SportsPress distinguishes between two types of player data: Metrics and Statistics. They look similar on the frontend but are stored and calculated differently.
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Metrics are static values entered manually on each player's edit screen. They do not change when events are entered. Typical examples are Height and Weight.
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Metrics are defined as sp_metric custom post type records. To view or add metric types, navigate to SportsPress > Configure and look for the Player Metrics section.
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Metric types display in the order set by the Order field on each metric's edit screen. Lower numbers appear first. Metrics with no order value (0) appear before those with higher values.
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On the player edit screen, scroll to the Metrics sidebar meta box. Each configured metric type shows a labelled text input. Enter the value and save the player.
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Metric values are stored in the sp_metrics array in post_meta on the player post. The key in that array is the metric's post_name (slug).
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Statistics are calculated from performance data recorded on events (the Box Score). They are not entered directly per-player; instead they aggregate automatically across all events the player appeared in.
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Statistics types are defined as sp_statistic custom post type records. Navigate to SportsPress > Configure > Player Statistics to view them.
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When an event is saved with player performance data, the plugin reads the sp_players post meta on each event and sums performance values per player per season per league. The totals are resolved through equations configured on each statistic type.
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The Statistics meta box on the player edit screen shows placeholder values (grey text) for auto-calculated results. You can enter a manual override into any cell; when a manual value is present it replaces the calculated value.
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The Statistics meta box shows one table per league the player belongs to. Within each table:
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Each column corresponds to a sp_performance or sp_statistic variable visible in the configuration. The columns shown depend on the Columns setting in Player Settings:
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Player Settings > Statistics > Mode controls how column headers render:
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Player Settings > Statistics > Categories splits the statistics table into separate offense and defense sections. Options are:
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A performance variable is assigned to a section by editing that variable in Configure and setting the Section field.
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