Most Owned v2.0
Summary
| Most Owned | |
| Resource | |
| Most Owned | A list of the pro players who have been owned most often within a fantasy league. |
| HTTP Methods | |
| GET | Retrieve a list of most owned players. |
| Example | |
| Get the four most owned players in fantasy leagues | |
| XML field definitions | |
| /most_owned | A container element for the most owned players. |
| /most_owned/ | A container element for the list of players. |
| /most_owned/ | A container for a player’s data. |
| /most_owned/ | ID of a player. |
| /most_owned/ | The player’s first name. |
| /most_owned/ | The player’s full name. |
| /most_owned/ | A container element for the player’s update, injury, suspension, and inactive icons. |
| /most_owned/ | The headline of the player’s latest news update. |
| /most_owned/ | The player’s last name. |
| /most_owned/ | A boolean to denote if a player is on waivers in a fantasy league or no. |
| /most_owned/ | The percentage of leagues the player is owned in. |
| /most_owned/ | An abbreviation for the primary position of the player. |
| /most_owned/ | Specifies the roster status of the player on the player’s pro team. |
| /most_owned/ | An abbreviation for the player’s pro team. |
| /most_owned/ | A snippet of HTML code containing a link to the player’s profile. |
| /most_owned/ | The absolute URL for the CBSSports.com profile for a player. |
| /most_owned/ | If the player is injured, this field will exist and indicate the injury in the format: {injury}: {expected time of return}. |
| /most_owned/ | A number to denote the bye-week for a pro team (only applicable to football). |
| /most_owned/ | 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_owned/ | Player’s opponent (only available for football). |
Most Owned
Description
A list of the pro players who have been owned most often within a fantasy league. The list is in order, with the most owned at the top.
Player information includes the player’s name, ID, pro team, position, roster status, percentage of leagues the player is owned in, and a link to their profile.
GET
Retrieve a list of most owned 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 owned players in fantasy leagues
Sample URL
http://api.cbssports.com/fantasy/players/roster-trends/most-owned?version=2.0&limit=4
XML Response
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<result uriAlias="/players/roster-trends/most-owned" uri="/players/roster-trends/most-owned" statusCode="200" statusMessage="OK">
<body>
<most_owned>
<players>
<player id="288897">
<firstname>Miguel</firstname>
<on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
<position>1B</position>
<icons>
<headline>Miggy goes deep twice more</headline>
</icons>
<lastname>Cabrera</lastname>
<owned_percentage>100</owned_percentage>
<pro_status>A</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/288897</profile_url>
<fullname>Miguel Cabrera</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/288897'>Cabrera, Miguel</a> 1B DET <span title="Miggy goes deep twice more"><a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/288897" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"><img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note-hot.gif"/></a></span><img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2><span title="Miggy's back-to-back jack"><a href="javascript:openPopup('/media/game-day/video?player_id=408234','mlbvideo', 990, 750);"><img src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/video.gif" border="0"></a></span></profile_link>
<pro_team>DET</pro_team>
</player>
<player id="392528">
<firstname>Jose</firstname>
<on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
<position>LF</position>
<icons>
<injury>Wrist: 15-day DL. Out until at least early August</injury>
<headline>Bautista might not need rehab assignment</headline>
</icons>
<lastname>Bautista</lastname>
<owned_percentage>100</owned_percentage>
<pro_status>DL</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/392528</profile_url>
<fullname>Jose Bautista</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/392528'>Bautista, Jose</a> LF TOR <span title="Bautista might not need rehab assignment"><a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/392528" 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="Wrist: 15-day DL. Out until at least early August"><a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/392528" 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>
<pro_team>TOR</pro_team>
</player>
<player id="1133731">
<firstname>Jay</firstname>
<on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
<position>RF</position>
<icons>
<headline>Bruce getting on track</headline>
</icons>
<lastname>Bruce</lastname>
<owned_percentage>100</owned_percentage>
<pro_status>A</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1133731</profile_url>
<fullname>Jay Bruce</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1133731'>Bruce, Jay</a> RF CIN <span title="Bruce getting on track"><a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1133731" 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="Bruce, Jay vs Parra, Manny - FIELDERSCHOICE, OUT"><a href="javascript:openPopup('/media/game-day/video?player_id=457803','mlbvideo', 990, 750);"><img src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/video.gif" border="0"></a></span></profile_link>
<pro_team>CIN</pro_team>
</player>
<player id="1103290">
<firstname>Andrew</firstname>
