Python MLB Stats API

The Unofficial Python Wrapper for the MLB Stats API

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Getting Started

Python-mlb-statsapi is a Python library that provides developers with access to the MLB Stats API which allows developers to retrieve information related to MLB teams, players, stats, and more. Python-mlb-statsapi written in python 3.10+.

To get started with the library, refer to the information provided in this README. For a more detailed explanation, check out the documentation and the Wiki section. The Wiki contains information on return objects, endpoint structure, usage examples, and more. It is a valuable resource for getting started, working with the library, and finding the information you need.

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Installation

python3 -m pip install python-mlb-statsapi

Usage

python3
>>> import mlbstatsapi
>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> mlb.get_people_id("Ty France")
[664034]
>>> stats = ['season', 'seasonAdvanced']
>>> groups = ['hitting']
>>> params = {'season': 2022}
>>> mlb.get_player_stats(664034, stats, groups, **params)
{'hitting': {'season': Stat, 'seasonadvanced': Stat }}

>>> mlb.get_team_id("Oakland Athletics")
[133]

>>> stats = ['season', 'seasonAdvanced']
>>> groups = ['pitching']
>>> params = {'season': 2022}
>>> mlb.get_team_stats(133, stats, groups, **params)
{'pitching': {'season': Stat, 'seasonadvanced': Stat }}

Documentation

People, Person, Players, Coaches

• Mlb.get_people_id(self, fullname: str, sport_id: int = 1, search_key: str = 'fullname', **params) - Return Person Id(s) from fullname
• Mlb.get_person(self, player_id: int, **params) - Return Person Object from Id
• Mlb.get_people(self, sport_id: int = 1, **params) - Return all Players from Sport

Draft

• Mlb.get_draft(self, year_id: int, **params) - Return a draft for a given year

Awards

• Mlb.get_awards(self, award_id: int, **params) - Return rewards recipinets for a given award

Teams

• Mlb.get_team_id(self, team_name: str, search_key: str = 'name', **params) - Return Team Id(s) from name
• Mlb.get_team(self, team_id: int, **params) - Return Team Object from Team Id
• Mlb.get_teams(self, sport_id: int = 1, **params) - Return all Teams for Sport
• Mlb.get_team_coaches(self, team_id: int, **params) - Return coaching roster for team for current or specified season
• Mlb.get_team_roster(self, team_id: int, **params) - Return player roster for team for current or specified season

Stats

• Mlb.get_player_stats(self, person_id: int, stats: list, groups: list, **params) - Return stats by player id, stat type and groups
• Mlb.get_team_stats(self, team_id: int, stats: list, groups: list, **params) - Return stats by team id, stat types and groups
• Mlb.get_stats(self, stats: list, groups: list, **params: dict) - Return stats by stat type and group args
• Mlb.get_players_stats_for_game(self, person_id: int, game_id: int, **params) - Return player stats for a game

Gamepace

• Mlb.get_gamepace(self, season: str, sport_id=1, **params) - Return pace of game metrics for specific sport, league or team.

Venues

• Mlb.get_venue_id(self, venue_name: str, search_key: str = 'name', **params) - Return Venue Id(s)
• Mlb.get_venue(self, venue_id: int, **params) - Return Venue Object from venue Id
• Mlb.get_venues(self, **params) - Return all Venues

Sports

• Mlb.get_sport(self, sport_id: int, **params) - Return a Sport object from Id
• Mlb.get_sports(self, **params) - Return all teams for Sport Id
• Mlb.get_sport_id(self, sport_name: str, search_key: str = 'name', **params)- Return Sport Id from name

Schedules

• Mlb.get_schedule(self, date: str, start_date: str, end_date: str, sport_id: int, team_id: int, **params) - Return a Schedule

Divisions

• Mlb.get_division(self, division_id: int, **params) - Return a Divison
• Mlb.get_divisions(self, **params) - Return all Divisions
• Mlb.get_division_id(self, division_name: str, search_key: str = 'name', **params) - Return Division Id(s) from name

Leagues

• Mlb.get_league(self, league_id: int, **params) - Return a League from Id
• Mlb.get_leagues(self, **params) - Return all Leagues
• Mlb.get_league_id(self, league_name: str, search_key: str = 'name', **params) - Return League Id(s)

