Get ESPN MLB Event Competitor Leaders (Top Performers)
Source:R/espn_mlb_event_detail.R
espn_mlb_game_team_leaders.RdReturns the per-team statistical leaders for one MLB event in long format: one row per (category x athlete rank). Categories typically include batting average, home runs, RBIs, and MLB rating.
Value
A long tibble with one row per (category x rank).
| col_name | types | description |
| league | character | League. |
| event_id | character | Unique ESPN event/game identifier. |
| team_id | character | Unique ESPN team identifier. |
| category_name | character | Statistic category name. |
| category_display | character | Category display. |
| category_abbrev | character | Category abbrev. |
| rank | integer | Rank within the result set. |
| athlete_id | character | Unique ESPN athlete identifier. |
| display_value | character | Human-readable value. |
| value | numeric | Numeric value. |
| athlete_ref | character | Athlete ref. |
See also
Other ESPN MLB Functions:
espn_mlb,
espn_mlb_athletes_index(),
espn_mlb_award(),
espn_mlb_betting(),
espn_mlb_calendar(),
espn_mlb_coach(),
espn_mlb_coach_record(),
espn_mlb_coach_season(),
espn_mlb_coaches(),
espn_mlb_conferences(),
espn_mlb_draft(),
espn_mlb_draft_athlete_detail(),
espn_mlb_draft_athletes(),
espn_mlb_draft_pick(),
espn_mlb_draft_rounds(),
espn_mlb_draft_status(),
espn_mlb_franchise(),
espn_mlb_franchises(),
espn_mlb_freeagents(),
espn_mlb_futures(),
espn_mlb_game_all(),
espn_mlb_game_broadcasts(),
espn_mlb_game_endpoints,
espn_mlb_game_info(),
espn_mlb_game_odds(),
espn_mlb_game_official_detail(),
espn_mlb_game_officials(),
espn_mlb_game_play(),
espn_mlb_game_play_personnel(),
espn_mlb_game_player_box(),
espn_mlb_game_powerindex(),
espn_mlb_game_predictor(),
espn_mlb_game_probabilities(),
espn_mlb_game_probables(),
espn_mlb_game_propbets(),
espn_mlb_game_rosters(),
espn_mlb_game_situation(),
espn_mlb_game_team_linescores(),
espn_mlb_game_team_records(),
espn_mlb_game_team_roster(),
espn_mlb_game_team_roster_entry(),
espn_mlb_game_team_score(),
espn_mlb_game_team_statistics(),
espn_mlb_injuries(),
espn_mlb_leaders(),
espn_mlb_news(),
espn_mlb_pbp(),
espn_mlb_player_awards(),
espn_mlb_player_box(),
espn_mlb_player_career_stats(),
espn_mlb_player_contract(),
espn_mlb_player_contracts(),
espn_mlb_player_endpoints,
espn_mlb_player_eventlog(),
espn_mlb_player_eventlog_v2(),
espn_mlb_player_gamelog(),
espn_mlb_player_info(),
espn_mlb_player_overview(),
espn_mlb_player_seasons(),
espn_mlb_player_splits(),
espn_mlb_player_statisticslog(),
espn_mlb_player_stats(),
espn_mlb_player_stats_v3(),
espn_mlb_position(),
espn_mlb_positions(),
espn_mlb_powerindex(),
espn_mlb_scoreboard(),
espn_mlb_season_awards(),
espn_mlb_season_draft(),
espn_mlb_season_group(),
espn_mlb_season_group_children(),
espn_mlb_season_group_teams(),
espn_mlb_season_groups(),
espn_mlb_season_info(),
espn_mlb_season_leaders(),
espn_mlb_season_ranking(),
espn_mlb_season_rankings(),
espn_mlb_season_type(),
espn_mlb_season_types(),
espn_mlb_season_week(),
espn_mlb_season_weeks(),
espn_mlb_seasons(),
espn_mlb_standings(),
espn_mlb_team(),
espn_mlb_team_box(),
espn_mlb_team_current_roster(),
espn_mlb_team_depthchart(),
espn_mlb_team_endpoints,
espn_mlb_team_injuries(),
espn_mlb_team_leaders(),
espn_mlb_team_news(),
espn_mlb_team_odds_records(),
espn_mlb_team_record(),
espn_mlb_team_record_detail(),
espn_mlb_team_roster(),
espn_mlb_team_schedule(),
espn_mlb_team_season_profile(),
espn_mlb_team_season_roster(),
espn_mlb_team_season_statistics(),
espn_mlb_team_stats(),
espn_mlb_teams(),
espn_mlb_tournament(),
espn_mlb_tournament_season(),
espn_mlb_tournament_seasons(),
espn_mlb_tournaments(),
espn_mlb_transactions(),
espn_mlb_venues(),
espn_mlb_week_ranking(),
espn_mlb_week_rankings(),
espn_mlb_wp()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_mlb_game_team_leaders(event_id = 401283399, team_id = 29)
#> ✖ 2026-06-08 11:07:45.18168: Failed to retrieve ESPN mlb competitor leaders for event_id=401283399, team_id=29
#> ✖ Args: league = "mlb", event_id = 401283399, team_id = 29
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error, HTTP Response Code 404
#> ── ESPN MLB Competitor Leaders ────────────────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:45 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
# }