Get ESPN MLB player box scores
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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 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_leaders(),
espn_mlb_news(),
espn_mlb_pbp(),
espn_mlb_player_awards(),
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{
try(espn_mlb_player_box(game_id = 401071880))
#> ✖ 2026-06-08 11:07:48.929556: Invalid arguments or no player box score data for 401071880 available!
#> ✖ Args: game_id = 401071880
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error, HTTP Response Code 404
#> NULL
# }