ESPN Scraper — Scores, Box Scores, Play-by-Play, Odds & Stats

ESPN Scraper pulls ESPN sports data into clean, flat tables: games and scores with betting lines, player box scores, team box scores, play-by-play, standings, teams, rosters, injury reports and player career game logs for the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, WNBA, college football and college basketball, MLS, the Premier League, LALIGA, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, the Champions League, ATP and WTA tennis, UFC, PGA golf and Formula 1. Ask for a whole season or any date range and get every game — a full NBA season of player box scores (28,704 rows) in under a minute, a full NFL season of play-by-play (51,601 plays) in 46 seconds.

It is an ESPN API alternative that needs no API key, no login and no coding: it reads the same public JSON that espn.com and the ESPN app use, so numbers match what you see on ESPN. Export to CSV, Excel, JSON or XML, call it from the Apify API (Python, Node.js, curl), or plug it into Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n and AI agents through MCP. Built for sports-betting models, fantasy sports tools, sports media and newsrooms, data science courses and anyone who needs ESPN stats in bulk without copy-pasting box scores.

Independent tool. ESPN Scraper is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by ESPN, Inc. or The Walt Disney Company. ESPN is a trademark of its owner. The Actor only reads publicly available pages and data.

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What you can scrape

Mode	One row per	Main fields	Typical volume
Games & scores	game (or tennis match / UFC bout / golf tournament)	date, teams, score, score by period, records, winner, venue, attendance, TV, spread, total, moneylines (as shown on ESPN), status	NBA season ≈ 1,330 games · NCAA men's basketball season ≈ 4,800 games · ATP + WTA year ≈ 12,400 matches
Player box scores	player per game (per stat table)	minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting splits, +/-, passing/rushing/receiving/defense, batting/pitching, skater/goalie lines, soccer goals/shots/cards	NBA season ≈ 28,700 · Big-5 soccer season ≈ 54,300
Team box scores	team per game	every team stat ESPN shows (FG%, turnovers, fast-break points, third-down efficiency, possession, batting/pitching/fielding…)	NBA season ≈ 2,650
Play-by-play	play	period, clock, team, play type, description, score after the play, players involved, shot/ice coordinates, down & distance & yard line (football), pitch type & velocity & count (baseball), soccer minute-by-minute commentary	NFL season ≈ 51,600 · NBA game ≈ 450
Standings	team	rank, W-L-T, win %, games behind, streak, home/away/division/conference records, points for/against, playoff seed, clinch flag, qualification note	any season back to the 2000s
Teams	team	name, abbreviation, colors, logo, record, standing summary, home venue, next game, ESPN links	30 NBA teams · 362 Division I basketball teams
Rosters	player	jersey, position, age, birth date, height, weight, experience, college, birthplace, status, injury status, salary (NBA/NFL where ESPN lists it), head coach	NFL + NBA ≈ 3,200 players
Injury reports	injured player	status (Out, Questionable, IR…), injury, body part, expected return date, latest news blurb	NFL + NBA + NHL + MLB ≈ 1,350
Player game logs	player per game	every game of a player's career with the full stat line	LeBron James career ≈ 1,900 games

Every row carries league, season, gameId / teamId / athleteId so you can join modes (box scores ↔ games ↔ plays ↔ rosters).

Supported leagues

• American football: NFL, NCAA Football (FBS and FCS), UFL
• Basketball: NBA, WNBA, NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball (all Division I games), NBA G League
• Baseball: MLB, NCAA Baseball, World Baseball Classic
• Hockey: NHL, NCAA Men's Hockey
• Soccer: Premier League, Championship, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, LALIGA, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Eredivisie, Primeira Liga, Scottish Premiership, Belgian Pro League, Turkish Süper Lig, Saudi Pro League, MLS, NWSL, Liga MX, Brazilian Série A, Argentine Liga Profesional, J1 League, A-League, UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Conference League, Copa Libertadores, Concacaf Champions Cup, FIFA World Cup, EURO, FIFA Club World Cup — plus any other ESPN league by its ESPN code (e.g. soccer/ger.2, soccer/esp.2) in Other ESPN leagues
• Tennis: ATP and WTA tours (every draw of every tournament, singles and doubles, with set scores and tiebreaks)
• Combat sports: UFC (every bout with weight class, records, winner, round and time)
• Golf & motor sport: PGA Tour, LPGA (leaderboards with round scores), Formula 1 (session classifications)
• Other: Premier Lacrosse League, AFL

