WNBA dataset loaders — Other

load_wnba_pbp

Release: espn_wnba_pbp · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_wnba_pbp/play_by_play_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
game_play_number	Int32	Game play number
id	Int64	Unique play identification number
sequence_number	Int32	Sequence number representing a shot-possession (V3 PBP).
type_id	Int32	Type identifier (numeric).
type_text	String	Play type text, passed through verbatim from ESPN. ESPN labels the free-throw play type "MadeFreeThrow" for made AND missed free throws; filter makes vs. misses with scoring_play, not type_text.
text	String	Text description of the play / record.
away_score	Int32	Away team score at the time of the play.
home_score	Int32	Home team score at the time of the play.
period_number	Int32	Numeric period (1-4 for quarters; 5+ for OT).
period_display_value	String	Period display label (e.g. '1st Quarter', 'OT').
clock_display_value	String	Game clock display string (e.g. '8:32').
scoring_play	Boolean	TRUE if the play resulted in points scored.
score_value	Int32	Point value of the attempt (1 / 2 / 3), carried even on misses (a missed free throw still shows 1); use scoring_play to identify points actually scored.
team_id	Int32	Unique team identifier.
athlete_id_1	Int32	Primary athlete identifier (e.g. shooter).
athlete_id_2	Int32	Secondary athlete identifier (e.g. assister / fouler).
athlete_id_3	Int32	Athlete id 3.
wallclock	String	Wallclock.
shooting_play	Boolean	TRUE if the play was a shooting attempt.
coordinate_x_raw	Float64	X coordinate as returned by the API before any adjustment.
coordinate_y_raw	Float64	Y coordinate as returned by the API before any adjustment.
points_attempted	Int32	Point value at stake on the play's shot attempt (1, 2, or 3); 0 for non-shooting plays.
short_description	String	Abbreviated ESPN text description of the play.
game_id	Int32	Unique game identifier.
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
season_type	Int32	Season type (1=pre-season, 2=regular season, 3=postseason, 4=off-season for ESPN; or string label for WNBA Stats).
home_team_id	Int32	Unique identifier for the home team.
home_team_name	String	Home team name.
home_team_mascot	String	Home team mascot.
home_team_abbrev	String	Home team three-letter abbreviation.
home_team_name_alt	String	Alternate versions of the home team abbreviation
away_team_id	Int32	Unique identifier for the away team.
away_team_name	String	Away team name.
away_team_mascot	String	Away team mascot.
away_team_abbrev	String	Away team three-letter abbreviation.
away_team_name_alt	String	Alternate versions of the away team abbreviation
game_spread	Float64	Game spread in (-X Team) format. There are almost none, I would recommend not trusting any of these three columns
home_favorite	Boolean	Logical (TRUE/FALSE) indicating whether the home team is favored
game_spread_available	Boolean	Logical (TRUE/FALSE) indicating whether the spread was available from ESPN. Basically, I would just not recommend using any of the spread information, I think I defaulted a lot of them to -2.5 for the home team. Most games probably do not have spread information. This column should really be listed first
home_team_spread	Float64	The game spread with respect to the home team
qtr	Int32	Quarter of the game
time	String	Time left within the period
clock_minutes	Int32	Clock minutes split from seconds for developer convenience
clock_seconds	Float64	Clock seconds split from minutes for developer convenience
home_timeout_called	Boolean	True when the play is a timeout charged to the home team.
away_timeout_called	Boolean	True when the play is a timeout charged to the away team.
half	Int32	Half of the game
game_half	Int32	Half of the game
lag_qtr	Int32	A lag column on the quarter
lead_qtr	Int32	A lead column on the quarter
lag_half	Int32	A lag column on the half
lead_half	Int32	A lead column on the half
start_quarter_seconds_remaining	Float64	Quarter seconds remaining at the start of the play (these are more or less code artifacts from other sports, but may eventually be used more seriously)
start_half_seconds_remaining	Float64	Game half seconds remaining at the start of the play (these are more or less code artifacts from other sports, but may eventually be used more seriously)
start_game_seconds_remaining	Float64	Game seconds remaining at the start of the play (''')
end_quarter_seconds_remaining	Float64	Quarter seconds remaining at the end of the play (''')
end_half_seconds_remaining	Float64	Game half seconds remaining at the end of the play (''')
end_game_seconds_remaining	Float64	Game seconds remaining at the end of the play (''')
period	Int32	Period of the game (1-4 quarters; 5+ for OT).
coordinate_x	Float64	X coordinate on the court (half-court layout).
coordinate_y	Float64	Y coordinate on the court (half-court layout).
game_date	Date	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
game_date_time	Datetime(time_unit='us', time_zone='America/New_York')	Game start date/time (ISO 8601).
athlete_name_1	String	Display name of the primary athlete on the play (e.g. the shooter, rebounder, or fouler), per ESPN participant order.
athlete_name_2	String	Display name of the secondary athlete on the play (e.g. the assister or fouled player), when present.
athlete_name_3	String	Display name of the third athlete listed on the play, when present.
type_abbreviation	String	Play type abbreviation

