Get ESPN NBA Athlete Info
Get ESPN NBA Athlete Info
Arguments
- athlete_id
ESPN athlete identifier (character or numeric).
- ...
Additional arguments; currently unused but retained for forward compatibility. Proxy configuration should use
options(hoopR.proxy = ...)– see?hoopRfor details.
Value
A named list of data frames: Bio, Team, Position,
Status, College, Draft.
Bio
| col_name | types | description |
| id | character | Id. |
| full_name | character | Player's full name. |
| display_name | character | Display name. |
| jersey | character | Jersey number worn by the player. |
| age | character | Player age (in years). |
| date_of_birth | character | Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| headshot_href | character | Headshot image URL. |
Team
| col_name | types | description |
| id | character | Id. |
| abbreviation | character | Short abbreviation. |
| display_name | character | Display name. |
Position
| col_name | types | description |
| id | character | Id. |
| name | character | Display name. |
| abbreviation | character | Short abbreviation. |
Status
| col_name | types | description |
| id | character | Id. |
| name | character | Display name. |
| type | character | Record type / category. |
College
| col_name | types | description |
| id | character | Id. |
| name | character | Display name. |
| mascot | character | Team mascot. |
Draft
| col_name | types | description |
| year | character | 4-digit year. |
| round | character | Tournament / playoff round. |
| selection | character |
See also
Other ESPN NBA Functions:
espn_nba_athletes_index(),
espn_nba_award(),
espn_nba_betting(),
espn_nba_calendar(),
espn_nba_coach(),
espn_nba_coach_record(),
espn_nba_coach_season(),
espn_nba_coaches(),
espn_nba_conferences(),
espn_nba_draft(),
espn_nba_draft_athlete_detail(),
espn_nba_draft_athletes(),
espn_nba_draft_pick(),
espn_nba_draft_rounds(),
espn_nba_draft_status(),
espn_nba_franchise(),
espn_nba_franchises(),
espn_nba_freeagents(),
espn_nba_futures(),
espn_nba_game_all(),
espn_nba_game_broadcasts(),
espn_nba_game_odds(),
espn_nba_game_official_detail(),
espn_nba_game_officials(),
espn_nba_game_play(),
espn_nba_game_play_personnel(),
espn_nba_game_player_box(),
espn_nba_game_powerindex(),
espn_nba_game_predictor(),
espn_nba_game_probabilities(),
espn_nba_game_propbets(),
espn_nba_game_rosters(),
espn_nba_game_situation(),
espn_nba_game_team_leaders(),
espn_nba_game_team_linescores(),
espn_nba_game_team_records(),
espn_nba_game_team_roster(),
espn_nba_game_team_roster_entry(),
espn_nba_game_team_score(),
espn_nba_game_team_statistics(),
espn_nba_injuries(),
espn_nba_leaders(),
espn_nba_news(),
espn_nba_pbp(),
espn_nba_player_awards(),
espn_nba_player_box(),
espn_nba_player_career_stats(),
espn_nba_player_contract(),
espn_nba_player_contracts(),
espn_nba_player_eventlog(),
espn_nba_player_eventlog_v2(),
espn_nba_player_gamelog(),
espn_nba_player_overview(),
espn_nba_player_seasons(),
espn_nba_player_splits(),
espn_nba_player_statisticslog(),
espn_nba_player_stats(),
espn_nba_player_stats_v3(),
espn_nba_position(),
espn_nba_positions(),
espn_nba_powerindex(),
espn_nba_scoreboard(),
espn_nba_season_awards(),
espn_nba_season_draft(),
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_record_detail(),
espn_nba_team_roster(),
espn_nba_team_schedule(),
espn_nba_team_season_profile(),
espn_nba_team_season_roster(),
espn_nba_team_season_statistics(),
espn_nba_team_stats(),
espn_nba_teams(),
espn_nba_tournament(),
espn_nba_tournament_season(),
espn_nba_tournament_seasons(),
espn_nba_tournaments(),
espn_nba_transactions(),
espn_nba_venues(),
espn_nba_week_ranking(),
espn_nba_week_rankings(),
espn_nba_wp()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_nba_player_info(athlete_id = "1966")
#> $Bio
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Bio from ESPN.com ─────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:20:52 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 21
#> id uid guid first_name last_name full_name display_name short_name
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 1966 s:40~l:46~… 1f65… LeBron James LeBron J… LeBron James L. James
#> # ℹ 13 more variables: weight <dbl>, display_weight <chr>, height <dbl>,
#> # display_height <chr>, age <int>, date_of_birth <chr>, debut_year <int>,
#> # jersey <chr>, active <lgl>, headshot_href <chr>, birth_city <chr>,
#> # birth_state <chr>, birth_country <chr>
#>
#> $Team
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Team from ESPN.com ────────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:20:52 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 1
#> x_ref
#> <chr>
#> 1 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/basketball/leagues/nba/seasons/2026…
#>
#> $Position
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Position from ESPN.com ────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:20:52 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 5
#> id name display_name abbreviation leaf
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <lgl>
#> 1 7 Forward Forward F FALSE
#>
#> $Status
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Status from ESPN.com ──────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:20:52 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 4
#> id name type abbreviation
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 1 Active active Active
#>
#> $College
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete College from ESPN.com ─────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:20:52 UTC
#> # A tibble: 0 × 0
#>
#> $Draft
#> ── ESPN NBA Athlete Draft from ESPN.com ───────────────────────── hoopR 3.1.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-04 12:20:52 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 4
#> year round selection display_text
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 2003 1 1 Year: 2003 Round: 1 Pick: 1
#>
# }