# Filter the data for the pitcher Foley
Foley_data <- Sanford69 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Foley, Brian")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Foley_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 Foley")
Detailed Pitch Table for Foley
Four-Seam |
92.48 |
2611.35 |
173.25 |
-1.62 |
14.67 |
BallCalled |
6.30 |
1.69 |
5.8 |
Four-Seam |
92.71 |
2438.08 |
226.98 |
13.55 |
13.72 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.01 |
1.93 |
7.6 |
Four-Seam |
93.00 |
2538.65 |
185.70 |
1.43 |
15.25 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.25 |
1.58 |
6.2 |
Four-Seam |
94.30 |
2511.29 |
199.90 |
5.60 |
16.41 |
InPlay |
6.29 |
1.46 |
6.7 |
Sinker |
93.71 |
2455.64 |
232.77 |
14.81 |
12.32 |
StrikeCalled |
6.12 |
1.78 |
7.8 |
Cutter |
89.72 |
2860.65 |
191.25 |
1.54 |
8.76 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.95 |
2.05 |
6.4 |
Slider |
88.28 |
2766.18 |
153.67 |
-1.72 |
4.57 |
BallCalled |
6.05 |
1.84 |
5.1 |
Four-Seam |
93.67 |
2478.08 |
230.89 |
14.44 |
12.75 |
BallCalled |
6.15 |
1.56 |
7.7 |
Four-Seam |
94.19 |
2675.49 |
207.39 |
8.02 |
16.40 |
StrikeCalled |
6.28 |
1.45 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
92.67 |
2499.69 |
216.17 |
10.88 |
15.95 |
StrikeCalled |
6.23 |
1.49 |
7.2 |
Cutter |
89.07 |
2891.73 |
168.04 |
-0.93 |
5.47 |
BallCalled |
5.94 |
1.88 |
5.6 |
Four-Seam |
92.79 |
2579.72 |
222.89 |
13.84 |
15.99 |
BallCalled |
6.18 |
1.47 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
92.11 |
2510.65 |
185.18 |
1.40 |
16.49 |
BallCalled |
6.22 |
1.52 |
6.2 |
Four-Seam |
92.00 |
2500.82 |
187.68 |
2.12 |
16.83 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.25 |
1.55 |
6.3 |
Sinker |
92.62 |
2532.44 |
243.19 |
15.26 |
8.73 |
InPlay |
6.00 |
1.75 |
8.1 |
Sinker |
92.11 |
2461.44 |
227.79 |
11.37 |
11.30 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.95 |
1.93 |
7.6 |
Slider |
80.29 |
2902.30 |
74.61 |
-21.77 |
-4.46 |
BallCalled |
5.76 |
1.93 |
2.5 |
Four-Seam |
93.98 |
2496.89 |
223.43 |
11.03 |
12.65 |
InPlay |
6.11 |
1.63 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.36 |
2475.72 |
202.55 |
4.66 |
12.36 |
BallCalled |
6.26 |
1.65 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
90.23 |
2484.32 |
218.91 |
10.95 |
14.71 |
StrikeCalled |
6.04 |
1.95 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
91.50 |
2451.31 |
229.54 |
13.67 |
12.79 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.10 |
1.73 |
7.7 |
Slider |
87.34 |
2807.98 |
167.52 |
-1.15 |
6.40 |
InPlay |
6.03 |
2.11 |
5.6 |
Four-Seam |
90.11 |
2447.55 |
191.07 |
3.54 |
19.27 |
BallCalled |
6.35 |
1.65 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.76 |
2524.26 |
207.46 |
10.28 |
21.00 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.19 |
1.57 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
91.90 |
2399.93 |
217.41 |
12.32 |
17.29 |
BallCalled |
6.12 |
1.58 |
7.2 |
Sinker |
92.72 |
2420.21 |
225.77 |
16.76 |
17.48 |
BallCalled |
6.05 |
1.66 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
92.35 |
2511.41 |
229.44 |
16.25 |
15.05 |
BallCalled |
6.10 |
1.66 |
7.6 |
Slider |
88.43 |
2681.68 |
210.40 |
2.44 |
5.33 |
BallCalled |
5.97 |
1.98 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
91.13 |
2450.00 |
220.20 |
8.78 |
11.52 |
InPlay |
6.19 |
1.64 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
92.31 |
2568.79 |
197.02 |
4.54 |
15.84 |
BallCalled |
6.23 |
1.38 |
6.6 |
Slider |
86.32 |
2925.34 |
171.11 |
-0.61 |
5.11 |
BallCalled |
6.07 |
1.99 |
5.7 |
Sinker |
91.69 |
2468.35 |
237.86 |
14.91 |
10.43 |
BallCalled |
6.03 |
1.68 |
7.9 |
Four-Seam |
91.48 |
2389.49 |
220.02 |
12.60 |
16.09 |
StrikeCalled |
6.04 |
1.91 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
90.80 |
2363.42 |
236.29 |
15.70 |
11.70 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.01 |
1.86 |
7.9 |
Four-Seam |
92.88 |
2554.02 |
220.77 |
11.59 |
14.43 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.15 |
1.62 |
7.4 |
Sinker |
92.35 |
2497.78 |
237.87 |
13.50 |
9.49 |
InPlay |
5.99 |
1.63 |
7.9 |
# 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 Foley")
Summary Pitch Table for Foley
Cutter |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
89.39 |
2876.19 |
7.12 |
0.30 |
179.64 |
6.0 |
5.94 |
1.96 |
Four-Seam |
22 |
9 |
13 |
40.91% |
59.09% |
92.22 |
2504.43 |
15.34 |
8.63 |
209.72 |
7.0 |
6.18 |
1.62 |
Sinker |
7 |
2 |
5 |
28.57% |
71.43% |
92.29 |
2457.04 |
11.64 |
14.62 |
234.51 |
7.8 |
6.02 |
1.76 |
Slider |
5 |
4 |
1 |
80.00% |
20.00% |
86.13 |
2816.70 |
3.39 |
-4.56 |
155.46 |
5.2 |
5.98 |
1.97 |
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Foley_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 Foley",
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 Foley",
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")
)
