wnba_pbp: *Get WNBA Stats API play-by-play*

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Get WNBA Stats API play-by-play

Description

Get WNBA Stats API play-by-play

Get WNBA Stats API play-by-play

Usage

wnba_pbp(game_id, on_court = TRUE, version = "v3", p = NULL, ...)

Arguments

game_id	Game ID
on_court	IF TRUE will be added ID of players on court
version	Play-by-play version - "v3" (default) or "v2". V3 returns richer data with shot coordinates, shot values, and V3 action types. V2 is available from 2016-17 onwards.
p	Progress bar
...	Additional arguments passed to an underlying function like httr.

Details

 wnba_pbp(game_id = "1022200034", on_court = TRUE)

Value

Returns a data frame: PlayByPlay

col_name	types	description
game_id	character	Unique game identifier.
event_num	character	Sequential event number within the game (V2 PBP).
event_type	character	Event / play type code (V2 PBP).
event_action_type	character	Numeric event-action-type code (V2 PBP).
period	numeric	Period of the game (1-4 quarters; 5+ for OT).
minute_game	numeric	Minute game.
time_remaining	numeric	Time remaining.
wc_time_string	character	Wc time string.
time_quarter	character	Time quarter.
minute_remaining_quarter	numeric	Minute remaining quarter.
seconds_remaining_quarter	numeric	Seconds remaining quarter.
home_description	character	Home team's description.
neutral_description	character	Neutral description.
visitor_description	character	Visitor description.
score	character	Final score.
away_score	numeric	Away team score at the time of the play.
home_score	numeric	Home team score at the time of the play.
score_margin	character	Score margin.
person1type	character	Person1type.
player1_id	character	V2 PBP primary player ID (e.g. shooter / fouler).
player1_name	character	V2 PBP primary player name.
player1_team_id	character	Team ID of player1.
player1_team_city	character	Player1 team city.
player1_team_nickname	character	Player1 team nickname.
player1_team_abbreviation	character	Player1 team abbreviation.
person2type	character	Person2type.
player2_id	character	V2 PBP secondary player ID (e.g. assister / fouled-by).
player2_name	character	V2 PBP secondary player name.
player2_team_id	character	Team ID of player2.
player2_team_city	character	Player2 team city.
player2_team_nickname	character	Player2 team nickname.
player2_team_abbreviation	character	Player2 team abbreviation.
person3type	character	Person3type.
player3_id	character	V2 PBP tertiary player ID (e.g. blocker).
player3_name	character	V2 PBP tertiary player name.
player3_team_id	character	Team ID of player3.
player3_team_city	character	Player3 team city.
player3_team_nickname	character	Player3 team nickname.
player3_team_abbreviation	character	Player3 team abbreviation.
video_available_flag	character	Video available flag.
team_leading	character	Team leading.

See Also

Other WNBA PBP Functions: wnba_data_pbp(), wnba_live_pbp(), wnba_pbps(), wnba_playbyplayv3()

wehoop documentation built on Aug. 25, 2026, 1:06 a.m.