# Filter the data for the pitcher Falter
Falter_data <- Danbury618 %>%
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 |
91.77 |
2453.62 |
231.25 |
15.03 |
13.18 |
StrikeCalled |
5.28 |
1.59 |
6.30 |
7.7 |
Four-Seam |
93.58 |
2528.50 |
232.83 |
17.07 |
14.09 |
FoulBall |
5.37 |
1.50 |
6.19 |
7.8 |
Four-Seam |
93.14 |
2519.11 |
225.85 |
13.27 |
13.98 |
InPlay |
5.38 |
1.51 |
5.94 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
92.58 |
2523.35 |
220.44 |
11.98 |
15.18 |
FoulBall |
5.30 |
1.60 |
6.32 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
92.27 |
2380.21 |
237.60 |
17.70 |
12.36 |
FoulBall |
5.37 |
1.70 |
6.00 |
7.9 |
Cutter |
87.23 |
2421.90 |
180.96 |
0.21 |
13.87 |
InPlay |
5.37 |
1.59 |
6.02 |
6.0 |
Sinker |
91.57 |
2401.67 |
247.36 |
20.17 |
9.68 |
BallCalled |
5.51 |
1.50 |
6.53 |
8.2 |
Sinker |
92.01 |
2417.19 |
244.67 |
22.30 |
11.86 |
StrikeCalled |
5.73 |
1.55 |
6.34 |
8.2 |
Four-Seam |
92.22 |
2584.60 |
217.30 |
13.44 |
18.95 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.57 |
1.46 |
5.97 |
7.2 |
Cutter |
87.74 |
2477.64 |
177.47 |
-0.70 |
17.21 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.48 |
1.57 |
5.88 |
5.9 |
Cutter |
87.00 |
2450.75 |
178.07 |
-0.53 |
17.09 |
StrikeCalled |
5.38 |
1.53 |
5.76 |
5.9 |
Four-Seam |
88.12 |
2486.85 |
196.95 |
3.92 |
14.08 |
BallCalled |
5.50 |
1.51 |
5.93 |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
92.80 |
2545.78 |
220.59 |
14.47 |
18.22 |
FoulBall |
5.46 |
1.67 |
6.08 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
88.33 |
2420.18 |
184.28 |
0.99 |
14.28 |
FoulBall |
5.46 |
1.46 |
6.17 |
6.1 |
Four-Seam |
92.95 |
2562.94 |
219.36 |
14.63 |
18.95 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.41 |
1.56 |
6.08 |
7.3 |
Slider |
86.12 |
2478.23 |
187.81 |
1.48 |
12.13 |
BallCalled |
5.22 |
1.56 |
5.82 |
6.3 |
Four-Seam |
92.74 |
2569.98 |
225.43 |
15.66 |
16.63 |
BallCalled |
5.23 |
1.54 |
6.60 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
92.50 |
2558.75 |
223.64 |
14.44 |
16.32 |
InPlay |
5.26 |
1.61 |
6.51 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
92.26 |
2512.66 |
227.38 |
14.33 |
14.38 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.25 |
1.60 |
6.40 |
7.6 |
Sinker |
91.55 |
2345.83 |
234.85 |
19.23 |
14.74 |
InPlay |
5.28 |
1.50 |
6.74 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
92.57 |
2247.30 |
230.85 |
18.45 |
16.29 |
StrikeCalled |
5.21 |
1.52 |
6.08 |
7.7 |
Four-Seam |
93.53 |
2585.04 |
222.03 |
16.00 |
19.05 |
FoulBall |
5.19 |
1.57 |
5.90 |
7.4 |
Changeup |
86.06 |
1813.07 |
266.95 |
20.01 |
2.39 |
BallCalled |
5.20 |
1.56 |
6.05 |
8.9 |
Sinker |
93.40 |
2408.91 |
238.38 |
18.78 |
12.73 |
BallCalled |
5.23 |
1.72 |
6.20 |
7.9 |
Four-Seam |
94.00 |
2639.11 |
209.92 |
12.00 |
22.00 |
FoulBall |
5.24 |
1.60 |
6.22 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
88.98 |
2537.82 |
191.77 |
2.71 |
14.06 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.22 |
1.55 |
6.38 |
6.4 |
Sinker |
90.32 |
2527.60 |
234.58 |
20.36 |
15.78 |
StrikeCalled |
5.52 |
1.60 |
6.22 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
92.02 |
2548.03 |
241.04 |
20.71 |
12.72 |
StrikeCalled |
5.53 |
1.47 |
6.50 |
8.0 |
Four-Seam |
89.80 |
2573.31 |
209.41 |
6.82 |
13.31 |
InPlay |
5.75 |
1.47 |
5.60 |
7.0 |
Sinker |
93.09 |
2574.60 |
237.89 |
