Most Benched v2.0
Summary
| Most Benched | |
| Resource | |
| Most Benched | A list of the pro players who have been benched most often within a fantasy league. |
| HTTP Methods | |
| GET | Retrieve a list of most benched players |
| Example | |
| Get the four most benched players | |
| XML field definitions | |
| /most_benched | A container element for the most benched players. |
| /most_benched/ | A container element for the list of players. |
| /most_benched/ | Container element for a player in the list of most benched players. |
| /most_benched/ | The ID of the player. |
| /most_benched/ | Percentage of leagues that have the player starting on a roster for the upcoming week (updated several times a day), as an integer. |
| /most_benched/ | The percentage difference between the number of leagues that have the player starting on a roster for the upcoming week and the current week, as a positive or negative integer. |
| /most_benched/ | The first name of the player. |
| /most_benched/ | The full name of the player. |
| /most_benched/ | A container element for the player’s update and injury icons. |
| /most_benched/ | If the player is injured, this field will exist and indicate the injury in the format: {injury}: {expected time of return} |
| /most_benched/ | The percentage of leagues that have the player starting on a roster for this week, as an integer. |
| /most_benched/ | The last name of the player. |
| /most_benched/ | A boolean to denote if a player is on waivers in a fantasy league or no. |
| /most_benched/ | An abbreviation for the primary position of the player. |
| /most_benched/ | Specifies the roster status of the player on the player’s pro team. |
| /most_benched/ | An abbreviation for the player’s pro team. |
| /most_benched/ | A snippet of HTML code containing a link to the player’s profile. |
| /most_benched/ | The absolute URL for the CBSSports.com profile for a player. |
| /most_benched/ | The headline of the player’s latest news update. |
| /most_benched/ | A number to denote the bye-week for a pro team (only applicable to football). |
| /most_benched/ | A boolean to denote if a player is locked (can not be involved in any add/drops, trades, and lineup moves as the player’s team’s game has already started). |
| /most_benched/ | Player’s opponent (only available for football). |
Most Benched
Description
A list of the pro players who have been benched most often within a fantasy league. The list is in order, with the most benched at the top.
Player information includes the player’s name, ID, pro team, position, roster status, number of times benched, and a link to their profile.
GET
Retrieve a list of most benched players
URL
http://api.cbssports.com
Parameters
| response_format | (optional) Specifies the format in which the requested resource should be returned. Valid values are XML and JSON. The default is XML. |
| position | (optional, can only be used in league context) - Limits the players returned to ones that are eligible at the specified position |
| player_status | (optional, can only be used in league context) - Limits the players returned to ones that match the player_status (defaults to all, other valid values are free_agents and owned) |
| limit | (optional) Return only this number of players. |
Get the four most benched players
Sample URL
http://api.cbssports.com/fantasy/players/roster-trends/most-benched?version=2.0&limit=4
XML Response
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<result uriAlias="/players/roster-trends/most-benched" uri="/players/roster-trends/most-benched" statusCode="200" statusMessage="OK">
<body>
<most_benched>
<players>
<player id="21607">
<firstname>Carlos</firstname>
<current_period>13</current_period>
<on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
<position>LF</position>
<icons>
<injury>Hamstring : 15-day DL. Out until at least mid-June</injury>
</icons>
<lastname>Lee</lastname>
<pro_status>DL</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/21607</profile_url>
<diff>-65</diff>
<fullname>Carlos Lee</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/21607'>Lee, Carlos</a> LF HOU <span title="Hamstring : 15-day DL. Out until at least mid-June"><a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/21607" subtab="Injury Report" class="playerLink"><img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif"/></a></span></profile_link>
<last_period>78</last_period>
<pro_team>HOU</pro_team>
</player>
<player id="589256">
<firstname>Troy</firstname>
<current_period>14</current_period>
<on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
<position>SS</position>
<icons>
<injury>Groin: 15-day DL. Out until at least mid-June</injury>
</icons>
<lastname>Tulowitzki</lastname>
<pro_status>DL</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/589256</profile_url>
<diff>-39</diff>
