Get ESPN's WNBA game data (play-by-play, team and player box)

Get ESPN's WNBA game data (play-by-play, team and player box)

Usage

espn_wnba_game_all(game_id)

Arguments

game_id

Game ID

Value

A named list of dataframes: Plays, Team, Player

Plays

col_name	types	description
id	character	Unique play identifcation number
sequence_number	character	Sequence number representing a shot-possession (V3 PBP).
text	character	Text description of the play / record.
away_score	integer	Away team score at the time of the play.
home_score	integer	Home team score at the time of the play.
scoring_play	logical	TRUE if the play resulted in points scored.
score_value	integer	Point value of the play (2 / 3 / 1).
wallclock	character	Wallclock.
shooting_play	logical	TRUE if the play was a shooting attempt.
type_id	integer	Type identifier (numeric).
type_text	character	Display text for the type field.
period_number	integer	Numeric period (1-4 for quarters; 5+ for OT).
period_display_value	character	Period display label (e.g. '1st Quarter', 'OT').
clock_display_value	character	Game clock display string (e.g. '8:32').
team_id	integer	Unique team identifier.
coordinate_x_raw	numeric	X coordinate as returned by the API before any adjustment.
coordinate_y_raw	numeric	Y coordinate as returned by the API before any adjustment.
coordinate_x	numeric	X coordinate on the court (half-court layout).
coordinate_y	numeric	Y coordinate on the court (half-court layout).
play_id	character	Unique play identifier within a game.
athlete_id_1	integer	Primary athlete identifier (e.g. shooter).
athlete_id_2	integer	Secondary athlete identifier (e.g. assister / fouler).
athlete_id_3	integer	Athlete id 3.
home_team_id	integer	Unique identifier for the home team.
home_team_mascot	character	Home team mascot.
home_team_name	character	Home team name.
home_team_abbrev	character	Home team three-letter abbreviation.
home_team_logo	character	Home team logo URL.
home_team_logo_dark	character	Home team logo URL for dark backgrounds.
home_team_full_name	character	Full home team name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
home_team_color	character	Home team primary color (hex).
home_team_alternate_color	character	Home team alternate color (hex).
home_team_score	integer	Home team's score.
home_team_winner	logical	TRUE if the home team won this game.
home_team_record	character	Home team's win-loss record.
away_team_id	integer	Unique identifier for the away team.
away_team_mascot	character	Away team mascot.
away_team_name	character	Away team name.
away_team_abbrev	character	Away team three-letter abbreviation.
away_team_logo	character	Away team logo URL.
away_team_logo_dark	character	Away team logo URL for dark backgrounds.
away_team_full_name	character	Full away team name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
away_team_color	character	Away team primary color (hex).
away_team_alternate_color	character	Away team alternate color (hex).
away_team_score	integer	Away team's score.
away_team_winner	logical	TRUE if the away team won this game.
away_team_record	character	Away team's win-loss record.
game_id	integer	Unique game identifier.
season	integer	Season identifier (4-digit year or 'YYYY-YY' string).
season_type	integer	Season type (1=pre-season, 2=regular season, 3=postseason, 4=off-season for ESPN; or string label for WNBA Stats).
game_date	Date	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
game_date_time	POSIXct	Game start date/time (ISO 8601).

Team

col_name	types	description
game_id	integer	Unique game identifier.
season	integer	Season identifier (4-digit year or 'YYYY-YY' string).
season_type	integer	Season type (1=pre-season, 2=regular season, 3=postseason, 4=off-season for ESPN; or string label for WNBA Stats).
game_date	Date	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
game_date_time	POSIXct	Game start date/time (ISO 8601).
team_id	integer	Unique team identifier.
team_uid	character	ESPN universal team identifier (UID format 's:40~l:...~t:...').
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_logo	character	Team logo image URL.
team_home_away	character	Team home away.
team_score	integer	Team's score / final score.
team_winner	logical	TRUE if the team won this game.
assists	integer	Total assists.
blocks	integer	Total blocks.
defensive_rebounds	integer	Defensive rebounds.
field_goal_pct	numeric	Field goal percentage (0-1).
field_goals_made	integer	Field goals made (2-pt + 3-pt).
field_goals_attempted	integer	Field goal attempts (2-pt + 3-pt).
flagrant_fouls	integer	Total flagrant fouls.
fouls	integer	Personal fouls.
free_throw_pct	numeric	Free throw percentage (0-1).
free_throws_made	integer	Free throws made.
free_throws_attempted	integer	Free throw attempts.
largest_lead	character	Largest lead during the game.
offensive_rebounds	integer	Offensive rebounds.
steals	integer	Total steals.
team_turnovers	integer	Team turnovers (turnovers credited to the team rather than a player).
technical_fouls	integer	Total technical fouls.
three_point_field_goal_pct	numeric	Three-point field goal percentage (0-1).
three_point_field_goals_made	integer	Three-point field goals made.
three_point_field_goals_attempted	integer	Three-point field goal attempts.
total_rebounds	integer	Total rebounds.
total_technical_fouls	integer	Total technical fouls (player + team).
total_turnovers	integer	Total turnovers (player + team).
turnovers	integer	Total turnovers.
opponent_team_id	integer	Unique identifier for the opponent team.
opponent_team_uid	character	Opponent team uid.
opponent_team_slug	character	Opponent team slug.
opponent_team_location	character	Opponent team city / location.
opponent_team_name	character	Opponent team display name.
opponent_team_abbreviation	character	Opponent team abbreviation.
opponent_team_display_name	character	Opponent team full display name.
opponent_team_short_display_name	character	Opponent team short display name.
opponent_team_color	character	Opponent team primary color (hex).
opponent_team_alternate_color	character	Opponent team alternate color (hex).
opponent_team_logo	character	Opponent team logo URL.
opponent_team_score	integer	Opponent team's score.