load_wnba_pbp(seasons=2024)

load_wnba_schedule

Release: espn_wnba_schedules · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_wnba_schedules/wnba_schedule_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
id	Int32	Unique play identification number
uid	String	ESPN UID string.
date	String	Date in YYYY-MM-DD format.
attendance	Float64	Reported attendance.
time_valid	Boolean	Time valid.
neutral_site	Boolean	Neutral site.
conference_competition	Boolean	Conference competition.
play_by_play_available	Boolean
recent	Boolean	Recent.
start_date	String	Start date (YYYY-MM-DD).
broadcast	String	Broadcast information string.
highlights	String
notes_type	String	Notes type.
notes_headline	String	Notes headline.
broadcast_market	String	Broadcast market label (e.g. 'national', 'home').
broadcast_name	String	Broadcast name.
type_id	Int32	Type identifier (numeric).
type_abbreviation	String	Play type abbreviation
venue_id	Int32	Unique venue identifier.
venue_full_name	String	Venue full name.
venue_address_city	String	Venue address city.
venue_address_state	String	Venue address state / region.
venue_indoor	Boolean	TRUE if the venue is indoors.
status_clock	Float64	Status clock.
status_display_clock	String	Status display clock.
status_period	Float64	Status period.
status_type_id	Int32	Unique identifier for status type.
status_type_name	String	Status type name.
status_type_state	String	Status type state.
status_type_completed	Boolean	Status type completed.
status_type_description	String	Status type description.
status_type_detail	String	Status type detail.
status_type_short_detail	String	Status type short detail.
format_regulation_periods	Float64	Format regulation periods.
home_id	Int32	Unique identifier for home.
home_uid	String	Home team's uid.
home_location	String	Home team's location.
home_name	String	Home name.
home_abbreviation	String	Home team's abbreviation.
home_display_name	String	Home display name.
home_short_display_name	String	Home short display name.
home_color	String	Color code (hex) for home.
home_alternate_color	String	Color code (hex) for home alternate.
home_is_active	Boolean	Home team's is active.
home_venue_id	Int32	Unique identifier for home venue.
home_logo	String	Home team logo URL.
home_score	Int32	Home team score at the time of the play.
home_winner	Boolean	Home team's winner.
home_linescores	String	Stringified list of the home team's period-by-period scores from the ESPN schedule feed.
home_records	String	Stringified list of the home team's record summaries (overall/home/away) from the ESPN schedule feed.
away_id	Int32	Unique identifier for away.
away_uid	String	Away team's uid.
away_location	String	Away team's location.
away_name	String	Away name.
away_abbreviation	String	Away team's abbreviation.
away_display_name	String	Away display name.
away_short_display_name	String	Away short display name.
away_color	String	Color code (hex) for away.
away_alternate_color	String	Color code (hex) for away alternate.
away_is_active	Boolean	Away team's is active.
away_venue_id	Int32	Unique identifier for away venue.
away_logo	String	Away team logo URL.
away_score	Int32	Away team score at the time of the play.
away_winner	Boolean	Away team's winner.
away_linescores	String	Stringified list of the away team's period-by-period scores from the ESPN schedule feed.
away_records	String	Stringified list of the away team's record summaries (overall/home/away) from the ESPN schedule feed.
game_id	Int32	Unique game identifier.
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
season_type	Int32	Season type (1=pre-season, 2=regular season, 3=postseason, 4=off-season for ESPN; or string label for WNBA Stats).
status_type_alt_detail	String	Status type alt detail.
game_json	Boolean
game_json_url	String
game_date_time	Datetime(time_unit='us', time_zone='America/New_York')	Game start date/time (ISO 8601).
game_date	Date	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
PBP	Boolean
team_box	Boolean	Team box.
player_box	Boolean	Player box.