Seasons

• Mlb.get_season(self, season_id: str, sport_id: int = None, **params) - Return a season
• Mlb.get_seasons(self, sportid: int = None, **params) - Return all seasons

Standings

• Mlb.get_standings(self, league_id: int, season: str, **params) - Return standings

Schedules

• Mlb.get_schedule(self, date: str = None, start_date: str = None, end_date: str = None, sport_id: int = 1, team_id: int = None, **params) - Return a Schedule from dates
• Mlb.get_scheduled_games_by_date(self, date: str = None,start_date: str = None, end_date: str = None, sport_id: int = 1, **params) - Return game ids from dates

Games

• Mlb.get_game(self, game_id: int, **params) - Return the Game for a specific Game Id
• Mlb.get_game_play_by_play(self, game_id: int, **params) - Return Play by play data for a game
• Mlb.get_game_line_score(self, game_id: int, **params) - Return a Linescore for a game
• Mlb.get_game_box_score(self, game_id: int, **params) - Return a Boxscore for a game

Examples

Let's show some examples of getting stat objects from the API. What is baseball with out stats right?

MLB Stats

Player Stats

Get the Id(s) of the players you want stats for and set stat types and groups.

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> player_id = mlb.get_people_id("Ty France")[0]
>>> stats = ['season', 'career']
>>> groups = ['hitting', 'pitching']
>>> params = {'season': 2022}

Use player.id and stat types and groups to return a stats dictionary

>>> stat_dict = mlb.get_player_stats(player_id, stats=stats, groups=groups, **params)
>>> season_hitting_stat = stat_dict['hitting']['season']
>>> career_pitching_stat = stat_dict['pitching']['career']

Print season hitting stats

>>> for split in season_hitting_stat.splits:
...     for k, v in split.stat.__dict__.items():
...             print(k, v)
gamesplayed 140
groundouts 163
airouts 148
runs 65
doubles 27
triples 1
homeruns 20
strikeouts 94
baseonballs 35
...
>>> for split in career_pitching_stat.splits:
...     for k, v in split.stat.__dict__.items():
...             print(k, v)
gamesplayed 2
gamesstarted 0
groundouts 2
airouts 4
runs 1
doubles 0
triples 0
homeruns 1
strikeouts 0
baseonballs 0
intentionalwalks 0
hits 2
hitbypitch 0
...

Team stats

Get the Team Id(s)

python3
>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> team_id = mlb.get_team_id('Seattle Mariners')[0]

Set the stat types and groups.

>>> stats = ['season', 'seasonAdvanced']
>>> groups = ['hitting']
>>> params = {'season': 2022}

Use team.id and the stat types and groups to return season hitting stats

stats = mlb.get_team_stats(team_id, stats=stats, groups=groups, **params)
season_hitting = stats['hitting']['season']
advanced_hitting = stats['hitting']['seasonadvanced']

Print season and seasonadvanced stats

>>> for split in season_hitting.splits:
...     for k, v in split.stat.__dict__.items():
...         print(k, v)
gamesplayed 162
groundouts 1273
airouts 1523
runs 690
doubles 229
triples 19
>>>
>>> for split in advanced_hitting.splits:
...     for k, v in split.stat.__dict__.items():
...         print(k, v)
...
plateappearances 6117
totalbases 2094
leftonbase 1129
sacbunts 9
sacflies 45

More stats examples

Expected Stats

Get player Id's

>>> player_id = mlb.get_people_id('Ty France')[0]

Set the stat type and group

>>> stats = ['expectedStatistics']
>>> group = ['hitting']
>>> params = {'season': 2022}

Get Stats

>>> stats = mlb.get_player_stats(player_id, stats=stats, groups=group, **params)
>>> expectedstats = stats['hitting']['expectedstatistics']
>>> for split in expectedstats.splits:
...     for k, v in split.stat.__dict__.items():
...         print(k, v)
avg .259
slg .394
woba .317
wobacon .338

vsPlayer

Get pitcher and batter player Ids

>>> ty_france_id = mlb.get_people_id('Ty France')[0]
>>> shohei_ohtani_id = mlb.get_people_id('Shohei Ohtani')[0]

Set stat type, stat groups, and params

>>> stats = ['vsPlayer']
>>> group = ['hitting']
>>> params = {'opposingPlayerId': shohei_ohtani_id, 'season': 2022}

