Get NBA Stats API Player Index

Get NBA Stats API Player Index

Get NBA Stats API Player Index

Usage

nba_playerindex(
  college = "",
  country = "",
  draft_pick = "",
  draft_round = "",
  draft_year = "",
  height = "",
  historical = 1,
  league_id = "00",
  season = year_to_season(most_recent_nba_season() - 1),
  season_type = "Regular Season",
  team_id = "0",
  weight = "",
  ...
)

Arguments

college

Player College

country

Player Country

draft_pick

Draft Pick

draft_round

Draft Round

draft_year

Draft Year

height

Player Height

historical

Whether to include only current players (0) or all historical (1).

league_id

League - default: '00'. Other options include '10': WNBA, '20': G-League

season

Season - format 2020-21

season_type

Season Type - Regular Season, Playoffs, All-Star

team_id

Team ID. Default: 0 (all teams).

weight

Player weight

...

Additional arguments passed to an underlying function like httr.

Value

Return a named list of data frames: PlayerIndex

PlayerIndex

col_name	types	description
PERSON_ID	character	Unique player identifier (V3 endpoints).
PLAYER_LAST_NAME	character
PLAYER_FIRST_NAME	character
PLAYER_SLUG	character	URL-safe player identifier.
TEAM_ID	character	Unique team identifier.
TEAM_SLUG	character	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
IS_DEFUNCT	character
TEAM_CITY	character	Team city or region (e.g. 'Las Vegas').
TEAM_NAME	character	Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
TEAM_ABBREVIATION	character	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
JERSEY_NUMBER	character
POSITION	character	Listed roster position (G, F, C, etc.).
HEIGHT	character	Player height (string e.g. '6-2' or inches).
WEIGHT	character	Player weight in pounds.
COLLEGE	character	College or school attended.
COUNTRY	character	Country (full name or code).
DRAFT_YEAR	character	Draft year (4-digit).
DRAFT_ROUND	character	Round of the draft selection.
DRAFT_NUMBER	character
ROSTER_STATUS	character
PTS	character	Points scored.
REB	character	Total rebounds.
AST	character	Assists.
STATS_TIMEFRAME	character
FROM_YEAR	character
TO_YEAR	character

Details

Player Index

 nba_playerindex()

See also

Other NBA Player Functions: nba_infographicfanduelplayer(), nba_leaguedashplayerbiostats(), nba_leaguedashplayerclutch(), nba_leaguedashplayershotlocations(), nba_leaguedashplayerstats(), nba_leagueplayerondetails(), nba_leagueseasonmatchups(), nba_matchupsrollup(), nba_playerawards(), nba_playercareerbycollege(), nba_playercareerbycollegerollup(), nba_playercareerstats(), nba_playercompare(), nba_playerdashboardbyclutch(), nba_playerdashptpass(), nba_playerdashptreb(), nba_playerdashptshotdefend(), nba_playerdashptshots(), nba_playerestimatedmetrics(), nba_playerfantasyprofile(), nba_playerfantasyprofilebargraph(), nba_playergamelog(), nba_playergamelogs(), nba_playergamestreakfinder(), nba_playerheadshot(), nba_playernextngames(), nba_playerprofilev2(), nba_playervsplayer()

Author

Saiem Gilani