Returns metadata for one season-type within an WNBA season: name, abbreviation, start / end dates, and whether it carries groups, standings, or playoff legs.
Usage
espn_wnba_season_type(
season_type = 2L,
season = most_recent_wnba_season(),
...
)Value
A single-row tibble.
| col_name | types | description |
| league | character | League slug. |
| season | integer | Season year. |
| season_type | integer | Season-type id. |
| type | integer | Numeric type code. |
| name | character | Display name (e.g. "Regular Season"). |
| abbreviation | character | Short code (e.g. "reg"). |
| year | integer | Year stamp. |
| start_date | character | ISO 8601 start date. |
| end_date | character | ISO 8601 end date. |
| has_groups | logical | Whether groups exist for this type. |
| has_standings | logical | Whether standings exist. |
| has_legs | logical | Whether playoff legs exist. |
| slug | character | URL slug. |
| groups_ref | character | $ref to the groups endpoint. |
| weeks_ref | character | $ref to the weeks endpoint. |
| leaders_ref | character | $ref to the leaders endpoint. |
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_athlete_detail(),
espn_wnba_draft_athletes(),
espn_wnba_draft_pick(),
espn_wnba_draft_rounds(),
espn_wnba_draft_status(),
espn_wnba_event_broadcasts(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_leaders(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_linescores(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_records(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_roster(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_roster_entry(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_score(),
espn_wnba_event_competitor_statistics(),
espn_wnba_event_odds(),
espn_wnba_event_official_detail(),
espn_wnba_event_officials(),
espn_wnba_event_play(),
espn_wnba_event_play_personnel(),
espn_wnba_event_player_box(),
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_position(),
espn_wnba_positions(),
espn_wnba_powerindex(),
espn_wnba_scoreboard(),
espn_wnba_season_awards(),
espn_wnba_season_draft(),
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_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_record_detail(),
espn_wnba_team_roster(),
espn_wnba_team_schedule(),
espn_wnba_team_season_profile(),
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{
espn_wnba_season_type(season_type = 2, season = 2025)
#> ── ESPN WNBA Season Type Detail ──────────────────────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-05-22 07:31:03 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 16
#> league season season_type type name abbreviation year start_date end_date
#> <chr> <int> <int> <int> <chr> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 wnba 2025 2 2 Regula… reg 2025 2025-05-1… 2025-09…
#> # ℹ 7 more variables: has_groups <lgl>, has_standings <lgl>, has_legs <lgl>,
#> # slug <chr>, groups_ref <chr>, weeks_ref <chr>, leaders_ref <chr>
# }