A comprehensive dataset tracking the career progression of every IPL player from 2008 to 2025. This dataset provides season-by-season batting and bowling statistics computed from ball-by-ball match data, enabling rich analysis of player development, peak performance periods, and career trajectories.

Quick Stats

* **Seasons**: 2008-2025 (18 seasons) * **Players**: 771 * **Ball-by-ball deliveries analyzed**: 278,034 * **Batting records**: 2,782 player-season combinations * **Bowling records**: 2,075 player-season combinations

Methodology

All stats computed from ball-by-ball IPL match data sourced from [cricsheet.org](https://cricsheet.org):

* **Batting average** = Runs / (Innings - Not Outs) * **Strike rate** = (Runs / Balls) × 100 * **Economy** = Runs Conceded / (Balls / 6) * **Bowling SR** = Balls / Wickets * Wickets count: caught, bowled, lbw, caught & bowled, stumped, hit wicket * Bowling stats exclude wides, no-balls, and penalty runs

Use Cases

* Player career trajectory analysis * Peak performance identification * Fantasy cricket & auction analytics * Statistical modeling & ML * Data visualization projects

Overview

A comprehensive dataset tracking the career progression of every IPL player from 2008 to 2025. This dataset provides season-by-season batting and bowling statistics computed from ball-by-ball match data, enabling rich analysis of player development, peak performance periods, and career trajectories.

Data Source: iplrecords.com

Quick Stats

• Seasons: 2008-2025 (18 seasons)
• Players: 771
• Ball-by-ball deliveries analyzed: 278,034
• Batting records: 2,782 player-season combinations
• Bowling records: 2,075 player-season combinations

Files

ipl_players_master.csv (771 rows)

Player registry with career totals for every IPL player.

Column	Description
player_name	Full display name
country	Player's country
debut_year	First IPL season
last_year	Most recent IPL season
seasons_played	Number of seasons participated
teams	Comma-separated list of teams
career_runs	Total career runs
career_balls_faced	Total balls faced
career_batting_innings	Total batting innings
career_hundreds	Centuries (100+ runs)
career_fifties	Half-centuries (50-99 runs)
career_highest_score	Best individual score
career_fours	Total fours
career_sixes	Total sixes
career_batting_sr	Career strike rate
career_wickets	Total wickets
career_bowling_innings	Total bowling innings
career_bowling_economy	Career economy rate
career_bowling_sr	Career bowling strike rate

ipl_batting_career_progression.csv (2,782 rows)

Season-by-season batting stats for each player.

Column	Description
player_name	Player name
country	Player's country
season	IPL season year
team	Team represented
innings	Matches batted
not_outs	Times remained not out
runs_scored	Runs scored
balls_faced	Balls faced
batting_average	Runs per dismissal
batting_strike_rate	Runs per 100 balls
highest_score	Season best score
hundreds	Centuries
fifties	Half-centuries
fours	Fours hit
sixes	Sixes hit

ipl_bowling_career_progression.csv (2,075 rows)

Season-by-season bowling stats for each player.

Column	Description
player_name	Player name
country	Player's country
season	IPL season year
team	Team represented
innings	Matches bowled
balls_bowled	Balls bowled
total_runs_conceded	Runs conceded
total_wickets	Wickets taken
economy_rate	Runs per over
bowling_average	Runs per wicket
bowling_strike_rate	Balls per wicket
best_wickets	Best match figures
three_wicket_hauls	Matches with 3 wickets
four_wicket_hauls	Matches with 4 wickets
five_wicket_hauls	Matches with 5+ wickets

Methodology

All stats computed from ball-by-ball IPL match data sourced from cricsheet.org:

• Batting average = Runs / (Innings - Not Outs)
• Strike rate = (Runs / Balls) × 100
• Economy = Runs Conceded / (Balls / 6)
• Bowling SR = Balls / Wickets
• Wickets count: caught, bowled, lbw, caught & bowled, stumped, hit wicket
• Bowling stats exclude wides, no-balls, and penalty runs

Use Cases

• Player career trajectory analysis
• Peak performance identification
• Fantasy cricket & auction analytics
• Statistical modeling & ML
• Data visualization projects

Attribution

Data sourced from iplrecords.com. For live IPL statistics and records, visit the site.