# Filter the data for the pitcher Simpson
Simpson_data <- Danbury611 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Simpson, Max")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Simpson_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 Simpson")
Detailed Pitch Table for Simpson
| Changeup |
87.76 |
2042.35 |
253.03 |
18.29 |
6.85 |
FoulBall |
5.34 |
2.17 |
6.76 |
8.4 |
| Changeup |
85.74 |
1752.33 |
254.41 |
15.27 |
5.72 |
BallCalled |
5.14 |
2.46 |
6.63 |
8.5 |
| Sinker |
89.97 |
2055.08 |
227.26 |
14.24 |
14.40 |
InPlay |
5.39 |
2.16 |
6.46 |
7.6 |
| Slider |
80.06 |
1920.54 |
143.56 |
-6.21 |
9.71 |
BallCalled |
5.53 |
1.63 |
6.76 |
4.8 |
| Sinker |
88.73 |
2049.00 |
227.93 |
15.37 |
15.20 |
InPlay |
5.49 |
1.90 |
6.93 |
7.6 |
| Slider |
79.21 |
1917.74 |
150.33 |
-7.20 |
14.26 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.39 |
1.77 |
5.93 |
5.0 |
| Slider |
79.85 |
2015.00 |
143.03 |
-8.09 |
12.08 |
BallCalled |
5.39 |
1.77 |
6.39 |
4.8 |
| Sinker |
88.46 |
2106.42 |
224.98 |
14.14 |
15.45 |
FoulBall |
5.50 |
1.80 |
6.90 |
7.5 |
| Curveball |
80.21 |
1885.09 |
52.92 |
-6.57 |
-3.45 |
BallCalled |
5.76 |
1.31 |
6.39 |
1.8 |
| Four-Seam |
88.74 |
2235.84 |
209.76 |
10.78 |
20.20 |
InPlay |
5.69 |
1.50 |
6.94 |
7.0 |
| Slider |
80.21 |
1972.45 |
171.51 |
-1.24 |
9.85 |
BallCalled |
5.32 |
1.96 |
6.59 |
5.7 |
| Curveball |
77.65 |
1904.92 |
97.72 |
-12.68 |
3.40 |
StrikeCalled |
5.24 |
2.21 |
6.65 |
3.3 |
| Changeup |
86.72 |
2053.04 |
216.86 |
11.71 |
16.87 |
BallCalled |
5.30 |
1.97 |
6.72 |
7.2 |
| Slider |
79.47 |
2010.09 |
104.87 |
-13.73 |
5.41 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.40 |
2.00 |
6.48 |
3.5 |
| Curveball |
79.25 |
1963.93 |
51.62 |
-7.70 |
-4.50 |
BallinDirt |
5.55 |
1.65 |
6.62 |
1.7 |
| Changeup |
87.73 |
1996.89 |
245.03 |
19.86 |
10.60 |
StrikeCalled |
5.33 |
1.98 |
6.81 |
8.2 |
| Sinker |
88.51 |
1967.34 |
250.00 |
18.23 |
7.87 |
BallCalled |
5.45 |
1.85 |
6.84 |
8.3 |
| Changeup |
86.95 |
2014.02 |
256.25 |
18.37 |
5.82 |
BallCalled |
5.36 |
1.87 |
6.67 |
8.5 |
| Sinker |
88.25 |
2072.76 |
223.46 |
14.14 |
16.13 |
InPlay |
5.28 |
2.03 |
6.74 |
7.4 |
| Changeup |
87.10 |
2035.53 |
249.40 |
15.41 |
7.00 |
InPlay |
5.12 |
2.22 |
6.70 |
8.3 |
| Sinker |
87.88 |
2003.68 |
235.93 |
17.14 |
12.83 |
BallCalled |
5.33 |
2.00 |
6.62 |
7.9 |
| Changeup |
86.45 |
2087.41 |
250.12 |
15.14 |
6.74 |
BallCalled |
5.12 |
2.21 |
6.67 |
8.3 |
| Curveball |
79.74 |
1907.51 |
57.67 |
-12.13 |
-6.17 |
StrikeCalled |
5.54 |
1.60 |
6.33 |
1.9 |
| Sinker |
88.74 |
2099.74 |
246.70 |
15.47 |
7.87 |
FoulBall |
5.24 |
2.11 |
6.84 |
8.2 |
| Curveball |
78.86 |
1843.40 |
56.05 |
-8.49 |
-4.20 |
InPlay |
5.48 |
1.92 |
6.28 |
1.9 |
| Changeup |
87.63 |
1925.37 |
238.47 |
17.49 |
12.03 |
BallCalled |
5.20 |
1.88 |
6.87 |
7.9 |
| Changeup |
87.08 |
2000.70 |
252.02 |
18.69 |
7.37 |
InPlay |
5.13 |
2.14 |
6.91 |
8.4 |
| Changeup |
86.67 |
1894.68 |
242.72 |
16.29 |
9.73 |
StrikeCalled |
5.16 |
2.14 |
6.42 |
8.1 |
| Curveball |
78.05 |
1897.07 |
79.59 |
-12.83 |
-0.80 |
BallCalled |
5.36 |
1.90 |
6.16 |
2.7 |
| Sinker |
88.14 |
1960.50 |
243.21 |
16.19 |
9.42 |
StrikeCalled |
5.22 |
2.17 |
6.89 |
8.1 |
| Four-Seam |
88.53 |
2137.74 |
213.82 |
10.96 |
17.68 |
FoulBall |
5.47 |
1.87 |
7.01 |
7.1 |
| Curveball |
79.18 |
1910.69 |
57.96 |
-10.65 |
-5.30 |
InPlay |
5.52 |
1.81 |
6.54 |
1.9 |
# 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: 32
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Simpson")
Summary Pitch Table for Simpson
| Changeup |
31.25% |
10 |
5 |
5 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
86.98 |
1980.23 |
8.87 |
16.65 |
245.83 |
8.2 |
5.22 |
2.10 |
6.72 |
| Curveball |
21.88% |
7 |
2 |
5 |
28.57% |
71.43% |
78.99 |
1901.80 |
-3.00 |
-10.15 |
64.79 |
2.2 |
5.49 |
1.77 |
6.42 |
| Four-Seam |
6.25% |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
88.63 |
2186.79 |
18.94 |
10.87 |
211.79 |
7.0 |
5.58 |
1.69 |
6.97 |
| Sinker |
25.00% |
8 |
2 |
6 |
25.00% |
75.00% |
88.58 |
2039.32 |
12.40 |
15.62 |
234.93 |
7.8 |
5.36 |
2.00 |
6.78 |
| Slider |
15.62% |
5 |
3 |
2 |
60.00% |
40.00% |
79.76 |
1967.16 |
10.26 |
-7.29 |
142.66 |
4.8 |
5.41 |
1.83 |
6.43 |
# 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("Simpson maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Simpson maximum FB velocity: 89.97 mph
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Simpson_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 Simpson",
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 Simpson",
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")
)
