Get ESPN MLB League Leaders
Get ESPN MLB League Leaders
Usage
espn_mlb_leaders(season = most_recent_mlb_season(), season_type = 2, ...)Arguments
- season
Season year (numeric, e.g. 2025). Defaults to the most recent MLB season.
- season_type
Integer season type: 1 = preseason, 2 = regular (default), 3 = postseason.
- ...
Additional arguments; currently unused but retained for forward compatibility. Proxy configuration should use
options(baseballr.proxy = ...)– see?baseballrfor details.
Value
A single baseballr_data tibble with one row per category-athlete
pair.
| col_name | types | description |
| season | integer | Season identifier (4-digit year or 'YYYY-YY' string). |
| season_type | integer | Season type (1=pre-season, 2=regular season, 3=postseason, 4=off-season for ESPN). |
| category | character | Category label. |
| abbreviation | character | Short abbreviation. |
| athlete_id | character | Unique athlete identifier (ESPN). |
| athlete_name | character | Athlete display name (ESPN). |
| team_id | character | Unique team identifier. |
| team_abbrev | character | |
| value | numeric | Numeric or string value field. |
| rank | integer | Rank. |
| display_value | character | Human-readable display value. |
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_leaders(),
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_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_leaders(season = 2024, season_type = 2)
#> ── ESPN MLB Leaders from ESPN.com ─────────────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:47 UTC
#> # A tibble: 500 × 11
#> season season_type category abbreviation athlete_id athlete_name
#> <int> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 2024 2 avg AVG 42403 NA
#> 2 2024 2 avg AVG 35002 NA
#> 3 2024 2 avg AVG 33192 NA
#> 4 2024 2 avg AVG 39572 NA
#> 5 2024 2 avg AVG 39832 NA
#> 6 2024 2 avg AVG 36018 NA
#> 7 2024 2 avg AVG 31668 NA
#> 8 2024 2 avg AVG 4781491 NA
#> 9 2024 2 avg AVG 33710 NA
#> 10 2024 2 avg AVG 31662 NA
#> # ℹ 490 more rows
#> # ℹ 5 more variables: team_id <chr>, team_abbrev <chr>, value <dbl>,
#> # rank <int>, display_value <chr>
# }