load_wnba_schedule(seasons=2024)

load_wnba_team_boxscore

Release: espn_wnba_team_boxscores · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_wnba_team_boxscores/team_box_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
game_id	Int32	Unique game identifier.
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
season_type	Int32	Season type (1=pre-season, 2=regular season, 3=postseason, 4=off-season for ESPN; or string label for WNBA Stats).
game_date	Date	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
game_date_time	Datetime(time_unit='us', time_zone='America/New_York')	Game start date/time (ISO 8601).
team_id	Int32	Unique team identifier.
team_uid	String	ESPN universal team identifier (UID format 's:40~l:...~t:...').
team_slug	String	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
team_location	String	Team city or location string.
team_name	String	Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
team_abbreviation	String	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
team_display_name	String	Full team display name.
team_short_display_name	String	Short team display name (e.g. 'Aces').
team_color	String	Team primary color (hex without leading '#').
team_alternate_color	String	Team alternate color (hex without leading '#').
team_logo	String	Team logo image URL.
team_home_away	String	Team home away.
team_score	Int32	Team's score / final score.
team_winner	Boolean	TRUE if the team won this game.
assists	Int32	Total assists.
blocks	Int32	Total blocks.
defensive_rebounds	Int32	Defensive rebounds.
fast_break_points	String	Fast-break points scored.
field_goal_pct	Float64	Field goal percentage (0-1).
field_goals_made	Int32	Field goals made (2-pt + 3-pt).
field_goals_attempted	Int32	Field goal attempts (2-pt + 3-pt).
flagrant_fouls	Int32	Total flagrant fouls.
fouls	Int32	Personal fouls.
free_throw_pct	Float64	Free throw percentage (0-1).
free_throws_made	Int32	Free throws made.
free_throws_attempted	Int32	Free throw attempts.
largest_lead	String	Largest lead during the game.
lead_changes	String	Lead changes.
lead_percentage	String	Share of game time the team spent in the lead, as reported by ESPN.
offensive_rebounds	Int32	Offensive rebounds.
points_in_paint	String	Points scored in the paint.
steals	Int32	Total steals.
team_turnovers	Int32	Team turnovers (turnovers credited to the team rather than a player).
technical_fouls	Int32	Total technical fouls.
three_point_field_goal_pct	Float64	Three-point field goal percentage (0-1).
three_point_field_goals_made	Int32	Three-point field goals made.
three_point_field_goals_attempted	Int32	Three-point field goal attempts.
total_rebounds	Int32	Total rebounds.
total_technical_fouls	Int32	Total technical fouls (player + team).
total_turnovers	Int32	Total turnovers (player + team).
turnover_points	String	Turnover points.
turnovers	Int32	Total turnovers.
opponent_team_id	Int32	Unique identifier for the opponent team.
opponent_team_uid	String	Opponent team uid.
opponent_team_slug	String	Opponent team slug.
opponent_team_location	String	Opponent team city / location.
opponent_team_name	String	Opponent team display name.
opponent_team_abbreviation	String	Opponent team abbreviation.
opponent_team_display_name	String	Opponent team full display name.
opponent_team_short_display_name	String	Opponent team short display name.
opponent_team_color	String	Opponent team primary color (hex).
opponent_team_alternate_color	String	Opponent team alternate color (hex).
opponent_team_logo	String	Opponent team logo URL.
opponent_team_score	Int32	Opponent team's score.

load_wnba_team_boxscore(seasons=2024)

