# Filter the data for the pitcher Falter
Falter_data <- Danbury611 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Falter, Nick")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Falter_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 Falter")
Detailed Pitch Table for Falter
Sinker |
89.90 |
2098.46 |
242.52 |
16.71 |
9.94 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.34 |
1.72 |
6.20 |
8.1 |
Four-Seam |
91.74 |
2441.34 |
220.24 |
12.11 |
15.41 |
StrikeCalled |
5.39 |
1.70 |
6.30 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
91.74 |
2300.81 |
242.23 |
18.30 |
10.82 |
FoulBall |
5.35 |
1.82 |
6.17 |
8.1 |
Changeup |
85.82 |
2095.82 |
255.85 |
18.55 |
5.96 |
BallCalled |
5.40 |
1.70 |
6.24 |
8.5 |
Four-Seam |
93.23 |
2459.30 |
224.25 |
13.64 |
15.21 |
BallCalled |
5.43 |
1.86 |
5.91 |
7.5 |
Cutter |
88.61 |
2480.09 |
189.36 |
1.24 |
8.62 |
InPlay |
5.42 |
1.75 |
6.18 |
6.3 |
Four-Seam |
91.55 |
2500.22 |
219.34 |
11.28 |
14.88 |
FoulBall |
5.39 |
1.60 |
6.32 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
91.26 |
2309.39 |
239.44 |
13.94 |
9.38 |
FoulBall |
5.40 |
1.59 |
6.36 |
8.0 |
Cutter |
88.71 |
2487.09 |
174.67 |
-1.02 |
12.05 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.30 |
1.58 |
5.70 |
5.8 |
Four-Seam |
93.23 |
2509.00 |
217.91 |
12.43 |
17.04 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.35 |
1.55 |
6.38 |
7.3 |
Slider |
84.19 |
2439.61 |
196.38 |
1.29 |
5.75 |
StrikeCalled |
5.36 |
1.70 |
5.72 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
89.72 |
2516.53 |
196.72 |
3.62 |
13.11 |
StrikeCalled |
5.35 |
1.65 |
5.69 |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
90.97 |
2453.32 |
219.17 |
12.73 |
16.80 |
InPlay |
5.27 |
1.55 |
6.23 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
92.64 |
2480.93 |
220.23 |
12.51 |
15.87 |
StrikeCalled |
5.27 |
1.55 |
6.32 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
88.49 |
2468.37 |
197.81 |
5.58 |
18.44 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.29 |
1.72 |
6.24 |
6.6 |
Cutter |
86.90 |
2456.19 |
175.73 |
-0.80 |
11.88 |
BallCalled |
5.36 |
1.59 |
5.74 |
5.9 |
Four-Seam |
93.71 |
2567.82 |
214.36 |
12.18 |
18.88 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.41 |
1.50 |
6.29 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
93.93 |
2632.58 |
224.57 |
14.02 |
15.35 |
StrikeCalled |
5.32 |
1.50 |
6.30 |
7.5 |
Cutter |
88.23 |
2467.52 |
184.36 |
1.16 |
16.29 |
InPlay |
5.26 |
1.76 |
5.69 |
6.1 |
Four-Seam |
90.48 |
2386.81 |
220.14 |
11.57 |
14.79 |
StrikeCalled |
5.22 |
1.70 |
5.98 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
90.90 |
2264.54 |
243.81 |
16.19 |
9.05 |
InPlay |
5.31 |
1.68 |
6.17 |
8.1 |
Four-Seam |
92.24 |
2491.57 |
211.92 |
9.20 |
15.83 |
FoulBall |
5.34 |
1.64 |
6.15 |
7.1 |
Slider |
86.61 |
2479.62 |
187.82 |
1.29 |
10.56 |
StrikeCalled |
5.33 |
1.50 |
5.89 |
6.3 |
Slider |
83.32 |
2418.55 |
177.03 |
-0.43 |
9.57 |
StrikeCalled |
5.35 |
1.51 |
5.56 |
5.9 |
Sinker |
92.25 |
2303.08 |
231.13 |
