Build a wide, one-row-per-player-per-team crosswalk linking ESPN and Fox Sports (Bifrost) WBB player identities for a season. ESPN is the anchor source; Fox is matched by normalized name (exact first, then Jaro-Winkler fuzzy with jersey tiebreaker) within each team block. Yahoo columns are NA placeholders. Torvik and the WNBA Stats API have no per-player tables for WBB, so neither source is joined.
Usage
wbb_player_crosswalk(season = most_recent_wbb_season(), min_confidence = 0.92)Arguments
- season
Season year (4-digit, e.g.
2025). Defaults tomost_recent_wbb_season().- min_confidence
Jaro-Winkler similarity floor for fuzzy matches (default 0.92).
Value
A wehoop_data tibble, one row per player per team (ESPN-anchored):
| col_name | types | description |
| season | integer | Season year. |
| espn_team_id | integer | ESPN team id (canonical key). |
| team_abbreviation | character | ESPN team abbreviation. |
| player_name | character | Normalized player name (matching key). |
| espn_athlete_id | character | ESPN athlete id. |
| espn_full_name | character | ESPN full name. |
| espn_jersey | character | ESPN jersey number. |
| espn_position | character | ESPN position abbreviation. |
| fox_athlete_id | character | Fox athlete id (NA if unmatched). |
| fox_player | character | Fox player name (NA if unmatched). |
| fox_jersey | character | Fox jersey number (NA if unmatched). |
| fox_position_group | character | Fox position group label (NA if unmatched). |
| yahoo_player_id | character | Yahoo player id (NA placeholder). |
| yahoo_player_name | character | Yahoo player name (NA placeholder). |
| match_method | character | "exact_name"/"fuzzy_jw"/"unmatched". |
| match_confidence | numeric | Jaro-Winkler score or 1 for exact (NA if none). |
| match_keys | character | NA (reserved for future use). |
See also
Other WBB Crosswalk Functions:
load_wbb_player_crosswalk(),
load_wbb_schedule_crosswalk(),
load_wbb_team_crosswalk(),
wbb_schedule_crosswalk(),
wbb_team_crosswalk()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(wbb_player_crosswalk(season = 2025))
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:18.456789: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "3", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:19.795568: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "200", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:20.058026: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "226", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:20.252428: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "231", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:20.628484: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "350", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:20.800292: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "351", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:20.954453: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "352", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:21.166598: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "353", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:21.457374: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "354", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:21.61359: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "355", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:21.769837: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "356", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:21.927787: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "357", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:22.11613: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "358", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:22.474452: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "359", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:22.80206: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "360", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:22.995686: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "361", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:23.153489: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "362", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:23.311933: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "363", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:23.543924: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "364", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:23.751216: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "365", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:23.96359: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "367", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:24.15257: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "368", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:24.325135: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "369", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:24.705181: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "370", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:24.861792: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "371", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:25.026159: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "372", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:25.197244: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "373", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:25.43297: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "374", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ✖ 2026-06-12 14:54:25.611588: Invalid arguments or no Fox wcbk teams data available!
#> ✖ Args: sport = "wcbk", resource = "teams", game_id = NULL, team_id = "375", category = "scoring", who = "player", page = 0
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> ── WBB player crosswalk (ESPN / Fox) ─────────────────────────── wehoop 3.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-12 14:55:55 UTC
#> # A tibble: 5,018 × 17
#> season espn_team_id team_abbreviation player_name espn_athlete_id
#> <int> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 2025 2000 ACU natalia chavez 5109756
#> 2 2025 2000 ACU jordyn coleman 5315743
#> 3 2025 2000 ACU emma daugherty 5315740
#> 4 2025 2000 ACU molly daugherty 5315739
#> 5 2025 2000 ACU breanna davis 5108299
#> 6 2025 2000 ACU aimee flippen 5241475
#> 7 2025 2000 ACU riley grohman 5315742
#> 8 2025 2000 ACU payton hull 5175545
#> 9 2025 2000 ACU meredith mayes 5175546
#> 10 2025 2000 ACU bree riley 5315741
#> # ℹ 5,008 more rows
#> # ℹ 12 more variables: espn_full_name <chr>, espn_jersey <chr>,
#> # espn_position <chr>, fox_athlete_id <chr>, fox_player <chr>,
#> # fox_jersey <chr>, fox_position_group <chr>, yahoo_player_id <chr>,
#> # yahoo_player_name <chr>, match_method <chr>, match_confidence <dbl>,
#> # match_keys <chr>
# }