Get ESPN's WNBA game data (play-by-play, team and player box)
Source:R/espn_wnba_data.R
espn_wnba_game_all.RdGet ESPN's WNBA game data (play-by-play, team and player box)
Get ESPN's WNBA play by play data
Get ESPN's WNBA team box data
Get ESPN's WNBA player box data
Get ESPN WNBA game rosters
Usage
espn_wnba_game_all(game_id)
espn_wnba_pbp(game_id)
espn_wnba_team_box(game_id)
espn_wnba_player_box(game_id)
espn_wnba_game_rosters(game_id)Value
A named list of dataframes: Plays, Team, Player
Plays
Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_game_all_plays_schema table.
Team
Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_team_box_schema table.
Player
Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_game_all_player_schema table.
Returns a play-by-play data frame
Plays
Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_game_all_plays_schema table.
Returns a team boxscore data frame
Team
Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_team_box_schema table.
Returns a player boxscore data frame
Player
Columns as documented in the shared espn_basketball_game_all_player_schema table.
A game rosters data frame
| col_name | types | description |
| athlete_id | integer | Unique athlete identifier (ESPN). |
| athlete_uid | character | ESPN athlete UID (universal identifier). |
| athlete_guid | character | ESPN athlete GUID. |
| athlete_type | character | Athlete type / class. |
| sdr | integer | Sdr. |
| first_name | character | Player's first name. |
| last_name | character | Player's last name. |
| full_name | character | Player's full name. |
| athlete_display_name | character | Athlete display name (full). |
| short_name | character | Short display name. |
| weight | numeric | Player weight in pounds. |
| display_weight | character | Player weight in display format (e.g. '180 lbs'). |
| height | numeric | Player height (string e.g. '6-2' or inches). |
| display_height | character | Player height in display format (e.g. '6-2'). |
| age | integer | Player age (in years). |
| date_of_birth | character | Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| slug | character | URL-safe identifier. |
| headshot_href | character | Headshot image URL. |
| headshot_alt | character | Alternative-text label for the headshot. |
| jersey | character | Jersey number worn by the player. |
| position_id | integer | Unique position identifier. |
| position_name | character | Listed roster position ('Guard', 'Forward', 'Center'). |
| position_display_name | character | Position display name. |
| position_abbreviation | character | Position abbreviation ('G' / 'F' / 'C'). |
| position_leaf | logical | Position leaf. |
| linked | logical | TRUE if the record is linked to a related entity. |
| years | integer | Years. |
| active | logical | TRUE if the row represents an active record (player / team / season). |
| status_id | integer | Status identifier. |
| status_name | character | Status label. |
| status_type | character | Status type. |
| status_abbreviation | character | Status abbreviation. |
| birth_place_city | character | Birth place city. |
| birth_place_state | character | Birth place state. |
| birth_place_country | character | Birth place country. |
| starter | logical | TRUE if the player was in the starting lineup; FALSE otherwise. |
| valid | logical | Valid. |
| did_not_play | logical | TRUE if the player did not appear in the game. |
| display_name | character | Display name. |
| reason | character | Reason. |
| ejected | logical | TRUE if the player was ejected from the game. |
| team_id | integer | Unique team identifier. |
| team_guid | character | ESPN team GUID. |
| team_uid | character | ESPN universal team identifier (UID format 's:40~l:...~t:...'). |
| team_sdr | integer | ESPN team SDR identifier. |
