# Filter the data for the pitcher Interdonato
Interdonato_data <- Newport65 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Interdonato, Reed")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Interdonato_data %>%
select(AutoPitchType, RelSpeed, SpinRate, SpinAxis, HorzBreak, InducedVertBreak, PitchCall) %>%
rename(
ReleaseSpeed = RelSpeed,
Tilt = SpinAxis,
HorizontalBreak = HorzBreak,
InducedVerticalBreak = InducedVertBreak
) %>%
mutate(
ReleaseSpeed = round(ReleaseSpeed, 2),
SpinRate = round(SpinRate, 2),
Tilt = round(Tilt, 2),
HorizontalBreak = round(HorizontalBreak, 2),
InducedVerticalBreak = round(InducedVerticalBreak, 2),
ClockTilt = round((Tilt / 30) %% 12, 1) # Interpret Tilt as clock face
)
# Display the detailed table
knitr::kable(detailed_pitch_table, caption = "Detailed Pitch Table for Interdonato")
Detailed Pitch Table for Interdonato
Sinker |
92.14 |
2427.27 |
222.97 |
17.02 |
19.55 |
BallCalled |
7.4 |
Sinker |
92.08 |
2364.45 |
227.97 |
19.15 |
18.50 |
BallCalled |
7.6 |
Sinker |
91.99 |
2515.10 |
232.34 |
20.15 |
16.78 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
7.7 |
Slider |
85.59 |
2423.41 |
51.14 |
-0.78 |
0.70 |
StrikeCalled |
1.7 |
Slider |
85.96 |
2478.22 |
169.98 |
-0.48 |
3.93 |
BallCalled |
5.7 |
Four-Seam |
92.86 |
2475.13 |
229.41 |
20.77 |
18.91 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
7.6 |
Four-Seam |
94.35 |
2414.99 |
221.14 |
16.90 |
20.50 |
BallCalled |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
92.44 |
2343.69 |
220.28 |
16.45 |
20.64 |
BallCalled |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
92.93 |
2432.15 |
231.37 |
20.65 |
17.72 |
StrikeCalled |
7.7 |
Slider |
85.37 |
2486.99 |
169.60 |
-0.54 |
4.09 |
InPlay |
5.7 |
Slider |
86.17 |
2471.32 |
172.32 |
-0.47 |
4.87 |
StrikeCalled |
5.7 |
Slider |
85.31 |
2419.43 |
183.83 |
0.20 |
4.43 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.1 |
Sinker |
92.93 |
2373.84 |
236.43 |
22.39 |
16.13 |
StrikeSwinging |
7.9 |
Slider |
84.55 |
2377.19 |
186.04 |
0.26 |
3.99 |
StrikeCalled |
6.2 |
Slider |
85.83 |
2463.83 |
160.26 |
-1.87 |
6.63 |
StrikeCalled |
5.3 |
Slider |
87.24 |
2426.34 |
181.58 |
0.10 |
5.40 |
BallCalled |
6.1 |
Four-Seam |
93.91 |
2316.23 |
221.09 |
16.12 |
19.66 |
BallCalled |
7.4 |
Slider |
87.02 |
2477.04 |
191.70 |
0.81 |
5.46 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.4 |
Sinker |
93.47 |
2426.87 |
235.00 |
21.23 |
16.09 |
InPlay |
7.8 |
Sinker |
93.16 |
2365.15 |
231.49 |
20.28 |
17.35 |
BallCalled |
7.7 |
Slider |
85.48 |
2410.24 |
180.81 |
0.05 |
5.19 |
BallCalled |
6.0 |
Sinker |
92.96 |
2367.15 |
234.26 |
21.27 |
16.56 |
StrikeCalled |
7.8 |
Sinker |
93.69 |
2229.25 |
235.58 |
20.50 |
15.28 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
7.9 |
Changeup |
87.76 |
1668.48 |
247.98 |
16.32 |
7.76 |
InPlay |
8.3 |
Sinker |
90.80 |
2489.16 |
233.52 |
22.76 |
18.02 |
StrikeCalled |
7.8 |
Slider |
84.04 |
2451.02 |
192.78 |
1.06 |
5.85 |
BallCalled |
6.4 |
Sinker |
91.39 |
2505.83 |
234.73 |
20.90 |
15.89 |
StrikeSwinging |
7.8 |
Slider |
86.21 |
2423.59 |
195.39 |
0.91 |
4.46 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.5 |
Sinker |
89.63 |
2378.05 |
237.43 |
21.66 |
15.04 |
BallCalled |
7.9 |
Sinker |
92.32 |
2522.84 |
239.15 |
23.20 |
14.98 |
StrikeCalled |
8.0 |
Changeup |
86.03 |
2002.51 |