Get stats

>>> stats = mlb.get_player_stats(ty_france_id, stats=stats, groups=group, **params)
>>> vs_player_total = stats['hitting']['vsplayertotal']
>>> for split in vs_player_total.splits:
...     for k, v in split.stat.__dict__.items():
...             print(k, v)
gamesplayed 4
groundouts 3
airouts 4
runs None
doubles 1
triples 0
homeruns 0
...
>>> vs_player = stats['hitting']['vsplayer']
>>> for split in vs_player.splits:
...     for k, v in split.stat.__dict__.items():
...             print(k, v)
gamesplayed 2
groundouts 1
airouts 2
runs None
doubles 1
triples 0
homeruns 0

hotColdZones

Get player Id's

>>> ty_france_id = mlb.get_people_id('Ty France')[0]
>>> shohei_ohtani_id = mlb.get_people_id('Shohei Ohtani')[0]

Set the stat types and groups

>>> stats = ['hotColdZones']
>>> hitting_group = ['hitting']
>>> pitching_group = ['pitching']
>>> params = {'season': 2022}

The stat groups pitching and hitting both return hotColdZones for a pitcher and hitter. hotColdZones are not assigned to a stat group because of issues related to the REST API. So hotColdZones will be assigned to the stat key in stats return dict.

>>> hitting_hotcoldzones = mlb.get_player_stats(ty_france_id stats=stats, groups=hitting_group, **params)
>>> pitching_hotcoldzones = mlb.get_player_stats(shohei_ohtani_id, stats=stats, groups=pitching_group, **params)

hotColdZones returns a list of the HotColdZones

>>> ty_france_hotcoldzones = hitting_hotcoldzones['stats']['hotcoldzones']
>>> shohei_ohtani_hotcoldzones = pitching_hotcoldzones['stats']['hotcoldzones']

Loop through hotColdZone objects for Ty France

>>> for split in ty_france_hotcoldzones.splits:
...     print(split.stat.name)
...
onBasePercentage
onBasePlusSlugging
sluggingPercentage
exitVelocity
battingAverage

Loop through hotColdZone objects for Shoei Ohtani

>>> for split in shohei_ohtani_hotcoldzones.splits:
...     print(split.stat.name)
...
onBasePercentage
onBasePlusSlugging
sluggingPercentage
exitVelocity
battingAverage

Print zone information for obp

>>> for split in ty_france_hotcoldzones.splits:
...     if split.stat.name == 'onBasePercentage':
...             for zone in split.stat.zones:
...                 print('zone: ', zone.zone)
...                 print('value: ', zone.value)
zone:  01
value:  .226
zone:  02
value:  .400
zone:  03
value:  .375
zone:  04

Passing params

Get Team Ids

python3
>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> team_id = mlb.get_team_id('Seattle Mariners')[0]

Set the stat types and groups.

>>> stats = ['season', 'seasonAdvanced']
>>> groups = ['hitting']
>>> params = {'season': 2022}

Pass season to get_team_stats()

stats = mlb.get_team_stats(team_id, stats=stats, groups=groups, **params)
season_hitting = stats['hitting']['season']
advanced_hitting = stats['hitting']['seasonadvanced']

season should be 2018

>>> for split in season_hitting.splits:
...     print('Season: ', split.season)
...     for k, v in split.stat.__dict__.items():
...         print(k, v)
...
Season:  2018
gamesplayed 162
groundouts 1535
airouts 1425
runs 677
...
>>> for split in advanced_hitting.splits:
...     print('Season: ', split.season)
...     for k, v in split.stat.__dict__.items():
...         print(k, v)
...
Season:  2018
plateappearances 6087
totalbases 2250
leftonbase 1084
sacbunts 29
sacflies 41
...

Gamepace examples

Get pace of game metrics for specific sport, league or team.

