Get ESPN NHL Player Career Stats (core-v2) — espn_nhl_player_career_stats • fastRhockey

Get ESPN NHL Player Career Stats (core-v2)

Usage

espn_nhl_player_career_stats(athlete_id, stat_type = NULL, ...)

Arguments

athlete_id: ESPN athlete identifier (character or numeric, e.g. "5149125"). Obtain via espn_nhl_team_roster().
stat_type: Optional integer stat-type path segment (default NULL, which uses the base /statistics path). ESPN redirects the base path to /statistics/0 (All Splits). Pass 0 explicitly for identical behaviour.
...: Reserved for forward compatibility.

Value

A one-row fastRhockey_data tibble with career aggregate statistics flattened wide across all stat categories. Columns vary by player type (skater vs goalie). Core columns include:

col_name	types	description
athlete_id	character	ESPN athlete identifier (echoed from arg).
split_id	character	Split identifier (e.g. "0" = All Splits).
split_name	character	Split name (e.g. "All Splits").
split_type	character	Split type (e.g. "total").
split_abbr	character	Split abbreviation (e.g. "TOTAL").
offensive_goals	numeric	Career goals.
offensive_assists	numeric	Career assists.
offensive_points	numeric	Career points.
general_games	numeric	Career games played.
penalties_penalty_minutes	numeric	Career penalty minutes.
...	numeric	Additional stat columns per category.

See also

Other ESPN NHL Functions: espn_nhl_athletes_index(), espn_nhl_award(), espn_nhl_awards(), espn_nhl_calendar(), espn_nhl_calendar_offseason(), espn_nhl_calendar_ondays(), espn_nhl_calendar_postseason(), espn_nhl_calendar_regular_season(), espn_nhl_coach(), espn_nhl_coach_record(), espn_nhl_coach_season(), espn_nhl_coaches(), espn_nhl_conferences(), espn_nhl_countries(), espn_nhl_draft(), espn_nhl_franchise(), espn_nhl_franchises(), espn_nhl_game(), espn_nhl_game_all(), espn_nhl_game_broadcasts(), espn_nhl_game_competition(), espn_nhl_game_leaders(), espn_nhl_game_odds(), espn_nhl_game_official_detail(), espn_nhl_game_officials(), espn_nhl_game_play(), espn_nhl_game_play_personnel(), espn_nhl_game_plays(), espn_nhl_game_powerindex(), espn_nhl_game_predictor(), espn_nhl_game_probabilities(), espn_nhl_game_propbets(), espn_nhl_game_scoringplays(), espn_nhl_game_situation(), espn_nhl_game_status(), espn_nhl_game_team(), espn_nhl_game_team_leaders(), espn_nhl_game_team_linescores(), espn_nhl_game_team_record(), espn_nhl_game_team_roster(), espn_nhl_game_team_statistics(), espn_nhl_game_teams(), espn_nhl_games(), espn_nhl_injuries(), espn_nhl_leaders(), espn_nhl_leaders_core(), espn_nhl_league_notes(), espn_nhl_league_root(), espn_nhl_news(), espn_nhl_pbp(), espn_nhl_player_awards(), espn_nhl_player_bio(), espn_nhl_player_box(), espn_nhl_player_contracts(), espn_nhl_player_core(), espn_nhl_player_eventlog(), espn_nhl_player_gamelog(), espn_nhl_player_info(), espn_nhl_player_injuries(), espn_nhl_player_news(), espn_nhl_player_notes(), espn_nhl_player_overview(), espn_nhl_player_records(), espn_nhl_player_seasons(), espn_nhl_player_splits(), espn_nhl_player_statistics(), espn_nhl_player_statisticslog(), espn_nhl_player_stats_v3(), espn_nhl_player_vs_player(), espn_nhl_players_index(), espn_nhl_position(), espn_nhl_positions(), espn_nhl_providers(), espn_nhl_schedule(), espn_nhl_scoreboard(), espn_nhl_season_athletes(), espn_nhl_season_awards(), espn_nhl_season_coaches(), espn_nhl_season_draft(), espn_nhl_season_draft_round_picks(), espn_nhl_season_freeagents(), espn_nhl_season_futures(), espn_nhl_season_group(), espn_nhl_season_group_children(), espn_nhl_season_group_teams(), espn_nhl_season_groups(), espn_nhl_season_info(), espn_nhl_season_players(), espn_nhl_season_pointer(), espn_nhl_season_powerindex(), espn_nhl_season_powerindex_leaders(), espn_nhl_season_team(), espn_nhl_season_teams(), espn_nhl_season_type(), espn_nhl_season_type_corrections(), espn_nhl_season_type_leaders(), espn_nhl_season_types(), espn_nhl_season_week(), espn_nhl_season_week_games(), espn_nhl_season_weeks(), espn_nhl_seasons(), espn_nhl_standings(), espn_nhl_standings_core(), espn_nhl_statistics_league(), espn_nhl_summary(), espn_nhl_talentpicks(), espn_nhl_team(), espn_nhl_team_box(), espn_nhl_team_core(), espn_nhl_team_depthcharts(), espn_nhl_team_history(), espn_nhl_team_injuries(), espn_nhl_team_leaders(), espn_nhl_team_news(), espn_nhl_team_record(), espn_nhl_team_roster(), espn_nhl_team_schedule(), espn_nhl_team_transactions(), espn_nhl_teams_core(), espn_nhl_teams_site(), espn_nhl_tournaments(), espn_nhl_transactions(), espn_nhl_venue(), espn_nhl_venues()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(espn_nhl_player_career_stats(athlete_id = "5149125"))
#> ── NHL Player Career Stats data from ESPN core-v2 ───────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-12 14:17:46 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 63
#>   athlete_id split_id split_name split_type split_abbr defensive_goals_against
#>   <chr>      <chr>    <chr>      <chr>      <chr>                        <dbl>
#> 1 5149125    0        All Splits total      TOTAL                            0
#> # ℹ 57 more variables: defensive_avg_goals_against <dbl>,
#> #   defensive_shots_against <dbl>, defensive_avg_shots_against <dbl>,
#> #   defensive_shootout_saves <dbl>, defensive_shootout_shots_against <dbl>,
#> #   defensive_shootout_save_pct <dbl>, defensive_empty_net_goals_against <dbl>,
#> #   defensive_shutouts <dbl>, defensive_saves <dbl>, defensive_save_pct <dbl>,
#> #   defensive_overtime_losses <dbl>, defensive_blocked_shots <dbl>,
#> #   defensive_hits <dbl>, defensive_even_strength_saves <dbl>, …
# }