238.82 |
18.05 |
12.13 |
BallCalled |
8.0 |
Slider |
84.46 |
2408.46 |
189.42 |
0.74 |
5.54 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.3 |
Four-Seam |
92.70 |
2476.43 |
225.60 |
20.01 |
20.84 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
7.5 |
Sinker |
92.31 |
2499.47 |
236.52 |
20.43 |
14.70 |
StrikeSwinging |
7.9 |
Slider |
83.60 |
2345.92 |
165.24 |
-1.39 |
6.46 |
StrikeCalled |
5.5 |
Slider |
86.35 |
2441.13 |
208.66 |
2.72 |
6.61 |
BallCalled |
7.0 |
Slider |
86.32 |
2451.17 |
211.08 |
1.48 |
4.11 |
InPlay |
7.0 |
Sinker |
90.12 |
2496.63 |
225.15 |
18.49 |
19.67 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
7.5 |
Slider |
83.73 |
2382.15 |
215.42 |
3.29 |
5.91 |
BallCalled |
7.2 |
Sinker |
91.41 |
2488.20 |
230.75 |
21.52 |
18.84 |
BallCalled |
7.7 |
Slider |
85.07 |
2414.51 |
212.71 |
2.86 |
6.09 |
InPlay |
7.1 |
Sinker |
90.70 |
2496.89 |
226.09 |
19.95 |
20.48 |
BallCalled |
7.5 |
Sinker |
91.09 |
2428.64 |
226.02 |
18.38 |
18.99 |
BallCalled |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
91.62 |
2384.52 |
231.53 |
19.83 |
16.92 |
BallCalled |
7.7 |
Sinker |
91.32 |
2520.51 |
230.83 |
21.46 |
18.76 |
StrikeCalled |
7.7 |
Sinker |
92.06 |
2502.76 |
228.17 |
20.93 |
20.00 |
BallCalled |
7.6 |
Sinker |
91.22 |
2545.74 |
227.72 |
20.46 |
19.83 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
7.6 |
Slider |
85.38 |
2382.06 |
160.43 |
-2.44 |
8.43 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.3 |
Slider |
85.85 |
2483.88 |
168.87 |
-0.99 |
6.32 |
BallCalled |
5.6 |
Slider |
86.19 |
2283.87 |
174.42 |
-0.64 |
7.81 |
BallCalled |
5.8 |
Sinker |
92.02 |
2354.87 |
226.01 |
19.74 |
20.29 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
7.5 |
Slider |
85.86 |
2355.30 |
230.30 |
3.03 |
3.76 |
BallCalled |
7.7 |
Four-Seam |
92.84 |
2514.36 |
229.84 |
20.59 |
18.55 |
StrikeCalled |
7.7 |
Slider |
86.54 |
2454.37 |
196.72 |
1.66 |
6.90 |
StrikeCalled |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
92.38 |
2489.85 |
230.22 |
19.77 |
17.67 |
StrikeSwinging |
7.7 |
Four-Seam |
92.89 |
2455.72 |
218.15 |
16.21 |
21.84 |
BallCalled |
7.3 |
Slider |
85.77 |
2324.71 |
213.61 |
2.86 |
5.55 |
BallCalled |
7.1 |
Slider |
88.21 |
2387.25 |
236.44 |
2.44 |
2.87 |
BallCalled |
7.9 |
Slider |
87.76 |
2408.95 |
226.61 |
3.22 |
4.23 |
StrikeSwinging |
7.6 |
# Create a summary table
pitch_summary <- detailed_pitch_table %>%
group_by(AutoPitchType) %>%
summarise(
TotalPitches = n(),
Balls = sum(PitchCall == "BallCalled"),
Strikes = sum(PitchCall != "BallCalled"), # Count everything not a ball as a strike
BallPercentage = sprintf("%.2f%%", Balls / TotalPitches * 100),
StrikePercentage = sprintf("%.2f%%", Strikes / TotalPitches * 100),
AvgVelocity = round(mean(ReleaseSpeed, na.rm = TRUE), 2),
AvgSpinRate = round(mean(SpinRate, na.rm = TRUE), 2),
AvgInducedVertBreak = round(mean(InducedVerticalBreak, na.rm = TRUE), 2),
AvgHorzBreak = round(mean(HorizontalBreak, na.rm = TRUE), 2),
AvgTilt = round(mean(Tilt, na.rm = TRUE), 2),
AvgClockTilt = round(mean(ClockTilt, na.rm = TRUE), 1) # Clock face interpretation
)
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Interdonato")
Summary Pitch Table for Interdonato
Changeup |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
86.90 |
1835.49 |
9.95 |
17.19 |
243.40 |
8.2 |
Four-Seam |
10 |
5 |
