Extract player statistics for a particular match

The NCAA's page for a match/contest includes a tab called "Individual Statistics". This function extracts the tables of player match statistics for both home and away teams, as well as team statistics (though these can be omitted). If a particular team is specified, only that team's statistics will be returned.

Usage

player_match_stats(
  contest = NULL,
  team = NULL,
  team_stats = TRUE,
  sport = "WVB"
)

Arguments

contest

Contest ID determined by NCAA for match. To find ID, use find_team_contests() for a team and season.

team

Name of school. Must match name used by NCAA. Find exact team name with find_team_name().

team_stats

Logical indicating whether to include (TRUE) or exclude (FALSE) team statistics. Default includes team statistics with player statistics.

sport

Three letter abbreviation for NCAA sport (must be upper case; for example "WVB" for women's volleyball and "MVB" for men's volleyball).

Value

By default, returns data frame that includes both home and away team match statistics. If team is specified, only that team's data are returned.

Note

This function requires internet connectivity as it checks the NCAA website for information.

See also

Other functions that extract player statistics: player_season_stats()

Examples

if (FALSE) { # interactive()
player_match_stats(contest = "6080706")
}