<on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
<position>CF</position>
<icons>
<headline>McCutchen pads stout average</headline>
</icons>
<lastname>McCutchen</lastname>
<owned_percentage>100</owned_percentage>
<pro_status>A</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1103290</profile_url>
<fullname>Andrew McCutchen</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1103290'>McCutchen, Andrew</a> CF PIT <span title="McCutchen pads stout average"><a href="http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1103290" 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="McCutchen's RBI single"><a href="javascript:openPopup('/media/game-day/video?player_id=457705','mlbvideo', 990, 750);"><img src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/video.gif" border="0"></a></span></profile_link>
<pro_team>PIT</pro_team>
</player>
</players>
</most_owned>
</body>
</result>JSON Response
{
"body" : {
"most_owned" : {
"players" : [
{
"firstname" : "Miguel",
"on_waivers" : 0,
"position" : "1B",
"icons" : {
"headline" : "Miggy goes deep twice more"
},
"lastname" : "Cabrera",
"owned_percentage" : 100,
"pro_status" : "A",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/288897",
"fullname" : "Miguel Cabrera",
"id" : "288897",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/288897'>Cabrera, Miguel</a> 1B DET <span title=\"Miggy goes deep twice more\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/288897\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note-hot.gif\"/></a></span><img src='http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/spacer.gif' height=1 width=2><span title=\"Miggy's back-to-back jack\"><a href=\"javascript:openPopup('/media/game-day/video?player_id=408234','mlbvideo', 990, 750);\"><img src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/video.gif\" border=\"0\"></a></span>",
"pro_team" : "DET"
},
{
"firstname" : "Jose",
"on_waivers" : 0,
"position" : "LF",
"icons" : {
"injury" : "Wrist: 15-day DL. Out until at least early August",
"headline" : "Bautista might not need rehab assignment"
},
"lastname" : "Bautista",
"owned_percentage" : 100,
"pro_status" : "DL",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/392528",
"fullname" : "Jose Bautista",
"id" : "392528",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/392528'>Bautista, Jose</a> LF TOR <span title=\"Bautista might not need rehab assignment\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/392528\" 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=\"Wrist: 15-day DL. Out until at least early August\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/392528\" subtab=\"Injury Report\" class=\"playerLink\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/red_cross.gif\"/></a></span>",
"pro_team" : "TOR"
},
{
"firstname" : "Jay",
"on_waivers" : 0,
"position" : "RF",
"icons" : {
"headline" : "Bruce getting on track"
},
"lastname" : "Bruce",
"owned_percentage" : 100,
"pro_status" : "A",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1133731",
"fullname" : "Jay Bruce",
"id" : "1133731",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1133731'>Bruce, Jay</a> RF CIN <span title=\"Bruce getting on track\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1133731\" 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=\"Bruce, Jay vs Parra, Manny - FIELDERSCHOICE, OUT\"><a href=\"javascript:openPopup('/media/game-day/video?player_id=457803','mlbvideo', 990, 750);\"><img src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/video.gif\" border=\"0\"></a></span>",
"pro_team" : "CIN"
},
{
"firstname" : "Andrew",
"on_waivers" : 0,
"position" : "CF",
"icons" : {
"headline" : "McCutchen pads stout average"
},
"lastname" : "McCutchen",
"owned_percentage" : 100,
"pro_status" : "A",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1103290",
"fullname" : "Andrew McCutchen",
"id" : "1103290",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1103290'>McCutchen, Andrew</a> CF PIT <span title=\"McCutchen pads stout average\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.baseball.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1103290\" 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=\"McCutchen's RBI single\"><a href=\"javascript:openPopup('/media/game-day/video?player_id=457705','mlbvideo', 990, 750);\"><img src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/video.gif\" border=\"0\"></a></span>",
"pro_team" : "PIT"
}
]
}
},
"uriAlias" : "/players/roster-trends/most-owned",
"statusMessage" : "OK",
"uri" : "/players/roster-trends/most-owned",
"statusCode" : 200
}Sample URL
http://api.cbssports.com/fantasy/players/roster-trends/most-owned?version=2.0&limit=4
XML Response
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<result uriAlias="/players/roster-trends/most-owned" uri="/players/roster-trends/most-owned" statusCode="200" statusMessage="OK">
<body>
<most_owned>
<players>
<player id="409879">
<bye_week>6</bye_week>
<firstname>Maurice</firstname>
<on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
<position>RB</position>
<icons>
<headline>Jags unsure of MJD's status</headline>
</icons>
<lastname>Jones-Drew</lastname>
<owned_percentage>100</owned_percentage>
<is_locked>0</is_locked>
<opponent>@MIN</opponent>
<pro_status>A</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/409879</profile_url>
