QB Advanced Season Stats from Pro Football Reference (PFR)

Obtain QB advanced season stats from nflreadr, to acquire Pro Football Reference (PFR) data.

Usage

get_qb_pfr_advstats_season(seasons = NULL)

Format

A data frame with 26 variables that are described below.

player_display_name: Player name (e.g., Lamar Jackson)
pass_attempts: Total pass attempts
throwaways: Number of throwaways
spikes: Number of spikes
drops: Number of throws dropped
drop_pct: Percentage of dropped throws
bad_throws: Number of bad throws
bad_throw_pct: Percentage of bad throws
pocket_time: Average time in pocket
times_blitzed: Number of times blitzed
times_hurried: Number of times hurried
times_hit: Number of times hit
times_pressured: Number of times pressured
pressure_pct: Percent of time pressured
batted_balls: Number of batted balls
on_tgt_throws: Number of throws on target
on_tgt_pct: Percent of throws on target
rpo_plays: Run-pass-option (RPO) number of plays
rpo_yards: Run-pass-option (RPO) total yards
rpo_pass_att: Run-pass-option (RPO) pass attempts
rpo_pass_yards: Run-pass-option (RPO) pass yards
rpo_rush_att: Run-pass-option (RPO) rush attempts
rpo_rush_yards: Run-pass-option (RPO) rush yards
pa_pass_att: Play action pass attempts
pa_pass_yards: Play action pass yards
pfr_player_id: Pro Football Reference player ID (e.g., JackLa00)

Arguments

seasons: NFL Season(s) where seasons = 2024

Value

Dataframe with QB advanced stats from Pro Football Reference (PFR) for a defined season

Details

get_qb_pfr_advstats_season is a function to obtain advanced stats from Pro Football Reference (PFR). The function utilizes the nflreadr function load_pfr_advstats to load player level season stats starting with the 2018 season. For quarterbacks, the stat_type is defined as pass. More information is available about QB PFR advanced stats from PFR passing data dictionary.

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