MLB API - Games Played Calculation
We've updated the calculation for the data point of games played for overall fielding under each player. The calculation is now a maximum of a single "games played" value for a player's overall fielding statistics.
Why It Matters
This update ensures that the games played count for a player's overall fielding is consistent with standard baseball conventions. By removing inflated totals caused by multi-position appearances in a single game, we provide more accurate, trustworthy data to support downstream use cases.
What You Need to Do
No change is needed. The 2024 and 2025 seasons will be updated accordingly, while former seasons will be addressed at a later date.
☑️ Sample Requests:
Game Summary - https://api.sportradar.com/mlb/trial/v8/en/games/{game_id}/summary.json?api_key=[API_KEY]
🔢 Versions
🔁 Endpoints Affected
- Game Summary, Game Extended Summary
⚙️ Return Samples
<overall po="3" a="1" dp="0" tp="0" error="0" tc="4" fpct="1.0" c_wp="0" pb="0" rf="2.0" inn_1="29" inn_2="9.2">
<steal caught="0" stolen="0" pickoff="0" pct="0"/>
<errors throwing="0" fielding="0" interference="0" total="0"/>
<assists outfield="1" total="1"/>
<games start="1" play="2" finish="1" complete="1"/>
</overall>
<positions>
<position po="1" a="0" dp="0" tp="0" error="0" tc="1" fpct="1.0" c_wp="0" pb="0" rf="1.0" inn_1="5" inn_2="1.2" position="1B">
<steal caught="0" stolen="0" pickoff="0" pct="0"/>
<errors throwing="0" fielding="0" interference="0" total="0"/>
<assists outfield="0" total="0"/>
<games start="0" play="1" finish="1" complete="0"/>
</position>
<position po="2" a="1" dp="0" tp="0" error="0" tc="3" fpct="1.0" c_wp="0" pb="0" rf="3.0" inn_1="24" inn_2="8.0" position="LF">
<steal caught="0" stolen="0" pickoff="0" pct="0"/>
<errors throwing="0" fielding="0" interference="0" total="0"/>
<assists outfield="1" total="1"/>
<games start="1" play="1" finish="0" complete="0"/>
</position>
</positions>
<overall po="3" a="1" dp="0" tp="0" error="0" tc="4" fpct="1.0" c_wp="0" pb="0" rf="2.0" inn_1="29" inn_2="9.2">
<steal caught="0" stolen="0" pickoff="0" pct="0"/>
<errors throwing="0" fielding="0" interference="0" total="0"/>
<assists outfield="1" total="1"/>
<games start="1" play="1" finish="1" complete="1"/>
</overall>
<positions>
<position po="1" a="0" dp="0" tp="0" error="0" tc="1" fpct="1.0" c_wp="0" pb="0" rf="1.0" inn_1="5" inn_2="1.2" position="1B">
<steal caught="0" stolen="0" pickoff="0" pct="0"/>
<errors throwing="0" fielding="0" interference="0" total="0"/>
<assists outfield="0" total="0"/>
<games start="0" play="1" finish="1" complete="0"/>
</position>
<position po="2" a="1" dp="0" tp="0" error="0" tc="3" fpct="1.0" c_wp="0" pb="0" rf="3.0" inn_1="24" inn_2="8.0" position="LF">
<steal caught="0" stolen="0" pickoff="0" pct="0"/>
<errors throwing="0" fielding="0" interference="0" total="0"/>
<assists outfield="1" total="1"/>
<games start="1" play="1" finish="0" complete="0"/>
</position>
</positions>