<fullname>Maurice Jones-Drew</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/409879'>Jones-Drew, Maurice</a> RB JAC <span title="Jags unsure of MJD's status"><a href="http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/409879" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"><img border="0" width="10" height="10" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note-recent.gif"/></a></span></profile_link>
<pro_team>JAC</pro_team>
</player>
<player id="396811">
<bye_week>7</bye_week>
<firstname>Antonio</firstname>
<on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
<position>TE</position>
<icons>
<headline>Turner: Gates has great offseason</headline>
</icons>
<lastname>Gates</lastname>
<owned_percentage>100</owned_percentage>
<is_locked>0</is_locked>
<opponent>@OAK</opponent>
<pro_status>A</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/396811</profile_url>
<fullname>Antonio Gates</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/396811'>Gates, Antonio</a> TE SD <span title="Turner: Gates has great offseason"><a href="http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/396811" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"><img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note-hot.gif"/></a></span></profile_link>
<pro_team>SD</pro_team>
</player>
<player id="1243206">
<bye_week>8</bye_week>
<firstname>Ray</firstname>
<on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
<position>RB</position>
<icons>
<headline>Rice has long-term deal</headline>
</icons>
<lastname>Rice</lastname>
<owned_percentage>100</owned_percentage>
<is_locked>0</is_locked>
<opponent>CIN</opponent>
<pro_status>A</pro_status>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1243206</profile_url>
<fullname>Ray Rice</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1243206'>Rice, Ray</a> RB BAL <span title="Rice has long-term deal"><a href="http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1243206" class="playerLink" subtab="Update"><img border="0" width="7" height="7" src="http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif"/></a></span></profile_link>
<pro_team>BAL</pro_team>
</player>
<player id="425">
<bye_week>8</bye_week>
<firstname/>
<on_waivers>0</on_waivers>
<position>DST</position>
<lastname>Ravens</lastname>
<owned_percentage>100</owned_percentage>
<is_locked>0</is_locked>
<opponent>CIN</opponent>
<pro_status/>
<profile_url>http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/425</profile_url>
<fullname>Ravens</fullname>
<profile_link><a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/425'>Ravens</a> DST BAL</profile_link>
<pro_team>BAL</pro_team>
</player>
</players>
</most_owned>
</body>
</result>JSON Response
{
"body" : {
"most_owned" : {
"players" : [
{
"bye_week" : "6",
"firstname" : "Maurice",
"on_waivers" : 0,
"position" : "RB",
"icons" : {
"headline" : "Jags unsure of MJD's status"
},
"lastname" : "Jones-Drew",
"owned_percentage" : 100,
"is_locked" : 0,
"opponent" : "@MIN",
"pro_status" : "A",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/409879",
"fullname" : "Maurice Jones-Drew",
"id" : "409879",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/409879'>Jones-Drew, Maurice</a> RB JAC <span title=\"Jags unsure of MJD's status\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/409879\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note-recent.gif\"/></a></span>",
"pro_team" : "JAC"
},
{
"bye_week" : "7",
"firstname" : "Antonio",
"on_waivers" : 0,
"position" : "TE",
"icons" : {
"headline" : "Turner: Gates has great offseason"
},
"lastname" : "Gates",
"owned_percentage" : 100,
"is_locked" : 0,
"opponent" : "@OAK",
"pro_status" : "A",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/396811",
"fullname" : "Antonio Gates",
"id" : "396811",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/396811'>Gates, Antonio</a> TE SD <span title=\"Turner: Gates has great offseason\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/396811\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note-hot.gif\"/></a></span>",
"pro_team" : "SD"
},
{
"bye_week" : "8",
"firstname" : "Ray",
"on_waivers" : 0,
"position" : "RB",
"icons" : {
"headline" : "Rice has long-term deal"
},
"lastname" : "Rice",
"owned_percentage" : 100,
"is_locked" : 0,
"opponent" : "CIN",
"pro_status" : "A",
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1243206",
"fullname" : "Ray Rice",
"id" : "1243206",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1243206'>Rice, Ray</a> RB BAL <span title=\"Rice has long-term deal\"><a href=\"http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/1243206\" class=\"playerLink\" subtab=\"Update\"><img border=\"0\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\" src=\"http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/news-note.gif\"/></a></span>",
"pro_team" : "BAL"
},
{
"bye_week" : "8",
"firstname" : "",
"on_waivers" : 0,
"position" : "DST",
"lastname" : "Ravens",
"owned_percentage" : 100,
"is_locked" : 0,
"opponent" : "CIN",
"pro_status" : null,
"profile_url" : "http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/425",
"fullname" : "Ravens",
"id" : "425",
"profile_link" : "<a class='playerLink' href='http://<league_id>.football.cbssports.com/players/playerpage/425'>Ravens</a> DST BAL",
"pro_team" : "BAL"
}
]
}
},
"uriAlias" : "/players/roster-trends/most-owned",
"statusMessage" : "OK",
"uri" : "/players/roster-trends/most-owned",
"statusCode" : 200
}/most_owned/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.