Who uses it

• Sports betting and prediction models — years of results, closing lines and player stats in one table; refresh daily for upcoming games with spreads, totals and moneylines.
• Fantasy sports — player game logs, box scores, injury reports and rosters for projections and lineup tools.
• Media, newsrooms and creators — standings, leaders and recaps for articles, graphics and social posts.
• Data science and teaching — clean, joinable datasets for regression, Elo/rating models, expected-goals work and dashboards.
• AI and LLM apps — feed agents and RAG pipelines with fresh, structured sports facts through the Apify API or MCP.
• Clubs, agencies and scouts — per-player match stats across many leagues and seasons.

How to use ESPN Scraper

1. Click Try for free (or Start) and pick What to scrape — e.g. Player box scores.
2. Choose one or more Leagues and enter Seasons (e.g. 2025-26) or a date range.
3. Set Max rows (0 = everything) and press Start. Rows stream into the Output tab in date order; export CSV, Excel or JSON when the run finishes.

Seasons accept 2025-26 for every league: it means the 2025-26 NBA/NHL/college-basketball season, the 2025 NFL/MLB/WNBA/MLS season and the 2025-26 European soccer season. You can also use ESPN's own season year (NBA 2026 = 2025-26, NFL 2025, Premier League 2025 = 2025-26).

Input examples

Every game of the 2025-26 NBA season with scores, records and TV:

{ "mode": "games", "leagues": ["nba"], "seasons": ["2025-26"], "maxItems": 0 }

This week's NFL schedule with DraftKings lines, referees and weather:

{ "mode": "games", "leagues": ["nfl"], "dateFrom": "today", "dateTo": "+7 days", "includeGameDetails": true }

All player box scores of a season (regular season + playoffs):

{ "mode": "playerStats", "leagues": ["nba"], "seasons": ["2025-26"], "seasonType": "regular+postseason", "maxItems": 0 }

Player match stats for Europe's top five soccer leagues:

{ "mode": "playerStats", "leagues": ["eng.1", "esp.1", "ger.1", "ita.1", "fra.1"], "seasons": ["2024-25"], "maxItems": 0 }

Play-by-play of one team's games:

{ "mode": "plays", "leagues": ["nfl"], "seasons": ["2025"], "teams": ["KC"], "maxItems": 0 }

Specific games by URL (box score of each):

{ "mode": "playerStats", "gameIds": ["https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401809243/rockets-thunder"] }

Standings of several leagues and seasons:

{ "mode": "standings", "leagues": ["nba", "nfl", "eng.1"], "seasons": ["2023-24", "2024-25"] }

Current rosters (with salaries where ESPN lists them) and injury report:

{ "mode": "rosters", "leagues": ["nfl", "nba"], "maxItems": 0 }

{ "mode": "injuries", "leagues": ["nfl", "nba", "nhl", "mlb"] }

Whole-career game logs of players (by name or ESPN URL):

{ "mode": "playerGameLogs", "athletes": ["LeBron James", "https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3139477/patrick-mahomes"] }

Every ATP and WTA match of a year:

{ "mode": "games", "leagues": ["atp", "wta"], "seasons": ["2025"], "onlyCompleted": true, "maxItems": 0 }