Player

col_name	types	description
game_id	integer	Unique game identifier.
season	integer	Season identifier (4-digit year or 'YYYY-YY' string).
season_type	integer	Season type (1=pre-season, 2=regular season, 3=postseason, 4=off-season for ESPN; or string label for WNBA Stats).
game_date	Date	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
game_date_time	POSIXct	Game start date/time (ISO 8601).
athlete_id	integer	Unique athlete identifier (ESPN).
athlete_display_name	character	Athlete display name (full).
team_id	integer	Unique team identifier.
team_name	character	Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
team_location	character	Team city or location string.
team_short_display_name	character	Short team display name (e.g. 'Aces').
minutes	numeric	Minutes played, formatted MM:SS (V3 PT-duration parsed) or decimal minutes (V2).
field_goals_made	integer	Field goals made (2-pt + 3-pt).
field_goals_attempted	integer	Field goal attempts (2-pt + 3-pt).
three_point_field_goals_made	integer	Three-point field goals made.
three_point_field_goals_attempted	integer	Three-point field goal attempts.
free_throws_made	integer	Free throws made.
free_throws_attempted	integer	Free throw attempts.
offensive_rebounds	integer	Offensive rebounds.
defensive_rebounds	integer	Defensive rebounds.
rebounds	integer	Total rebounds.
assists	integer	Total assists.
steals	integer	Total steals.
blocks	integer	Total blocks.
turnovers	integer	Total turnovers.
fouls	integer	Personal fouls.
plus_minus	character	Plus/minus point differential while on court.
points	integer	Points scored.
starter	logical	TRUE if the player was in the starting lineup; FALSE otherwise.
ejected	logical	TRUE if the player was ejected from the game.
did_not_play	logical	TRUE if the player did not appear in the game.
reason	character	Reason.
active	logical	TRUE if the row represents an active record (player / team / season).
athlete_jersey	character	Athlete jersey number.
athlete_short_name	character	Athlete short display name.
athlete_headshot_href	character	Athlete headshot image URL.
athlete_position_name	character	Athlete position ('Guard', 'Forward', 'Center').
athlete_position_abbreviation	character	Athlete position abbreviation (G / F / C).
team_display_name	character	Full team display name.
team_uid	character	ESPN universal team identifier (UID format 's:40~l:...~t:...').
team_slug	character	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
team_logo	character	Team logo image URL.
team_abbreviation	character	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
team_color	character	Team primary color (hex without leading '#').
team_alternate_color	character	Team alternate color (hex without leading '#').
home_away	character	Game venue label ('home' or 'away').
team_winner	logical	TRUE if the team won this game.
team_score	integer	Team's score / final score.
opponent_team_id	integer	Unique identifier for the opponent team.
opponent_team_name	character	Opponent team display name.
opponent_team_location	character	Opponent team city / location.
opponent_team_display_name	character	Opponent team full display name.
opponent_team_abbreviation	character	Opponent team abbreviation.
opponent_team_logo	character	Opponent team logo URL.
opponent_team_color	character	Opponent team primary color (hex).
opponent_team_alternate_color	character	Opponent team alternate color (hex).
opponent_team_score	integer	Opponent team's score.

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_athletes_index(), 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_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()

Author

Saiem Gilani

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: 2026-05-19 01:33:11 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: 2026-05-19 01:33:12 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: 2026-05-19 01:33:12 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>, …
#> 
# }