RB Advanced Season Stats from Pro Football Reference (PFR)

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

Usage

get_rb_pfr_advstats_season(seasons = NULL)

Format

A data frame with 16 variables that are described below.

player_display_name: Player name (e.g., Lamar Jackson)
age
position
g: Number of games played
gs: Number of games started
att: Total rush attempts
yds: Total rush yards
td: Total rush touchdowns
x1d: Rushing first downs
ybc: Rushing yards before contact
ybc_att: Rushing yards before contact per rushing attempt
yac: Rushing yards after contact
yac_att: Rushing yards after contact per attempt
brk_tkl: Broken tackles on rushes
att_br: Rush attempts per broken tackle
pfr_player_id: Pro Football Reference player ID (e.g., JackLa00)

Arguments

seasons: NFL Season(s) where seasons = 2024

Value

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

Details

get_rb_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 running backs, the stat_type is defined as rush. More information is available about RB PFR advanced stats from seasons on the PFR site such as PFR 2024 NFL Advanced Rushing.

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