Input reference

Field	What it does
mode	games, playerStats, teamStats, plays, standings, teams, rosters, injuries or playerGameLogs
leagues	One or more league keys from the list (nfl, nba, mlb, nhl, wnba, college-football, mens-college-basketball, eng.1, esp.1, uefa.champions, atp, ufc, pga, f1 …)
customLeagues	Any other ESPN league as sport/code (soccer/ger.2) or an ESPN league URL
seasons	Whole seasons: 2025-26, 2024-25, or ESPN season years like 2026
seasonType	auto (default: regular season + playoffs for whole seasons, every game for date ranges), regular+postseason, regular, postseason (incl. NBA play-in), preseason, all
dateFrom / dateTo	Date range instead of seasons: 2025-12-25, 7 days (ago), yesterday, today, +7 days (ahead)
teams	Keep only these teams: abbreviation (LAL), name (Lakers, Boston Celtics) or ESPN team ID
onlyCompleted	Games mode: drop scheduled and live games
gameIds	Exact games as ESPN URLs or IDs (games, box scores and play-by-play)
athletes	Players for game logs: names, ESPN player URLs or IDs
includeDidNotPlay	Player box scores: add rows for DNP / inactive / unused substitutes with the reason
includeGameDetails	Games mode: add officials, closing betting lines, weather and venue capacity (1 extra request per game)
includeTeamDetails	Teams mode: add record, standing summary, venue and next game (default on)
maxItems	Stop after this many rows (0 = no limit)
concurrency	Parallel requests (default 24)
proxyConfiguration	Fallback proxy; ESPN is read directly and the proxy is only used if ESPN starts refusing requests

If you leave seasons and dates empty, games mode returns the last 3 days and the next 7 days (results + upcoming schedule with lines), and the box-score modes return the last 7 days.

Output examples (real rows from test runs on 2026-10-15)

Games & scores — NBA opening night 2025-26:

{
  "league": "NBA",
  "leagueKey": "nba",
  "sport": "basketball",
  "season": 2026,
  "seasonType": "Regular Season",
  "week": null,
  "gameId": "401809243",
  "date": "2025-10-21T23:30:00.000Z",
  "name": "Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder",
  "shortName": "HOU @ OKC",
  "status": "Final",
  "statusDetail": "Final/2OT",
  "state": "post",
  "completed": true,
  "homeTeamId": "25",
  "homeTeam": "Oklahoma City Thunder",
  "homeTeamAbbreviation": "OKC",
  "homeScore": 125,
  "homeWinner": true,
  "homeRecord": "1-0",
  "homeLinescores": "27|24|24|29|11|10",
  "awayTeamId": "10",
  "awayTeam": "Houston Rockets",
  "awayTeamAbbreviation": "HOU",
  "awayScore": 124,
  "awayWinner": false,
  "awayRecord": "0-1",
  "awayLinescores": "30|27|22|25|11|9",
  "winner": "OKC",
  "margin": 1,
  "totalScore": 249,
  "periods": 6,
  "overtime": true,
  "venue": "Paycom Center",
  "venueCity": "Oklahoma City",
  "venueState": "OK",
  "venueCountry": null,
  "attendance": 18203,
  "neutralSite": false,
  "conferenceGame": false,
  "broadcasts": "NBC | Peacock",
  "notes": null,
  "headline": "Thunder celebrate ring ceremony, banner unveiling and double-OT win over Durant's Rockets",
  "gameUrl": "https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401809243/rockets-thunder",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-15T09:40:59.025Z"
}

Games with betting lines and weather (includeGameDetails: true) — the odds part of an upcoming NFL game:

{
  "league": "NFL",
  "week": 6,
  "gameId": "401872995",
  "date": "2026-10-16T00:15:00.000Z",
  "shortName": "SEA @ DEN",
  "status": "Scheduled",
  "oddsProvider": "DraftKings",
  "oddsDetails": "SEA -2.5",
  "homeSpread": 2.5,
  "overUnder": 40.5,
  "homeMoneyline": 120,
  "awayMoneyline": -142,
  "homeSpreadOdds": -108,
  "awaySpreadOdds": -112,
  "overOdds": -112,
  "underOdds": -108,
  "favoriteSide": "away",
  "homeMoneylineOpen": 110,
  "awayMoneylineOpen": -130,
  "homeSpreadOpen": 2.5,
  "overUnderOpen": 43.5,
  "weather": "Mostly sunny",
  "temperatureF": 54,
  "windGustMph": 8,
  "precipitationChancePct": 20,
  "grass": true
}

Player box score — one NBA player line:

