STAT-API

Rolling averages over an NBA game log

A rolling average smooths a per-game stat over a trailing window. Fetch a player's game log with the ops, sort it oldest-first, then compute a 5-game trailing average of points — the windowed math the DSL leaves to the escape hatch.

  1. 1. Resolve the current season

    curl -sS --compressed \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  'https://api.stat-api.com/api/v1/nba/seasons?limit=200'

  2. 2. Grab one game

    curl -sS --compressed \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  'https://api.stat-api.com/api/v1/nba/games?season_id=2025&limit=1'

  3. 3. Borrow a player from that game's box score

    One stat line gives a valid player_id to build the log from.

    curl -sS --compressed \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  'https://api.stat-api.com/api/v1/nba/game_player_stats?game_id=1&limit=1'

  4. 4. Page that player's full game log

    curl -sS --compressed \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  'https://api.stat-api.com/api/v1/nba/game_player_stats?player_id=1'

  5. 5. Oldest game first

    Sort chronologically so the rolling window walks forward in time.

    const chron = [...gamelog].sort((a, b) => a.game_date - b.game_date)

  6. 6. Compute a 5-game trailing average of points

    For each game, average points over the current game and the four before it.

    const window = 5
for (let i = 0; i < chron.length; i++) {
  const start = Math.max(0, i - window + 1)
  const span = chron.slice(start, i + 1)
  const avg = span.reduce((sum, r) => sum + r.pts, 0) / span.length
  console.log(`game ${i + 1}: pts=${chron[i].pts}, ${window}-game avg=${avg.toFixed(1)}`)
}