chadwick_player_name_lu: *Look up Baseball Player Name by ID*

In baseballr: Acquiring and Analyzing Baseball Data

Look up Baseball Player Name by ID

Description

This function allows you to query the Chadwick Bureau's public register of baseball players and the various IDs associated with them in different systems of record.

Usage

playername_lookup(id)

Arguments

id	An integer or character string representing a player ID in a baseball database, cross-referenced through the Chadwick Bureau's public register of baseball players.

Value

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

col_name	types	description
name_first	character	Player first name.
name_last	character	Player last name.
name_given	character	Player full given (legal) name.
name_suffix	character	Name suffix (e.g. Jr., Sr., III).
name_nick	character	Player nickname.
birth_year	integer	Year of birth.
mlb_played_first	integer	First MLB season as a player.
key_mlbam	integer	MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM) player ID.
key_retro	character	Retrosheet player ID.
key_bbref	character	Baseball-Reference player ID.
key_fangraphs	integer	FanGraphs player ID.

Examples

  try(playername_lookup(4885))
  try(playername_lookup("kaaihki01"))

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