Get ESPN NBA Athlete Career Stats (Long Format)

Returns career stats for an NBA athlete in long format. Default stat_type = 0L fetches the standard "All Splits" / regular-season view. Pass a vector like c(0L, 1L, 2L) to attempt multiple types and bind them via a stat_type_id column; variants that 404 for that athlete are silently skipped. Stat types: 0 = regular season (default endpoint), 1 = postseason, 2 = career aggregate. Coverage of types 1 and 2 is sparse — many athletes only have type 0 populated.

Usage

espn_nba_athlete_career_stats(athlete_id, stat_type = 0L, ...)

Arguments

athlete_id

ESPN athlete identifier.

stat_type

Integer or integer vector of stat-type codes. Default 0L fetches the standard "All Splits" / regular-season view. Pass a vector like c(0L, 1L, 2L) to bind multiple types via a stat_type_id column; non-existent variants are silently skipped.

...

Additional arguments; currently unused.

Value

A long tibble (one row per stat_type × split × category × stat).

col_name	types	description
league	character	League slug.
athlete_id	character	ESPN athlete id.
stat_type_id	character	Stat-type code (0 = reg, 1 = post, 2 = career).
split_id	character	Split id.
split_name	character	Split name (typically "All Splits").
split_type	character	Split type code.
category_name	character	Category key (e.g. "defensive").
category_display	character	Category display name.
category_short	character	Category short display.
category_abbrev	character	Category abbreviation.
stat_name	character	Stat key.
stat_abbrev	character	Stat abbreviation.
stat_display	character	Stat display name.
stat_short	character	Stat short display.
description	character	Stat description.
value	numeric	Stat value.
display_value	character	Display-formatted value.

Details

Get ESPN NBA Athlete Career Stats (Long Format)

See also

Other ESPN NBA Functions: espn_nba_athlete_awards(), espn_nba_athlete_contract(), espn_nba_athlete_contracts(), espn_nba_athlete_eventlog(), espn_nba_athlete_eventlog_v2(), espn_nba_athlete_gamelog(), espn_nba_athlete_info(), espn_nba_athlete_overview(), espn_nba_athlete_seasons(), espn_nba_athlete_splits(), espn_nba_athlete_statisticslog(), espn_nba_athlete_stats(), espn_nba_athletes_index(), espn_nba_award(), espn_nba_betting(), espn_nba_calendar(), espn_nba_coach(), espn_nba_coach_season(), espn_nba_coaches(), espn_nba_conferences(), espn_nba_draft(), espn_nba_draft_athletes(), espn_nba_draft_pick(), espn_nba_draft_rounds(), espn_nba_draft_status(), espn_nba_event_broadcasts(), espn_nba_event_odds(), espn_nba_event_officials(), espn_nba_event_powerindex(), espn_nba_event_predictor(), espn_nba_event_probabilities(), espn_nba_event_propbets(), espn_nba_event_situation(), espn_nba_franchise(), espn_nba_franchises(), espn_nba_freeagents(), espn_nba_futures(), espn_nba_game_all(), espn_nba_game_rosters(), espn_nba_injuries(), espn_nba_leaders(), espn_nba_news(), espn_nba_pbp(), espn_nba_player_box(), espn_nba_player_stats(), espn_nba_powerindex(), espn_nba_scoreboard(), espn_nba_season_awards(), espn_nba_season_group(), espn_nba_season_group_children(), espn_nba_season_group_teams(), espn_nba_season_groups(), espn_nba_season_info(), espn_nba_season_leaders(), espn_nba_season_ranking(), espn_nba_season_rankings(), espn_nba_season_type(), espn_nba_season_types(), espn_nba_season_week(), espn_nba_season_weeks(), espn_nba_seasons(), espn_nba_standings(), espn_nba_team(), espn_nba_team_box(), espn_nba_team_current_roster(), espn_nba_team_depthchart(), espn_nba_team_injuries(), espn_nba_team_leaders(), espn_nba_team_news(), espn_nba_team_odds_records(), espn_nba_team_record(), espn_nba_team_roster(), espn_nba_team_schedule(), espn_nba_team_season_profile(), espn_nba_team_season_roster(), espn_nba_team_stats(), espn_nba_teams(), espn_nba_tournament(), espn_nba_tournament_seasons(), espn_nba_tournaments(), espn_nba_transactions(), espn_nba_venues(), espn_nba_week_ranking(), espn_nba_week_rankings(), espn_nba_wp()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  # LeBron James — regular + postseason combined
  espn_nba_athlete_career_stats(athlete_id = 1966)
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Career Stats ──────────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 01:33:39 UTC
#> # A tibble: 114 × 17
#>    league athlete_id stat_type_id split_id split_name split_type category_name
#>    <chr>  <chr>      <chr>        <chr>    <chr>      <chr>      <chr>        
#>  1 nba    1966       0            0        All Splits total      defensive    
#>  2 nba    1966       0            0        All Splits total      defensive    
#>  3 nba    1966       0            0        All Splits total      defensive    
#>  4 nba    1966       0            0        All Splits total      defensive    
#>  5 nba    1966       0            0        All Splits total      defensive    
#>  6 nba    1966       0            0        All Splits total      defensive    
#>  7 nba    1966       0            0        All Splits total      defensive    
#>  8 nba    1966       0            0        All Splits total      defensive    
#>  9 nba    1966       0            0        All Splits total      defensive    
#> 10 nba    1966       0            0        All Splits total      defensive    
#> # ℹ 104 more rows
#> # ℹ 10 more variables: category_display <chr>, category_short <chr>,
#> #   category_abbrev <chr>, stat_name <chr>, stat_abbrev <chr>,
#> #   stat_display <chr>, stat_short <chr>, description <chr>, value <dbl>,
#> #   display_value <chr>
  # Just career aggregate
  espn_nba_athlete_career_stats(athlete_id = 1966, stat_type = 2L)
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Career Stats ──────────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 01:33:39 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 17
#> # ℹ 17 variables: league <chr>, athlete_id <chr>, stat_type_id <chr>,
#> #   split_id <chr>, split_name <chr>, split_type <chr>, category_name <chr>,
#> #   category_display <chr>, category_short <chr>, category_abbrev <chr>,
#> #   stat_name <chr>, stat_abbrev <chr>, stat_display <chr>, stat_short <chr>,
#> #   description <chr>, value <dbl>, display_value <chr>
# }