Statcast Functions Overview

statcast_search():

Query Statcast by Date Range and Players.

statcast_search_batters():

Query Statcast Batters by Date Range and Player.

statcast_search_pitchers():

Query Statcast Pitchers by Date Range and Player.

statcast_leaderboards():

Query Baseball Savant Leaderboards.

Details

Query Statcast Batters by Date Range

statcast_search(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
                end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                player_type = 'batter')
                            
 ## The above is equivalent to:
statcast_search_batters(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
                        end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                        batterid = NULL)

Query Statcast Pitchers by Date Range

statcast_search(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
                end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                player_type = 'pitcher')
                            
 ## The above is equivalent to:
statcast_search_pitchers(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
                         end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                         pitcherid = NULL)

Query Statcast Batters by Date Range and Player ID

  correa <- statcast_search(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
                            end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                            playerid = 621043, 
                            player_type = 'batter')
                            
 ## The above is equivalent to:
  correa <- statcast_search_batters(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
                                    end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                                    batterid = 621043)

Query Statcast Pitchers by Date Range and Player ID

  noah <- statcast_search(start_date = "2016-04-06",
                          end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                          playerid = 592789, 
                          player_type = 'pitcher')
                          
 ## The above is equivalent to:
  noah <- statcast_search_pitchers(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
                                  end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                                  pitcherid = 592789)

Query Baseball Savant Leaderboards

  statcast_leaderboards(leaderboard = "exit_velocity_barrels", year = 2021)