<fullname>Troy Tulowitzki</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/589256'>Tulowitzki, Troy</a> SS COL <span title="Groin: 15-day DL. Out until at least mid-June"><a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/589256" subtab="Injury Report" class="playerLink"><img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif"/></a></span></profile_link>
<last_period>53</last_period>
<pro_team>COL</pro_team>
</player>
<player id="1660422">
<firstname>Alex</firstname>
<current_period>40</current_period>
<on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
<position>C</position>
<icons>
<injury>Hamstring: 15-day DL. Out until at least late June</injury>
<headline>Avila officially goes on DL</headline>
</icons>
<lastname>Avila</lastname>
<pro_status>DL</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1660422</profile_url>
<diff>-36</diff>
<fullname>Alex Avila</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1660422'>Avila, Alex</a> C DET <span title="Avila officially goes on DL"><a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1660422" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"><img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note-cold.gif"/></a></span><img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2><span title="Hamstring: 15-day DL. Out until at least late June"><a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1660422" subtab="Injury Report" class="playerLink"><img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif"/></a></span></profile_link>
<last_period>76</last_period>
<pro_team>DET</pro_team>
</player>
<player id="547591">
<firstname>Nick</firstname>
<current_period>12</current_period>
<on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
<position>RF</position>
<icons>
<injury>Hand: 15-day DL. Out until at least late June</injury>
<headline>Markakis close to having stitches removed</headline>
</icons>
<lastname>Markakis</lastname>
<pro_status>DL</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/547591</profile_url>
<diff>-36</diff>
<fullname>Nick Markakis</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/547591'>Markakis, Nick</a> RF BAL <span title="Markakis close to having stitches removed"><a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/547591" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"><img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif"/></a></span><img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2><span title="Hand: 15-day DL. Out until at least late June"><a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/547591" subtab="Injury Report" class="playerLink"><img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif"/></a></span></profile_link>
<last_period>48</last_period>
<pro_team>BAL</pro_team>
</player>
</players>
</most_benched>
</body>
</result>JSON Response
{
"body" : {
"most_benched" : {
"players" : [
{
"firstname" : "Carlos",
"current_period" : 13,
"on_waivers" : 0,
"position" : "LF",
"icons" : {
"injury" : "Hamstring : 15-day DL. Out until at least mid-June"
},
"lastname" : "Lee",
"pro_status" : "DL",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/21607",
"diff" : -65,
"fullname" : "Carlos Lee",
"id" : "21607",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/21607'>Lee, Carlos</a> LF HOU <span title=\"Hamstring : 15-day DL. Out until at least mid-June\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/21607\" subtab=\"Injury Report\" class=\"playerLink\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif\"/></a></span>",
"last_period" : 78,
"pro_team" : "HOU"
},
{
"firstname" : "Troy",
"current_period" : 14,
"on_waivers" : 0,
"position" : "SS",
"icons" : {
"injury" : "Groin: 15-day DL. Out until at least mid-June"
},
"lastname" : "Tulowitzki",
"pro_status" : "DL",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/589256",
"diff" : -39,
"fullname" : "Troy Tulowitzki",
"id" : "589256",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/589256'>Tulowitzki, Troy</a> SS COL <span title=\"Groin: 15-day DL. Out until at least mid-June\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/589256\" subtab=\"Injury Report\" class=\"playerLink\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif\"/></a></span>",
"last_period" : 53,
"pro_team" : "COL"
},
{
"firstname" : "Alex",
"current_period" : 40,
"on_waivers" : 0,
"position" : "C",
"icons" : {
"injury" : "Hamstring: 15-day DL. Out until at least late June",
"headline" : "Avila officially goes on DL"
},
"lastname" : "Avila",
"pro_status" : "DL",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1660422",
"diff" : -36,
"fullname" : "Alex Avila",
