Get ESPN WNBA Athletes Index
Get ESPN WNBA Athletes Index
Usage
espn_wnba_athletes_index(
season = most_recent_wnba_season(),
active = TRUE,
limit = 5000L,
...
)Arguments
- season
Season year (numeric, e.g. 2025). Defaults to the most recent WNBA season.
- active
logical. When
TRUE(default) only active athletes are returned. Set toFALSEfor the full historical roster.- limit
integer. Maximum number of rows to return. Default 5000. Pass a small value (e.g.
limit = 50) in tests to keep execution fast.- ...
Additional arguments; currently unused but retained for forward compatibility. Proxy configuration should use
options(wehoop.proxy = ...)– see?wehoopfor details.
Value
A single wehoop_data tibble with one row per athlete.
| col_name | types | description |
| athlete_id | character | Unique athlete identifier (ESPN). |
| full_name | character | Player's full name. |
| jersey | character | Jersey number worn by the player. |
| position | character | Listed roster position (G, F, C, etc.). |
| team_id | character | Unique team identifier. |
| headshot | character | Headshot image URL. |
| status | character | Status label. |
| link | character | Link. |
See also
Other ESPN WNBA Functions:
espn_wnba_athlete_awards(),
espn_wnba_athlete_career_stats(),
espn_wnba_athlete_eventlog(),
espn_wnba_athlete_eventlog_v2(),
espn_wnba_athlete_gamelog(),
espn_wnba_athlete_info(),
espn_wnba_athlete_overview(),
espn_wnba_athlete_seasons(),
espn_wnba_athlete_splits(),
espn_wnba_athlete_statisticslog(),
espn_wnba_athlete_stats(),
espn_wnba_award(),
espn_wnba_calendar(),
espn_wnba_coach_season(),
espn_wnba_coaches(),
espn_wnba_conferences(),
espn_wnba_draft(),
espn_wnba_draft_athletes(),
espn_wnba_draft_pick(),
espn_wnba_draft_rounds(),
espn_wnba_draft_status(),
espn_wnba_event_broadcasts(),
espn_wnba_event_odds(),
espn_wnba_event_officials(),
espn_wnba_event_powerindex(),
espn_wnba_event_predictor(),
espn_wnba_event_probabilities(),
espn_wnba_event_propbets(),
espn_wnba_event_situation(),
espn_wnba_franchise(),
espn_wnba_franchises(),
espn_wnba_freeagents(),
espn_wnba_futures(),
espn_wnba_game_all(),
espn_wnba_game_rosters(),
espn_wnba_injuries(),
espn_wnba_leaders(),
espn_wnba_news(),
espn_wnba_pbp(),
espn_wnba_player_box(),
espn_wnba_player_stats(),
espn_wnba_powerindex(),
espn_wnba_scoreboard(),
espn_wnba_season_awards(),
espn_wnba_season_group(),
espn_wnba_season_group_children(),
espn_wnba_season_group_teams(),
espn_wnba_season_groups(),
espn_wnba_season_info(),
espn_wnba_season_leaders(),
espn_wnba_season_ranking(),
espn_wnba_season_rankings(),
espn_wnba_season_type(),
espn_wnba_season_types(),
espn_wnba_season_week(),
espn_wnba_season_weeks(),
espn_wnba_seasons(),
espn_wnba_standings(),
espn_wnba_team(),
espn_wnba_team_box(),
espn_wnba_team_injuries(),
espn_wnba_team_leaders(),
espn_wnba_team_news(),
espn_wnba_team_record(),
espn_wnba_team_roster(),
espn_wnba_team_schedule(),
espn_wnba_team_season_profile(),
espn_wnba_team_season_roster(),
espn_wnba_team_stats(),
espn_wnba_teams(),
espn_wnba_transactions(),
espn_wnba_venues(),
espn_wnba_week_ranking(),
espn_wnba_week_rankings()
Examples
# \donttest{
espn_wnba_athletes_index(season = 2025, limit = 50)
#> Fetching page 1 of 1 for wnba athletes (season=2025)...
#> ── ESPN WNBA Athletes Index from ESPN.com ────────────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-19 01:33:03 UTC
#> # A tibble: 50 × 9
#> athlete_id full_name jersey position team_id headshot status link ref_url
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 2529047 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://… http:/…
#> 2 3904577 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://… http:/…
#> 3 3913881 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://… http:/…
#> 4 4336633 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://… http:/…
#> 5 4399415 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://… http:/…
#> 6 4433790 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://… http:/…
#> 7 4433807 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://… http:/…
#> 8 4434015 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://… http:/…
#> 9 4594527 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://… http:/…
#> 10 2955898 NA NA NA NA NA NA http://… http:/…
#> # ℹ 40 more rows
# }