# Filter the data for the pitcher Luczak
Luczak_data <- Bristol610 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Luczak, Andrew")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Luczak_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 Luczak")
Detailed Pitch Table for Luczak
Sinker |
89.71 |
2378.48 |
239.02 |
19.87 |
13.06 |
BallCalled |
5.08 |
2.77 |
5.89 |
8.0 |
Sinker |
89.46 |
2141.33 |
229.09 |
17.51 |
16.26 |
StrikeCalled |
5.43 |
2.54 |
6.22 |
7.6 |
Slider |
77.46 |
2479.49 |
78.87 |
-15.91 |
-1.69 |
InPlay |
5.36 |
2.64 |
5.72 |
2.6 |
Sinker |
89.43 |
2232.42 |
252.95 |
19.23 |
7.01 |
StrikeCalled |
4.99 |
2.75 |
5.99 |
8.4 |
Sinker |
89.12 |
2311.04 |
244.73 |
21.32 |
11.22 |
InPlay |
4.96 |
2.70 |
6.08 |
8.2 |
Sinker |
88.12 |
2324.58 |
253.59 |
19.35 |
7.00 |
BallCalled |
5.09 |
2.80 |
6.11 |
8.5 |
Sinker |
87.04 |
2180.07 |
249.80 |
17.16 |
7.57 |
InPlay |
5.00 |
2.69 |
5.98 |
8.3 |
Sinker |
89.70 |
2419.37 |
245.59 |
16.91 |
8.85 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.13 |
2.67 |
6.00 |
8.2 |
Sinker |
88.00 |
2148.74 |
245.26 |
19.17 |
9.96 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.10 |
2.65 |
6.13 |
8.2 |
Sinker |
89.77 |
2235.24 |
238.43 |
20.18 |
13.57 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.45 |
2.52 |
6.10 |
7.9 |
Sinker |
88.97 |
2230.76 |
241.39 |
18.47 |
11.38 |
InPlay |
5.51 |
2.48 |
6.22 |
8.0 |
Slider |
76.33 |
2476.13 |
74.79 |
-17.77 |
-3.10 |
StrikeCalled |
5.25 |
2.72 |
5.78 |
2.5 |
Curveball |
76.40 |
2347.38 |
60.81 |
-17.22 |
-7.94 |
BallCalled |
5.29 |
2.63 |
5.88 |
2.0 |
Changeup |
83.01 |
2007.78 |
237.69 |
17.87 |
12.71 |
BallCalled |
5.26 |
2.61 |
6.07 |
7.9 |
Sinker |
89.71 |
2236.86 |
250.92 |
19.93 |
8.10 |
BallCalled |
4.97 |
2.68 |
6.23 |
8.4 |
Sinker |
90.15 |
2195.90 |
252.40 |
19.04 |
7.20 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.02 |
2.74 |
5.88 |
8.4 |
Sinker |
90.90 |
1981.36 |
252.99 |
17.92 |
6.52 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.03 |
2.73 |
6.32 |
8.4 |
Curveball |
77.29 |
2352.31 |
50.40 |
-12.33 |
-8.65 |
StrikeCalled |
5.17 |
2.68 |
5.89 |
1.7 |
Sinker |
90.97 |
2061.43 |
255.50 |
19.37 |
6.06 |
InPlay |
5.00 |
2.76 |
6.12 |
8.5 |
Curveball |
75.90 |
2446.05 |
40.20 |
-8.39 |
-8.28 |
BallCalled |
5.34 |
2.60 |
5.60 |
1.3 |
Sinker |
89.05 |
2368.77 |
232.20 |
19.05 |
16.01 |
InPlay |
5.44 |
2.50 |
6.34 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
90.47 |
2422.79 |
243.18 |
20.86 |
11.72 |
StrikeCalled |
5.17 |
2.71 |
5.87 |
8.1 |
Sinker |
89.43 |
2036.22 |
264.41 |
20.44 |
3.19 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.03 |
2.58 |
6.02 |
8.8 |
Sinker |
89.77 |
2390.05 |
259.87 |
21.20 |
5.00 |
InPlay |
5.05 |
2.50 |
5.67 |
8.7 |
Sinker |
89.98 |
2209.51 |
258.27 |
20.98 |
5.48 |
StrikeCalled |
4.94 |
2.74 |
6.07 |
8.6 |
Curveball |
77.34 |
2387.67 |
50.15 |
-16.25 |
-12.03 |
BallinDirt |
5.15 |
2.44 |
5.65 |
1.7 |
Curveball |
76.65 |
2537.94 |
55.12 |
-10.84 |
-6.13 |
StrikeCalled |
5.20 |
2.60 |
5.92 |
1.8 |
Four-Seam |
90.47 |
2326.77 |
220.09 |
15.71 |
19.78 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.46 |
2.43 |
6.14 |
7.3 |
Curveball |
76.21 |
2501.50 |
68.34 |
-7.79 |
-1.72 |
BallCalled |
5.37 |
2.48 |
5.96 |
2.3 |
Sinker |
89.27 |
2007.16 |
243.55 |
16.57 |
9.29 |
BallCalled |
5.06 |
2.64 |
6.20 |
8.1 |
Four-Seam |
88.91 |
2364.81 |
222.78 |
16.98 |
19.47 |
BallCalled |
5.38 |
2.35 |
6.33 |
7.4 |
Sinker |
88.58 |
2406.03 |
231.26 |
19.42 |
16.73 |
BallCalled |
5.27 |
2.50 |
6.23 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
87.67 |
2257.40 |
241.42 |
18.47 |
11.19 |
StrikeSwinging |
4.98 |
2.80 |
6.08 |
8.0 |
Sinker |
89.45 |
2410.07 |
249.21 |
20.64 |
8.97 |
BallCalled |
4.94 |
2.72 |
6.34 |
8.3 |
Curveball |
75.40 |
2442.52 |
72.16 |
-9.02 |
-1.42 |
InPlay |
5.30 |
2.68 |
5.81 |
2.4 |
