dataset_description.md

In UBC-MDS/rsketball: Scrape data from ESPN NBA and show summary statistics/visualisations

Dataset Description of Scraped ESPN NBA data

Below is the dataset description for any scraped data from the ESPN NBA website. For reference, please refer to the ESPN NBA Regular Season 2018/19 website and check out the available data.

This guide will provide some guide to users on the available column formats that can be used with the following rsketball functions: - nba_boxplot() - nba_ranking() - nba_team_stats()

Below is a list of available columns in the scraped data using nba_scraper(). The column names have been kept the same as what is found in the tabular data in the ESPN NBA Regular Season website, and are fully capitalised in its abbreviations.

NAME: Player names

TEAM: NBA Team names that the player belongs to

POS: Player position type

GP: Games played

MIN: Minutes per game

PTS: Points per game

FGM: Field goals made per game

FGA: Field goals attempts per game

FG%: Field goals percentage success rate

3PM: Three pointers made per game

3PA: Three pointers attempts per game

3P%: Three pointers percentage success rate

FTM: Free throws made per game

FTA: Free throws attempts per game

REB: Rebounds per game

AST: Assists per game

STL: Steals per game

BLK: Blocks per game

TO: Turnovers per game

DD: Accumulated Double Doubles per season. A Double Double is when a player achieves double digits in 2 main metrics (such as Points, Assists, Rebounds, Steals) in a single game.

TD3: Accumulated Triple Doubles per season. A Triple Double is when a player achieves double digits in 3 main metrics (such as Points, Assists, Rebounds, Steals) in a single game.

PER: Player Efficiency Rating. Composite metrics based on a formula to calculate the efficiency of a player in both offensive and defensive skillsets.

Player Positions

Player positions that can be used as a categorical basis for analysis.

PG: Point Guard

SG: Shooting Guard

G: Guard. Typically players who play either PG or SG.

SF: Small Forward.

PF: Power Forward.

C: Center

Teams

Here are the list of teams and their abbrievations used in the ESPN NBA dataset. This list is based on the recent teams in the ESPN NBA and may not account for teams in the past that have been dropped out of the league (such as Seattle Super Sonics, Vancouver Grizzlies).

ATL: Atlanta Hawks

BKN: Brooklyn Nets

BOS: Boston Celtics

CHA: Charlotte Bobcats

CHI: Chicago Bulls

CLE: Cleveland Cavaliers

DAL: Dallas Mavericks

DEN: Denver Nuggets

DET: Detroit Pistons

GS: Golden State Warriors

HOU: Houston Rockets

IND: Indiana Pacers

LAC: Los Angeles Clippers

LAL: Los Angeles Lakers

MEM: Memphis Grizzlies

MIA: Miami Heat

MIN: Minnesota Timberwolves

NO: New Orleans Pelicans

NY: New York Knicks

OKC: Oklahoma City Thunder

ORL: Orlando Magic

PHI: Philadelphia Sixers

PHX: Phoenix Suns

POR: Portland Trailblazers

SA: San Antonio Spurs

SAC: Sacramento Kings

TOR: Toronto Raptors

UTAH: Utah Jazz

WSH: Washington Wizards

Some players may have been traded within the season, and thus their allocated teams may be mentioned as a hybrid. An example are two players Jimmy Butler and Dario Saric that were traded in the regular season of 2018/2019:

MIN/PHI: Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia Sixers

UBC-MDS/rsketball documentation built on April 1, 2020, 4:37 a.m.