Aggregate columns with additional (distinct) filters

Question

This code works as expected, but I it\'s long and creepy.

select p.name, p.played, w.won, l.lost from

(select users.name, count(games.name) as played
from u         


        

Answer 1

The aggregate FILTER clause in Postgres 9.4 or newer is shorter and faster:

SELECT u.name
     , count(*) FILTER (WHERE g.winner_id  > 0)    AS played
     , count(*) FILTER (WHERE g.winner_id  = u.id) AS won
     , count(*) FILTER (WHERE g.winner_id <> u.id) AS lost
FROM   games g
JOIN   users u ON u.id IN (g.player_1_id, g.player_2_id)
GROUP  BY u.name;

• The manual
• Postgres Wiki
• Depesz blog post

In Postgres 9.3 (or any version) this is still shorter and faster than nested sub-selects or CASE expressions:

SELECT u.name
     , count(g.winner_id  > 0 OR NULL)    AS played
     , count(g.winner_id  = u.id OR NULL) AS won
     , count(g.winner_id <> u.id OR NULL) AS lost
FROM   games g
JOIN   users u ON u.id IN (g.player_1_id, g.player_2_id)
GROUP  BY u.name;

Details:

• For absolute performance, is SUM faster or COUNT?