Function: game_pace

Get a text-formatted list about pace of game for a given season (back to 1999).

Note: To retrieve the data used to build the formatted text, see Function: game_pace_data.

statsapi.game_pace(season=datetime.now().year, sportId=1)

Note: The season parameter will default to the current calendar year. From January 1 until each season starts, this may result in unexpected results. Therefore, it is best to include the season parameter explicitly.

Example

Print the pace of game stats for 2008, in order to determine the number and average time of extra inning games:

print(statsapi.game_pace(2008))

Output:

    2008 Game Pace Stats
    hitsPer9Inn: 18.26
    runsPer9Inn: 9.38
    pitchesPer9Inn: 297.72
    plateAppearancesPer9Inn: 77.89
    hitsPerGame: 18.11
    runsPerGame: 9.3
    inningsPlayedPerGame: 8.96
    pitchesPerGame: 295.36
    pitchersPerGame: 7.83
    plateAppearancesPerGame: 77.28
    totalGameTime: 7086:06:00
    totalInningsPlayed: 21748.0
    totalHits: 43972
    totalRuns: 22585
    totalPlateAppearances: 187630
    totalPitchers: 19012
    totalPitches: 717131
    totalGames: 2428
    total9InnGames: 2428
    totalExtraInnGames: 208
    timePerGame: 02:55:07
    timePerPitch: 00:00:36
    timePerHit: 00:09:40
    timePerRun: 00:18:50
    timePerPlateAppearance: 00:02:16
    timePer9Inn: 02:56:30
    timePer77PlateAppearances: 02:54:29
    totalExtraInnTime: 775:10:00
    timePer7InnGameWithoutExtraInn: 00:00:00
    total9InnGamesCompletedEarly: 3
    total9InnGamesWithoutExtraInn: 2217
    total9InnGamesScheduled: 2428
    hitsPerRun: 1.947
    pitchesPerPitcher: 37.72
    total7InnGames: 3
    total9InnGames: 2217
    totalExtraInnGames: 208
    timePer7InnGame: 01:54:40
    timePer9InnGame: 02:50:38
    timePerExtraInnGame: 03:43:36