In mrcaseb/nflfastR: Functions to Efficiently Access NFL Play by Play Data

knitr::opts_chunk$set(
  echo = FALSE,
  comment = "#>"
)

with_dt <- requireNamespace("DT")

Below you will find a table that lists and explains all the variables available in calculate_stats(). Compared to the old calculate_player_stats*() functions that have been deprecated, practically all variables (and their names) have been preserved. However, there are a few differences. These are

• recent_team: renamed to team (recent team in weekly data never made sense)
• interceptions: renamed to passing_interceptions (all passing stats have the passing prefix)
• sacks: renamed to sacks_suffered (to make clear it's not on defensive side)
• sack_yards: renamed to sack_yards_lost (to make clear it's not on defensive side)
• dakota: not implemented at the moment
• def_tackles: there is def_tackles_solo and def_tackles_with_assist
• def_fumble_recovery_own: renamed to fumble_recovery_own (it is not exclusive to defense)
• def_fumble_recovery_yards_own: renamed to fumble_recovery_yards_own (it is not exclusive to defense)
• def_fumble_recovery_opp: renamed to fumble_recovery_opp (it is not exclusive to defense)
• def_fumble_recovery_yards_opp: renamed to fumble_recovery_yards_opp (it is not exclusive to defense)
• def_safety: renamed to def_safeties (we use plural everywhere)
• def_penalty: renamed to penalties (it is not exclusive to defense)
• def_penalty_yards: renamed to penalty_yards (it is not exclusive to defense)

DT::datatable(
  nflfastR::nfl_stats_variables,
  options = list(scrollX = TRUE, pageLength = 25),
  filter = "top",
  rownames = FALSE,
  style = "bootstrap4"
)

knitr::kable(nflfastR::nfl_stats_variables)

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