# Filter the data for the pitcher Adams
Adams_data <- Sanford69 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Adams, Brandon")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Adams_data %>%
select(AutoPitchType, RelSpeed, SpinRate, SpinAxis, HorzBreak, InducedVertBreak, PitchCall, RelHeight, RelSide) %>%
rename(
ReleaseSpeed = RelSpeed,
Tilt = SpinAxis,
HorizontalBreak = HorzBreak,
InducedVerticalBreak = InducedVertBreak,
ReleaseHeight = RelHeight,
ReleaseSide = RelSide
) %>%
mutate(
ReleaseSpeed = round(ReleaseSpeed, 2),
SpinRate = round(SpinRate, 2),
Tilt = round(Tilt, 2),
HorizontalBreak = round(HorizontalBreak, 2),
InducedVerticalBreak = round(InducedVerticalBreak, 2),
ReleaseHeight = round(ReleaseHeight, 2),
ReleaseSide = round(ReleaseSide, 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 Adams")
Detailed Pitch Table for Adams
Four-Seam |
88.64 |
2068.93 |
209.96 |
10.71 |
19.71 |
InPlay |
5.78 |
2.60 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
89.47 |
2217.47 |
215.02 |
12.48 |
18.86 |
BallCalled |
5.82 |
2.29 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
88.76 |
2115.06 |
211.56 |
11.38 |
19.59 |
BallCalled |
5.72 |
2.29 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
88.48 |
2194.37 |
221.05 |
15.37 |
18.74 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.75 |
2.68 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.07 |
2229.07 |
214.30 |
12.78 |
19.81 |
StrikeCalled |
5.77 |
2.44 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
91.17 |
2255.79 |
218.12 |
14.11 |
19.07 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.76 |
2.39 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
89.68 |
2195.41 |
211.79 |
12.44 |
21.19 |
BallCalled |
5.72 |
2.38 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
89.70 |
2204.05 |
215.82 |
13.08 |
19.24 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.85 |
2.46 |
7.2 |
Changeup |
82.21 |
1987.19 |
244.37 |
14.46 |
8.24 |
BallCalled |
5.49 |
2.55 |
8.1 |
Sinker |
89.62 |
2107.17 |
224.78 |
13.78 |
15.00 |
InPlay |
5.65 |
2.49 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
88.44 |
2117.62 |
210.84 |
11.31 |
20.12 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.76 |
2.40 |
7.0 |
Sinker |
89.11 |
2180.48 |
228.38 |
14.73 |
14.35 |
BallCalled |
5.65 |
2.61 |
7.6 |
Sinker |
87.78 |
2191.00 |
224.18 |
14.49 |
16.19 |
StrikeCalled |
5.78 |
2.57 |
7.5 |
Changeup |
81.89 |
1907.15 |
243.26 |
17.52 |
10.20 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.40 |
2.71 |
8.1 |
Changeup |
81.52 |
1904.53 |
252.02 |
18.74 |
7.37 |
InPlay |
5.43 |
2.82 |
8.4 |
Curveball |
77.53 |
2239.34 |
51.02 |
-9.30 |
-6.22 |
BallCalled |
5.64 |
2.67 |
1.7 |
Four-Seam |
89.46 |
2145.17 |
218.40 |
14.97 |
20.01 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.72 |
2.44 |
7.3 |
Curveball |
78.20 |
2342.86 |
45.81 |
-6.08 |
-4.54 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.52 |
2.65 |
1.5 |
Curveball |
78.11 |
2312.60 |
69.19 |
-9.93 |
-2.37 |
InPlay |
5.65 |
2.54 |
2.3 |
Curveball |
77.97 |
2246.63 |
51.44 |
-9.91 |
-6.54 |
BallCalled |
5.52 |
2.59 |
1.7 |
Curveball |
78.52 |
2287.68 |
36.57 |
-4.84 |
-5.08 |
StrikeCalled |
5.49 |
2.66 |
1.2 |
Four-Seam |
89.06 |
2173.77 |
210.28 |
10.56 |
19.26 |
InPlay |
5.77 |
2.16 |
7.0 |
Sinker |
88.94 |
2197.13 |
222.58 |
13.81 |
16.09 |
StrikeCalled |
5.63 |
2.37 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.70 |
2143.80 |
207.34 |
9.50 |
19.47 |
BallCalled |
5.82 |
2.38 |
6.9 |
Curveball |
76.99 |
2240.65 |
61.14 |
-8.68 |
-3.47 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.58 |
2.63 |
2.0 |
Curveball |
76.72 |
2257.42 |
72.95 |
-12.82 |
-2.55 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.63 |
2.49 |
2.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.83 |
2222.79 |
212.79 |
11.83 |
19.46 |
BallCalled |
5.75 |
2.33 |
7.1 |
Sinker |
89.07 |
2218.11 |
224.07 |
14.92 |
16.49 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.71 |
2.16 |
7.5 |
Curveball |
79.82 |
2420.46 |
56.60 |
-7.10 |
-3.39 |
BallCalled |
5.57 |
2.42 |
1.9 |
Four-Seam |
88.39 |
2229.36 |
216.13 |
13.30 |
19.34 |
BallCalled |
5.64 |
2.38 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
88.90 |
2152.97 |
211.36 |
11.82 |
20.55 |
StrikeCalled |
5.81 |
2.12 |
7.0 |
Slider |
77.87 |
2310.83 |
79.60 |
-8.80 |
-0.27 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.58 |
2.50 |
2.7 |
Four-Seam |
89.78 |
2257.45 |
219.18 |
14.90 |
19.43 |
InPlay |
5.75 |
2.30 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
87.67 |
2182.30 |
215.50 |
12.41 |
18.66 |
InPlay |
5.68 |
2.32 |
7.2 |
# 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
AvgReleaseHeight = round(mean(ReleaseHeight, na.rm = TRUE), 2),
AvgReleaseSide = round(mean(ReleaseSide, na.rm = TRUE), 2)
)
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Adams")
Summary Pitch Table for Adams
Changeup |
3 |
1 |
2 |
33.33% |
66.67% |
81.87 |
1932.96 |
8.60 |
16.91 |
246.55 |
8.2 |
5.44 |
2.69 |
Curveball |
8 |
3 |
5 |
37.50% |
62.50% |
77.98 |
2293.46 |
-4.27 |
-8.58 |
55.59 |
1.8 |
5.58 |
2.58 |
Four-Seam |
17 |
6 |
11 |
35.29% |
64.71% |
89.25 |
2182.67 |
19.56 |
12.53 |
214.08 |
7.1 |
5.76 |
2.37 |
Sinker |
5 |
1 |
4 |
20.00% |
80.00% |
88.90 |
2178.78 |
15.62 |
14.35 |
224.80 |
7.5 |
5.68 |
2.44 |
Slider |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
77.87 |
2310.83 |
-0.27 |
-8.80 |
79.60 |
2.7 |
5.58 |
2.50 |
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Adams_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 Adams",
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 Adams",
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")
)
