get_season_rosters: Get team roster for a single season

In maksimhorowitz/nflscrapR: Compiling the NFL Play-by-Play API for easy use in R

Description

Given a year and team abbreviation, return a dataset with each player who has played the specified team and has recorded a measurable statistic.

Usage

get_season_rosters(season, teams, type = "reg", positions = c("QUARTERBACK",
  "RUNNING_BACK", "WIDE_RECEIVER", "TIGHT_END"))

Arguments

season	A 4-digit year associated with a given NFL season
teams	A string vector containing the abbreviations for NFL Team(s)
type	String indicating the type of game, must either be: "pre", "reg", or "post".
positions	A string vector containing the abbreviations for NFL position(s). Can be any of the following: "QUARTERBACK" (in the default list) "RUNNING_BACK" (in the default list) "WIDE_RECEIVER" (in the default list) "TIGHT_END" (in the default list) "DEFENSIVE_LINEMAN" "LINEBACKER" "DEFENSIVE_BACK" "KICKOFF_KICKER" "KICK_RETURNER" "PUNTER" "PUNT_RETURNER" "FIELD_GOAL_KICKER"

Details

To find team associated abbrevations use the nflteams dataset stored in this package!

Value

A dataset with columns associated with season/year, full player name, team initial, position, and formated player name.

Examples

# Roster for Steelers in 2018
get_season_rosters(2018, teams = "PIT") 

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