Sinker |
89.24 |
2297.08 |
256.19 |
20.95 |
6.28 |
BallCalled |
5.05 |
2.83 |
5.86 |
8.5 |
Sinker |
88.29 |
2245.65 |
246.13 |
19.29 |
9.68 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
4.90 |
2.64 |
6.18 |
8.2 |
Changeup |
82.27 |
1818.41 |
250.60 |
16.37 |
7.09 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.29 |
2.70 |
6.09 |
8.4 |
Sinker |
89.72 |
2375.65 |
231.10 |
17.60 |
15.39 |
BallCalled |
5.42 |
2.53 |
6.27 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
88.80 |
2235.23 |
250.54 |
19.41 |
8.02 |
InPlay |
4.92 |
2.71 |
6.21 |
8.4 |
Four-Seam |
87.06 |
2268.96 |
221.19 |
15.82 |
19.32 |
BallCalled |
5.56 |
2.45 |
6.21 |
7.4 |
Sinker |
89.36 |
2055.69 |
238.62 |
18.58 |
12.47 |
BallCalled |
5.11 |
2.59 |
6.04 |
8.0 |
Changeup |
85.80 |
2038.02 |
247.23 |
19.70 |
9.51 |
BallCalled |
5.10 |
2.58 |
5.92 |
8.2 |
Four-Seam |
86.48 |
2380.94 |
226.55 |
18.19 |
18.54 |
BallCalled |
5.39 |
2.58 |
6.06 |
7.6 |
Changeup |
87.24 |
2269.60 |
243.44 |
19.32 |
10.93 |
BallCalled |
4.96 |
2.87 |
5.97 |
8.1 |
Curveball |
73.65 |
2370.14 |
50.27 |
-15.26 |
-10.92 |
BallCalled |
5.28 |
2.71 |
5.54 |
1.7 |
Sinker |
89.25 |
2094.29 |
256.61 |
19.97 |
5.89 |
StrikeCalled |
4.97 |
2.69 |
6.34 |
8.6 |
Sinker |
88.07 |
2274.25 |
241.60 |
18.46 |
11.23 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.03 |
2.67 |
6.03 |
8.1 |
Changeup |
81.26 |
1722.26 |
233.85 |
13.98 |
11.57 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.34 |
2.52 |
6.38 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
88.78 |
2098.19 |
249.82 |
18.49 |
7.92 |
BallCalled |
5.13 |
2.68 |
6.21 |
8.3 |
Curveball |
73.46 |
2401.53 |
69.19 |
-15.48 |
-4.15 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.15 |
2.74 |
6.02 |
2.3 |
Sinker |
88.39 |
2249.80 |
248.00 |
18.56 |
8.63 |
StrikeCalled |
5.06 |
2.72 |
6.11 |
8.3 |
Sinker |
89.46 |
2305.58 |
224.74 |
16.49 |
17.78 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.33 |
2.42 |
6.22 |
7.5 |
Sinker |
89.21 |
2159.64 |
250.88 |
17.75 |
7.25 |
InPlay |
5.13 |
2.59 |
6.17 |
8.4 |
Curveball |
77.44 |
2557.62 |
57.71 |
-10.87 |
-5.41 |
InPlay |
5.23 |
2.59 |
5.97 |
1.9 |
Sinker |
89.84 |
2280.65 |
249.43 |
18.94 |
8.21 |
StrikeCalled |
5.03 |
2.64 |
6.04 |
8.3 |
Sinker |
90.16 |
2394.20 |
246.91 |
19.12 |
9.28 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.02 |
2.54 |
5.92 |
8.2 |
Four-Seam |
90.54 |
2479.25 |
214.17 |
13.87 |
21.60 |
InPlay |
5.38 |
2.51 |
6.21 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
90.47 |
2238.50 |
212.65 |
13.13 |
21.65 |
BallCalled |
5.36 |
2.54 |
6.13 |
7.1 |
Sinker |
88.38 |
2251.25 |
248.77 |
19.85 |
8.84 |
InPlay |
5.07 |
2.75 |
6.25 |
8.3 |
# 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: 60
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Luczak")
Summary Pitch Table for Luczak
Changeup |
8.33% |
5 |
3 |
2 |
60.00% |
40.00% |
83.92 |
1971.21 |
10.36 |
17.45 |
242.56 |
8.1 |
5.19 |
2.66 |
6.09 |
Curveball |
16.67% |
10 |
4 |
6 |
40.00% |
60.00% |
75.97 |
2434.47 |
-6.66 |
-12.35 |
57.44 |
1.9 |
5.25 |
2.62 |
5.82 |
Four-Seam |
10.00% |
6 |
4 |
2 |
66.67% |
33.33% |
88.99 |
2343.20 |
20.06 |
15.62 |
219.57 |
7.3 |
5.42 |
2.48 |
6.18 |
Sinker |
61.67% |
37 |
10 |
27 |
27.03% |
72.97% |
89.23 |
2240.61 |
9.68 |
19.10 |
246.33 |
8.2 |
5.10 |
2.65 |
6.11 |
Slider |
3.33% |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
76.89 |
2477.81 |
-2.40 |
-16.84 |
76.83 |
2.5 |
5.30 |
2.68 |
5.75 |
# 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("Luczak maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Luczak maximum FB velocity: 90.97 mph
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Luczak_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 Luczak",
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 Luczak",
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")
)
