# Filter the data for the pitcher Foley
Foley_data <- Adams619 %>%
filter(Pitcher == 'Foley, Brian')
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Foley_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 Foley')
Detailed Pitch Table for Foley
| Four-Seam |
90.66 |
2405.74 |
199.32 |
4.04 |
12.63 |
BallCalled |
5.94 |
1.66 |
6.11 |
6.6 |
| Four-Seam |
92.22 |
2593.53 |
187.94 |
1.55 |
12.00 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.01 |
1.56 |
6.29 |
6.3 |
| Slider |
84.47 |
2499.12 |
188.34 |
0.56 |
5.13 |
StrikeCalled |
5.74 |
1.87 |
5.82 |
6.3 |
| Four-Seam |
93.84 |
2518.43 |
190.04 |
1.76 |
10.91 |
InPlay |
6.11 |
1.24 |
6.44 |
6.3 |
| Four-Seam |
92.51 |
2515.57 |
232.22 |
13.04 |
11.17 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.88 |
1.76 |
6.24 |
7.7 |
| Slider |
85.98 |
2760.55 |
114.31 |
-2.85 |
2.44 |
BallCalled |
5.57 |
1.98 |
5.67 |
3.8 |
| Four-Seam |
92.68 |
2700.23 |
195.27 |
3.53 |
13.80 |
BallCalled |
6.11 |
1.53 |
6.35 |
6.5 |
| Sinker |
92.31 |
2459.80 |
248.39 |
15.05 |
7.00 |
BallCalled |
5.93 |
1.68 |
6.14 |
8.3 |
| Sinker |
92.77 |
2450.36 |
242.02 |
13.36 |
8.07 |
InPlay |
5.76 |
1.47 |
6.36 |
8.1 |
# 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)
## Total number of pitches thrown: 9
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = 'Summary Pitch Table for Foley')
Summary Pitch Table for Foley
| Four-Seam |
55.56% |
5 |
2 |
3 |
40.00% |
60.00% |
92.38 |
2546.70 |
12.10 |
4.78 |
200.96 |
6.7 |
6.01 |
1.55 |
6.29 |
| Sinker |
22.22% |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
92.54 |
2455.08 |
7.54 |
14.20 |
245.20 |
8.2 |
5.84 |
1.57 |
6.25 |
| Slider |
22.22% |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
85.22 |
2629.84 |
3.79 |
-1.15 |
151.32 |
5.0 |
5.66 |
1.93 |
5.74 |
# 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('Foley maximum FB velocity:', max_fb_velocity)
## Foley maximum FB velocity: 93.84
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Foley_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 Foley',
x = 'Horizontal Location (feet)',
y = 'Vertical Location (feet)',
color = 'Swing/Take',
shape = 'Chase') +
facet_wrap(~ AutoPitchType) + # Create individual graphs for each 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')
)
# 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 Foley',
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')
)