{
  "league": "NBA",
  "leagueKey": "nba",
  "sport": "basketball",
  "season": 2026,
  "seasonType": "Regular Season",
  "week": null,
  "gameId": "401809243",
  "gameDate": "2025-10-21T23:30:00.000Z",
  "teamId": "10",
  "team": "Houston Rockets",
  "teamAbbreviation": "HOU",
  "homeAway": "away",
  "opponentId": "25",
  "opponent": "Oklahoma City Thunder",
  "opponentAbbreviation": "OKC",
  "teamScore": 124,
  "opponentScore": 125,
  "result": "L",
  "athleteId": "3202",
  "athleteName": "Kevin Durant",
  "jersey": "7",
  "position": "F",
  "starter": true,
  "didNotPlay": false,
  "dnpReason": null,
  "ejected": false,
  "statGroup": null,
  "minutes": 47,
  "points": 23,
  "fieldGoalsMade": 9,
  "fieldGoalsAttempted": 16,
  "threePointFieldGoalsMade": 0,
  "threePointFieldGoalsAttempted": 4,
  "freeThrowsMade": 5,
  "freeThrowsAttempted": 6,
  "rebounds": 9,
  "assists": 3,
  "turnovers": 4,
  "steals": 0,
  "blocks": 0,
  "offensiveRebounds": 0,
  "defensiveRebounds": 9,
  "fouls": 6,
  "plusMinus": 0,
  "athleteUrl": "https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3202/kevin-durant",
  "gameUrl": "https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401809243/rockets-thunder",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-15T09:41:35.979Z"
}

Player box score (soccer) — Premier League, same mode:

{
  "league": "English Premier League",
  "season": 2024,
  "gameId": "704397",
  "gameDate": "2024-11-24T14:00:00.000Z",
  "team": "Liverpool",
  "opponent": "Southampton",
  "result": "W",
  "teamScore": 3,
  "opponentScore": 2,
  "athleteName": "Mohamed Salah",
  "position": "AM-R",
  "positionName": "Attacking Midfielder Right",
  "starter": true,
  "subbedIn": false,
  "subbedOut": false,
  "totalGoals": 2,
  "goalAssists": 0,
  "totalShots": 7,
  "shotsOnTarget": 4,
  "foulsCommitted": 1,
  "foulsSuffered": 2,
  "yellowCards": 1,
  "redCards": 0,
  "offsides": 0,
  "athleteUrl": "https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/173896/mohamed-salah"
}

Play-by-play (football) — down, distance, yard line and drive context on every play:

{
  "league": "NFL",
  "leagueKey": "nfl",
  "sport": "football",
  "season": 2025,
  "seasonType": "Regular Season",
  "gameId": "401772714",
  "gameDate": "2025-09-06T00:00:00.000Z",
  "homeTeam": "LAC",
  "awayTeam": "KC",
  "playId": "4017727141132",
  "sequence": 113200,
  "period": 2,
  "clock": "13:47",
  "driveNumber": 6,
  "driveId": "4017727146",
  "driveTeam": "LAC",
  "driveResult": "Field Goal",
  "driveDescription": "9 plays, 58 yards, 4:40",
  "offenseTeam": "LAC",
  "defenseTeam": "KC",
  "type": "Field Goal Good",
  "typeId": "59",
  "text": "C.Dicker 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-R.Lovato, Holder-J.Scott.Penalty on KC-J.Williams, Defensive Offside, declined.",
  "down": 4,
  "distance": 16,
  "yardLine": 79,
  "yardsToEndzone": 21,
  "possessionText": "KC 21",
  "yardsGained": 39,
  "endDown": null,
  "endDistance": 10,
  "endYardsToEndzone": 0,
  "scoringPlay": true,
  "isPenalty": false,
  "isTurnover": false,
  "homeScore": 10,
  "awayScore": 0,
  "wallclock": "2025-09-06T00:52:00.000Z",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-15T09:53:11.335Z"
}

Standings:

{
  "league": "NBA",
  "seasonName": "2024-25",
  "seasonType": "Regular Season",
  "group": "Eastern Conference",
  "subgroup": "Atlantic",
  "rank": 1,
  "team": "Boston Celtics",
  "wins": 61,
  "losses": 21,
  "winPercent": 0.7439,
  "gamesBehind": 0,
  "playoffSeed": 2,
  "clincher": "y",
  "streak": "W2",
  "pointsFor": 9534,
  "pointsAgainst": 8787,
  "overallRecord": "61-21",
  "homeRecord": "28-13",
  "awayRecord": "33-8",
  "divisionRecord": "14-2",
  "conferenceRecord": "39-13",
  "lastTenRecord": "8-2"
}

