# Filter the data for the pitcher Eshleman
Eshleman_data <- Keene616 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Eshleman, Jack")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Eshleman_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 Eshleman")
Detailed Pitch Table for Eshleman
Four-Seam |
91.08 |
2333.34 |
191.40 |
4.93 |
25.65 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.10 |
1.46 |
5.52 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
92.03 |
2363.44 |
192.18 |
5.39 |
26.22 |
StrikeCalled |
6.05 |
1.28 |
5.54 |
6.4 |
Changeup |
84.75 |
2115.39 |
229.76 |
16.38 |
15.18 |
BallCalled |
5.65 |
1.66 |
5.69 |
7.7 |
Four-Seam |
91.86 |
2220.72 |
187.82 |
3.14 |
24.16 |
InPlay |
6.09 |
1.25 |
5.58 |
6.3 |
Four-Seam |
90.30 |
2309.56 |
202.65 |
8.76 |
22.31 |
BallCalled |
6.15 |
1.48 |
5.59 |
6.8 |
Slider |
86.10 |
2476.07 |
151.02 |
-4.80 |
9.95 |
BallCalled |
5.87 |
1.55 |
5.42 |
5.0 |
Four-Seam |
90.25 |
2355.06 |
203.47 |
9.03 |
22.15 |
StrikeCalled |
6.10 |
1.41 |
5.53 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
90.33 |
2315.55 |
204.82 |
8.46 |
19.63 |
BallCalled |
6.10 |
1.53 |
5.49 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
90.14 |
2288.31 |
205.90 |
8.95 |
19.82 |
InPlay |
6.09 |
1.52 |
5.28 |
6.9 |
Curveball |
81.59 |
2544.55 |
44.04 |
-6.83 |
-5.41 |
StrikeCalled |
6.20 |
1.22 |
5.20 |
1.5 |
Cutter |
87.22 |
2512.38 |
169.48 |
-2.36 |
13.96 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.90 |
1.67 |
5.45 |
5.6 |
Slider |
83.78 |
2503.44 |
72.55 |
-6.28 |
-0.95 |
BallCalled |
6.08 |
1.27 |
5.32 |
2.4 |
Slider |
84.59 |
2532.64 |
73.72 |
-6.16 |
-0.54 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.72 |
1.81 |
5.41 |
2.5 |
Four-Seam |
91.47 |
2218.28 |
195.79 |
6.57 |
24.35 |
BallCalled |
6.22 |
1.18 |
5.66 |
6.5 |
Curveball |
82.01 |
2489.87 |
11.45 |
-1.84 |
-7.80 |
BallCalled |
6.05 |
1.23 |
5.41 |
0.4 |
Four-Seam |
91.19 |
2173.41 |
190.21 |
3.84 |
22.46 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.19 |
1.13 |
5.59 |
6.3 |
Slider |
82.53 |
2559.05 |
39.73 |
-3.97 |
-3.39 |
InPlay |
6.08 |
0.94 |
5.17 |
1.3 |
Four-Seam |
90.52 |
2245.68 |
187.53 |
3.05 |
24.34 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.24 |
1.11 |
5.24 |
6.3 |
Four-Seam |
91.07 |
2273.54 |
180.57 |
0.22 |
23.40 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.19 |
1.17 |
5.45 |
6.0 |
Four-Seam |
91.59 |
2274.13 |
197.37 |
7.26 |
24.41 |
InPlay |
6.27 |
1.17 |
5.35 |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
89.92 |
2216.56 |
192.42 |
5.08 |
24.38 |
BallCalled |
6.11 |
1.42 |
5.43 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.84 |
2133.00 |
200.69 |
7.85 |
22.09 |
StrikeCalled |
6.00 |
1.51 |
5.39 |
6.7 |
Changeup |
83.41 |
2021.36 |
240.20 |
17.52 |
11.46 |
BallCalled |
5.66 |
1.84 |
5.56 |
8.0 |
Four-Seam |
91.41 |
2213.22 |
210.02 |
10.94 |
20.18 |
BallCalled |
6.12 |
1.46 |
5.53 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
90.20 |
2176.12 |
204.05 |
8.63 |
20.62 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.12 |
1.16 |
5.46 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
90.09 |
2175.41 |
201.91 |
7.27 |
19.30 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.14 |
1.10 |
5.41 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
90.83 |
2163.98 |