| team_slug | character | URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces'). |
| team_location | character | Team city or location string. |
| team_name | character | Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces'). |
| team_abbreviation | character | Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS'). |
| team_display_name | character | Full team display name. |
| team_short_display_name | character | Short team display name (e.g. 'Aces'). |
| team_color | character | Team primary color (hex without leading '#'). |
| team_alternate_color | character | Team alternate color (hex without leading '#'). |
| team_is_active | logical | TRUE if the team is currently active. |
| is_all_star | logical | Is all star. |
| logo_href | character | Team or league logo URL. |
| logo_dark_href | character | Logo URL for dark backgrounds. |
| logos_href_2 | character | Logos href 2. |
| logos_href_3 | character | Logos href 3. |
| game_id | integer | Unique game identifier. |
| order | integer | Display order within the result set. |
| home_away | character | Game venue label ('home' or 'away'). |
| winner | logical | Winner. |
| draft_display_text | character | Draft display text. |
| draft_round | integer | Round of the draft selection. |
| draft_year | integer | Draft year (4-digit). |
| draft_selection | integer | Draft selection. |
| hand_type | character | Hand type. |
| hand_abbreviation | character | Hand abbreviation. |
| hand_display_value | character | Hand display value. |
| citizenship | character | Citizenship. |
See also
Other ESPN WNBA Functions:
espn_wnba_athletes_index(),
espn_wnba_award(),
espn_wnba_calendar(),
espn_wnba_coach_season(),
espn_wnba_coaches(),
espn_wnba_conferences(),
espn_wnba_draft(),
espn_wnba_draft_athlete_detail(),
espn_wnba_draft_pick(),
espn_wnba_draft_rounds(),
espn_wnba_franchise(),
espn_wnba_franchises(),
espn_wnba_freeagents(),
espn_wnba_futures(),
espn_wnba_game_odds(),
espn_wnba_game_official_detail(),
espn_wnba_game_play(),
espn_wnba_game_play_personnel(),
espn_wnba_game_player_box(),
espn_wnba_game_probabilities(),
espn_wnba_game_propbets(),
espn_wnba_game_team_linescores(),
espn_wnba_game_team_roster_entry(),
espn_wnba_injuries(),
espn_wnba_leaders(),
espn_wnba_news(),
espn_wnba_player_awards(),
espn_wnba_player_career_stats(),
espn_wnba_player_eventlog_v2(),
espn_wnba_player_info(),
espn_wnba_player_overview(),
espn_wnba_player_seasons(),
espn_wnba_player_stats(),
espn_wnba_position(),
espn_wnba_positions(),
espn_wnba_powerindex(),
espn_wnba_scoreboard(),
espn_wnba_season_awards(),
espn_wnba_season_group(),
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_injuries(),
espn_wnba_team_news(),
espn_wnba_team_record(),
espn_wnba_team_record_detail(),
espn_wnba_team_schedule(),
espn_wnba_team_season_roster(),
espn_wnba_team_season_statistics(),
espn_wnba_team_stats(),
espn_wnba_teams(),
espn_wnba_transactions(),
espn_wnba_venues(),
espn_wnba_week_ranking(),
espn_wnba_week_rankings()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(espn_wnba_game_all(game_id = 401244185))
#> $Plays
#> ── ESPN WNBA Play-by-Play Information from ESPN.com ──────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:48:20 UTC
#> # A tibble: 388 × 54
#> id sequence_number text away_score home_score scoring_play score_value
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int> <int> <lgl> <int>
#> 1 4012441… 4 Caro… 0 0 FALSE 0
#> 2 4012441… 7 Nata… 0 0 FALSE 0
#> 3 4012441… 9 Nata… 0 0 FALSE 0
#> 4 4012441… 10 Dani… 0 0 FALSE 0
#> 5 4012441… 11 Caro… 0 0 FALSE 0
#> 6 4012441… 12 Caro… 2 0 TRUE 2
#> 7 4012441… 13 Sue … 2 0 FALSE 0
#> 8 4012441… 14 Las … 2 0 FALSE 0
#> 9 4012441… 15 A'ja… 4 0 TRUE 2
#> 10 4012441… 17 Ange… 4 0 FALSE 0
#> # ℹ 378 more rows