Tennis match (games mode with atp / wta):

{
  "league": "ATP Tour (tennis)",
  "event": "Brisbane International presented by ANZ",
  "major": false,
  "gameId": "152644",
  "date": "2024-12-28T01:00:00.000Z",
  "draw": "Men's Singles",
  "round": "Qualifying 1st Round",
  "player1": "Derek Pham",
  "player1Country": "Australia",
  "player1Seed": null,
  "player1Sets": "1|2",
  "player2": "Richard Gasquet",
  "player2Country": "France",
  "player2Sets": "6|6",
  "winner": "Richard Gasquet",
  "score": "6-1 6-2",
  "result": "Richard Gasquet (FRA) bt Derek Pham (AUS) 6-1 6-2",
  "court": "Show Court 2"
}

Roster player:

{
  "league": "NFL",
  "team": "New England Patriots",
  "athleteName": "Christian Elliss",
  "jersey": "53",
  "position": "LB",
  "positionGroup": "defense",
  "age": 27,
  "dateOfBirth": "1999-01-02",
  "height": "6' 2\"",
  "weightLbs": 231,
  "experienceYears": 5,
  "college": "Idaho",
  "birthCity": "Highlands Ranch",
  "status": "Active",
  "injuryStatus": "Questionable",
  "salary": 7379000,
  "headCoach": "Mike Vrabel",
  "athleteUrl": "https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4245273/christian-elliss"
}

Player game log (one game of a career):

{
  "league": "NBA",
  "seasonType": "2026-27 Preseason",
  "athleteName": "LeBron James",
  "gameId": "401901823",
  "gameDate": "2026-10-08T23:30:00.000Z",
  "team": "PHI",
  "homeAway": "away",
  "opponent": "Brooklyn Nets",
  "result": "L",
  "teamScore": 108,
  "opponentScore": 114,
  "minutes": 18,
  "points": 10,
  "totalRebounds": 4,
  "assists": 5,
  "fieldGoalsMade": 1,
  "fieldGoalsAttempted": 1
}

Data dictionary

Fields on every row: league (display name), leagueKey (nba, eng.1 …), sport, scrapedAt (UTC). Game-based rows add season (ESPN season year), seasonType (Preseason / Regular Season / Postseason / Play-In, or the cup stage for soccer competitions) and week (football only).

Games — gameId, date (UTC kick-off), name, shortName, status, statusDetail (e.g. Final/2OT), state (pre / in / post), completed; homeTeamId, homeTeam, homeTeamAbbreviation, homeScore, homeWinner, homeRecord, homeLinescores (points per period, |-separated) and the same for away…; winner (abbreviation, or DRAW), margin, totalScore, periods, overtime; venue, venueCity, venueState, venueCountry, attendance, neutralSite, conferenceGame, broadcasts, notes (playoff round, rivalry name…), headline (recap title), gameUrl. Soccer adds homeShootoutScore/awayShootoutScore, homeForm/awayForm, leg, round, possession, shots, shots on target and corners for both sides. Betting lines (when ESPN shows them — upcoming games and many recent ones): oddsProvider, oddsDetails (SEA -2.5), homeSpread (home team's line; negative = home favoured), overUnder, homeMoneyline, awayMoneyline, drawMoneyline (soccer), homeSpreadOdds, awaySpreadOdds, overOdds, underOdds, favoriteSide, and opening lines homeMoneylineOpen, awayMoneylineOpen, homeSpreadOpen, overUnderOpen. With includeGameDetails: officials, weather, temperatureF, windGustMph, precipitationChancePct, venueCapacity, grass.

Player box scores — game context (gameId, gameDate, teamId, team, teamAbbreviation, homeAway, opponentId, opponent, opponentAbbreviation, teamScore, opponentScore, result W/L/D), the player (athleteId, athleteName, jersey, position, starter, didNotPlay, dnpReason, ejected, athleteUrl), statGroup (the ESPN box-score table: passing, rushing, receiving, defensive, kicking … in football; batting / pitching in baseball; forwards, defenses, goalies in hockey; match in soccer; empty in basketball) and the stats of that table with ESPN's own names. "Made-attempted" pairs are split into two numbers (fieldGoalsMade + fieldGoalsAttempted, completions + passingAttempts, pitches + strikes), innings pitched become inningsPitched + outsRecorded, and clock values such as hockey time on ice keep the mm:ss text plus a …Seconds number. In pitching rows hits, runs, walks, strikeouts and homeRuns are allowed by the pitcher.

