This table contains data behind the story The Football Hall Of Fame Has A Receiver Problem.
advanced-historical.csv contains advanced career stats for NFL receivers, 1932-2013.
| Header | Definition |
|---|---|
pfr_player_id |
Player identification code at Pro-Football-Reference.com |
player_name |
The player's name |
career_try |
Career True Receiving Yards |
career_ranypa |
Adjusted Net Yards Per Attempt (relative to average) of player's career teams, weighted by TRY w/ each team |
career_wowy |
The amount by which career_ranypa exceeds what would be expected from his QBs' (age-adjusted) performance without the receiver |
bcs_rating |
The number of yards per game by which a player would outgain an average receiver on the same team, after adjusting for teammate quality and age (update of http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2005/02/ranking-the-all-time-great-wide-receivers/) |
try-per-game-aging-curve.csv contains receiver aging curve definitions.
| Header | Definition |
|---|---|
age_from |
The age (as of December 31st) the player is moving from |
age_to |
The age (as of December 31st) the player is moving to |
trypg_change |
Expected change in TRY/game from one age-season to the next |
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| rowid | pfr_player_id | player_name | career_try | career_ranypa | career_wowy | bcs_rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | AbduKa00 | Karim Abdul-Jabbar | 672.2446042 | 0.52390615 | 0.192101657 |