"id" : "1660422",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1660422'>Avila, Alex</a> C DET <span title=\"Avila officially goes on DL\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1660422\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note-cold.gif\"/></a></span><img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2><span title=\"Hamstring: 15-day DL. Out until at least late June\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1660422\" subtab=\"Injury Report\" class=\"playerLink\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif\"/></a></span>",
"last_period" : 76,
"pro_team" : "DET"
},
{
"firstname" : "Nick",
"current_period" : 12,
"on_waivers" : 0,
"position" : "RF",
"icons" : {
"injury" : "Hand: 15-day DL. Out until at least late June",
"headline" : "Markakis close to having stitches removed"
},
"lastname" : "Markakis",
"pro_status" : "DL",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/547591",
"diff" : -36,
"fullname" : "Nick Markakis",
"id" : "547591",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/547591'>Markakis, Nick</a> RF BAL <span title=\"Markakis close to having stitches removed\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/547591\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif\"/></a></span><img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2><span title=\"Hand: 15-day DL. Out until at least late June\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/547591\" subtab=\"Injury Report\" class=\"playerLink\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif\"/></a></span>",
"last_period" : 48,
"pro_team" : "BAL"
}
]
}
},
"uriAlias" : "/players/roster-trends/most-benched",
"statusMessage" : "OK",
"uri" : "/players/roster-trends/most-benched",
"statusCode" : 200
}Sample URL
http://api.cbssports.com/fantasy/players/roster-trends/most-benched?version=2.0&limit=4
XML Response
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<result uriAlias="/players/roster-trends/most-benched" uri="/players/roster-trends/most-benched" statusCode="200" statusMessage="OK">
<body>
<most_benched>
<players>
<player id="1633122">
<bye_week>11</bye_week>
<firstname>Kyle</firstname>
<current_period>0</current_period>
<on_waivers>1</on_waivers>
<position>TE</position>
<lastname>Rudolph</lastname>
<is_locked>0</is_locked>
<opponent>JAC</opponent>
<pro_status>A</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1633122</profile_url>
<diff>-1</diff>
<fullname>Kyle Rudolph</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1633122'>Rudolph, Kyle</a> TE MIN </profile_link>
<last_period>1</last_period>
<pro_team>MIN</pro_team>
</player>
<player id="419756">
<bye_week>6</bye_week>
<firstname>Laurent</firstname>
<current_period>56</current_period>
<on_waivers>1</on_waivers>
<position>WR</position>
<lastname>Robinson</lastname>
<is_locked>0</is_locked>
<opponent>@MIN</opponent>
<pro_status>A</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/419756</profile_url>
<diff>-1</diff>
<fullname>Laurent Robinson</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/419756'>Robinson, Laurent</a> WR JAC</profile_link>
<last_period>57</last_period>
<pro_team>JAC</pro_team>
</player>
<player id="1123324">
<firstname>Jeremy</firstname>
<current_period>41</current_period>
<on_waivers>1</on_waivers>
<position>WR</position>
<icons>
<injury>Ankle: Probable for start of training camp</injury>
<headline>Maclin tweaks ankle</headline>
</icons>
<lastname>Maclin</lastname>
<is_locked>0</is_locked>
<opponent>@CLE</opponent>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1123324'>Maclin, Jeremy</a> WR PHI <span title="Maclin tweaks ankle"><a href="http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1123324" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"><img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif"/></a></span><img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2><span title="Ankle: Probable for start of training camp"><a href="http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1123324" subtab="Injury Report" class="playerLink"><img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif"/></a></span></profile_link>
<bye_week>7</bye_week>
<pro_status>A</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1123324</profile_url>
<fullname>Jeremy Maclin</fullname>
<diff>-1</diff>
<last_period>42</last_period>
<pro_team>PHI</pro_team>
</player>
<player id="565804">
<firstname>Felix</firstname>
<current_period>34</current_period>
<on_waivers>1</on_waivers>
<position>RB</position>
<icons>
<injury>Shoulder: Probable for start of training camp</injury>
<headline>Shoulder sidelines RB Jones</headline>
</icons>
<lastname>Jones</lastname>
<is_locked>0</is_locked>
<opponent>@NYG</opponent>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/565804'>Jones, Felix</a> RB DAL <span title="Shoulder sidelines RB Jones"><a href="http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/565804" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"><img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif"/></a></span><img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2><span title="Shoulder: Probable for start of training camp"><a href="http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/565804" subtab="Injury Report" class="playerLink"><img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif"/></a></span></profile_link>