Team box scores — the same game context plus every team statistic ESPN shows for the sport (basketball shooting, rebounds, turnovers, points in the paint, fast-break points, largest lead; football first downs, third/fourth-down conversions and attempts, total yards, passing/rushing, penalties and penalty yards, red-zone scores and attempts, possession time; hockey shots, power plays, faceoffs; soccer possession, shots, passes, crosses, tackles; baseball batting/pitching/fielding totals prefixed batting…, pitching…, fielding…).

Play-by-play — gameId, gameDate, homeTeam, awayTeam, playId, sequence, period, periodLabel, clock, team, type, typeId, text, shortText, scoringPlay, scoreValue, homeScore, awayScore (score after the play), athlete1Id/athlete1Name/athlete1Role … up to three players, wallclock. Football adds driveNumber, driveId, driveTeam, driveResult, driveDescription, offenseTeam, defenseTeam, down, distance, yardLine, yardsToEndzone, possessionText, yardsGained, endDown, endDistance, endYardsToEndzone, isPenalty, isTurnover. Basketball adds shootingPlay, pointsAttempted, coordinateX, coordinateY. Hockey adds strength and coordinates. Baseball adds inningHalf, atBatId, batOrder, bats, pitchNumber, pitchType, pitchVelocity, pitchX, pitchY, balls, strikes, outs. Soccer rows are the minute-by-minute commentary with fieldPositionX/fieldPositionY.

Standings — season, seasonName, seasonType, group (conference / league table), subgroup (division), rank, teamId, team, teamAbbreviation, then ESPN's columns for the sport: wins, losses, ties, winPercent, gamesBehind, playoffSeed, clincher, streak, pointsFor, pointsAgainst, pointDifferential, points (hockey/soccer), gamesPlayed, rankChange, overallRecord, homeRecord, awayRecord, divisionRecord, conferenceRecord, lastTenRecord, note (e.g. "Champions League"), teamUrl.

Teams — teamId, team, abbreviation, location, nickname, shortName, slug, color, alternateColor, isActive, logo, record, standingSummary, venue, venueCity, venueState, nextGameDate, nextGame, teamUrl, rosterUrl, scheduleUrl.

Rosters — teamId, team, teamAbbreviation, athleteId, athleteName, firstName, lastName, jersey, position, positionName, positionGroup (offense / defense / special teams / IR / practice squad in the NFL), age, dateOfBirth, heightInches, height, weightLbs, weight, experienceYears, college, birthCity, birthState, birthCountry, status, injuryStatus, injuryDate, salary, headCoach, headshot, athleteUrl.

Injury reports — teamId, team, teamAbbreviation, athleteId, athleteName, position, status, fantasyStatus, injury, bodyPart, detail, side, returnDate, date, shortComment, longComment, athleteUrl.

Player game logs — athleteId, athleteName, season, seasonType, gameId, gameDate, week, teamId, team, homeAway, opponentId, opponent, opponentAbbreviation, result, teamScore, opponentScore and the player's stat line with ESPN's names, newest season first.

Tennis matches / UFC bouts (games mode) — eventId, event, eventStart, eventEnd, major, gameId, date, draw (Men's Singles, Women's Doubles …), round, weightClass (UFC), player1… / player2… (Id, name, Country, Seed, Winner, Record, Sets, SetsWon), winner, score (from the winner's side, tiebreaks in brackets), endRound and endTime (UFC), result, venue, court. Golf / F1 — games mode gives one row per tournament or Grand Prix; player box-score mode gives one row per player per tournament (position, score to par, round scores, total strokes) or per driver per session.

How much data can I get?

