Find MLB Player Game Stats — mlb_player_game

Find MLB Player Game Stats

Usage

mlb_player_game_stats(person_id = NULL, game_pk = NULL)

Arguments

person_id: MLBAMIDs for player of interest.
game_pk: The game_pk to return game_log statistics for a specific player in a specific game and to complete the call.

Value

Returns a tibble with one row per stat group (fielding, hitting, pitching) for the player in the game, with the following columns:

col_name	types	description
type	character	Stat type returned (e.g. 'gameLog').
group	character	Stat group: fielding, hitting, or pitching.
caught_stealing	integer	Runners caught stealing.
stolen_bases	integer	Stolen bases.
stolen_base_percentage	character	Stolen base success rate.
caught_stealing_percentage	character	Caught-stealing rate (catcher fielding).
assists	integer	Fielding assists.
put_outs	integer	Fielding putouts.
errors	integer	Fielding errors.
chances	integer	Total fielding chances.
fielding	character	Fielding percentage.
passed_ball	integer	Passed balls (catcher).
pickoffs	integer	Pickoffs.
summary	character	Text summary line of the player's game.
games_played	integer	Games played.
games_started	integer	Games started.
fly_outs	integer	Fly-ball outs.
ground_outs	integer	Ground-ball outs.
air_outs	integer	Air outs (fly outs + line outs + pop outs).
runs	integer	Runs.
doubles	integer	Doubles.
triples	integer	Triples.
home_runs	integer	Home runs.
strike_outs	integer	Strikeouts.
base_on_balls	integer	Walks.
intentional_walks	integer	Intentional walks.
hits	integer	Hits.
hit_by_pitch	integer	Hit by pitch.
at_bats	integer	At-bats.
number_of_pitches	integer	Number of pitches seen or thrown.
innings_pitched	character	Innings pitched.
wins	integer	Pitcher wins.
losses	integer	Pitcher losses.
saves	integer	Saves.
save_opportunities	integer	Save opportunities.
holds	integer	Holds.
blown_saves	integer	Blown saves.
earned_runs	integer	Earned runs allowed.
batters_faced	integer	Batters faced.
outs	integer	Outs recorded.
games_pitched	integer	Games pitched.
complete_games	integer	Complete games.
shutouts	integer	Shutouts.
pitches_thrown	integer	Pitches thrown.
balls	integer	Balls thrown.
strikes	integer	Strikes thrown.
strike_percentage	character	Share of pitches that were strikes.
hit_batsmen	integer	Batters hit by pitch (pitcher).
balks	integer	Balks.
wild_pitches	integer	Wild pitches.
rbi	integer	Runs batted in.
games_finished	integer	Games finished.
runs_scored_per9	character	Runs scored per nine innings.
home_runs_per9	character	Home runs allowed per nine innings.
inherited_runners	integer	Inherited runners.
inherited_runners_scored	integer	Inherited runners who scored.
catchers_interference	integer	Catcher's interference.
sac_bunts	integer	Sacrifice bunts.
sac_flies	integer	Sacrifice flies.
ground_into_double_play	integer	Grounded into double plays.
ground_into_triple_play	integer	Grounded into triple plays.
plate_appearances	integer	Plate appearances.
total_bases	integer	Total bases.
left_on_base	integer	Runners left on base.
at_bats_per_home_run	character	At-bats per home run.
total_splits	integer	Number of stat splits returned.
type_display_name	character	Display name of the stat type.
group_display_name	character	Display name of the stat group.
player_id	numeric	MLBAM player ID supplied in the request.
game_pk	numeric	Game ID supplied in the request.

Examples

# \donttest{
 try(mlb_player_game_stats(person_id = 605151, game_pk = 531368))
#> ── MLB Player Game Stats data from MLB.com ────────── baseballr 2.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-12 14:09:45 UTC
#> # A tibble: 3 × 70
#>   type    group    caught_stealing stolen_bases stolen_base_percentage
#>   <chr>   <chr>              <int>        <int> <chr>                 
#> 1 gameLog fielding               0            0 .---                  
#> 2 gameLog pitching               0            0 .---                  
#> 3 gameLog hitting                0            0 .---                  
#> # ℹ 65 more variables: caught_stealing_percentage <chr>, assists <int>,
#> #   put_outs <int>, errors <int>, chances <int>, fielding <chr>,
#> #   passed_ball <int>, pickoffs <int>, summary <chr>,
#> #   games_played <int>, games_started <int>, fly_outs <int>,
#> #   ground_outs <int>, air_outs <int>, runs <int>, doubles <int>,
#> #   triples <int>, home_runs <int>, strike_outs <int>,
#> #   base_on_balls <int>, intentional_walks <int>, hits <int>, …
# }