load_wnba_draft

Release: espn_wnba_draft · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_wnba_draft/draft_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
round	Int32	Tournament / playoff round.
round_display_name	String	Human-readable label for the draft round, read from the ESPN round object's displayName falling back to its name; null whenever ESPN ships the modern flat picks array with no round objects, which is the case for every published season.
pick	Int32	Pick.
overall_pick	Int32	Overall pick.
pick_traded	String	ESPN's pick-level traded flag stringified as TRUE or FALSE, marking selections made with a pick that had changed hands (17 of the 45 published 2026 picks are TRUE).
pick_notes	String	Free-text annotation ESPN attaches to a pick, taken from notes and falling back to note; empty for every pick published so far.
athlete_id	Int32	Unique athlete identifier (ESPN).
athlete_uid	String	ESPN athlete UID (universal identifier).
athlete_guid	String	ESPN athlete GUID.
athlete_first_name	String
athlete_last_name	String
athlete_full_name	String
athlete_display_name	String	Athlete display name (full).
athlete_short_name	String	Athlete short display name.
athlete_height	String
athlete_weight	String
athlete_position_abbreviation	String	Athlete position abbreviation (G / F / C).
athlete_position_name	String	Athlete position ('Guard', 'Forward', 'Center').
athlete_headshot_href	String	Athlete headshot image URL.
college_id	Int32	Unique identifier for college.
college_name	String	College name.
college_short_name	String
college_abbreviation	String	Short code for the drafted player's school, read from the athlete's ESPN college block; null throughout the published data because ESPN ships no college block on these picks.
team_id	Int32	Unique team identifier.
team_uid	String	ESPN universal team identifier (UID format 's:40~l:...~t:...').
team_slug	String	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
team_location	String	Team city or location string.
team_name	String	Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
team_abbreviation	String	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
team_display_name	String	Full team display name.
team_short_display_name	String	Short team display name (e.g. 'Aces').
team_color	String	Team primary color (hex without leading '#').
team_alternate_color	String	Team alternate color (hex without leading '#').
team_logo	String	Team logo image URL.

load_wnba_draft(seasons=2026)

load_wnba_game_rosters

Release: espn_wnba_game_rosters · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_wnba_game_rosters/game_rosters_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
game_id	String	Unique game identifier.
team_id	Int32	Unique team identifier.
team_slug	String	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
team_abbreviation	String	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
team_display_name	String	Full team display name.
home_away	String	Game venue label ('home' or 'away').
athlete_id	Int32	Unique athlete identifier (ESPN).
athlete_uid	String	ESPN athlete UID (universal identifier).
athlete_guid	String	ESPN athlete GUID.
athlete_display_name	String	Athlete display name (full).
athlete_short_name	String	Athlete short display name.
athlete_first_name	String
athlete_last_name	String
athlete_jersey	String	Athlete jersey number.
athlete_position	String	Athlete position.
athlete_headshot	String	Direct link to the player's ESPN headshot image, always of the form https://a.espncdn.com/i/headshots/wnba/players/full/{athlete_id}.png, and null for the few players ESPN has no photo for.
starter	Boolean	TRUE if the player was in the starting lineup; FALSE otherwise.
did_not_play	Boolean	TRUE if the player did not appear in the game.
active	Boolean	TRUE if the row represents an active record (player / team / season).
ejected	Boolean	TRUE if the player was ejected from the game.
reason	String	Reason.

load_wnba_game_rosters(seasons=2024)

load_wnba_officials

Release: espn_wnba_officials · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_wnba_officials/officials_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
game_id	String	Unique game identifier.
official_id	Int32	Unique official / referee identifier.
official_uid	String	ESPN's global uid string for the official, carried straight through from the officials payload; the Core v2 items ESPN serves omit it, so it is null in every published season.
official_full_name	String	The official's full name, taken from ESPN fullName and falling back to displayName; it equals first plus last name on every published row.
official_display_name	String	ESPN's display rendering of the official's name, which is byte-identical to official_full_name on every published row and therefore adds nothing.
official_first_name	String	Given name of the official as ESPN splits it out, the leading token of official_full_name.
official_last_name	String	Family name of the official as ESPN splits it out, the trailing token of official_full_name, with hyphenated surnames kept intact.
official_order	Int32	ESPN's 1-based position of the official within that game's crew; most games run 1 through 3 for a three-person crew and 40 of 573 games in 2024-2025 add a fourth.
position_name	String	Listed roster position ('Guard', 'Forward', 'Center').
position_display_name	String	Position display name.