Measured on the Apify platform on 2026-10-15 with default settings:

Run	Rows	Time
NBA 2025-26, player box scores, regular season + playoffs (1,322 games)	28,704	53 s
Premier League + LALIGA + Bundesliga + Serie A + Ligue 1 2024-25, player match stats (1,752 matches)	54,295	68 s
NFL 2025 season, play-by-play (286 games)	51,601	46 s
ATP + WTA 2025, every completed match	12,447	8 s
NBA 2025-26, team box scores	2,644	40 s
NFL + NBA current rosters	3,189	4 s
NFL + NBA + NHL + MLB injury reports	1,345	2 s
LeBron James + Patrick Mahomes career game logs	2,096	2 s
1,000 player box-score rows	1,000	3 s

Quality checks on those runs: 0 duplicate rows; in the NBA run every player line satisfies points = 2×FG + 3PM + FT and rebounds = offensive + defensive; 3,503 of 3,504 soccer team lines have exactly 11 starters, and players' goals (plus the opponent's own goals) add up to the final score in 3,502 of 3,504 team-matches — the two exceptions are a single match where ESPN's own data disagrees. Whole seasons are complete: 380 matches for the Premier League, LALIGA and Serie A, 306 for the Bundesliga and Ligue 1.

Bigger jobs simply take longer: a full NCAA Division I basketball season of box scores is roughly 100,000 player lines, several NBA seasons of play-by-play run into the millions. There is no cap other than your Max rows and the run's maximum cost.

Speed

Rows appear in the Output tab within seconds and keep streaming in date order. The Actor reads month-sized scoreboards (day by day when a month holds more than 500 games, as in college basketball), then 24 game summaries in parallel. A full NBA season of box scores takes under a minute; 1,000 rows take about 3 seconds.

What you pay

Pay per result: a fixed price for every row saved — compute and network are included. On the Apify Free plan it is $1.50 per 1,000 rows; paid Apify plans get the Store discount down to $1.00 per 1,000. Examples at the free-plan price: 1,000 rows = $1.50 · one NBA game's box score (~22 players) ≈ $0.03 · a full NBA season of player box scores (28,704 rows) ≈ $43 · a season of NBA standings (30 rows) ≈ $0.05.

Maximum cost per run. Apify lets you set a "Maximum cost per run" (also via the API parameter maxTotalChargeUsd). ESPN Scraper respects it exactly: it calculates how many rows the budget covers, stops there and finishes successfully with a message such as "Saved 37 player box-score rows — this run's maximum cost ($0.05) covers 37 results." You are never charged above your limit and the run is never aborted half-way. Raise the limit (or Max rows) when you want more.

Integrations

Apify API (curl) — start a run and get the rows in one call:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/logiover~espn-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode":"games","leagues":["nfl"],"dateFrom":"today","dateTo":"+7 days","includeGameDetails":true}'

Python:

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("logiover/espn-scraper").call(run_input={
    "mode": "playerStats", "leagues": ["nba"], "seasons": ["2025-26"], "maxItems": 0})
rows = list(client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items())

Node.js:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('logiover/espn-scraper').call({ mode: 'standings', leagues: ['nba'], seasons: ['2024-25'] });
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

• Google Sheets — export the dataset to Sheets or schedule the run and push new rows with the Google Sheets integration.
• Make, Zapier, n8n — use the Apify app/node: "Run Actor" → "Get dataset items", e.g. post tonight's lines to Slack or Discord.
• Webhooks — get notified when a run finishes and fetch the dataset.
• Schedules — run daily for yesterday's box scores (dateFrom: "yesterday") or upcoming games with odds.
• AI agents (MCP) — add the Actor to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor through Apify's MCP server and ask for "last night's NBA box scores".

ESPN Scraper vs. other ways to get ESPN data

	ESPN Scraper	Copying from espn.com	Writing your own client for ESPN's hidden API
Whole seasons in one run	✅ months/days handled for you	❌ one game at a time	⚠️ you must find the right endpoints, page sizes and day-splitting
Clean flat columns, joinable IDs	✅	❌	⚠️ ESPN returns positional stat arrays and nested JSON
Box scores for every sport's layout	✅ basketball, football groups, batting/pitching, skaters/goalies, soccer	❌	⚠️ different structure per sport
Betting lines, injuries, rosters, game logs	✅ one Actor	❌	⚠️ several more endpoints
Handles ESPN's occasional "Access Denied"	✅ automatic retry and proxy fallback	—	❌ your job
Exports, schedules, API, integrations	✅ built in	❌	❌

