chadwick_player_lu: *Download the Chadwick Bureau's public register of baseball...

In baseballr: Acquiring and Analyzing Baseball Data

Download the Chadwick Bureau's public register of baseball players

Description

Download the Chadwick Bureau's public register of baseball players

Usage

chadwick_player_lu()

get_chadwick_lu()

Value

A data frame of baseball players and the various IDs associated with them in different systems of record and the following columns:

col_name	types	description
key_person	character	Chadwick Bureau primary person key.
key_uuid	character	Chadwick Bureau universally unique identifier for the person.
key_mlbam	integer	MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM) player ID.
key_retro	character	Retrosheet player ID.
key_bbref	character	Baseball-Reference major league player ID.
key_bbref_minors	character	Baseball-Reference minor league player ID.
key_fangraphs	integer	FanGraphs player ID.
key_npb	integer	Nippon Professional Baseball (Japan) player ID.
key_sr_nfl	character	Sports Reference NFL player ID.
key_sr_nba	character	Sports Reference NBA player ID.
key_sr_nhl	character	Sports Reference NHL player ID.
key_wikidata	character	Wikidata entity ID for the person.
name_last	character	Player last name.
name_first	character	Player first name.
name_given	character	Player full given (legal) name.
name_suffix	character	Name suffix (e.g. Jr., Sr., III).
name_matrilineal	character	Maternal surname, where recorded.
name_nick	character	Player nickname.
birth_year	integer	Year of birth.
birth_month	integer	Month of birth.
birth_day	integer	Day of birth.
death_year	integer	Year of death.
death_month	integer	Month of death.
death_day	integer	Day of death.
pro_played_first	integer	First season the person played professional baseball.
pro_played_last	integer	Last season the person played professional baseball.
mlb_played_first	integer	First MLB season as a player.
mlb_played_last	integer	Last MLB season as a player.
col_played_first	integer	First college season as a player.
col_played_last	integer	Last college season as a player.
pro_managed_first	integer	First professional season as a manager.
pro_managed_last	integer	Last professional season as a manager.
mlb_managed_first	integer	First MLB season as a manager.
mlb_managed_last	integer	Last MLB season as a manager.
col_managed_first	integer	First college season as a manager.
col_managed_last	integer	Last college season as a manager.
pro_umpired_first	integer	First professional season as an umpire.
pro_umpired_last	integer	Last professional season as an umpire.
mlb_umpired_first	integer	First MLB season as an umpire.
mlb_umpired_last	integer	Last MLB season as an umpire.

A data frame of baseball players and the various IDs associated with them in different systems of record.

Examples

  try(chadwick_player_lu())

baseballr documentation built on Aug. 27, 2026, 1:07 a.m.