# Filter the data for the pitcher Sibley
Sibley_data <- Newport65 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Sibley, Joshua")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Sibley_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 Sibley")
Detailed Pitch Table for Sibley
Sinker |
84.17 |
2198.25 |
148.19 |
-5.01 |
9.37 |
BallCalled |
4.9 |
Changeup |
83.94 |
2271.44 |
133.49 |
-8.29 |
9.17 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
4.4 |
Curveball |
75.52 |
2847.29 |
281.66 |
10.17 |
-0.49 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
9.4 |
Changeup |
80.91 |
1710.38 |
110.63 |
-15.05 |
7.07 |
InPlay |
3.7 |
Curveball |
74.80 |
2741.84 |
287.15 |
9.59 |
-1.42 |
BallCalled |
9.6 |
Curveball |
75.69 |
2795.27 |
301.07 |
10.58 |
-4.80 |
StrikeSwinging |
10.0 |
Changeup |
84.38 |
2360.13 |
150.06 |
-7.87 |
14.86 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.0 |
Curveball |
75.33 |
2746.61 |
313.83 |
9.52 |
-7.28 |
BallCalled |
10.5 |
Four-Seam |
83.66 |
2368.68 |
163.77 |
-5.51 |
20.31 |
StrikeCalled |
5.5 |
Four-Seam |
82.83 |
2262.12 |
160.53 |
-6.48 |
19.70 |
StrikeCalled |
5.4 |
Curveball |
75.55 |
2765.93 |
261.70 |
13.81 |
3.77 |
InPlay |
8.7 |
Four-Seam |
82.87 |
2267.07 |
143.75 |
-10.68 |
15.98 |
StrikeSwinging |
4.8 |
Changeup |
82.60 |
2212.83 |
106.65 |
-16.59 |
6.38 |
BallCalled |
3.6 |
Curveball |
75.56 |
2682.68 |
247.81 |
7.48 |
4.64 |
StrikeSwinging |
8.3 |
Curveball |
75.44 |
2785.61 |
258.54 |
9.33 |
3.45 |
StrikeSwinging |
8.6 |
Changeup |
84.56 |
2276.86 |
121.35 |
-12.64 |
9.03 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
4.0 |
Changeup |
81.27 |
1899.43 |
97.52 |
-17.98 |
3.83 |
StrikeSwinging |
3.3 |
Changeup |
81.92 |
1910.19 |
117.43 |
-15.85 |
9.74 |
BallCalled |
3.9 |
Four-Seam |
84.00 |
2257.55 |
153.92 |
-8.15 |
17.93 |
BallCalled |
5.1 |
Changeup |
84.16 |
2284.79 |
126.13 |
-10.32 |
8.90 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
4.2 |
Changeup |
81.32 |
1905.57 |
126.63 |
-13.70 |
11.76 |
StrikeCalled |
4.2 |
Curveball |
75.88 |
2720.01 |
291.58 |
9.09 |
-1.94 |
StrikeCalled |
9.7 |
Sinker |
84.89 |
2280.86 |
146.31 |
-6.65 |
11.33 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
4.9 |
Sinker |
85.88 |
2299.79 |
142.39 |
-8.71 |
12.62 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
4.7 |
Changeup |
82.67 |
1880.01 |
132.20 |
-13.29 |
13.56 |
InPlay |
4.4 |
# 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 Sibley")
Summary Pitch Table for Sibley
Changeup |
10 |
2 |
8 |
20.00% |
80.00% |
82.77 |
2071.16 |
9.43 |
-13.16 |
122.21 |
4.1 |
Curveball |
8 |
2 |
6 |
25.00% |
75.00% |
75.47 |
2760.66 |
-0.51 |
9.95 |
280.42 |
9.3 |
Four-Seam |
4 |
1 |
3 |
25.00% |
75.00% |
83.34 |
2288.86 |
18.48 |
-7.70 |
155.49 |
5.2 |
Sinker |
3 |
1 |
2 |
33.33% |
66.67% |
84.98 |
2259.63 |
11.11 |
-6.79 |
145.63 |
4.8 |
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Sibley_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 = 1) + # Adjust ratio to shrink vertical distance
labs(title = "Pitch Locations for Sibley",
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 Sibley",
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")
)