15.92 |
14.05 |
StrikeCalled |
5.38 |
1.57 |
6.11 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
94.16 |
2362.98 |
229.04 |
15.20 |
14.34 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.37 |
1.60 |
6.02 |
7.6 |
Four-Seam |
93.63 |
2566.94 |
218.93 |
12.99 |
17.25 |
FoulBall |
5.30 |
1.54 |
6.06 |
7.3 |
Changeup |
86.06 |
1867.60 |
252.34 |
14.12 |
5.62 |
FoulBall |
5.23 |
1.56 |
6.13 |
8.4 |
Changeup |
86.11 |
1955.82 |
263.67 |
17.62 |
3.18 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.27 |
1.61 |
6.07 |
8.8 |
Sinker |
92.70 |
2154.76 |
235.24 |
15.66 |
11.97 |
FoulBall |
5.27 |
1.69 |
6.18 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
91.33 |
2248.50 |
239.78 |
15.17 |
10.02 |
FoulBall |
5.32 |
1.61 |
6.25 |
8.0 |
Four-Seam |
94.79 |
2548.78 |
216.15 |
12.04 |
17.65 |
StrikeCalled |
5.35 |
1.62 |
5.93 |
7.2 |
Slider |
83.10 |
2425.29 |
176.01 |
-0.49 |
8.24 |
StrikeCalled |
5.35 |
1.54 |
5.60 |
5.9 |
Cutter |
89.58 |
2580.28 |
173.71 |
-1.14 |
11.42 |
BallCalled |
5.39 |
1.57 |
5.59 |
5.8 |
Four-Seam |
93.93 |
2580.51 |
215.13 |
12.24 |
18.60 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.27 |
1.58 |
6.25 |
7.2 |
Slider |
82.58 |
2367.66 |
154.88 |
-4.09 |
10.05 |
StrikeCalled |
5.32 |
1.42 |
5.93 |
5.2 |
Slider |
83.41 |
2496.47 |
167.16 |
-1.43 |
7.44 |
BallCalled |
5.35 |
1.43 |
5.98 |
5.6 |
Cutter |
86.70 |
2508.26 |
182.92 |
0.55 |
11.76 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.22 |
1.77 |
5.70 |
6.1 |
Slider |
83.68 |
2427.89 |
177.91 |
-0.27 |
8.60 |
BallCalled |
5.25 |
1.58 |
5.69 |
5.9 |
Four-Seam |
93.03 |
2534.79 |
211.83 |
10.50 |
18.03 |
BallCalled |
5.21 |
1.48 |
6.59 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
93.97 |
2622.07 |
212.17 |
11.75 |
19.72 |
BallCalled |
5.28 |
1.53 |
6.29 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
93.64 |
2564.00 |
211.58 |
10.97 |
18.83 |
BallCalled |
5.48 |
1.38 |
6.69 |
7.1 |
Slider |
82.99 |
2443.55 |
202.11 |
1.89 |
6.08 |
BallCalled |
5.26 |
1.43 |
6.02 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
94.20 |
2549.23 |
215.96 |
12.36 |
18.06 |
StrikeCalled |
5.25 |
1.50 |
6.27 |
7.2 |
Cutter |
87.45 |
2514.06 |
165.86 |
-2.31 |
10.13 |
BallCalled |
5.37 |
1.37 |
5.78 |
5.5 |
Sinker |
92.17 |
2379.22 |
225.92 |
15.93 |
16.47 |
StrikeCalled |
5.23 |
1.53 |
6.51 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
94.02 |
2589.48 |
222.24 |
14.87 |
17.41 |
FoulBall |
5.38 |
1.50 |
6.76 |
7.4 |
Sinker |
93.41 |
2368.76 |
233.15 |
16.28 |
13.26 |
InPlay |
5.32 |
1.54 |
6.18 |
7.8 |
Four-Seam |
92.93 |
2420.94 |
212.97 |
10.64 |
17.45 |
StrikeCalled |
5.41 |
1.45 |
6.38 |
7.1 |
Slider |
83.66 |
2378.81 |
163.67 |
-1.17 |
5.28 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.52 |
1.39 |
5.67 |
5.5 |
Four-Seam |
93.55 |
2597.66 |
212.33 |
11.45 |
19.15 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.51 |
1.38 |
6.31 |
7.1 |
Slider |
81.53 |
2354.09 |
109.93 |
-6.43 |
3.74 |
BallCalled |
5.30 |
1.62 |
5.45 |
3.7 |
Four-Seam |
