Get ESPN MLB player stats data

Get ESPN MLB player stats data

Usage

espn_mlb_player_stats(athlete_id, year, season_type = "regular", total = FALSE)

Arguments

athlete_id

Athlete ID

year

Year

season_type

(character, default: regular): Season type - regular or postseason

total

(boolean, default: FALSE): Totals

Value

Returns a tibble with the player stats data

col_name	types	description
athlete_id	integer	Unique ESPN athlete identifier.
athlete_uid	character	Athlete uid.
athlete_guid	character	Athlete guid.
athlete_type	character	Athlete type.
sdr	integer	Sdr.
first_name	character	First name.
last_name	character	Last name.
full_name	character	Full name.
display_name	character	Display name.
nickname	character	Team nickname.
short_name	character	Short display name.
weight	numeric	Weight.
display_weight	character	Display weight.
height	numeric	Height.
display_height	character	Display height.
age	integer	Age.
date_of_birth	character	Date of birth.
debut_year	integer	Debut year.
slug	character	Slug.
headshot_href	character	Headshot href.
headshot_alt	character	Headshot alt.
jersey	character	Jersey.
position_id	integer	Position id.
position_name	character	Position name.
position_display_name	character	Position display name.
position_abbreviation	character	Position abbreviation.
position_leaf	logical	Position leaf.
positions_x_ref	character	Positions x ref.
positions_id	character	Positions id.
positions_name	character	Positions name.
positions_display_name	character	Positions display name.
positions_abbreviation	character	Positions abbreviation.
positions_leaf	logical	Positions leaf.
positions_x_ref_1	character	Positions x ref 1.
positions_x_ref_2	character	Positions x ref 2.
positions_x_ref_3	character	Positions x ref 3.
positions_id_1	character	Positions id 1.
positions_name_1	character	Positions name 1.
positions_display_name_1	character	Positions display name 1.
positions_abbreviation_1	character	Positions abbreviation 1.
positions_leaf_1	logical	Positions leaf 1.
positions_x_ref_4	character	Positions x ref 4.
positions_x_ref_5	character	Positions x ref 5.
positions_x_ref_6	character	Positions x ref 6.
positions_id_2	character	Positions id 2.
positions_name_2	character	Positions name 2.
positions_display_name_2	character	Positions display name 2.
positions_abbreviation_2	character	Positions abbreviation 2.
positions_leaf_2	logical	Positions leaf 2.
positions_x_ref_7	character	Positions x ref 7.
positions_x_ref_8	character	Positions x ref 8.
positions_x_ref_9	character	Positions x ref 9.
positions_id_3	character	Positions id 3.
positions_name_3	character	Positions name 3.
positions_display_name_3	character	Positions display name 3.
positions_abbreviation_3	character	Positions abbreviation 3.
positions_leaf_3	logical	Positions leaf 3.
positions_x_ref_10	character	Positions x ref 10.
positions_x_ref_11	character	Positions x ref 11.
linked	logical	Linked.
...and 216 further ESPN stat columns (full batting / pitching / fielding stat set).

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_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_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()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
try(espn_mlb_player_stats(athlete_id = 33192, year = 2022))
#> ── ESPN MLB Player Season Stats from ESPN.com ─────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:07:53 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 276
#>   athlete_id athlete_uid     athlete_guid athlete_type    sdr first_name
#>        <int> <chr>           <chr>        <chr>         <int> <chr>     
#> 1      33192 s:1~l:10~a:331… e3e39e69-28… baseball     3.09e6 Aaron     
#> # ℹ 270 more variables: last_name <chr>, full_name <chr>,
#> #   display_name <chr>, nickname <chr>, short_name <chr>, weight <dbl>,
#> #   display_weight <chr>, height <dbl>, display_height <chr>,
#> #   age <int>, date_of_birth <chr>, debut_year <int>, slug <chr>,
#> #   headshot_href <chr>, headshot_alt <chr>, jersey <chr>,
#> #   position_id <int>, position_name <chr>,
#> #   position_display_name <chr>, position_abbreviation <chr>, …
# }