SportsDataIO · Schema

PlayerBasic

Sports DataStatisticsLive ScoresFantasy SportsOddsNFLNBAMLBNHLSoccer

Properties

Name Type Description
PlayerID integer The player's unique PlayerID as assigned by SportsDataIO. Note: this ID will stay with the player throughout their MLB career
SportsDataID stringnull Deprecated. Use SportRadarPlayerID instead.
Status stringnull Indicates the player's status of being on an Major League Active Roster. Possible values include: Active, 40 Man Active, Non-Roster Invitee, Minors, Inactive, 7 Day Injury List, 10 Day Injury List, 15
TeamID integernull The team's unique TeamID as assigned by SportsDataIO
Team stringnull The abbreviation [Key] of the team
Jersey integernull The player's jersey number
PositionCategory stringnull The player's position category. Possible values: DH, IF, OF, P, PH, PR
Position stringnull The player's position associated with the given game or season. Possible values: 1B; 2B; 3B; C; CF; DH; IF; LF; OF; P; PH; PR; RF; RP; SP; SS
FirstName stringnull The player's first name
LastName stringnull The player's last name
BirthDate stringnull The player's date of birth
BirthCity stringnull The city in which the player was born
BirthState stringnull The state in which the player was born. Note: State will be NULL for all countries outside of North America and Australia
BirthCountry stringnull The country in which the player was born
GlobalTeamID integernull A globally unique ID for this team. This value is guaranteed to be unique across all sports/leagues
BatHand stringnull The player's batting hand. Possible values: R, L, S
ThrowHand stringnull The player's throwing hand. Possible values: R, L, S
Height integernull The player's height in inches
Weight integernull The weight of the player in pounds (lbs.)
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JSON Schema

sportsdataio-playerbasic-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/PlayerBasic",
  "title": "PlayerBasic",
  "properties": {
    "PlayerID": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The player's unique PlayerID as assigned by SportsDataIO. Note: this ID will stay with the player throughout their MLB career"
    },
    "SportsDataID": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Deprecated. Use SportRadarPlayerID instead."
    },
    "Status": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Indicates the player's status of being on an Major League Active Roster. Possible values include: Active, 40 Man Active, Non-Roster Invitee, Minors, Inactive, 7 Day Injury List, 10 Day Injury List, 15 Day Injury List, 60 Day Injury List, Restricted List, Paternity List, Bereavement List, Military List"
    },
    "TeamID": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The team's unique TeamID as assigned by SportsDataIO"
    },
    "Team": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The abbreviation [Key] of the team"
    },
    "Jersey": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The player's jersey number"
    },
    "PositionCategory": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The player's position category. Possible values: DH, IF, OF, P, PH, PR"
    },
    "Position": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The player's position associated with the given game or season. Possible values: 1B; 2B; 3B; C; CF; DH; IF; LF; OF; P; PH; PR; RF; RP; SP; SS"
    },
    "FirstName": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The player's first name"
    },
    "LastName": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The player's last name"
    },
    "BirthDate": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The player's date of birth"
    },
    "BirthCity": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The city in which the player was born"
    },
    "BirthState": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The state in which the player was born. Note: State will be NULL for all countries outside of North America and Australia"
    },
    "BirthCountry": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The country in which the player was born"
    },
    "GlobalTeamID": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "A globally unique ID for this team. This value is guaranteed to be unique across all sports/leagues"
    },
    "BatHand": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The player's batting hand. Possible values: R, L, S"
    },
    "ThrowHand": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The player's throwing hand. Possible values: R, L, S"
    },
    "Height": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The player's height in inches"
    },
    "Weight": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "The weight of the player in pounds (lbs.)"
    }
  }
}

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