# Filter the data for the pitcher Alekson
Alekson_data <- Mystic612 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Alekson, Ben")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Alekson_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 Alekson")
Detailed Pitch Table for Alekson
Four-Seam |
89.63 |
2168.16 |
213.48 |
12.85 |
20.72 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.75 |
0.80 |
6.12 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
90.57 |
2240.51 |
217.00 |
14.92 |
21.05 |
StrikeCalled |
5.76 |
0.82 |
6.16 |
7.2 |
Slider |
80.78 |
2137.85 |
123.65 |
-3.69 |
3.78 |
BallCalled |
5.82 |
0.90 |
5.71 |
4.1 |
Slider |
81.70 |
1996.89 |
153.35 |
-2.73 |
6.88 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.82 |
0.80 |
5.84 |
5.1 |
Four-Seam |
90.81 |
2133.84 |
212.19 |
10.73 |
18.29 |
BallCalled |
5.86 |
0.88 |
5.95 |
7.1 |
Changeup |
78.89 |
1499.86 |
234.56 |
11.38 |
9.66 |
BallCalled |
5.86 |
0.93 |
6.00 |
7.8 |
Four-Seam |
89.44 |
2078.90 |
209.02 |
10.83 |
20.85 |
BallCalled |
5.83 |
0.68 |
5.92 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
89.57 |
2080.14 |
210.69 |
11.67 |
20.97 |
StrikeCalled |
5.79 |
0.90 |
6.04 |
7.0 |
Changeup |
81.12 |
1259.48 |
236.60 |
11.91 |
9.33 |
BallCalled |
5.77 |
1.07 |
5.83 |
7.9 |
Four-Seam |
88.17 |
2020.61 |
217.40 |
13.57 |
19.09 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.75 |
0.89 |
6.05 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
90.53 |
2095.56 |
220.14 |
14.13 |
17.96 |
BallCalled |
5.64 |
1.12 |
5.90 |
7.3 |
Changeup |
80.48 |
1397.57 |
246.14 |
17.07 |
9.09 |
InPlay |
5.71 |
1.05 |
5.88 |
8.2 |
Four-Seam |
90.07 |
2179.67 |
200.48 |
8.71 |
24.55 |
StrikeCalled |
5.74 |
0.91 |
6.01 |
6.7 |
Slider |
81.83 |
2037.11 |
169.06 |
-1.22 |
7.80 |
BallCalled |
5.76 |
0.87 |
5.95 |
5.6 |
Slider |
81.33 |
1936.90 |
132.96 |
-6.38 |
7.21 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.75 |
0.90 |
5.86 |
4.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.52 |
2132.31 |
204.73 |
8.48 |
19.79 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.78 |
0.82 |
6.06 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
91.06 |
2120.21 |
208.26 |
11.02 |
21.94 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.66 |
0.94 |
6.01 |
6.9 |
Changeup |
83.48 |
1401.13 |
251.56 |
12.27 |
5.53 |
InPlay |
5.61 |
1.02 |
6.00 |
8.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.46 |
2044.57 |
209.91 |
10.27 |
19.12 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.81 |
0.71 |
5.99 |
7.0 |
Changeup |
83.02 |
1808.66 |
219.39 |
5.77 |
8.43 |
StrikeCalled |
5.70 |
0.83 |
5.99 |
7.3 |
Changeup |
82.18 |
1435.72 |
252.25 |
17.11 |
7.07 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.79 |
0.78 |
5.79 |
8.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.79 |
2067.74 |
210.62 |
11.33 |
20.40 |
BallCalled |
5.72 |
0.89 |
6.14 |
7.0 |
Changeup |
79.51 |
1650.81 |
243.71 |
16.05 |
9.58 |
BallCalled |
5.76 |
0.84 |
5.85 |
8.1 |
Four-Seam |
89.30 |
2080.97 |
213.92 |
13.49 |
21.35 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.78 |
0.71 |
6.09 |
7.1 |
Sinker |
89.65 |
2111.71 |
223.77 |
16.20 |
18.20 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.79 |
0.85 |
5.97 |
7.5 |
Changeup |
81.77 |
1582.60 |
238.82 |
12.29 |
9.00 |
FoulBallFieldable |