load_wnba_officials(seasons=2024)

load_wnba_rosters

Release: espn_wnba_rosters · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_wnba_rosters/rosters_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
team_id	Int32	Unique team identifier.
team_slug	String	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
team_abbreviation	String	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
team_display_name	String	Full team display name.
team_short_display_name	String	Short team display name (e.g. 'Aces').
team_color	String	Team primary color (hex without leading '#').
team_alternate_color	String	Team alternate color (hex without leading '#').
team_logo	String	Team logo image URL.
athlete_id	String	Unique athlete identifier (ESPN).
uid	String	ESPN UID string.
guid	String	Stable cross-league team GUID.
full_name	String	Player's full name.
display_name	String	Display name.
short_name	String	Short display name.
first_name	String	Player's first name.
last_name	String	Player's last name.
jersey	String	Jersey number worn by the player.
position_abbreviation	String	Position abbreviation ('G' / 'F' / 'C').
position_name	String	Listed roster position ('Guard', 'Forward', 'Center').
position_id	String	Unique position identifier.
height	String	Player height (string e.g. '6-2' or inches).
weight	String	Player weight in pounds.
age	String	Player age (in years).
date_of_birth	String	Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD).
birth_place_city	String	Birth place city.
birth_place_state	String	Birth place state.
birth_place_country	String	Birth place country.
experience_years	String	Experience years.
experience_display_value	String	Experience display value.
headshot_href	String	Headshot image URL.
headshot_alt	String	Alternative-text label for the headshot.
link_web	String	Web link / URL.
status_id	String	Status identifier.
status_name	String	Status label.
status_type	String	Status type.

load_wnba_rosters(seasons=2024)

load_wnba_shots

Release: espn_wnba_shots · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_wnba_shots/shots_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
game_id	Int32	Unique game identifier.
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
period_number	Int32	Numeric period (1-4 for quarters; 5+ for OT).
clock_display_value	String	Game clock display string (e.g. '8:32').
team_id	Int32	Unique team identifier.
athlete_id_1	Int32	Primary athlete identifier (e.g. shooter).
athlete_id_2	Int32	Secondary athlete identifier (e.g. assister / fouler).
type_id	Int32	Type identifier (numeric).
type_text	String	Display text for the type field.
scoring_play	Boolean	TRUE if the play resulted in points scored.
score_value	Int32	Point value of the play (2 / 3 / 1).
coordinate_x	Float64	X coordinate on the court (half-court layout).
coordinate_y	Float64	Y coordinate on the court (half-court layout).
coordinate_x_raw	Float64	X coordinate as returned by the API before any adjustment.
coordinate_y_raw	Float64	Y coordinate as returned by the API before any adjustment.
athlete_name_1	String	Display name of the shooter, per ESPN participant order.
athlete_name_2	String	Display name of the secondary athlete on the shot (typically the assister), when present.
team_name	String	Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
team_mascot	String	ESPN mascot (nickname) of the shooting team.
team_abbrev	String	Abbreviation for team.

load_wnba_shots(seasons=2024)

load_wnba_standings

Release: espn_wnba_standings · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_wnba_standings/standings_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
group_id	String	ESPN group id.
group_name	String
group_abbreviation	String
group_short_name	String	Short label of the standings group node the team sits under, read from ESPN shortName; the WNBA conference nodes ship only name and abbreviation, so it is null on every published row.
team_id	Int32	Unique team identifier.
team_uid	String	ESPN universal team identifier (UID format 's:40~l:...~t:...').
team_slug	String	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
team_location	String	Team city or location string.
team_name	String	Full team display name (e.g. 'Las Vegas Aces').
team_abbreviation	String	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
team_display_name	String	Full team display name.
team_short_display_name	String	Short team display name (e.g. 'Aces').
team_color	String	Team primary color (hex without leading '#').
team_alternate_color	String	Team alternate color (hex without leading '#').
team_logo	String	Team logo image URL.
stat_name	String	Internal stat key.
stat_display_name	String	Stat display name.
stat_short_display_name	String
stat_description	String	ESPN's long-form explanation of the standings stat, such as Clinched Best League Record for clincher or Record last 10 games for lasttengames.
stat_abbreviation	String	ESPN's abbreviation for the standings stat, which can differ from stat_short_display_name (playoffSeed is SEED here but POS there) and is null on the record-split rows such as Home and vs. Conf.
stat_type	String	Stat type code (e.g. "win", "loss").
display_value	String	Display-formatted value.
value	Float64	Numeric or string value field.

