Get ESPN MLB Season Leaders (Long Format)

Returns the per-category leaderboard for one (MLB season x season-type), in long format. Each row is one (category x rank) entry, e.g. "Points Per Game x rank 1 x Aaron Judge".

Usage

espn_mlb_season_leaders(
  season = most_recent_mlb_season(),
  season_type = c(2L, 3L),
  ...
)

Arguments

season

Season year. Defaults to most recent MLB season.

season_type

Season-type id (2 = regular (default), 3 = postseason).

...

Additional arguments; currently unused.

Value

A long tibble with one row per (category x leader).

col_name	types	description
league	character	League slug.
season	integer	Season year.
season_type	integer	Season-type id.
category_name	character	Internal category key (e.g. "pointsPerGame").
category_display	character	Human-readable category name.
category_short	character	Short display name.
category_abbrev	character	Stat abbreviation (e.g. "PTS").
rank	integer	Rank within the category (1 = best).
athlete_id	character	ESPN athlete id.
team_id	character	ESPN team id.
display_value	character	Display-formatted value.
value	numeric	Numeric leader value.
rel	character	Comma-joined rel tags from ESPN.
athlete_ref	character	$ref URL to the leader's athlete.
team_ref	character	$ref URL to the leader's team.

Details

Get ESPN MLB Season Leaders (Long Format)

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(), 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_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{
  espn_mlb_season_leaders(season = 2025)
#> ── ESPN MLB Season-Type Leaders ───────────────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-08 11:08:00 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1,000 × 15
#>    league season season_type category_name category_display
#>    <chr>   <int>       <int> <chr>         <chr>           
#>  1 mlb      2025           2 avg           Batting Average 
#>  2 mlb      2025           2 avg           Batting Average 
#>  3 mlb      2025           2 avg           Batting Average 
#>  4 mlb      2025           2 avg           Batting Average 
#>  5 mlb      2025           2 avg           Batting Average 
#>  6 mlb      2025           2 avg           Batting Average 
#>  7 mlb      2025           2 avg           Batting Average 
#>  8 mlb      2025           2 avg           Batting Average 
#>  9 mlb      2025           2 avg           Batting Average 
#> 10 mlb      2025           2 avg           Batting Average 
#> # ℹ 990 more rows
#> # ℹ 10 more variables: category_short <chr>, category_abbrev <chr>,
#> #   rank <int>, athlete_id <chr>, team_id <chr>, display_value <chr>,
#> #   value <dbl>, rel <chr>, athlete_ref <chr>, team_ref <chr>
# }