# Filter the data for the pitcher Interdonato
Interdonato_data <- Bristol610 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Interdonato, Reed")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Interdonato_data %>%
select(AutoPitchType, RelSpeed, SpinRate, SpinAxis, HorzBreak, InducedVertBreak, PitchCall, RelHeight, RelSide, Extension) %>%
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),
Extension = round(Extension, 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 |
91.08 |
2478.83 |
234.84 |
20.23 |
15.37 |
StrikeCalled |
5.51 |
2.07 |
6.48 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
92.19 |
2395.44 |
233.11 |
19.46 |
15.67 |
StrikeCalled |
5.53 |
2.11 |
6.38 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
93.07 |
2442.22 |
232.98 |
19.01 |
15.37 |
BallCalled |
5.61 |
1.95 |
6.31 |
7.8 |
Slider |
84.69 |
2420.34 |
153.88 |
-0.55 |
2.20 |
BallCalled |
5.28 |
2.22 |
5.74 |
5.1 |
Sinker |
92.63 |
2479.53 |
226.25 |
17.15 |
17.50 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.62 |
2.10 |
6.44 |
7.5 |
Sinker |
93.09 |
2431.45 |
233.50 |
18.60 |
14.81 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.40 |
2.31 |
6.43 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
91.78 |
2498.32 |
238.11 |
21.40 |
14.48 |
BallCalled |
5.41 |
2.55 |
6.37 |
7.9 |
Sinker |
93.50 |
2571.77 |
238.12 |
21.52 |
14.48 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.29 |
2.57 |
6.26 |
7.9 |
Slider |
86.08 |
2529.97 |
211.90 |
0.42 |
1.76 |
BallCalled |
5.27 |
2.46 |
5.81 |
7.1 |
Sinker |
93.40 |
2548.20 |
249.78 |
20.26 |
8.53 |
BallinDirt |
5.42 |
2.28 |
6.26 |
8.3 |
Sinker |
93.44 |
2530.23 |
238.49 |
20.20 |
13.48 |
BallCalled |
5.43 |
2.17 |
6.37 |
7.9 |
Slider |
86.05 |
2448.85 |
199.92 |
1.38 |
4.89 |
BallCalled |
5.22 |
2.31 |
5.76 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
93.10 |
2571.72 |
232.26 |
18.58 |
15.48 |
BallCalled |
5.60 |
2.18 |
6.65 |
7.7 |
Four-Seam |
93.74 |
2532.82 |
229.22 |
17.02 |
15.76 |
StrikeCalled |
5.41 |
2.24 |
6.64 |
7.6 |
Slider |
85.31 |
2478.44 |
64.54 |
-1.64 |
0.30 |
StrikeCalled |
5.29 |
2.43 |
5.76 |
2.2 |
Slider |
86.31 |
2468.10 |
210.85 |
0.52 |
1.99 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.31 |
2.42 |
5.80 |
7.0 |
Sinker |
92.83 |
2458.23 |
250.90 |
18.03 |
7.37 |
BallinDirt |
5.65 |
1.94 |
6.51 |
8.4 |
Slider |
85.85 |
2333.40 |
165.59 |
-0.54 |
3.20 |
InPlay |
5.36 |
2.35 |
5.83 |
5.5 |
Sinker |
90.93 |
2485.43 |
227.72 |
17.24 |
16.88 |
BallCalled |
5.55 |
2.12 |
6.38 |
7.6 |
Slider |
85.27 |
2431.90 |
182.52 |
0.02 |
1.98 |
InPlay |
5.13 |
2.55 |
5.67 |
6.1 |
Sinker |
91.12 |
2548.25 |
229.62 |
18.52 |
16.94 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.38 |
2.56 |
6.60 |
7.7 |
Four-Seam |
92.60 |
2516.85 |
233.70 |
20.00 |
15.91 |
BallCalled |
5.32 |
2.46 |
6.23 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
92.94 |
2535.97 |
238.35 |
21.25 |
14.25 |
BallCalled |
5.37 |
2.36 |
6.33 |
7.9 |
Four-Seam |
92.08 |
2548.52 |
223.26 |
16.62 |
18.87 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.48 |
2.22 |
6.45 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
93.66 |
2574.09 |
232.48 |
19.85 |
16.36 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.51 |
2.38 |
6.39 |
7.7 |
Slider |
84.89 |
2520.93 |
230.33 |
1.07 |
2.11 |
BallCalled |
5.24 |
2.63 |
5.75 |
7.7 |
Slider |
85.01 |
2572.27 |
34.31 |
-1.54 |
-1.05 |
BallCalled |
5.22 |
2.41 |
5.89 |
1.1 |
Four-Seam |
93.06 |
2473.05 |
224.85 |
16.80 |
18.02 |
BallCalled |
5.45 |
2.03 |
6.54 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
92.78 |
2530.72 |
232.63 |
19.06 |
15.65 |
BallCalled |
5.54 |
2.17 |
6.51 |
7.8 |
Four-Seam |
92.82 |
2569.16 |
223.45 |
16.79 |
18.88 |
BallCalled |
5.64 |
1.62 |
6.40 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
93.44 |
2550.45 |
226.02 |
16.35 |
16.83 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.70 |
1.91 |
6.50 |
7.5 |
Slider |
84.80 |
2472.27 |
283.30 |
1.01 |
1.18 |
StrikeCalled |
5.39 |
2.27 |
5.71 |
9.4 |
Four-Seam |
94.38 |
2484.97 |