92.33 |
2536.78 |
218.25 |
14.08 |
18.96 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.31 |
1.58 |
5.98 |
7.3 |
Cutter |
86.95 |
2484.31 |
167.33 |
-2.18 |
10.75 |
BallCalled |
5.33 |
1.56 |
5.70 |
5.6 |
Four-Seam |
93.48 |
2565.96 |
221.24 |
12.65 |
15.45 |
BallCalled |
5.13 |
1.62 |
6.26 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
93.57 |
2582.20 |
213.86 |
11.38 |
18.00 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.22 |
1.60 |
6.43 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
92.33 |
2381.20 |
225.04 |
14.65 |
15.88 |
BallCalled |
5.16 |
1.58 |
6.23 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
92.31 |
2537.97 |
222.11 |
13.74 |
16.29 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.41 |
1.54 |
6.20 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
93.82 |
2555.80 |
216.46 |
11.84 |
17.10 |
InPlay |
5.35 |
1.50 |
6.11 |
7.2 |
Sinker |
90.39 |
2396.94 |
226.20 |
15.07 |
15.79 |
FoulBall |
5.52 |
1.47 |
6.24 |
7.5 |
Cutter |
86.58 |
2431.87 |
180.84 |
0.17 |
13.20 |
BallCalled |
5.31 |
1.57 |
5.82 |
6.0 |
Four-Seam |
92.64 |
2533.00 |
217.42 |
12.45 |
17.41 |
InPlay |
5.39 |
1.60 |
6.13 |
7.2 |
Cutter |
87.25 |
2409.82 |
192.33 |
2.44 |
12.25 |
BallCalled |
5.40 |
1.63 |
5.95 |
6.4 |
Slider |
86.05 |
2396.39 |
189.66 |
1.27 |
8.63 |
BallCalled |
5.38 |
1.61 |
5.63 |
6.3 |
Four-Seam |
91.73 |
2494.60 |
211.41 |
10.78 |
18.88 |
FoulBall |
5.29 |
1.58 |
6.06 |
7.0 |
Slider |
85.16 |
2386.45 |
163.59 |
-3.52 |
13.30 |
FoulBall |
5.38 |
1.62 |
5.88 |
5.5 |
Sinker |
91.39 |
2338.41 |
231.23 |
14.70 |
13.01 |
FoulBall |
5.31 |
1.58 |
5.85 |
7.7 |
Changeup |
85.22 |
1857.76 |
250.41 |
16.81 |
7.25 |
BallCalled |
5.28 |
1.61 |
6.30 |
8.3 |
Four-Seam |
91.93 |
2520.72 |
220.38 |
12.96 |
16.40 |
InPlay |
5.30 |
1.54 |
6.26 |
7.3 |
# 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: 69
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Falter")
Summary Pitch Table for Falter
Changeup |
5.80% |
4 |
2 |
2 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
85.80 |
1944.25 |
5.50 |
16.77 |
255.57 |
8.5 |
5.30 |
1.62 |
6.19 |
Cutter |
14.49% |
10 |
6 |
4 |
60.00% |
40.00% |
87.70 |
2481.95 |
11.84 |
-0.19 |
178.71 |
6.0 |
5.34 |
1.61 |
5.78 |
Four-Seam |
44.93% |
31 |
6 |
25 |
19.35% |
80.65% |
92.70 |
2522.27 |
17.04 |
11.78 |
216.20 |
7.2 |
5.32 |
1.57 |
6.24 |
Sinker |
17.39% |
12 |
0 |
12 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
91.80 |
2293.82 |
12.34 |
15.76 |
234.97 |
7.8 |
5.34 |
1.62 |
6.19 |
Slider |
17.39% |
12 |
5 |
7 |
41.67% |
58.33% |
83.86 |
2417.86 |
8.10 |
-1.01 |
172.18 |
5.8 |
5.35 |
1.53 |
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("Falter maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Falter maximum FB velocity: 94.79 mph
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Falter_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 Falter",
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 Falter",
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")
)
