WR Cumulative Season Advanced Stats

Obtain WR stats from NFL cumulative season stats for a specified time frame from either a saved database or nflreadr::load_pbp(). The stats are obtained using play-by-play data, NFL Next Gen Stats (NGS) and Pro Football Reference (PFR).

Usage

get_wr_combined_stats_season(pbp_db = NULL, pbp_db_tbl = NULL, seasons = NULL)

Format

A data frame with 61 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)
pos: Player position (e.g., QB)
tm: Player team (e.g., BAL)
g: Number of games played
tgt: Number of pass plays where the player was targeted as a receiver from PBP data
rec: Number of pass receptions. Lateral receptions don't count as a reception from PBP data
rec_yds: Yards gained after a pass reception. Includes yards gained after receiving a lateral on a play that started as a pass play from PBP data
rec_td: Number of reception touchdowns, including after receiving a lateral on a play that began as a pass play from PBP data
avg_yac: Average yards after catch (YAC) from NGS
avg_expected_yac: Average expected yards after catch (xYAC) from NGS
avg_yac_above_expectation: Average yards after catch above expectation (+/-) from NGS
yac: Yards after catch (YAC) from PFR
yac_r: Yards after catch (YAC) per reception from PFR
adot: Average depth of target (ADOT) when targeted, whether completed or not, from PFR
receiving_epa: Expected points added on receptions from PBP data
racr: Receiving Air Conversion Ratio. RACR = receiving_yards / receiving_air_yards from PBP
wopr: Weighted Opportunity Rating. WOPR = 1.5 x target_share + 0.7 x air_yards_share from PBP data
avg_cushion: Average cushion (CUSH) from NGS
avg_separation: Average separation (SEP) from NGS
target_share: Share of targets of player compared to all team targets from PBP
tgt_pct: Share of targets percentage from PBP
ybc: Total yards passes traveled in the air before being caught or yards before catch (YBC) from PFR
ybc_r: Yards before catch per reception from PFR
receiving_air: Receiving air yards including incomplete passes from PBP data
avg_intended_air_yards: Average targeted air yards (TAY) from NGS
percent_share_of_intended_air_yards: Average % share of team's air yards (TAY%) from NGS
air_yards_share: Share of receiving_air_yards of the player to all team air_yards from PBP data
x1d_rec: Number of first downs gained on a reception from PBP data
brk_tkl: Number of broken tackles from PFR
rec_br: Receptions per broken tackle from PFR
drop: Number of dropped passes from PFR
drop_percent: Dropped pass percentage when targeted from PFR
catch_percentage: Average catch percentage from NGS
receiving_fumbles: Number of fumbles after a pass reception from PBP data
receiving_fumbles_lost: Number of fumbles lost after a pass reception from PBP data
receiving_2pt_conversions: Two-point conversion receptions from PBP data
int_tgt: Interceptions on passes where targetedfrom PFR
rat: Passer rating on passes when targeted from PFR
fpts_std_4pt_td: Fantasy points for standard format with 4 point TD
ppg_std_4pt_td: Fantasy points per game for standard format with 4 point TD
fpts_half_ppr_4pt_td: Fantasy points for half PPR format with 4 point TD
ppg_half_ppr_4pt_td: Fantasy points per game for half PPR format with 4 point TD
fpts_ppr_4pt_td: Fantasy points for full PPR format with 4 point TD
ppg_ppr_4pt_td: Fantasy points per game for full PPR format with 4 point TD
fpts_std_6pt_td: Fantasy points for standard format with 6 point TD
ppg_std_6pt_td: Fantasy points per game for standard format with 6 point TD
fpts_half_ppr_6pt_td: Fantasy points for half PPR format with 6 point TD
ppg_half_ppr_6pt_td: Fantasy points per game for half PPR format with 6 point TD
fpts_ppr_6pt_td: Fantasy points for full PPR format with 6 point TD
ppg_ppr_6pt_td: Fantasy points per game for full PPR format with 6 point TD
carries: Number of rush attempts including scrambles and kneel downs. Rushes after a lateral reception don't count as a carry from PBP data
rushing_yards: Yards gained when rushing including scrambles and kneel downs. Also includes yards gained after obtaining a lateral on a play that started with a rushing attempt from PBP data
rushing_tds: The number of rushing touchdowns (incl. scrambles). Also includes touchdowns after obtaining a lateral on a play that started with a rushing attempt from PBP data
rushing_fumbles: Number of rushes with a fumble from PBP data
rushing_fumbles_lost: Number of rushes with a lost fumble from PBP data
rushing_first_downs: Number of rushing first downs from PBP data
rushing_epa: Expected points added (EPA) on rush attempts including scrambles and kneel downs from PBP data
rushing_2pt_conversions: Two-point conversion rushes from PBP data
pfr_id: Pro Football Reference player ID (e.g., JackLa00)

Arguments

pbp_db_tbl: Play-by-Play database table name (optional)
seasons: NFL season (required) to obtain play-by-play data. The season can be defined as a single season, season = 2024. For multiple seasons, use either season = c(2023,2024) or season = 2022:2024.
pbp_dp: Play-by-Play database path (optional)

Value

Dataframe with QB stats for user-defined season(s) obtained from NFL play-by-play data, Next Gen Stats (NGS) and Pro Football Reference (PFR)

Details

The function get_wr_combined_stats_season can be utilized to obtain player stats for a season, including advanced stats. This includes stats for passing, rushing, and receiving obtained by using the nflfastR function calculate_player_stats(). The player stats are utilized to calculate fantasy points based on common scoring formats (4/6 point TD, STD, Half PPR, Full PPR). The function acquires stats by using cumulative play-by-play data by either loading from a saved database or using nflreadr::load_pbp(). The data is obtained for a user-defined season. Play-by-play data is merged with NFL Next Gen Stats (NGS) utilizing the nflreadr function load_nextgen_stats to load player level weekly stats starting with the 2016 season. Play-by-play data is also merged with advanced stats from Pro Football Reference (PFR), beginning from 2018. Note that to use this function, seasons must be 2018 or later.

Author

Nolan MacDonald