---
title: "NBA statistical leaders"
method: GET
path: "/v1/nba/leaders"
tags: ["nba"]
---

# NBA statistical leaders

`GET /v1/nba/leaders`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.bigballsdata.com`
- URL: `https://api.bigballsdata.com/v1/nba/leaders`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `x-api-key`
  - HTTP bearer

One row per player across the requested period. `period=season` uses the
selected season; `period=month` and `period=week` use trailing windows
within that season. `data.row_grain` is `player-period` in every case.
The team label is the latest non-null team in that window and does not
partition the totals.

## Query parameters

- `stat` 'ast' | 'blk' | 'dreb' | 'eff' | 'fg3a' | 'fg3m' | 'fg3_pct' | 'fga' | 'fgm' | 'fg_pct' | 'fta' | 'ftm' | 'ft_pct' | 'min' | 'oreb' | 'pts' | 'reb' | 'stl' | 'tov' | 'ts_pct' | 'per'
- `period` 'season' | 'month' | 'week'
- `season_type` 'all' | 'regular' | 'playoffs'
- `season` integer
- `limit` integer
- `min_games` integer

## Response `200`

ok. `{ data, meta }` with a route-local cache stamp.

- object
  - `data` object, required
    - `row_grain` 'player-period', required: One row per player across the requested period.
    - `team_attribution` 'latest_non_null_team_in_window', required: The display team is the latest non-null team in the requested period and does not partition the totals.
    - `stat` 'ast' | 'blk' | 'dreb' | 'eff' | 'fg3a' | 'fg3m' | 'fg3_pct' | 'fga' | 'fgm' | 'fg_pct' | 'fta' | 'ftm' | 'ft_pct' | 'min' | 'oreb' | 'pts' | 'reb' | 'stl' | 'tov' | 'ts_pct' | 'per', required
    - `period` 'season' | 'month' | 'week', required
    - `season_type` 'all' | 'regular' | 'playoffs', required
    - `season` integer, required
    - `qualified_min_games` integer, required
    - `leaders` object[], required
      - `rank` integer, required
      - `player` object, required
        - `id` string, required
        - `name` string, required
        - `headshot_url` string, nullable, required
      - `team` object, required
        - `id` string, nullable, required
        - `abbreviation` string, nullable, required
      - `value` number, nullable, required
      - `games_played` integer, required
  - `meta` object
    - `cached` boolean
    - `cache_age_ms` integer

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid query parameters.

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