5.76 |
0.79 |
5.89 |
8.0 |
Changeup |
82.84 |
1818.29 |
243.19 |
16.30 |
9.67 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.70 |
0.97 |
6.03 |
8.1 |
Four-Seam |
90.92 |
2108.42 |
208.33 |
10.47 |
20.72 |
FoulBallFieldable |
5.75 |
0.80 |
6.12 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
90.64 |
2140.70 |
215.07 |
12.70 |
19.46 |
BallCalled |
5.74 |
0.98 |
6.11 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
89.68 |
2111.01 |
220.58 |
14.25 |
18.01 |
InPlay |
5.74 |
0.72 |
6.07 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.97 |
2122.15 |
215.22 |
12.67 |
19.24 |
StrikeCalled |
5.62 |
0.87 |
6.26 |
7.2 |
Changeup |
80.58 |
1556.27 |
232.75 |
10.19 |
9.32 |
BallCalled |
5.61 |
0.89 |
5.76 |
7.8 |
Changeup |
81.87 |
1607.45 |
248.30 |
15.46 |
7.63 |
StrikeCalled |
5.76 |
0.86 |
5.92 |
8.3 |
Four-Seam |
90.87 |
2134.29 |
207.67 |
11.37 |
23.06 |
BallCalled |
5.72 |
0.83 |
6.03 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
90.94 |
2186.90 |
214.87 |
11.86 |
18.30 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.63 |
0.98 |
6.25 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
88.52 |
2054.12 |
212.53 |
12.74 |
21.38 |
InPlay |
5.63 |
0.79 |
6.17 |
7.1 |
Slider |
80.39 |
1835.92 |
139.44 |
-3.77 |
6.01 |
BallCalled |
5.69 |
0.91 |
5.81 |
4.6 |
Sinker |
89.62 |
2138.36 |
221.02 |
16.58 |
20.44 |
StrikeCalled |
5.69 |
0.73 |
6.28 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.82 |
2131.61 |
221.10 |
13.43 |
16.72 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.63 |
0.83 |
6.00 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.90 |
2132.19 |
212.45 |
11.89 |
20.04 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.77 |
0.70 |
6.04 |
7.1 |
Changeup |
82.12 |
1524.63 |
241.05 |
15.34 |
9.94 |
InPlay |
5.83 |
0.73 |
5.90 |
8.0 |
Four-Seam |
88.28 |
2108.01 |
213.93 |
12.80 |
20.45 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.72 |
0.94 |
6.11 |
7.1 |
Changeup |
81.67 |
1410.19 |
243.16 |
13.52 |
8.33 |
BallCalled |
5.66 |
1.14 |
5.87 |
8.1 |
Four-Seam |
88.48 |
2116.07 |
204.04 |
9.69 |
23.22 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.68 |
0.90 |
5.94 |
6.8 |
Changeup |
82.11 |
1439.87 |
239.05 |
16.79 |
11.50 |
FoulBallFieldable |
5.72 |
0.87 |
6.07 |
8.0 |
Curveball |
77.97 |
1995.00 |
144.98 |
-3.92 |
7.30 |
StrikeCalled |
5.81 |
0.98 |
5.78 |
4.8 |
Four-Seam |
89.52 |
2156.93 |
205.28 |
10.39 |
23.31 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.75 |
0.67 |
6.05 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
90.21 |
2204.92 |
202.70 |
9.53 |
24.16 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.86 |
0.85 |
5.72 |
6.8 |
Sinker |
89.33 |
2091.45 |
216.67 |
13.42 |
19.36 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.72 |
1.00 |
6.15 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
89.47 |
2189.54 |
219.71 |
14.05 |
18.31 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.77 |
0.87 |
6.05 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
89.22 |
2050.39 |
217.20 |
14.90 |
20.87 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.81 |
0.81 |
5.93 |
7.2 |
Changeup |
82.78 |
1654.55 |
237.73 |
15.59 |
11.33 |
BallCalled |
5.76 |
0.93 |
5.78 |
7.9 |
Four-Seam |
90.65 |
2163.21 |
210.74 |
12.93 |
23.16 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.77 |
