statcast function

Statcast Functions Overview

• statcast_search():: Query Statcast by Date Range and Players.
• statcast_search_batters():: Query Statcast Batters by Date Range and Player.
• statcast_search_pitchers():: Query Statcast Pitchers by Date Range and Player.
• statcast_leaderboards():: Query Baseball Savant Leaderboards.

Details

Query Statcast Batters by Date Range

statcast_search(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
           end_date = "2016-04-15", 
           player_type = 'batter')
                       
 ## The above is equivalent to:
statcast_search_batters(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
                   end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                   batterid = NULL)

Query Statcast Pitchers by Date Range

statcast_search(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
           end_date = "2016-04-15", 
           player_type = 'pitcher')
                       
 ## The above is equivalent to:
statcast_search_pitchers(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
                    end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                    pitcherid = NULL)

Query Statcast Batters by Date Range and Player ID

correa <- statcast_search(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
                       end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                       playerid = 621043, 
                       player_type = 'batter')
                       
 ## The above is equivalent to:
  correa <- statcast_search_batters(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
                               end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                               batterid = 621043)

Query Statcast Pitchers by Date Range and Player ID

noah <- statcast_search(start_date = "2016-04-06",
                     end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                     playerid = 592789, 
                     player_type = 'pitcher')
                     
 ## The above is equivalent to:
  noah <- statcast_search_pitchers(start_date = "2016-04-06", 
                             end_date = "2016-04-15", 
                             pitcherid = 592789)

Query Baseball Savant Leaderboards

statcast_leaderboards(leaderboard = "exit_velocity_barrels", year = 2021)