People table
People.RdPeople table - Player names, DOB, and biographical info. This file is to be used to get details
about players listed in the Batting, Pitching, and other files
where players are identified only by playerID.
Usage
data(People)Format
A data frame with 24270 observations on the following 26 variables.
playerIDA unique code assigned to each player. The
playerIDlinks the data in this file with records on players in the other files.birthYearYear player was born
birthMonthMonth player was born
birthDayDay player was born
birthCountryCountry where player was born
birthStateState where player was born
birthCityCity where player was born
deathYearYear player died
deathMonthMonth player died
deathDayDay player died
deathCountryCountry where player died
deathStateState where player died
deathCityCity where player died
nameFirstPlayer's first name
nameLastPlayer's last name
% \item{\code{nameNote}}{Note about player's name (usually signifying that they changed
% their name or played under two differnt names)}
nameGivenPlayer's given name (typically first and middle)
% \item{\code{nameNick}}{Player's nickname}
weightPlayer's weight in pounds
heightPlayer's height in inches
batsa factor: Player's batting hand (left (L), right (R), or both (B))
throwsa factor: Player's throwing hand (left(L) or right(R))
debutDate that player made first major league appearance
finalGameDate that player made first major league appearance (blank if still active)
retroIDID used by retrosheet, https://www.retrosheet.org/
bbrefIDID used by Baseball Reference website, https://www.baseball-reference.com/
birthDatePlayer's birthdate, in
as.DateformatdeathDatePlayer's deathdate, in
as.Dateformat
Source
Lahman, S. (2026) Lahman's Baseball Database, 1871-2025, 2026 version, https://sabr.org/lahman-database/
Examples
data(People); data(Batting)
## add player's name to Batting data
People$name <- paste(People$nameFirst, People$nameLast, sep=" ")
batting <- merge(Batting,
People[,c("playerID","name")],
by="playerID", all.x=TRUE)
## batting and throwing
# right-handed batters are much less ambidexterous in throwing than left-handed batters
# (should only include batters)
BT <- with(People, table(bats, throws))
require(vcd)
structable(BT)
#> throws B L R S
#> bats
#> B 3 197 1155 0
#> L 1 3371 2564 1
#> R 1 657 13320 0
mosaic(BT, shade=TRUE)
## Who is Shoeless Joe Jackson?
subset(People, nameLast=="Jackson" & nameFirst=="Joe")
#> [1] playerID birthYear birthMonth birthDay birthCity
#> [6] birthCountry birthState deathYear deathMonth deathDay
#> [11] deathCountry deathState deathCity nameFirst nameLast
#> [16] nameGiven weight height bats throws
#> [21] debut bbrefID finalGame retroID deathDate
#> [26] birthDate name
#> <0 rows> (or 0-length row.names)
subset(People, nameLast=="Jackson" & nameFirst=="Shoeless Joe")
#> playerID birthYear birthMonth birthDay birthCity birthCountry
#> 10547 jacksjo01 1887 7 16 Pickens County USA
#> birthState deathYear deathMonth deathDay deathCountry deathState
#> 10547 SC 1951 12 5 USA SC
#> deathCity nameFirst nameLast nameGiven weight height bats throws
