This documentation provides comprehensive information for using the NBA Stats API. The API offers access to NBA season and playoff statistics, including player totals, advanced metrics, and historical data. All statistics are cross-referenced with basketball-reference.com and NBA.com.

NBA Player Statistics API

This API provides endpoints to query NBA player statistics, including both "Totals" data and "Advanced" statistical data. Each endpoint supports filtering, sorting, and pagination options to help you retrieve exactly the data you need.

Base URL

All API endpoints are served from:

https://api.server.nbaapi.com/

Authentication

No authentication is currently required for these endpoints.

Available Endpoints

Player Advanced Stats (/api/playeradvancedstats)

Provides advanced player metrics including Player Efficiency Rating (PER), True Shooting Percentage (TS%), Usage Percentage, Win Shares, VORP, and other advanced analytics.
Player Totals (/api/playertotals)

Provides season-based totals such as points, assists, rebounds, games played, shooting percentages, and more traditional statistics.

Common Query Parameters

Both endpoints support the following query parameters:

Filtering Parameters

season (integer, optional): Filter by a specific season (e.g., 2025)
team (string, optional): Filter by team abbreviation (e.g., MIL, LAL)
playerId (string, optional): Filter by player's unique ID (e.g., greenaj01)
isPlayoff (boolean, optional): Filter for playoff statistics (true) or regular season (false)

Pagination Parameters

page (integer, optional): Page number to retrieve (default: 1)
pageSize (integer, optional): Number of records per page (default: 20)

Sorting Parameters

sortBy (string, optional): Field name to sort results by (see endpoint-specific options below)
ascending (boolean, optional): Sort order - true for ascending, false for descending (default: false)

Player Advanced Stats Endpoint

GET /api/playeradvancedstats

Retrieve advanced player statistics with comprehensive filtering and sorting options.

Sorting Options for Advanced Stats

The sortBy parameter accepts the following values:

games - Games played
minutes_played - Total minutes played
ts_percent - True Shooting Percentage
total_rb_percent - Total Rebound Percentage
usage_percent - Usage Percentage
offensive_ws - Offensive Win Shares
defensive_ws - Defensive Win Shares
win_shares - Total Win Shares (default)
win_shares_per - Win Shares per 48 minutes
offensive_box - Offensive Box Plus/Minus
defensive_box - Defensive Box Plus/Minus
box - Total Box Plus/Minus
vorp - Value Over Replacement Player
season - Season year

Example Request

curl -X GET \
  'https://api.server.nbaapi.com/api/playeradvancedstats?page=1&pageSize=20&sortBy=win_shares&ascending=false&season=2025&team=MIL' \
  -H 'accept: application/json'

Response Format

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 12345,
      "playerName": "Giannis Antetokounmpo",
      "position": "PF",
      "age": 30,
      "games": 65,
      "minutesPlayed": 2205,
      "per": 31.2,
      "tsPercent": 0.614,
      "threePAR": 0.156,
      "ftr": 0.345,
      "offensiveRBPercent": 11.2,
      "defensiveRBPercent": 34.5,
      "totalRBPercent": 22.8,
      "assistPercent": 40.1,
      "stealPercent": 1.8,
      "blockPercent": 3.2,
      "turnoverPercent": 16.7,
      "usagePercent": 36.8,
      "offensiveWS": 12.3,
      "defensiveWS": 4.7,
      "winShares": 17.0,
      "winSharesPer": 0.370,
      "offensiveBox": 8.9,
      "defensiveBox": 2.1,
      "box": 11.0,
      "vorp": 9.2,
      "team": "MIL",
      "season": 2025,
      "playerId": "antetgi01",
      "isPlayoff": false
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "pageSize": 20,
    "total": 450,
    "pages": 23
  }
}

Player Totals Endpoint

GET /api/playertotals

Retrieve traditional player statistics including points, assists, rebounds, and shooting data.

Sorting Options for Player Totals

The sortBy parameter accepts the following values:

games - Games played
minutes_pg - Minutes per game
three_fg - Three-point field goals made
three_attempts - Three-point field goal attempts
two_fg - Two-point field goals made
effect_fg_percent - Effective Field Goal Percentage
ft - Free throws made
total_rb - Total rebounds
assists - Assists
steals - Steals
blocks - Blocks
points - Points scored
season - Season year

Example Request

curl -X GET \
  'https://api.server.nbaapi.com/api/playertotals?page=1&pageSize=20&sortBy=points&ascending=false&season=2025' \
  -H 'accept: application/json'

Response Format

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 67890,
      "playerName": "Luka Doncic",
      "position": "PG",
      "age": 26,
      "games": 70,
      "gamesStarted": 70,
      "minutesPg": 36.2,
      "fieldGoals": 11.2,
      "fieldAttempts": 23.1,
      "fieldPercent": 0.485,
      "threeFg": 4.1,
      "threeAttempts": 11.3,
      "threePercent": 0.363,
      "twoFg": 7.1,
      "twoAttempts": 11.8,
      "twoPercent": 0.602,
      "effectFgPercent": 0.574,
      "ft": 7.8,
      "ftAttempts": 9.2,
      "ftPercent": 0.848,
      "offensiveRb": 1.8,
      "defensiveRb": 7.4,
      "totalRb": 9.2,
      "assists": 8.9,
      "steals": 1.4,
      "blocks": 0.5,
      "turnovers": 4.1,
      "personalFouls": 2.8,
      "points": 34.3,
      "team": "DAL",
      "season": 2025,
      "playerId": "doncilu01",
      "isPlayoff": false
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "pageSize": 20,
    "total": 500,
    "pages": 25
  }
}

Response Codes

200 OK: Request successful; returns requested data
400 Bad Request: Invalid query parameters
404 Not Found: No matching records found
500 Internal Server Error: Server encountered an error

Usage Examples

Get Top Win Shares Leaders (Advanced Stats)

curl -X GET \
  'https://api.server.nbaapi.com/api/playeradvancedstats?page=1&pageSize=10&sortBy=win_shares&ascending=false&season=2025' \
  -H 'accept: application/json'

Get Leading Scorers (Player Totals)

curl -X GET \
  'https://api.server.nbaapi.com/api/playertotals?page=1&pageSize=10&sortBy=points&ascending=false&season=2025' \
  -H 'accept: application/json'

Get Boston Celtics Players Advanced Stats

curl -X GET \
  'https://api.server.nbaapi.com/api/playeradvancedstats?team=BOS&season=2025&page=1&pageSize=20&sortBy=vorp&ascending=false' \
  -H 'accept: application/json'

Get Playoff Statistics

curl -X GET \
  'https://api.server.nbaapi.com/api/playertotals?isPlayoff=true&season=2024&sortBy=points&ascending=false' \
  -H 'accept: application/json'

Additional Resources

Interactive Documentation: https://api.server.nbaapi.com
Postman Collection: Use the "Run in Postman" button above
Data Sources: Statistics cross-referenced with Basketball Reference and NBA.com

Contact & Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions about the API, please open an issue in the repository or contact the development team. 🏀🚀

Note: This API is currently in public beta. Features and endpoints may be updated based on user feedback and requirements.