# Filter the data for the pitcher Kutz
Kutz_data <- Newport65 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Kutz, Charlie")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Kutz_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 Kutz")
Detailed Pitch Table for Kutz
Four-Seam |
88.01 |
2450.75 |
135.16 |
-10.85 |
12.12 |
StrikeCalled |
4.5 |
Slider |
79.87 |
2701.91 |
289.95 |
9.60 |
-2.01 |
BallCalled |
9.7 |
Slider |
80.11 |
2659.13 |
272.02 |
8.26 |
1.10 |
BallCalled |
9.1 |
Four-Seam |
88.21 |
2368.18 |
139.63 |
-7.91 |
10.49 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
4.7 |
Slider |
80.80 |
2712.31 |
261.23 |
10.31 |
2.95 |
BallCalled |
8.7 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
StrikeSwinging |
NA |
Sinker |
88.45 |
2462.09 |
122.98 |
-13.81 |
10.06 |
InPlay |
4.1 |
Sinker |
86.99 |
2405.91 |
115.76 |
-12.39 |
7.11 |
BallCalled |
3.9 |
Sinker |
88.03 |
2416.43 |
123.03 |
-12.33 |
9.11 |
BallCalled |
4.1 |
Sinker |
88.58 |
2471.05 |
131.27 |
-14.60 |
14.03 |
BallCalled |
4.4 |
Sinker |
87.96 |
2426.52 |
123.73 |
-13.89 |
10.39 |
BallCalled |
4.1 |
Changeup |
86.66 |
2409.06 |
127.39 |
-11.39 |
9.78 |
BallCalled |
4.2 |
Slider |
80.42 |
2664.08 |
285.05 |
5.80 |
-0.11 |
BallCalled |
9.5 |
Changeup |
85.88 |
2344.54 |
137.10 |
-9.13 |
11.00 |
BallCalled |
4.6 |
Four-Seam |
87.54 |
2487.47 |
144.10 |
-10.17 |
15.27 |
BallCalled |
4.8 |
Four-Seam |
87.71 |
2446.22 |
141.43 |
-9.65 |
13.19 |
BallCalled |
4.7 |
Curveball |
79.43 |
2767.27 |
286.47 |
11.58 |
-1.97 |
InPlay |
9.5 |
Curveball |
79.09 |
2724.80 |
305.82 |
8.89 |
-4.92 |
BallCalled |
10.2 |
Slider |
81.83 |
2737.73 |
321.75 |
2.91 |
-2.33 |
BallCalled |
10.7 |
Four-Seam |
88.24 |
2527.20 |
137.73 |
-10.83 |
13.08 |
BallCalled |
4.6 |
Changeup |
86.25 |
2529.08 |
146.94 |
-8.11 |
13.65 |
StrikeCalled |
4.9 |
Slider |
80.42 |
2828.52 |
279.07 |
12.77 |
-0.55 |
StrikeCalled |
9.3 |
Slider |
81.15 |
2891.53 |
278.31 |
11.85 |
-0.28 |
InPlay |
9.3 |
# 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 Kutz")
Summary Pitch Table for Kutz
Changeup |
3 |
2 |
1 |
66.67% |
33.33% |
86.26 |
2427.56 |
11.48 |
-9.54 |
137.14 |
4.6 |
Curveball |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
79.26 |
2746.03 |
-3.44 |
10.23 |
296.14 |
9.8 |
Four-Seam |
5 |
3 |
2 |
60.00% |
40.00% |
87.94 |
2455.96 |
12.83 |
-9.88 |
139.61 |
4.7 |
Sinker |
5 |
4 |
1 |
80.00% |
20.00% |
88.00 |
2436.40 |
10.14 |
-13.40 |
123.35 |
4.1 |
Slider |
7 |
5 |
2 |
71.43% |
28.57% |
80.66 |
2742.17 |
-0.18 |
8.79 |
283.91 |
9.5 |
NA |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Kutz_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 Kutz",
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 Kutz",
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")
)