#> # ℹ 47 more variables: wallclock <chr>, shooting_play <lgl>,
#> # points_attempted <int>, short_description <chr>, type_id <int>,
#> # type_text <chr>, period_number <int>, period_display_value <chr>,
#> # clock_display_value <chr>, team_id <int>, coordinate_x_raw <dbl>,
#> # coordinate_y_raw <dbl>, coordinate_x <dbl>, coordinate_y <dbl>,
#> # play_id <chr>, athlete_id_1 <int>, athlete_id_2 <int>, …
#>
#> $Team
#> ── ESPN WNBA Team Box Information from ESPN.com ──────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:48:21 UTC
#> # A tibble: 2 × 57
#> game_id season season_type game_date game_date_time team_id team_uid
#> <int> <int> <int> <date> <dttm> <int> <chr>
#> 1 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 17 s:40~l:59…
#> 2 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 14 s:40~l:59…
#> # ℹ 50 more variables: team_slug <chr>, team_location <chr>, team_name <chr>,
#> # team_abbreviation <chr>, team_display_name <chr>,
#> # team_short_display_name <chr>, team_color <chr>,
#> # team_alternate_color <chr>, team_logo <chr>, team_home_away <chr>,
#> # team_score <int>, team_winner <lgl>, assists <int>, blocks <int>,
#> # defensive_rebounds <int>, fast_break_points <chr>, field_goal_pct <dbl>,
#> # field_goals_made <int>, field_goals_attempted <int>, …
#>
#> $Player
#> ── ESPN WNBA Player Box Information from ESPN.com ────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:48:21 UTC
#> # A tibble: 25 × 57
#> game_id season season_type game_date game_date_time athlete_id
#> <int> <int> <int> <date> <dttm> <int>
#> 1 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 872
#> 2 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 982
#> 3 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 3149391
#> 4 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 1014
#> 5 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 2529205
#> 6 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 2284331
#> 7 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 2566452
#> 8 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 2491197
#> 9 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 3058908
#> 10 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 4065870
#> # ℹ 15 more rows
#> # ℹ 51 more variables: athlete_display_name <chr>, team_id <int>,
#> # team_name <chr>, team_location <chr>, team_short_display_name <chr>,
#> # minutes <dbl>, field_goals_made <int>, field_goals_attempted <int>,
#> # three_point_field_goals_made <int>,
#> # three_point_field_goals_attempted <int>, free_throws_made <int>,
#> # free_throws_attempted <int>, offensive_rebounds <int>, …
#>
# }
# \donttest{
try(espn_wnba_pbp(game_id = 401455681))
#> ── ESPN WNBA Play-by-Play Information from ESPN.com ──────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:48:22 UTC
#> # A tibble: 343 × 54
#> id sequence_number text away_score home_score scoring_play score_value
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int> <int> <lgl> <int>
#> 1 4014556… 4 Jonq… 0 0 FALSE 0
#> 2 4014556… 7 A'ja… 0 2 TRUE 2
#> 3 4014556… 9 Nati… 0 2 FALSE 0
#> 4 4014556… 10 Kiah… 0 2 FALSE 0
#> 5 4014556… 11 Jack… 0 5 TRUE 3
#> 6 4014556… 13 Nati… 3 5 TRUE 3
#> 7 4014556… 15 A'ja… 3 7 TRUE 2
#> 8 4014556… 17 Cour… 3 7 FALSE 0
#> 9 4014556… 18 Kels… 3 7 FALSE 0
#> 10 4014556… 19 A'ja… 3 9 TRUE 2
#> # ℹ 333 more rows
#> # ℹ 47 more variables: wallclock <chr>, shooting_play <lgl>,
#> # points_attempted <int>, short_description <chr>, type_id <int>,
#> # type_text <chr>, period_number <int>, period_display_value <chr>,
#> # clock_display_value <chr>, team_id <int>, coordinate_x_raw <dbl>,
#> # coordinate_y_raw <dbl>, coordinate_x <dbl>, coordinate_y <dbl>,
#> # play_id <chr>, athlete_id_1 <int>, athlete_id_2 <int>, …
