball_game_player_box(),
espn_college_baseball_game_rosters(),
espn_college_baseball_game_situation(),
espn_college_baseball_game_team_leaders(),
espn_college_baseball_game_team_linescores(),
espn_college_baseball_game_team_records(),
espn_college_baseball_game_team_roster(),
espn_college_baseball_game_team_roster_entry(),
espn_college_baseball_game_team_score(),
espn_college_baseball_game_team_statistics(),
espn_college_baseball_leaders(),
espn_college_baseball_news(),
espn_college_baseball_pbp(),
espn_college_baseball_player_awards(),
espn_college_baseball_player_career_stats(),
espn_college_baseball_player_eventlog(),
espn_college_baseball_player_gamelog(),
espn_college_baseball_player_info(),
espn_college_baseball_player_overview(),
espn_college_baseball_player_seasons(),
espn_college_baseball_player_splits(),
espn_college_baseball_player_statisticslog(),
espn_college_baseball_scoreboard(),
espn_college_baseball_season_group(),
espn_college_baseball_season_group_children(),
espn_college_baseball_season_group_teams(),
espn_college_baseball_season_groups(),
espn_college_baseball_season_info(),
espn_college_baseball_season_leaders(),
espn_college_baseball_season_ranking(),
espn_college_baseball_season_rankings(),
espn_college_baseball_season_type(),
espn_college_baseball_season_types(),
espn_college_baseball_season_week(),
espn_college_baseball_season_weeks(),
espn_college_baseball_seasons(),
espn_college_baseball_standings(),
espn_college_baseball_team(),
espn_college_baseball_team_box(),
espn_college_baseball_team_leaders(),
espn_college_baseball_team_news(),
espn_college_baseball_team_record(),
espn_college_baseball_team_record_detail(),
espn_college_baseball_team_roster(),
espn_college_baseball_team_schedule(),
espn_college_baseball_team_season_profile(),
espn_college_baseball_team_season_roster(),
espn_college_baseball_team_season_statistics(),
espn_college_baseball_teams(),
espn_college_baseball_tournament(),
espn_college_baseball_tournament_season(),
espn_college_baseball_tournament_seasons(),
espn_college_baseball_tournaments(),
espn_college_baseball_venues(),
espn_college_baseball_week_ranking(),
espn_college_baseball_week_rankings()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(espn_college_baseball_player_box(game_id = "401778093"))
#> ── ESPN MLB Player Box Information from ESPN.com ──── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-12 14:07:58 UTC
#> # A tibble: 25 × 35
#> game_id season season_type game_date game_date_time stat_group
#> <int> <int> <int> <date> <dttm> <chr>
#> 1 4.02e8 2025 5 2025-06-15 2025-06-15 19:00:00 batting
#> 2 4.02e8 2025 5 2025-06-15 2025-06-15 19:00:00 batting
#> 3 4.02e8 2025 5 2025-06-15 2025-06-15 19:00:00 batting
#> 4 4.02e8 2025 5 2025-06-15 2025-06-15 19:00:00 batting
#> 5 4.02e8 2025 5 2025-06-15 2025-06-15 19:00:00 batting
#> 6 4.02e8 2025 5 2025-06-15 2025-06-15 19:00:00 batting
#> 7 4.02e8 2025 5 2025-06-15 2025-06-15 19:00:00 batting
#> 8 4.02e8 2025 5 2025-06-15 2025-06-15 19:00:00 batting
#> 9 4.02e8 2025 5 2025-06-15 2025-06-15 19:00:00 batting
#> 10 4.02e8 2025 5 2025-06-15 2025-06-15 19:00:00 pitching
#> # ℹ 15 more rows
#> # ℹ 29 more variables: team_id <int>, team_name <chr>,
#> # team_abbreviation <chr>, team_display_name <chr>, athlete_id <int>,
#> # athlete_display_name <chr>, athlete_short_name <chr>,
#> # athlete_position_name <chr>, athlete_position_abbreviation <chr>,
#> # starter <lgl>, bat_order <int>, active <lgl>, h_ab <chr>, ab <chr>,
#> # r <chr>, h <chr>, rbi <chr>, hr <chr>, bb <chr>, k <chr>, …
# }