#> 10547 Greenville Shoeless Joe Jackson Joseph Walker 200 73 L R
#> debut bbrefID finalGame retroID deathDate birthDate
#> 10547 1908-08-25 jacksjo01 1920-09-27 jackj101 1951-12-05 1887-07-16
#> name
#> 10547 Shoeless Joe Jackson
joeID <-c(subset(People, nameLast=="Jackson" & nameFirst=="Shoeless Joe")["playerID"])
subset(Batting, playerID==joeID)
#> playerID yearID stint teamID lgID G AB R H X2B X3B HR RBI SB CS
#> 56069 jacksjo01 1908 1 PHA AL 5 23 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 NA
#> 56070 jacksjo01 1909 1 PHA AL 5 17 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 NA
#> 56071 jacksjo01 1910 1 CLE AL 20 75 15 29 2 5 1 11 4 NA
#> 56072 jacksjo01 1911 1 CLE AL 147 571 126 233 45 19 7 83 41 NA
#> 56073 jacksjo01 1912 1 CLE AL 154 572 121 226 44 26 3 90 35 20
#> 56074 jacksjo01 1913 1 CLE AL 148 528 109 197 39 17 7 71 26 NA
#> 56075 jacksjo01 1914 1 CLE AL 122 453 61 153 22 13 3 53 22 15
#> 56076 jacksjo01 1915 1 CLE AL 83 303 42 99 16 9 3 45 10 10
#> 56077 jacksjo01 1915 2 CHA AL 45 158 21 43 4 5 2 36 6 10
#> 56078 jacksjo01 1916 1 CHA AL 155 592 91 202 40 21 3 78 24 14
#> 56079 jacksjo01 1917 1 CHA AL 146 538 91 162 20 17 5 75 13 NA
#> 56080 jacksjo01 1918 1 CHA AL 17 65 9 23 2 2 1 20 3 NA
#> 56081 jacksjo01 1919 1 CHA AL 139 516 79 181 31 14 7 96 9 NA
#> 56082 jacksjo01 1920 1 CHA AL 146 570 105 218 42 20 12 121 9 12
#> BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP
#> 56069 0 3 NA 0 0 NA NA
#> 56070 1 3 NA 0 0 NA NA
#> 56071 8 8 NA 0 3 NA NA
#> 56072 56 42 NA 8 6 NA NA
#> 56073 54 19 NA 12 15 NA NA
#> 56074 80 26 NA 5 10 NA NA
#> 56075 41 34 NA 5 13 NA NA
#> 56076 28 11 NA 3 3 NA NA
#> 56077 24 12 NA 3 8 NA NA
#> 56078 46 25 NA 5 16 NA NA
#> 56079 57 25 NA 7 19 NA NA
#> 56080 8 1 NA 0 5 NA NA
#> 56081 60 10 NA 4 17 NA NA
#> 56082 56 14 NA 7 16 NA NA
subset(Fielding, playerID==joeID)
#> playerID yearID stint teamID lgID POS G GS InnOuts PO A E DP PB WP
#> 76507 jacksjo01 1908 1 PHA AL OF 5 5 132 6 1 1 0 NA NA
#> 76508 jacksjo01 1909 1 PHA AL OF 4 4 108 10 0 2 0 NA NA
#> 76509 jacksjo01 1910 1 CLE AL OF 20 20 522 40 2 1 1 NA NA
#> 76510 jacksjo01 1911 1 CLE AL OF 147 NA NA 242 32 12 8 NA NA
#> 76511 jacksjo01 1912 1 CLE AL OF 150 NA NA 273 30 16 2 NA NA
#> 76512 jacksjo01 1913 1 CLE AL OF 148 NA NA 211 28 18 5 NA NA
#> 76513 jacksjo01 1914 1 CLE AL OF 119 NA NA 195 13 7 4 NA NA
#> 76514 jacksjo01 1915 1 CLE AL 1B 30 NA NA 284 15 7 12 NA NA
#> 76515 jacksjo01 1915 1 CLE AL OF 50 NA NA 68 6 3 0 NA NA
#> 76516 jacksjo01 1915 2 CHA AL OF 45 NA NA 84 6 5 1 NA NA
#> 76517 jacksjo01 1916 1 CHA AL OF 155 NA NA 290 17 8 5 NA NA
#> 76518 jacksjo01 1917 1 CHA AL OF 145 NA NA 341 18 6 4 NA NA
#> 76519 jacksjo01 1918 1 CHA AL OF 17 NA NA 36 1 0 0 NA NA
#> 76520 jacksjo01 1919 1 CHA AL OF 139 NA NA 252 15 9 4 NA NA
#> 76521 jacksjo01 1920 1 CHA AL OF 145 NA NA 314 14 12 2 NA NA
#> SB CS ZR
#> 76507 NA NA NA
#> 76508 NA NA NA
#> 76509 NA NA NA
#> 76510 NA NA NA
#> 76511 NA NA NA
#> 76512 NA NA NA
#> 76513 NA NA NA
#> 76514 NA NA NA
#> 76515 NA NA NA
#> 76516 NA NA NA
#> 76517 NA NA NA
#> 76518 NA NA NA
#> 76519 NA NA NA
#> 76520 NA NA NA
#> 76521 NA NA NA