# }
# \donttest{
try(espn_wnba_team_box(game_id = 401244185))
#> ── ESPN WNBA Team Box Information from ESPN.com ──────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:48:22 UTC
#> # A tibble: 2 × 57
#> game_id season season_type game_date game_date_time team_id team_uid
#> <int> <int> <int> <date> <dttm> <int> <chr>
#> 1 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 17 s:40~l:59…
#> 2 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 14 s:40~l:59…
#> # ℹ 50 more variables: team_slug <chr>, team_location <chr>, team_name <chr>,
#> # team_abbreviation <chr>, team_display_name <chr>,
#> # team_short_display_name <chr>, team_color <chr>,
#> # team_alternate_color <chr>, team_logo <chr>, team_home_away <chr>,
#> # team_score <int>, team_winner <lgl>, assists <int>, blocks <int>,
#> # defensive_rebounds <int>, fast_break_points <chr>, field_goal_pct <dbl>,
#> # field_goals_made <int>, field_goals_attempted <int>, …
# }
# \donttest{
try(espn_wnba_player_box(game_id = 401244185))
#> ── ESPN WNBA Player Box Information from ESPN.com ────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:48:22 UTC
#> # A tibble: 25 × 57
#> game_id season season_type game_date game_date_time athlete_id
#> <int> <int> <int> <date> <dttm> <int>
#> 1 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 872
#> 2 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 982
#> 3 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 3149391
#> 4 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 1014
#> 5 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 2529205
#> 6 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 2284331
#> 7 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 2566452
#> 8 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 2491197
#> 9 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 3058908
#> 10 401244185 2020 3 2020-10-06 2020-10-06 19:00:00 4065870
#> # ℹ 15 more rows
#> # ℹ 51 more variables: athlete_display_name <chr>, team_id <int>,
#> # team_name <chr>, team_location <chr>, team_short_display_name <chr>,
#> # minutes <dbl>, field_goals_made <int>, field_goals_attempted <int>,
#> # three_point_field_goals_made <int>,
#> # three_point_field_goals_attempted <int>, free_throws_made <int>,
#> # free_throws_attempted <int>, offensive_rebounds <int>, …
# }
# \donttest{
try(espn_wnba_game_rosters(game_id = 401244185))
#> ── ESPN WNBA Game Roster Information from ESPN.com ───────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-09-10 00:48:24 UTC
#> # A tibble: 24 × 156
#> athlete_id athlete_uid athlete_guid athlete_type sdr first_name last_name
#> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 924 s:40~l:59~a… 09609790-79… basketball 2.24e6 Alysha Clark
#> 2 2998928 s:40~l:59~a… 4d83d500-2f… basketball 3.00e6 Breanna Stewart
#> 3 91 s:40~l:59~a… e28a886c-1b… basketball 2.09e6 Sue Bird
#> 4 2987869 s:40~l:59~a… 6268520f-7d… basketball 2.99e6 Jewell Loyd
#> 5 805 s:40~l:59~a… 54d95e90-71… basketball 2.17e6 Crystal Langhorne
#> 6 2998929 s:40~l:59~a… 2d61e8fa-19… basketball 3.00e6 Morgan Tuck
#> 7 4420318 s:40~l:59~a… 1a2b36a5-ad… basketball 4.42e6 Ezi Magbegor
#> 8 3056672 s:40~l:59~a… fc7acd4e-21… basketball 3.06e6 Mercedes Russell
#> 9 882 s:40~l:59~a… 0230e8a4-7b… basketball 2.28e6 Epiphanny Prince
#> 10 3142250 s:40~l:59~a… 6e517eae-e6… basketball 3.14e6 Jordin Canada
#> # ℹ 14 more rows
#> # ℹ 149 more variables: full_name <chr>, athlete_display_name <chr>,
#> # short_name <chr>, weight <dbl>, display_weight <chr>, height <dbl>,
#> # display_height <chr>, age <int>, date_of_birth <chr>, slug <chr>,
#> # headshot_href <chr>, headshot_alt <chr>, jersey_x <chr>, position_id <int>,
#> # position_name <chr>, position_display_name <chr>,
#> # position_abbreviation <chr>, position_leaf <lgl>, linked <lgl>, …
# }