5 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
92.89 |
2430.31 |
19.32 |
18.73 |
225.86 |
7.5 |
Sinker |
21 |
8 |
13 |
38.10% |
61.90% |
91.85 |
2442.79 |
17.70 |
20.57 |
231.34 |
7.7 |
Slider |
26 |
11 |
15 |
42.31% |
57.69% |
85.76 |
2416.63 |
5.22 |
0.70 |
186.36 |
6.2 |
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Interdonato_data %>%
select(AutoPitchType, PlateLocHeight, PlateLocSide, PitchCall) %>%
rename(
PitchHeight = PlateLocHeight,
PitchSide = PlateLocSide
) %>%
mutate(
SwingTake = ifelse(PitchCall %in% c("StrikeSwinging", "FoulBallNonSwinging", "FoulBallFieldable", "FoulBallNotFieldable", "InPlay"), "Swing", "Take"),
Chase = ifelse(SwingTake == "Swing" & (PitchSide < -0.75 | PitchSide > 0.75 | PitchHeight < 1.5 | PitchHeight > 3.5), "Chase", "Non-Chase")
)
# Create the scatter plot with specified strike zone boxes
ggplot(pitch_location_data, aes(x = PitchSide, y = PitchHeight, color = SwingTake, shape = Chase)) +
geom_point(size = 3) + # Increase point size
geom_rect(aes(xmin = -0.5, xmax = 0.5, ymin = 1.75, ymax = 3.25), fill = NA, color = "red", linetype = "solid", size = 1) + # Red box
geom_rect(aes(xmin = -0.75, xmax = 0.75, ymin = 1.5, ymax = 3.5), fill = NA, color = "black", linetype = "solid", size = 1) + # Black box
geom_rect(aes(xmin = -1.25, xmax = 1.25, ymin = 1.25, ymax = 3.75), fill = NA, color = "gray", linetype = "solid", size = 1) + # Gray box
scale_x_continuous(limits = c(-2, 2)) +
scale_y_continuous(limits = c(0, 5)) +
coord_fixed(ratio = 0.9) + # Adjust ratio to shrink vertical distance
labs(title = "Pitch Locations for Interdonato",
x = "Horizontal Location (feet)",
y = "Vertical Location (feet)",
color = "Swing/Take",
shape = "Chase") +
facet_wrap(~ AutoPitchType) + # Create individual graphs for each pitch type
geom_text(aes(x = -1.75, y = 5, label = "RHH"), color = "black", size = 3, hjust = 0) + # Label for RHH
geom_text(aes(x = 1.75, y = 5, label = "LHH"), color = "black", size = 3, hjust = 1) + # Label for LHH
theme_minimal() +
theme(
legend.position = "right",
panel.grid.major = element_line(color = "grey80"),
panel.grid.minor = element_line(color = "grey90"),
axis.text = element_text(color = "black"),
axis.title = element_text(color = "black"),
plot.title = element_text(color = "black"),
legend.background = element_rect(fill = "white", color = NA),
legend.key = element_rect(fill = "white", color = NA),
legend.text = element_text(color = "black"),
legend.title = element_text(color = "black")
)

# Create the scatter plot for horizontal and vertical breaks
ggplot(detailed_pitch_table, aes(x = HorizontalBreak, y = InducedVerticalBreak, color = AutoPitchType)) +
geom_point(size = 3) + # Increase point size
labs(title = "Pitch Movement for Interdonato",
x = "Horizontal Break (inches)",
y = "Induced Vertical Break (inches)",
color = "Pitch Type") +
theme_minimal() +
theme(
legend.position = "right",
panel.grid.major = element_line(color = "grey80"),
panel.grid.minor = element_line(color = "grey90"),
axis.text = element_text(color = "black"),
axis.title = element_text(color = "black"),
plot.title = element_text(color = "black"),
legend.background = element_rect(fill = "white", color = NA),
legend.key = element_rect(fill = "white", color = NA),
legend.text = element_text(color = "black"),
legend.title = element_text(color = "black")
)
