Baseball.Match Box Score

Retrieve player box score for specified match id

Refresh interval: Every minute

Retrieve detailed per-player MLB box score statistics by specifying the matchId as the path parameter.

The response is an array with two elements:
[homeTeam, awayTeam]

Each team object contains general team information and a list of player box scores, including both batting and pitching statistics.


Team Structure

Each team (home or away) has the following shape:

FieldDescription
idUnique identifier for the team.
nameTeam name.
logoTeam logo identifier or URL, if available.
boxScoresList of per-player box score records for the team.

Player Box Score

Each item in boxScores represents a single player’s performance in the match.

Player Metadata

FieldDescription
idUnique identifier for the player.
namePlayer’s display name.

Player Statistics

Player performance data is provided as a list of statistic records.
Each record includes a statistic name, its category, and the recorded value.

FieldDescription
nameName of the statistic (e.g. Total At-Bats, Innings Pitched).
groupStatistic category (Batting or Pitching).
valueNumeric value of the statistic.

Batting Statistics Explained

  • Total At-Bats (AB)
    Number of official at-bats for the player.

  • Total Runs Scored (R)
    Number of times the player scored a run.

  • Total Hits (H)
    Total number of hits recorded by the player.

  • Total Runs Batted In (RBI)
    Number of runs driven in by the player’s offensive actions.

  • Total Home Runs (HR)
    Number of home runs hit.

  • Total Walks (BB)
    Number of bases on balls earned.

  • Total Strikeouts (SO)
    Number of times the player struck out while batting.

  • Total Pitches Thrown (Batting)
    Total pitches seen by the player while at bat.

  • Batting Average (AVG)
    Hits divided by at-bats.

  • On-Base Percentage (OBP)
    Frequency at which the player reaches base safely.

  • Slugging Percentage (SLG)
    Measure of batting power based on total bases per at-bat.


Pitching Statistics Explained

  • Innings Pitched (IP)
    Total number of innings pitched.

  • Hits Allowed (H)
    Number of hits allowed by the pitcher.

  • Runs Allowed (R)
    Total runs given up.

  • Total Earned Runs (ER)
    Runs that scored without defensive errors.

  • Total Walks Allowed (BB)
    Number of batters walked.

  • Total Strikeouts (SO)
    Number of batters struck out.

  • Home Runs Allowed (HR)
    Number of home runs conceded.

  • Earned Run Average (ERA)
    Average number of earned runs allowed per nine innings.

  • Total Pitches Thrown (Pitching)
    Total number of pitches thrown by the pitcher.


Notes

  • A player may appear with batting stats, pitching stats, or both.
  • Some players may have zero values if they did not record a statistic in that category.
  • Statistic availability may vary depending on player participation in the match.
get/baseball/box-scores/{id}

Request

Path parameters

idnumber required

Requested match id

Headers

x-rapidapi-hoststring required

sport-highlights-api.p.rapidapi.com

x-rapidapi-keystring required

Rapid API Token

Response

Example response

[
  {
    "team": {
      "id": 10291185,
      "name": "Toronto Blue Jays",
      "logo": "https://highlightly.net/baseball/images/teams/10291185.png "
    },
    "boxScores": [
      {
        "player": {
          "id": 482237,
          "name": "George Springer"
        },
        "statistics": [
          {
            "name": "Total At-Bats",
            "group": "Batting",
            "value": 6
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
]

Changes

No recorded changes to this operation across all 1 revision of this API.