nflwr_hist

The raw data behind the story
"The Football Hall Of Fame Has A Receiver Problem"
<a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-football-hall-of-fame-has-a-receiver-problem/">https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-football-hall-of-fame-has-a-receiver-problem/</a>.

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nflwr_hist function

A data frame with 6496 rows representing National Football League wide receivers and 6 variables:<dl class="dl-horizontal">
 <dt>pfr_player_id</dt><dd>Player identification code at <a href="/link/Pro-Football-Reference.com?package=fivethirtyeight&version=0.4.0" data-mini-rdoc="fivethirtyeight::Pro-Football-Reference.com">Pro-Football-Reference.com</a></dd>
 <dt>player_name</dt><dd>The player's name</dd>
 <dt>career_try</dt><dd>Career True Receiving Yards</dd>
 <dt>career_ranypa</dt><dd>Adjusted Net Yards Per Attempt (relative to average) of player's career teams, weighted by TRY w/ each team</dd>
 <dt>career_wowy</dt><dd>The amount by which <code>career_ranypa</code> exceeds what would be expected from his QBs' (age-adjusted) performance without the receiver</dd>
 <dt>bcs_rating</dt><dd>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 <a href="http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2005/02/ranking-the-all-time-great-wide-receivers/">http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2005/02/ranking-the-all-time-great-wide-receivers/</a>)</dd>
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The raw data behind the story
"The Football Hall Of Fame Has A Receiver Problem"
<a href='https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-football-hall-of-fame-has-a-receiver-problem/'>https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-football-hall-of-fame-has-a-receiver-problem/</a>.

The Football Hall Of Fame Has A Receiver Problem — nflwr_hist

A data frame with 6496 rows representing National Football League wide receivers and 6 variables:<dl class='dl-horizontal'>
 <dt>pfr_player_id</dt><dd>Player identification code at <a href='Pro-Football-Reference.com'>Pro-Football-Reference.com</a></dd>
 <dt>player_name</dt><dd>The player's name</dd>
 <dt>career_try</dt><dd>Career True Receiving Yards</dd>
 <dt>career_ranypa</dt><dd>Adjusted Net Yards Per Attempt (relative to average) of player's career teams, weighted by TRY w/ each team</dd>
 <dt>career_wowy</dt><dd>The amount by which <code>career_ranypa</code> exceeds what would be expected from his QBs' (age-adjusted) performance without the receiver</dd>
 <dt>bcs_rating</dt><dd>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 <a href='http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2005/02/ranking-the-all-time-great-wide-receivers/'>http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2005/02/ranking-the-all-time-great-wide-receivers/</a>)</dd>
</dl>

The Football Hall Of Fame Has A Receiver Problem

nflwr_hist: The Football Hall Of Fame Has A Receiver Problem

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