226.54 |
17.68 |
17.82 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.72 |
1.62 |
6.62 |
7.6 |
Sinker |
91.11 |
2501.67 |
224.52 |
17.49 |
18.86 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.58 |
2.15 |
6.71 |
7.5 |
Slider |
83.87 |
2463.69 |
112.25 |
-1.23 |
2.12 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.31 |
2.26 |
5.68 |
3.7 |
Slider |
84.68 |
2387.57 |
180.14 |
0.00 |
2.53 |
BallCalled |
5.31 |
2.31 |
5.68 |
6.0 |
Four-Seam |
92.65 |
2522.78 |
227.13 |
16.05 |
15.93 |
InPlay |
5.64 |
1.98 |
6.54 |
7.6 |
Sinker |
90.59 |
2490.08 |
238.77 |
20.67 |
13.67 |
BallCalled |
5.53 |
2.27 |
6.37 |
8.0 |
Slider |
84.71 |
2579.80 |
131.23 |
-0.30 |
1.39 |
StrikeCalled |
5.05 |
2.61 |
5.39 |
4.4 |
Four-Seam |
93.52 |
2558.50 |
235.99 |
19.87 |
14.48 |
BallCalled |
5.59 |
2.20 |
6.34 |
7.9 |
Slider |
84.93 |
2407.69 |
212.10 |
2.08 |
4.50 |
BallinDirt |
5.13 |
2.47 |
5.77 |
7.1 |
Sinker |
92.75 |
2484.66 |
233.16 |
18.96 |
15.28 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.52 |
2.16 |
6.43 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
93.10 |
2460.79 |
233.23 |
18.12 |
14.65 |
BallCalled |
5.47 |
2.16 |
6.54 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
91.86 |
2443.05 |
230.35 |
18.44 |
16.42 |
StrikeCalled |
5.57 |
1.80 |
6.61 |
7.7 |
Four-Seam |
92.91 |
2516.84 |
227.30 |
18.21 |
17.93 |
BallCalled |
5.64 |
1.70 |
6.28 |
7.6 |
Slider |
84.82 |
2367.19 |
156.26 |
-1.25 |
4.01 |
BallCalled |
5.27 |
2.13 |
5.79 |
5.2 |
Sinker |
92.78 |
2493.35 |
242.35 |
19.05 |
11.07 |
InPlay |
5.56 |
1.77 |
6.41 |
8.1 |
Sinker |
92.47 |
2444.52 |
231.98 |
19.31 |
16.27 |
BallinDirt |
5.33 |
2.20 |
6.35 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
92.07 |
2514.16 |
235.58 |
19.20 |
14.29 |
BallCalled |
5.50 |
2.36 |
6.65 |
7.9 |
Sinker |
92.81 |
2457.17 |
241.86 |
19.73 |
11.66 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.42 |
2.22 |
6.47 |
8.1 |
Four-Seam |
93.50 |
2519.90 |
234.94 |
18.62 |
14.17 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.41 |
2.32 |
6.28 |
7.8 |
Four-Seam |
93.76 |
2563.12 |
227.90 |
17.64 |
17.01 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.53 |
2.06 |
6.47 |
7.6 |
Four-Seam |
93.91 |
2533.32 |
226.27 |
16.75 |
17.09 |
BallCalled |
5.55 |
2.05 |
6.62 |
7.5 |
Slider |
85.11 |
2385.57 |
146.41 |
-1.11 |
2.80 |
StrikeCalled |
5.21 |
2.46 |
5.83 |
4.9 |
Slider |
86.64 |
2307.83 |
224.41 |
1.49 |
2.72 |
InPlay |
5.15 |
2.30 |
6.08 |
7.5 |
# Calculate the total number of pitches
total_pitches <- nrow(detailed_pitch_table)
# Create a summary table
pitch_summary <- detailed_pitch_table %>%
group_by(AutoPitchType) %>%
summarise(
TotalPitches = n(),
Usage = sprintf("%.2f%%", n() / total_pitches * 100),
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),
AvgExtension = round(mean(Extension, na.rm = TRUE), 2)
) %>%
select(AutoPitchType, Usage, everything())
# Display the total number of pitches
cat("Total number of pitches thrown: ", total_pitches, "\n\n")
## Total number of pitches thrown: 55
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Interdonato")
Summary Pitch Table for Interdonato
Four-Seam |
29.09% |
16 |
8 |
8 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
93.24 |
2535.43 |
16.64 |
17.87 |
229.00 |
7.6 |
5.55 |
2.07 |
6.47 |
Sinker |
40.00% |
22 |
8 |
14 |
36.36% |
63.64% |
92.34 |
2486.06 |
14.42 |
19.27 |
235.62 |
7.9 |
5.48 |
2.19 |
6.44 |
Slider |
30.91% |
17 |
7 |
10 |
41.18% |
58.82% |
85.24 |
2445.64 |
2.27 |
-0.01 |
170.58 |
5.7 |
5.24 |
2.39 |
5.76 |
# Calculate maximum fastball velocity
max_fb_velocity <- detailed_pitch_table %>%
filter(AutoPitchType %in% c("Four-Seam", "Two-Seam", "Sinker", "Cutter")) %>%
summarise(MaxFBVelocity = max(ReleaseSpeed, na.rm = TRUE)) %>%
pull(MaxFBVelocity)
# Display the maximum fastball velocity
cat("Interdonato maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Interdonato maximum FB velocity: 94.38 mph
# 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 = 1) + # 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")
)