191.23 |
4.48 |
23.80 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.15 |
1.21 |
5.51 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.26 |
2089.86 |
191.23 |
3.94 |
21.18 |
InPlay |
6.11 |
1.38 |
5.35 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.18 |
2261.14 |
190.71 |
4.33 |
24.34 |
BallCalled |
6.12 |
1.33 |
5.32 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.78 |
2199.16 |
189.43 |
3.72 |
23.86 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.19 |
1.33 |
5.28 |
6.3 |
Four-Seam |
90.91 |
2087.95 |
200.84 |
7.13 |
20.15 |
StrikeCalled |
6.09 |
1.33 |
5.37 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
90.89 |
2092.29 |
199.77 |
6.88 |
20.53 |
BallCalled |
6.18 |
1.23 |
5.40 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
91.05 |
2203.12 |
191.49 |
4.67 |
24.36 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.18 |
1.31 |
5.41 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.32 |
2186.88 |
198.88 |
7.30 |
22.59 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.14 |
1.54 |
5.36 |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
90.00 |
2195.60 |
199.91 |
8.19 |
23.93 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.14 |
1.42 |
5.37 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
90.29 |
2181.36 |
199.56 |
7.43 |
22.33 |
StrikeCalled |
6.18 |
1.22 |
5.44 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
90.85 |
2243.62 |
194.05 |
5.68 |
24.07 |
StrikeCalled |
6.07 |
1.32 |
5.39 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
91.20 |
2268.38 |
192.24 |
5.17 |
25.22 |
BallCalled |
6.19 |
1.14 |
5.40 |
6.4 |
Changeup |
83.88 |
2006.08 |
223.77 |
13.77 |
15.83 |
BallCalled |
5.80 |
1.58 |
5.76 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
90.88 |
2203.21 |
200.62 |
7.83 |
22.20 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.21 |
1.10 |
5.43 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
91.75 |
2177.61 |
197.52 |
7.06 |
23.54 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.08 |
1.21 |
5.75 |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
91.55 |
2322.72 |
196.14 |
6.44 |
23.41 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.10 |
1.27 |
5.53 |
6.5 |
Slider |
86.66 |
2362.62 |
178.83 |
-0.16 |
9.19 |
BallCalled |
5.91 |
1.57 |
5.58 |
6.0 |
Four-Seam |
91.06 |
2256.70 |
192.50 |
5.33 |
25.30 |
BallCalled |
6.07 |
1.23 |
5.52 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.21 |
2172.38 |
190.63 |
4.45 |
24.95 |
StrikeCalled |
6.20 |
1.12 |
5.59 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.89 |
2299.13 |
201.07 |
8.24 |
22.68 |
BallCalled |
6.20 |
1.21 |
5.61 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
89.30 |
2154.61 |
189.29 |
3.73 |
24.05 |
StrikeCalled |
6.21 |
1.27 |
5.73 |
6.3 |
Curveball |
81.00 |
2578.15 |
21.74 |
-3.71 |
-8.00 |
BallCalled |
6.20 |
0.95 |
5.22 |
0.7 |
Four-Seam |
90.83 |
2238.58 |
193.76 |
5.70 |
24.53 |
HitByPitch |
6.23 |
1.15 |
5.39 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
88.84 |
2016.57 |
202.79 |
8.35 |
21.19 |
BallCalled |
6.23 |
1.27 |
5.74 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
89.43 |
2116.64 |
194.25 |
5.41 |
22.59 |
StrikeCalled |
6.15 |
1.30 |
5.63 |
6.5 |
Slider |
84.49 |
2379.13 |
172.13 |
-1.40 |
11.47 |
StrikeCalled |
6.12 |
1.54 |
5.58 |
5.7 |
Four-Seam |
