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NBA Historical Player and Team Payroll Data
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This dataset offers a detailed collection of National Basketball Association (NBA) player and team data, providing valuable insights into the league's history from the mid-20th century to the early 2020s. It encompasses player statistics for all NBA seasons spanning from 1949-50 to 2021-22, alongside team payroll and individual player salary data from 1990 to 2023. The data was meticulously scraped from reputable sports resources, specifically Basketball Reference for player statistics and Hoops Hype for financial figures. This dataset serves as an updated and refined resource, building upon previous NBA data collections, designed for in-depth analysis of the sport's evolution and financial landscape.
Columns
- row number: A unique numerical identifier for each entry within the dataset.
- team: Specifies the name of the NBA team associated with the corresponding data, such as Cleveland or New York.
- seasonStartYear: Indicates the calendar year in which a particular NBA season commenced, with available data ranging from 1990 to 2021.
- payroll: Represents the total salary cap allocated to a specific team for a given season.
- inflationAdjPayroll: Provides the team's salary cap adjusted for inflation, enabling accurate financial comparisons across different seasons.
Distribution
The dataset is typically supplied in a CSV (Comma Separated Values) format, with sample files due to be updated separately on the platform. The "NBA Payroll(1990-2023).csv" file has a size of 43.97 kB and comprises 5 distinct columns. The payroll-specific data contains 966 valid records, demonstrating high data quality with no missing or mismatched entries for the listed columns. The full dataset is expected to be updated annually.
Usage
This dataset is ideally suited for a variety of analytical applications, including data analytics, data visualisation, and data cleaning. It can be effectively utilised to explore historical NBA trends, analyse player performance metrics over several decades, study the evolution of team financial structures and salary caps, and develop predictive models related to team success or player valuation. It also offers a rich foundation for academic research into sports economics and professional sports league dynamics.
Coverage
The dataset focuses on the National Basketball Association. It covers player statistics historically from the 1949-50 season through to the 2021-22 season. The team payroll and player salary data spans a temporal range from 1990 to 2023. The scope primarily includes information pertinent to NBA teams and players within these specified timeframes.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
This dataset is suitable for a diverse range of users, including data analysts, sports researchers, statisticians, academic institutions, and basketball enthusiasts. Intended use cases include creating interactive dashboards to visualise team performance and financial trends, conducting in-depth statistical studies on player salary evolution, developing machine learning models to forecast team finances or player statistics, and supporting journalistic reporting on NBA economics and sporting narratives.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- NBA Historical Player and Team Payroll Data
- Basketball Reference & Hoops Hype NBA Statistics
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Original Data Source: NBA Historical Player and Team Payroll Data
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