Limits and good to know

• Season naming: use 2025-26 style when unsure. ESPN's own season year is shown in every row.
• Odds are the lines ESPN shows (currently DraftKings); upcoming games and most recent seasons have them, older games often do not.
• Rosters and injuries are current — ESPN does not publish historical rosters. For who played in past games use player box scores.
• College sports include every Division I game (men's and women's basketball) and every FBS game (football; FCS via college-football-fcs).
• Golf and Formula 1: ESPN publishes leaderboards and session classifications only (no lap times or strokes-gained).
• Play-by-play availability depends on the sport and league; NFL, college football, NBA, WNBA, college basketball, NHL, MLB and the big soccer leagues have it.
• Data appears as soon as ESPN publishes it; live games show their current score and status.

FAQ

Is there an official ESPN API?

ESPN closed its public developer API years ago. ESPN Scraper reads the public JSON behind espn.com and the ESPN app, so you get the same data without an API key.

Do I need an ESPN account, login or API key?

No. Everything ESPN Scraper reads is public.

How do I get every game of a season?

Choose Games & scores, select the league and enter the season (e.g. 2025-26) with Max rows set to 0.

How do I get NBA (or NFL, MLB, NHL) box scores for a whole season?

Choose Player box scores, select the league and season, set Max rows to 0. A full NBA season is about 28,700 rows and takes under a minute.

Can I get play-by-play data?

Yes — mode Play-by-play. Football rows include down, distance and yard line; baseball rows include pitch type, velocity and count; basketball and hockey rows include shot coordinates.

Does it include betting odds?

Yes. Games mode adds the spread, total and moneylines ESPN shows (currently DraftKings), including opening lines for upcoming games. Turn on Add officials, closing odds and weather for closing lines of finished games.

Which soccer leagues are supported?

All major leagues and cups in the list, plus any other league ESPN covers via its code in Other ESPN leagues (for example soccer/ger.2 for the 2. Bundesliga).

Can I scrape tennis, UFC or golf?

Yes. ATP and WTA give every match of every tournament with set scores; UFC gives every bout with weight class, winner, round and time; PGA and LPGA give leaderboards with round scores.

How do I get a player's career game log?

Mode Player game logs, then enter the player's name or ESPN URL in Players. Leave Seasons empty for the whole career.

How fresh is the data?

It is read live from ESPN at run time. Schedule the Actor (e.g. every morning with dateFrom: "yesterday") to keep a database up to date.

Can I filter by team?

Yes — Only these teams accepts abbreviations, names or ESPN team IDs and works for games, box scores, play-by-play, standings, rosters and injuries.

How much does it cost?

$1.50 per 1,000 rows on the Apify Free plan, down to $1.00 per 1,000 on paid plans. No other charges. Set a maximum cost per run and the Actor stops exactly there.

What happens if ESPN blocks a request?

ESPN occasionally answers one request with "Access Denied". The Actor retries at once and switches to the Apify proxy if refusals pile up. If ESPN could not be reached at all, the run fails with a clear message instead of returning an empty dataset that looks like "no games".

Can I use the data in Excel or Google Sheets?

Yes. Download CSV or Excel from the Output/Storage tab, or connect Google Sheets.

Is it suitable for machine learning and betting models?

Yes — rows are flat, typed (numbers are numbers), deduplicated and keyed by ESPN IDs, so multiple seasons and modes join cleanly.

Is scraping ESPN legal?

ESPN Scraper only collects publicly available sports facts (scores, statistics, schedules) that ESPN publishes without a login. Sports results and statistics are generally treated as facts. You are responsible for how you use the data: respect ESPN's terms of use, do not republish ESPN's articles, photos or videos, and check the rules that apply to your use case and country. If in doubt, consult a lawyer.

Disclaimer: This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by ESPN, Inc., The Walt Disney Company or any league mentioned. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Changelog

• 1.0 (2026-10-15) — First release: games & scores with betting lines, player and team box scores, play-by-play, standings, teams, rosters, injury reports and player game logs for 50+ leagues; whole seasons or date ranges; tennis, UFC, golf and Formula 1 results; maximum-cost-per-run support.

Support

Questions, a league or field you need, or a run that did not do what you expected? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab — we reply within 24 hours and usually ship requested fields within a few days.