QB Cumulative Season NFL Next Gen Stats (NGS)

Obtain QB cumulative season stats from nflreadr, to acquire Next Gen Stats (NGS) data.

Usage

get_qb_ngs_advstats_season(seasons = NULL)

Format

A data frame with 33 variables that are described below.

player_id: Player gsis id (e.g., 00-0034796)
player_display_name: Player name (e.g., Lamar Jackson)
player_name: Player shortened name (e.g., L.Jackson)
position: Player position
pass_yards: Total pass yards
pass_touchdowns: Total pass touchdowns
interceptions: Total interceptions
passer_rating: Average passer rating
attempts: Total pass attempts
completions: Total pass completions
completion_percentage: Average completion percentage (%)
expected_completion_percentage: Expected completion percentage
completion_percentage_above_expectation: Average expected completion percentage (xCOMP)
avg_air_distance: Average air distance
max_air_distance: Maximum or longest air distance
avg_time_to_throw: Average time to throw (TT)
avg_completed_air_yards: Average completed air yards (CAY)
avg_intended_air_yards: Average intended air yards (IAY)
avg_air_yards_differential: Average air yards differential (AYD)
aggressiveness: Average aggressiveness (AGG%)
max_completed_air_distance: Maximum or longest completed air distance (LCAD)
avg_air_yards_to_sticks: Average air yards to the sticks (AYTS)

Arguments

seasons: NFL Season(s) where seasons = 2024 or seasons = c(2023, 2024)

Value

Dataframe with QB Next Gen Stats for a defined season

Details

get_qb_ngs_advstats_season is a function to obtain NFL Next Gen Stats (NGS) for an entire season or multiple seasons. The function utilizes the nflreadr function load_nextgen_stats to load player level weekly stats starting with the 2016 season. For quarterbacks, the stat_type is defined as passing and is updated every night. NGS will only provide data for players above a minimum number of receptions. More information is available about NGS stats from NGS glossary.

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