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> season = 2021
>>> gamepace = mlb.get_gamepace(season)

Schedule Examples

Get a schedule for given date

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> schedule = mlb.get_schedule_date('2022-10-13')

Get ScheduleDates from Schedule

dates = schedule.dates

Print Game status and Home and Away Teams

>>> for date in dates:
...     for game in date.games:
...             print(game.status)
...             print(game.teams.home)
...             print(game.teams.away)

Game Examples

Get a Game for a given game id

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> game = mlb.get_game(662242)

Get the weather for a game for a given game id

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> game = mlb.get_game(662242)
>>> weather = game.gamedata.weather
>>>
>>> print(weather.condition)
>>> print(weather.temp)
>>> print(weather.wind)

Get the current status of a game for a given game id

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.mlb()
>>> game = mlb.get_game(662242)
>>>
>>> linescore = game.livedata.linescore
>>> hometeaminfo = game.gamedata.teams.home
>>> awayteaminfo = game.gamedata.teams.away
>>> hometeamstatus = linescore.teams.home
>>> awayteamstatus = linescore.teams.away
>>>
>>> print("home: ", hometeaminfo.franchisename, hometeaminfo.clubname)
>>> print("      runs:", hometeamstatus.runs)
>>> print("      hits:", hometeamstatus.hits)
>>> print("      errors:", hometeamstatus.errors)
>>> print("away: ", awayteaminfo.franchisename, awayteaminfo.clubname)
>>> print("      runs:", awayteamstatus.runs)
>>> print("      hits:", awayteamstatus.hits)
>>> print("      errors:", awayteamstatus.errors)
>>> print("")
>>> print("inning:", linescore.inninghalf, linescore.currentinningordinal)
>>> print("balls:", linescore.balls)
>>> print("strikes:", linescore.strikes)
>>> print("Outs:", linescore.outs)

Get the play by play, line score, and box score objects from a game

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> game = mlb.get_game(662242)
>>>
>>> play_by_play = game.livedata.plays
>>> line_score = game.livedata.linescore
>>> box_score = game.livedata.boxscore

Play by Play

Get only the play by play for a given game id

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> playbyplay = mlb.get_play_by_play(662242)

Line Score

Get only the line score for a given game id

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> linescore = mlb.get_line_score(662242)

Box Score

Get only the box score for a given game id

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> boxscore = mlb.get_box_score(662242)

People Examples

Get all Players for a given sport id

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> sport_id = mlb.get_sport_id()
>>> players = mlb.get_players(sport_id=sport_id)
>>> for player in players:
...     print(player.id)

Get a player id

>>> player_id = mlb.get_people_id("Ty France")
>>> print(player_id[0])
>>> [664034]

Team Examples

Get a Team

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> team_ids = mlb.get_team_id("Seattle Mariners")
>>> team_id = team_ids[0]
>>> team = mlb.get_team(team_id.id)
>>> print(team.id)
>>> print(team.name)

Get a Player Roster

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> team_id = 133
>>> players = mlb.get_team_roster(team_id)
>>> for player in players:
        print(player.jerseynumber)

Get a Coach Roster

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> team_id = 133
>>> coaches = mlb.get_team_coaches(team_id)
>>> for coach in coaches:
        print(coach.title)

Draft Examples

Get a draft for a year

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> draft_year = '2019'
>>> draft = mlb.get_draft(draft_year)

Get Players from Draft

>>> draftpicks = draft[0].picks
>>> for draftpick in draftpicks:
...     print(draftpick.id)
...     print(draftpick.pickround)

Award Examples

Get awards for a given award id

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> retiredjersy = self.mlb.get_awards(award_id='RETIREDUNI_108')
>>> for recipient in retiredjersy.awards:
...     print (recipient.player.nameFirstLast, recipient.name, recipient.date)

Venue Examples

Get a Venue

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> vevue_ids = mlb.get_venue_id('PNC Park')
>>> venue_id = venue_ids[0]
>>> venue = mlb.get_team(venue.id)
>>> print(venue.id)
>>> print(venue.name)

Sport Examples

Get a Sport

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> sport_ids = mlb.get_sport_id('Major League Baseball')
>>> sport_id = sport_ids[0]
>>> sport = mlb.get_sport(sport_id)

Division Examples

Get a division

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> division = mlb.get_division(200)
>>> print(division.name)

League Examples

Get a league

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> league = mlb.get_league(103)
>>> print(league.name)

Season Examples

Get a Season

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> season = mlb.get_season(2018)
>>> print(season.seasonid)

Standings Examples

Get a Standings

>>> mlb = mlbstatsapi.Mlb()
>>> standings = mlb.get_standings(103, 2018)