90.05 |
2239.61 |
198.05 |
6.88 |
22.44 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.16 |
1.12 |
5.58 |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
91.07 |
2198.56 |
194.61 |
6.01 |
24.28 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.23 |
1.11 |
5.65 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
90.41 |
2074.00 |
199.50 |
7.21 |
21.65 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.20 |
1.33 |
5.39 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
90.44 |
2166.15 |
205.26 |
8.56 |
19.45 |
InPlay |
6.05 |
1.37 |
5.45 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
89.42 |
2125.41 |
201.60 |
8.28 |
22.12 |
StrikeCalled |
6.21 |
1.22 |
5.68 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
91.60 |
2067.11 |
206.08 |
8.55 |
18.63 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.10 |
1.37 |
5.48 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
92.40 |
2217.59 |
191.20 |
4.42 |
23.48 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.17 |
1.23 |
5.65 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
91.75 |
2231.53 |
212.23 |
11.42 |
19.40 |
InPlay |
6.12 |
1.23 |
5.67 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
90.90 |
2172.65 |
193.78 |
5.78 |
24.82 |
InPlay |
6.24 |
1.11 |
5.42 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
90.21 |
2161.55 |
195.20 |
5.53 |
21.61 |
InPlay |
6.23 |
1.24 |
5.49 |
6.5 |
Four-Seam |
91.49 |
2298.25 |
204.19 |
8.84 |
20.92 |
StrikeCalled |
6.00 |
1.31 |
5.69 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
88.29 |
2450.71 |
199.12 |
4.82 |
15.14 |
InPlay |
6.00 |
1.40 |
5.66 |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
90.56 |
2242.31 |
212.41 |
11.96 |
20.09 |
StrikeCalled |
6.09 |
1.36 |
5.45 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
90.69 |
2255.08 |
213.83 |
11.41 |
18.26 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.05 |
1.31 |
5.51 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
90.77 |
2198.22 |
199.97 |
7.55 |
22.05 |
BallCalled |
6.19 |
1.28 |
5.54 |
6.7 |
Slider |
82.28 |
2462.44 |
45.02 |
-2.83 |
-1.51 |
StrikeCalled |
6.14 |
1.22 |
5.35 |
1.5 |
# 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: 68 \n\n
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Eshleman")
Summary Pitch Table for Eshleman
Changeup |
4.41% |
3 |
3 |
0 |
100.00% |
0.00% |
84.01 |
2047.61 |
14.16 |
15.89 |
231.24 |
7.7 |
5.70 |
1.69 |
5.67 |
Curveball |
4.41% |
3 |
2 |
1 |
66.67% |
33.33% |
81.53 |
2537.52 |
-7.07 |
-4.13 |
25.74 |
0.9 |
6.15 |
1.13 |
5.28 |
Cutter |
1.47% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
87.22 |
2512.38 |
13.96 |
-2.36 |
169.48 |
5.6 |
5.90 |
1.67 |
5.45 |
Four-Seam |
79.41% |
54 |
12 |
42 |
22.22% |
77.78% |
90.66 |
2213.25 |
22.42 |
6.63 |
197.66 |
6.6 |
6.14 |
1.28 |
5.50 |
Slider |
10.29% |
7 |
3 |
4 |
42.86% |
57.14% |
84.35 |
2467.91 |
3.46 |
-3.66 |
104.71 |
3.5 |
5.99 |
1.41 |
5.40 |
# 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('Eshleman maximum FB velocity: ', max_fb_velocity)
## Eshleman maximum FB velocity: 92.4
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Eshleman_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 Eshleman',
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 Eshleman',
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')
)