load_wnba_standings(seasons=2024)

load_wnba_team_season_stats

Release: espn_wnba_team_season_stats · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/espn_wnba_team_season_stats/team_season_stats_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
team_id	Int32	Unique team identifier.
team_slug	String	URL-safe team identifier (e.g. 'lasvegas-aces' / 'aces').
team_abbreviation	String	Short team abbreviation (e.g. 'LAS').
team_display_name	String	Full team display name.
team_short_display_name	String	Short team display name (e.g. 'Aces').
team_color	String	Team primary color (hex without leading '#').
team_alternate_color	String	Team alternate color (hex without leading '#').
team_logo	String	Team logo image URL.
category	String	Category label.
stat_label	String
stat_name	String	Internal stat key.
stat_display_name	String	Stat display name.
stat_description	String	Human-readable description of the statistic the row reports.
display_value	String	Display-formatted value.
value	Float64	Numeric or string value field.

load_wnba_team_season_stats(seasons=2024)

load_wnba_schedule_crosswalk

Release: wnba_crosswalk · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/wnba_crosswalk/wnba_schedule_crosswalk_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
season_type	String	Season type (1=pre-season, 2=regular season, 3=postseason, 4=off-season for ESPN; or string label for WNBA Stats).
game_date	Date	Game date (YYYY-MM-DD).
home_espn_team_id	Int32	ESPN home team id (NA for bart-only rows).
away_espn_team_id	Int32	ESPN away team id (NA for bart-only rows).
espn_game_id	String	ESPN game id (NA for bart-only rows).
wnba_game_id	String	Game identifier on stats.wnba.com matched to the ESPN game.
wnba_game_code	String	stats.wnba.com game code (date/matchup slug) for the matched game.
wnba_home_team_id	String	Home team identifier on stats.wnba.com for the matched game.
wnba_away_team_id	String	Away team identifier on stats.wnba.com for the matched game.
fox_game_id	String	Fox game id (NA placeholder).
fox_home_team_id	String	Home team identifier on Fox Sports for the matched game.
fox_away_team_id	String	Away team identifier on Fox Sports for the matched game.
yahoo_game_id	String	Yahoo game id (NA placeholder).
match_method	String	Combination of matched sources, e.g. "fox+bart" / "fox_only" / "bart_only" / "espn_only".
match_confidence	Float64	Jaro-Winkler score or 1 for exact (NA if none).

load_wnba_schedule_crosswalk(seasons=2026)

load_wnba_team_crosswalk

Release: wnba_crosswalk · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/wnba_crosswalk/wnba_team_crosswalk_{season}.parquet

Returns

col_name	type	description
season	Int32	Season as a 4-digit starting year (integer). A 'YYYY-YY' string is not accepted.
espn_team_id	Int32	ESPN team id (canonical key).
espn_abbreviation	String	ESPN abbreviation.
espn_display_name	String	ESPN display name (school + mascot).
espn_short_name	String	ESPN short name.
espn_location	String	ESPN school/location only.
espn_mascot	String	ESPN team mascot/nickname.
wnba_team_id	String	WNBA Stats team id.
wnba_team_tricode	String	WNBA Stats tricode.
wnba_team_name	String	WNBA Stats team name.
wnba_team_city	String	WNBA Stats team city.
wnba_team_slug	String	WNBA Stats team slug.
fox_team_id	String	Fox Bifrost team id (NA if unmatched).
fox_team_name	String	Fox team name (NA if unmatched).
yahoo_team_id	String	Yahoo team id (NA placeholder).
yahoo_team_abbreviation	String	Yahoo abbreviation (NA placeholder).
yahoo_team_name	String	Yahoo team name (NA placeholder).
match_method	String	Combination of matched sources, e.g. "fox+bart" / "fox_only" / "bart_only" / "espn_only".
match_confidence	Float64	Jaro-Winkler score or 1 for exact (NA if none).

load_wnba_team_crosswalk(seasons=2026)

load_wnba_groups

Release: wnba_groups · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/wnba_groups/wnba_groups.parquet

Coverage

One season-less file: one row per group lineage (the league, subdivisions, conferences, divisions) with the first and last season it had members. group_id is SDV's own id (e.g. wnba:east) and names a lineage: a rename that keeps continuity keeps the id, a new body gets a new one, and notes records each call. Seasons are the calendar year.

