espn_wnba_game_all: Get ESPN's WNBA game data (play-by-play, team and player box)

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Get ESPN's WNBA game data (play-by-play, team and player box)

Description

Get ESPN's WNBA game data (play-by-play, team and player box)

Get ESPN's WNBA play by play data

Get ESPN's WNBA team box data

Get ESPN's WNBA player box data

Get ESPN WNBA game rosters

Usage

espn_wnba_game_all(game_id)

espn_wnba_pbp(game_id)

espn_wnba_team_box(game_id)

espn_wnba_player_box(game_id)

espn_wnba_game_rosters(game_id)

Arguments

game_id

Game ID

Value

A named list of dataframes: Plays, Team, Player

Plays

Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_game_all_plays_schema table.

Team

Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_team_box_schema table.

Player

Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_game_all_player_schema table.

Returns a play-by-play data frame

Plays

Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_game_all_plays_schema table.

Returns a team boxscore data frame

Team

Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_team_box_schema table.

Returns a player boxscore data frame

Player

Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_game_all_player_schema table.

A game rosters data frame

col_name	types	description
athlete_id	integer	Unique athlete identifier (ESPN).
athlete_uid	character	ESPN athlete UID (universal identifier).
athlete_guid	character	ESPN athlete GUID.
athlete_type	character	Athlete type / class.
sdr	integer	Sdr.
first_name	character	Player's first name.
last_name	character	Player's last name.
full_name	character	Player's full name.
athlete_display_name	character	Athlete display name (full).
short_name	character	Short display name.
weight	numeric	Player weight in pounds.
display_weight	character	Player weight in display format (e.g. '180 lbs').
height	numeric	Player height (string e.g. '6-2' or inches).
display_height	character	Player height in display format (e.g. '6-2').
age	integer	Player age (in years).
date_of_birth	character	Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD).
slug	character	URL-safe identifier.
headshot_href	character	Headshot image URL.
headshot_alt	character	Alternative-text label for the headshot.
jersey	character	Jersey number worn by the player.
position_id	integer	Unique position identifier.
position_name	character	Listed roster position ('Guard', 'Forward', 'Center').
position_display_name	character	Position display name.
position_abbreviation	character	Position abbreviation ('G' / 'F' / 'C').
position_leaf	logical	Position leaf.
linked	logical	TRUE if the record is linked to a related entity.
years	integer	Years.
active	logical	TRUE if the row represents an active record (player / team / season).
status_id	integer	Status identifier.
status_name	character	Status label.
status_type	character	Status type.
status_abbreviation	character	Status abbreviation.
birth_place_city	character	Birth place city.
birth_place_state	character	Birth place state.
birth_place_country	character	Birth place country.
starter	logical	TRUE if the player was in the starting lineup; FALSE otherwise.
valid	logical	Valid.
did_not_play	logical	TRUE if the player did not appear in the game.
display_name	character	Display name.
reason	character	Reason.
ejected	logical	TRUE if the player was ejected from the game.
team_id	integer	Unique team identifier.
team_guid	character	ESPN team GUID.
team_uid	character	ESPN universal team identifier (UID format 's:40~l:...~t:...').
team_sdr	integer	ESPN team SDR identifier.
team_slug	character	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
team_location	character	Team city or location string.
team_name	character	Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
team_abbreviation	character	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
team_display_name	character	Full team display name.
team_short_display_name	character	Short team display name (e.g. 'Aces').
team_color	character	Team primary color (hex without leading '#').
team_alternate_color	character	Team alternate color (hex without leading '#').
team_is_active	logical	TRUE if the team is currently active.
is_all_star	logical	Is all star.
logo_href	character	Team or league logo URL.
logo_dark_href	character	Logo URL for dark backgrounds.
logos_href_2	character	Logos href 2.
logos_href_3	character	Logos href 3.
game_id	integer	Unique game identifier.
order	integer	Display order within the result set.
home_away	character	Game venue label ('home' or 'away').
winner	logical	Winner.
draft_display_text	character	Draft display text.
draft_round	integer	Round of the draft selection.
draft_year	integer	Draft year (4-digit).
draft_selection	integer	Draft selection.
hand_type	character	Hand type.
hand_abbreviation	character	Hand abbreviation.
hand_display_value	character	Hand display value.
citizenship	character	Citizenship.

Author(s)

Saiem Gilani

See Also

Other ESPN WNBA Functions: espn_wnba_athletes_index(), espn_wnba_award(), espn_wnba_calendar(), espn_wnba_coach_season(), espn_wnba_coaches(), espn_wnba_conferences(), espn_wnba_draft(), espn_wnba_draft_athlete_detail(), espn_wnba_draft_pick(), espn_wnba_draft_rounds(), espn_wnba_franchise(), espn_wnba_franchises(), espn_wnba_freeagents(), espn_wnba_futures(), espn_wnba_game_odds(), espn_wnba_game_official_detail(), espn_wnba_game_play(), espn_wnba_game_play_personnel(), espn_wnba_game_player_box(), espn_wnba_game_probabilities(), espn_wnba_game_propbets(), espn_wnba_game_team_linescores(), espn_wnba_game_team_roster_entry(), espn_wnba_injuries(), espn_wnba_leaders(), espn_wnba_news(), espn_wnba_player_awards(), espn_wnba_player_career_stats(), espn_wnba_player_eventlog_v2(), espn_wnba_player_info(), espn_wnba_player_overview(), espn_wnba_player_seasons(), espn_wnba_player_stats(), espn_wnba_position(), espn_wnba_positions(), espn_wnba_powerindex(), espn_wnba_scoreboard(), espn_wnba_season_awards(), espn_wnba_season_group(), espn_wnba_season_groups(), espn_wnba_season_info(), espn_wnba_season_leaders(), espn_wnba_season_ranking(), espn_wnba_season_rankings(), espn_wnba_season_type(), espn_wnba_season_types(), espn_wnba_season_week(), espn_wnba_season_weeks(), espn_wnba_seasons(), espn_wnba_standings(), espn_wnba_team(), espn_wnba_team_injuries(), espn_wnba_team_news(), espn_wnba_team_record(), espn_wnba_team_record_detail(), espn_wnba_team_schedule(), espn_wnba_team_season_roster(), espn_wnba_team_season_statistics(), espn_wnba_team_stats(), espn_wnba_teams(), espn_wnba_transactions(), espn_wnba_venues(), espn_wnba_week_ranking(), espn_wnba_week_rankings()

Examples

  try(espn_wnba_game_all(game_id = 401244185))



   try(espn_wnba_pbp(game_id = 401455681))



   try(espn_wnba_team_box(game_id = 401244185))


  try(espn_wnba_player_box(game_id = 401244185))



  try(espn_wnba_game_rosters(game_id = 401244185))

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