metadata
license: mit
language:
- en
size_categories:
- n<1K
Dataset Description
This dataset contains two CSV files with information about the 2018 NBA regular season:
game_results_2018.csv- Contains results for each game played in the 2018 NBA regular season.player_stats_2018.csv- Contains average per-game stats for every starter in the 2018 NBA season.
Data Source
The data was scraped from the official NBA website and sports reference sites that track NBA stats and results.
Data Fields
game_results_2018.csv:
- 'Date': Date the game was played (Day-of-Week Mnth Day Year)
- 'Start (ET)': Start of Game (0:00p)
- 'Away/Neutral': Away Team
- 'PTS': Away/Neutral Points
- 'Home/Neutral': Home Team
- 'PTS': Home/Neutral Points
- 'Box Score': Box Score Field
- 'Overtime': Whether there was Overtime
- 'Attendance': Attendance at the Arena
- 'Arena': Name of the arena where the game took place
player_stats_2018.csv fields:
- 'Rk': Rank of the player on the team
- 'Name': Full name of the player
- 'Age' : Age of the Player
- 'G': Games Played
- 'GS': Games Started
- 'MP': Minutes Played
- 'FG': Field Goal Made
- 'FGA': Field Goal Attempted
- 'FG%': Field Goal Percentage
- '3P': Three Point Made
- '3PA': Three Point Attempted
- '3P%': Three Point Percentage
- '2P': Two Point Made
- '2PA': Two Point Attempted
- '2P%': Two Point Percentage
- 'eFG%': Effective Field Goal percentage
- 'FT': Free Throws Made
- 'FTA': Free Throw Attempts
- 'FT%': Free Throw Percentage
- 'DRB': Defensive rebounds
- 'TRB`: Rebounds
- 'AST`: Assists
- 'STL`: Steals
- 'BLK`: Blocks
- 'TOV`: Turnovers
- 'PF': Personal Fouls
- 'PTS/G' : Points per game
- 'team': Team the player was on
Example Usage
This dataset can be used for analysis of the 2018 NBA season, such as:
- Calculating team and player stats/rankings
- Predicting game outcomes based on matchups and player performance
- Analyzing how game results impacted team standings
- Visualizing player stats and performance over the season
License
The data is provided under an open source MIT license.[1]