21.78 |
14.87 |
HitByPitch |
5.16 |
1.58 |
6.50 |
7.9 |
Four-Seam |
91.48 |
2335.94 |
223.73 |
15.16 |
17.04 |
BallCalled |
5.29 |
1.50 |
6.39 |
7.5 |
Sinker |
91.85 |
2478.92 |
230.27 |
16.74 |
15.22 |
InPlay |
5.25 |
1.49 |
6.26 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
91.20 |
2299.62 |
230.65 |
17.61 |
15.72 |
InPlay |
5.23 |
1.50 |
6.34 |
7.7 |
Four-Seam |
93.01 |
2513.84 |
234.28 |
20.54 |
16.01 |
InPlay |
5.27 |
1.34 |
6.24 |
7.8 |
Slider |
85.01 |
2311.45 |
204.35 |
5.27 |
12.82 |
BallCalled |
5.33 |
1.48 |
6.08 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
87.09 |
2404.68 |
204.37 |
5.92 |
14.22 |
StrikeCalled |
5.31 |
1.50 |
5.95 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
87.86 |
2380.97 |
214.13 |
8.65 |
13.89 |
BallCalled |
5.26 |
1.44 |
6.15 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
92.56 |
2583.42 |
228.07 |
17.88 |
17.22 |
FoulBall |
5.30 |
1.41 |
6.29 |
7.6 |
Cutter |
87.31 |
2410.53 |
206.37 |
4.84 |
10.77 |
BallCalled |
5.22 |
1.41 |
6.06 |
6.9 |
Slider |
81.95 |
2316.83 |
186.25 |
0.50 |
5.76 |
FoulBall |
5.30 |
1.51 |
5.52 |
6.2 |
Sinker |
92.42 |
2384.74 |
240.82 |
18.73 |
11.67 |
InPlay |
5.30 |
1.43 |
6.59 |
8.0 |
Slider |
85.37 |
2373.30 |
184.34 |
0.78 |
11.53 |
StrikeCalled |
5.37 |
1.55 |
6.06 |
6.1 |
Four-Seam |
92.06 |
2587.14 |
228.03 |
15.62 |
15.34 |
InPlay |
5.30 |
1.50 |
5.92 |
7.6 |
Four-Seam |
91.73 |
2505.21 |
214.25 |
11.38 |
17.87 |
BallCalled |
5.23 |
1.62 |
6.16 |
7.1 |
Slider |
85.43 |
2389.05 |
167.04 |
-1.82 |
9.13 |
BallCalled |
5.19 |
1.61 |
6.18 |
5.6 |
Four-Seam |
92.28 |
2506.66 |
217.37 |
11.54 |
16.30 |
BallCalled |
5.05 |
1.54 |
5.95 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
91.32 |
2532.09 |
204.79 |
7.35 |
17.02 |
InPlay |
5.14 |
1.48 |
6.18 |
6.8 |
Cutter |
86.81 |
2420.73 |
197.91 |
3.73 |
12.72 |
BallCalled |
5.23 |
1.68 |
6.05 |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
93.44 |
2568.17 |
229.48 |
17.43 |
16.05 |
FoulBall |
5.18 |
1.51 |
6.54 |
7.6 |
Changeup |
85.95 |
1665.74 |
262.20 |
17.82 |
3.64 |
BallinDirt |
5.15 |
1.58 |
6.09 |
8.7 |
Sinker |
91.80 |
2407.36 |
229.64 |
15.22 |
14.03 |
InPlay |
5.09 |
1.60 |
6.11 |
7.7 |
Four-Seam |
92.07 |
2610.76 |
212.36 |
11.53 |
19.30 |
StrikeCalled |
5.24 |
1.48 |
6.35 |
7.1 |
Slider |
87.16 |
2428.00 |
189.48 |
1.72 |
11.46 |
InPlay |
5.32 |
1.36 |
6.04 |
6.3 |
# 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: 53 \n\n
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Falter")
Summary Pitch Table for Falter
Changeup |
3.77% |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
86.00 |
1739.40 |
3.02 |
18.91 |
264.58 |
8.8 |
5.18 |
1.57 |
6.07 |
Cutter |
9.43% |
5 |
2 |
3 |
40.00% |
60.00% |
87.22 |
2436.31 |
14.33 |
1.51 |
188.16 |
6.3 |
5.34 |
1.56 |
5.95 |
Four-Seam |
49.06% |
26 |
6 |
20 |
23.08% |
76.92% |
91.63 |
2526.03 |
16.30 |
12.11 |
216.85 |
7.2 |
5.31 |
1.52 |
6.17 |
Sinker |
26.42% |
14 |
2 |
12 |
14.29% |
85.71% |
91.99 |
2419.69 |
13.63 |
18.77 |
236.42 |
7.9 |
5.34 |
1.55 |
6.34 |
Slider |
11.32% |
6 |
3 |
3 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
85.17 |
2382.81 |
10.47 |
1.32 |
186.54 |
6.2 |
5.29 |
1.51 |
5.95 |
# 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, '\\n')
## Falter maximum FB velocity: 94 \n
# 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')
)