<bye_week>5</bye_week>
<pro_status>A</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/565804</profile_url>
<fullname>Felix Jones</fullname>
<diff>-1</diff>
<last_period>35</last_period>
<pro_team>DAL</pro_team>
</player>
</players>
</most_benched>
</body>
</result>JSON Response
{
"body" : {
"most_benched" : {
"players" : [
{
"bye_week" : "11",
"firstname" : "Kyle",
"current_period" : 0,
"on_waivers" : 1,
"position" : "TE",
"lastname" : "Rudolph",
"is_locked" : 0,
"opponent" : "JAC",
"pro_status" : "A",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1633122",
"diff" : -1,
"fullname" : "Kyle Rudolph",
"id" : "1633122",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1633122'>Rudolph, Kyle</a> TE MIN ",
"last_period" : 1,
"pro_team" : "MIN"
},
{
"bye_week" : "6",
"firstname" : "Laurent",
"current_period" : 56,
"on_waivers" : 1,
"position" : "WR",
"lastname" : "Robinson",
"is_locked" : 0,
"opponent" : "@MIN",
"pro_status" : "A",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/419756",
"diff" : -1,
"fullname" : "Laurent Robinson",
"id" : "419756",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/419756'>Robinson, Laurent</a> WR JAC",
"last_period" : 57,
"pro_team" : "JAC"
},
{
"firstname" : "Jeremy",
"current_period" : 41,
"on_waivers" : 1,
"position" : "WR",
"icons" : {
"injury" : "Ankle: Probable for start of training camp",
"headline" : "Maclin tweaks ankle"
},
"lastname" : "Maclin",
"is_locked" : 0,
"opponent" : "@CLE",
"id" : "1123324",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1123324'>Maclin, Jeremy</a> WR PHI <span title=\"Maclin tweaks ankle\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1123324\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif\"/></a></span><img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2><span title=\"Ankle: Probable for start of training camp\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1123324\" subtab=\"Injury Report\" class=\"playerLink\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif\"/></a></span>",
"bye_week" : "7",
"pro_status" : "A",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1123324",
"fullname" : "Jeremy Maclin",
"diff" : -1,
"last_period" : 42,
"pro_team" : "PHI"
},
{
"firstname" : "Felix",
"current_period" : 34,
"on_waivers" : 1,
"position" : "RB",
"icons" : {
"injury" : "Shoulder: Probable for start of training camp",
"headline" : "Shoulder sidelines RB Jones"
},
"lastname" : "Jones",
"is_locked" : 0,
"opponent" : "@NYG",
"id" : "565804",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/565804'>Jones, Felix</a> RB DAL <span title=\"Shoulder sidelines RB Jones\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/565804\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif\"/></a></span><img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2><span title=\"Shoulder: Probable for start of training camp\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/565804\" subtab=\"Injury Report\" class=\"playerLink\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif\"/></a></span>",
"bye_week" : "5",
"pro_status" : "A",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/565804",
"fullname" : "Felix Jones",
"diff" : -1,
"last_period" : 35,
"pro_team" : "DAL"
}
]
}
},
"uriAlias" : "/players/roster-trends/most-benched",
"statusMessage" : "OK",
"uri" : "/players/roster-trends/most-benched",
"statusCode" : 200
}/most_benched/players/player/@id
The ID of the player. You can use this ID to get more information about the player by requesting the Player Outlook resource or the Player Updates resource.
/most_benched/players/player/diff
The percentage difference between the number of leagues that have the player starting on a roster for the upcoming week and the current week, as a positive or negative integer. This value is equivalent to the value obtained by subtracting /most_benched/players/player/last_period from /most_benched/players/player/current_period.
/most_benched/players/player/fullname
The full name of the player. The value is equivlent to the values of /most_benched/players/player/firstname and /most_benched/players/player/lastname joined with a space.
/most_benched/players/player/position
An abbreviation for the primary position of the player. You can get a list of the abbreviations and their expansions by requesting the Positions resource.
The percentage of leagues that have the player starting on a roster for this week, as an integer.
Percentage of leagues that have the player starting on a roster for the upcoming week (updated several times a day), as an integer.
The first name of the player.
The last name of the player.