Returns

col_name	type	description
league	String	League code of the table ("wnba"); the prefix of every group_id in it.
group_id	String	SDV group id, {league}:{slug}. It names a lineage: renames that keep continuity keep the id, and a new body (a new conference, or a merger the sources treat as new) gets a new one.
level	String	Hierarchy level of the group: "league", "subdivision", "conference" or "division".
first_season	Int32	First season in which the group had at least one member (calendar year).
last_season	Int32	Last season in which the group had at least one member (calendar year).
notes	String	Builder notes on the group: the lineage decisions behind its group_id and any source caveats.

load_wnba_groups()

load_wnba_group_seasons

Release: wnba_groups · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/wnba_groups/wnba_group_seasons.parquet

Coverage

One season-less file: one row per group per season it existed, with its name, short name, abbreviation and parent group AS OF that season (never today's label applied to the past) and its member count. season is the calendar year.

Returns

col_name	type	description
league	String	League code of the table ("wnba"); the prefix of every group_id in it.
group_id	String	SDV group id, {league}:{slug}. It names a lineage: renames that keep continuity keep the id, and a new body (a new conference, or a merger the sources treat as new) gets a new one.
season	Int32	Season the row describes (calendar year).
level	String	Hierarchy level of the group: "league", "subdivision", "conference" or "division".
name	String	Full name of the group as of that season -- the label in use then, not today's name.
short_name	String	Short display name of the group as of that season.
abbreviation	String	Abbreviation of the group as of that season.
parent_group_id	String	group_id one level up as of that season (division -> conference -> subdivision -> league); null at the top level or where no higher group applied that season.
n_teams	Int32	Number of member teams in the group that season.

load_wnba_group_seasons()

load_wnba_group_aliases

Release: wnba_groups · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/wnba_groups/wnba_group_aliases.parquet

Coverage

One season-less file: every name, abbreviation, slug and source id that a source (espn, sdv, wnba_stats) uses for a group, each with the seasons it is valid for (valid_from / valid_to, inclusive; null = unbounded). Match a source's conference or division label here to reach group_id.

Returns

col_name	type	description
league	String	League code of the table ("wnba"); the prefix of every group_id in it.
group_id	String	SDV group id, {league}:{slug}. It names a lineage: renames that keep continuity keep the id, and a new body (a new conference, or a merger the sources treat as new) gets a new one.
source	String	Source that uses this label or id (in this table: espn, sdv, wnba_stats); "sdv" marks SDV's own labels.
source_id	String	The source's own id for the group (ESPN group id, NCAA conf_id, CFBD id, MLB division id) when it has one; null otherwise.
name_kind	String	Kind of label in value: "name", "short_name", "abbreviation", "slug" or "code".
value	String	The label exactly as the source writes it; match a source's conference or division label against it to reach group_id.
valid_from	Int32	First season the alias is valid for, inclusive (calendar year); null = unbounded.
valid_to	Int32	Last season the alias is valid for, inclusive (calendar year); null = unbounded (still in use).

load_wnba_group_aliases()

load_wnba_team_group_seasons

Release: wnba_groups · asset https://github.com/sportsdataverse/sportsdataverse-data/releases/download/wnba_groups/wnba_team_group_seasons_{season}.parquet

Coverage

One row per team per season: the SDV subdivision, conference and division group ids the team belonged to that season (null where a level does not apply), the team name as of that season, where the membership came from, and whether a second source agreed (null when only one source covers the season). team_id is a string: the ESPN team id; team_id_source names the id space. season is the calendar year; seasons 1997-2026.

Returns

col_name	type	description
league	String	League code of the table ("wnba"); the prefix of every group_id in it.
season	Int32	Season of the membership (calendar year).
team_id	String	Team id as a string: the ESPN team id where ESPN covers the team, otherwise the league's own id; team_id_source says which.
team_id_source	String	Id space of team_id (in this table: espn).
team_name	String	Team name as of that season, not today's.
subdivision_id	String	SDV group_id of the team's subdivision that season (e.g. FBS / FCS, Division I); null where the league has no subdivision level.
conference_id	String	SDV group_id of the team's conference that season; null where the team had no conference (an independent, or a season played without conferences).
division_id	String	SDV group_id of the team's division that season; null where the level does not apply.
source	String	Source the membership was taken from -- the most reliable per-season source for that era.
sources_agree	Boolean	Whether a second source agreed on the membership; null when only one source covers the season.
notes	String	Builder notes on the team-season, such as a source disagreement or which of several listed memberships was kept.

load_wnba_team_group_seasons(seasons=2024)