0.88 |
5.93 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
89.73 |
2139.78 |
218.22 |
13.77 |
18.81 |
InPlay |
5.83 |
0.72 |
6.07 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
88.93 |
2093.48 |
208.66 |
11.55 |
22.49 |
StrikeCalled |
5.73 |
1.00 |
6.13 |
7.0 |
Sinker |
89.53 |
2134.09 |
219.03 |
15.08 |
19.94 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.71 |
0.91 |
6.10 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
89.22 |
2142.69 |
204.49 |
10.02 |
23.41 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.80 |
0.83 |
5.88 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
90.35 |
2212.29 |
214.72 |
12.49 |
19.35 |
BallCalled |
5.72 |
0.91 |
5.95 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
89.44 |
2120.60 |
201.64 |
8.62 |
23.19 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.72 |
0.92 |
5.96 |
6.7 |
Changeup |
82.91 |
1317.16 |
240.06 |
15.38 |
10.26 |
BallCalled |
5.70 |
0.97 |
6.08 |
8.0 |
Four-Seam |
89.78 |
2120.11 |
208.25 |
10.64 |
21.22 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.68 |
0.97 |
6.08 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
91.20 |
2129.76 |
207.48 |
9.27 |
19.09 |
BallCalled |
5.74 |
0.82 |
6.14 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
88.98 |
2011.87 |
212.74 |
11.09 |
18.60 |
InPlay |
5.74 |
0.80 |
6.12 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
89.43 |
2064.14 |
211.42 |
12.21 |
21.36 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.73 |
0.80 |
6.02 |
7.0 |
Changeup |
81.90 |
1423.50 |
237.84 |
15.59 |
11.38 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.78 |
0.93 |
5.81 |
7.9 |
Sinker |
89.40 |
2100.47 |
218.83 |
14.48 |
19.36 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.77 |
0.90 |
5.96 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
90.27 |
2055.27 |
221.42 |
16.15 |
19.55 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.80 |
0.87 |
6.03 |
7.4 |
Changeup |
82.74 |
1387.22 |
256.58 |
16.02 |
5.28 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.73 |
0.85 |
5.83 |
8.6 |
Changeup |
82.44 |
1489.66 |
232.13 |
10.99 |
10.02 |
InPlay |
5.78 |
0.95 |
5.76 |
7.7 |
# 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 Alekson")
Summary Pitch Table for Alekson
Changeup |
27.54% |
19 |
7 |
12 |
36.84% |
63.16% |
81.81 |
1508.66 |
9.07 |
13.95 |
240.78 |
8.0 |
5.74 |
0.92 |
5.90 |
Curveball |
1.45% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
77.97 |
1995.00 |
7.30 |
-3.92 |
144.98 |
4.8 |
5.81 |
0.98 |
5.78 |
Four-Seam |
53.62% |
37 |
8 |
29 |
21.62% |
78.38% |
89.86 |
2122.65 |
20.63 |
11.69 |
211.34 |
7.0 |
5.74 |
0.85 |
6.04 |
Sinker |
10.14% |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
89.57 |
2097.39 |
19.67 |
15.26 |
219.71 |
7.3 |
5.76 |
0.87 |
6.06 |
Slider |
7.25% |
5 |
3 |
2 |
60.00% |
40.00% |
81.21 |
1988.93 |
6.34 |
-3.56 |
143.69 |
4.8 |
5.77 |
0.88 |
5.83 |
# 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("Alekson maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Alekson maximum FB velocity: 91.2 mph
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Alekson_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 Alekson",
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 Alekson",
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")
)
