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Wikidata has the properties:
 | This template uses Lua: |
Usage
To use this template, copy and paste this text to a baseball player's external links section:
((Baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br= |fangraphs= |brm= |retro=))
Add the page ID's after the equals sign to properly direct the links that you desire to have. If you do not specify an ID, the site will not be shown.
Example
Example for Chris Young (outfielder):
((Baseballstats |mlb= 455759 |espn= 6514 |br= y/youngch04 |fangraphs= 3882 |brm= young-001chr |retro= Y/Pyounc004 ))
results in:
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
To find a player's ID, find the player's page on a website and locate a string of numbers or letters in the URL similar to the ones above. That is the player's ID.
Parameters
| Parameter | Website | Wikidata property† | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
|mlb=
|
MLB.com | P3541 | https://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=(({mlb))} |
|espn=
|
ESPN.com | P3571 | https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/(({espn))} |
|br=
|
Baseball-Reference.com | P1825 | https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/(({br))}.shtml |
|fangraphs=
|
Fangraphs.com | P3574 | https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=(({fangraphs))} |
|brm=
|
Baseball-Reference.com (Minors) | P1826 | https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=(({brm))} |
|retro=
|
Retrosheet.org | P6976 | https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/((retro)).htm |
† This template does not currently use Wikidata properties.