knitr::opts_chunk$set(echo = TRUE, message = FALSE, warning = FALSE)
library(readxl)
library(dplyr)
##
## Attaching package: 'dplyr'
## The following objects are masked from 'package:stats':
##
## filter, lag
## The following objects are masked from 'package:base':
##
## intersect, setdiff, setequal, union
library(ggplot2)
library(knitr)
# Load the data
Bristol621 <- read_excel("C:/Users/Franco Castagliuolo/OneDrive - Bentley University/Neers 24/Pitchers/Bristol 621/Bristol 621.xlsx")
# Filter the data for the pitcher Interdonato
Interdonato_data <- Bristol621 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Interdonato, Reed")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Interdonato_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 Interdonato")
Detailed Pitch Table for Interdonato
Sinker |
90.64 |
2433.83 |
237.65 |
20.63 |
14.16 |
BallCalled |
5.24 |
2.37 |
6.17 |
7.9 |
Sinker |
90.55 |
2317.96 |
246.99 |
20.72 |
9.83 |
InPlay |
5.19 |
2.46 |
6.24 |
8.2 |
Sinker |
90.97 |
2478.78 |
240.45 |
21.41 |
13.22 |
StrikeCalled |
5.42 |
2.30 |
6.30 |
8.0 |
Slider |
85.01 |
2365.85 |
206.95 |
1.12 |
3.34 |
BallCalled |
4.91 |
2.71 |
5.82 |
6.9 |
Slider |
85.86 |
2372.53 |
180.89 |
0.06 |
5.34 |
BallCalled |
5.04 |
2.80 |
5.85 |
6.0 |
Sinker |
91.29 |
2426.52 |
239.37 |
20.69 |
13.46 |
StrikeCalled |
5.25 |
2.45 |
6.47 |
8.0 |
Sinker |
92.61 |
2532.64 |
245.70 |
21.56 |
10.96 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.27 |
2.48 |
6.21 |
8.2 |
Slider |
85.17 |
2306.72 |
252.36 |
1.18 |
1.58 |
BallCalled |
5.16 |
2.65 |
5.62 |
8.4 |
Sinker |
91.55 |
2287.16 |
248.83 |
20.28 |
8.84 |
InPlay |
5.35 |
2.24 |
6.29 |
8.3 |
Sinker |
92.59 |
2420.76 |
242.36 |
19.72 |
11.36 |
BallCalled |
5.40 |
2.33 |
6.14 |
8.1 |
Four-Seam |
91.59 |
2288.73 |
227.13 |
16.64 |
16.44 |
BallCalled |
5.37 |
2.24 |
6.55 |
7.6 |
Sinker |
91.86 |
2407.69 |
232.06 |
18.13 |
15.13 |
BallCalled |
5.30 |
2.39 |
6.32 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
92.28 |
2491.34 |
230.48 |
17.82 |
15.70 |
BallCalled |
5.38 |
2.38 |
6.16 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
91.32 |
2269.54 |
242.54 |
18.31 |
10.56 |
StrikeCalled |
5.56 |
1.99 |
6.55 |
8.1 |
Slider |
85.07 |
2249.02 |
267.26 |
2.38 |
1.37 |
BallCalled |
5.25 |
2.33 |
5.93 |
8.9 |
Sinker |
90.83 |
2490.61 |
237.00 |
22.42 |
15.70 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.52 |
2.09 |
6.40 |
7.9 |
Sinker |
91.95 |
2347.36 |
234.36 |
19.59 |
15.12 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.50 |
2.00 |
6.32 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
92.92 |
2435.55 |
241.89 |
21.44 |
12.55 |
InPlay |
5.66 |
1.97 |
6.25 |
8.1 |
Slider |
85.06 |
2355.24 |
242.45 |
4.09 |
3.43 |
BallCalled |
5.28 |
2.35 |
6.01 |
8.1 |
Sinker |
91.91 |
2358.09 |
231.79 |
17.12 |
14.59 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.55 |
2.04 |
6.60 |
7.7 |
Slider |
86.64 |
2339.06 |
216.76 |
2.00 |
3.92 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.33 |
2.37 |
5.80 |
7.2 |
Slider |
87.15 |
2286.35 |
196.86 |
0.61 |
3.26 |
StrikeCalled |
5.37 |
2.18 |
6.07 |
6.6 |
Slider |
86.10 |
2337.33 |
216.69 |
1.49 |
3.33 |
InPlay |
5.34 |
2.35 |
5.89 |
7.2 |
Slider |
84.87 |
2266.01 |
154.41 |
-1.42 |
4.04 |
BallCalled |
5.27 |
2.43 |
5.66 |
5.1 |
Sinker |
91.48 |
2421.16 |
232.73 |
19.40 |
15.90 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.54 |
1.99 |
6.19 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
92.67 |
2448.84 |
224.62 |
17.78 |
19.23 |
BallCalled |
5.67 |
1.86 |
6.17 |
7.5 |
Slider |
85.13 |
2240.55 |
315.45 |
3.58 |
-2.35 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.27 |
2.29 |
5.81 |
10.5 |
Slider |
86.10 |
2343.73 |
274.54 |
4.30 |
0.81 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.25 |
2.11 |
5.83 |
9.2 |
Sinker |
90.97 |
2325.91 |
227.71 |
17.27 |
16.75 |
BallCalled |
5.57 |
2.09 |
6.81 |
7.6 |
Sinker |
90.82 |
2432.86 |
242.31 |
21.17 |
12.23 |
InPlay |
5.44 |
2.03 |
6.22 |
8.1 |
Slider |
86.73 |
2370.87 |
268.77 |
5.89 |
1.22 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.28 |
2.41 |
5.83 |
9.0 |
Sinker |
92.64 |
2422.58 |
230.50 |
17.60 |
15.57 |
BallCalled |
5.54 |
1.86 |
6.43 |
7.7 |
Slider |
85.14 |
2333.59 |
231.96 |
3.33 |
3.53 |
InPlay |
5.20 |
2.42 |
5.70 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
89.83 |
2264.30 |
230.88 |
18.40 |
16.09 |
BallCalled |
5.39 |
2.29 |
6.03 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
89.93 |
2401.85 |
237.38 |
20.75 |
14.42 |
BallCalled |
5.38 |
2.32 |
5.80 |
7.9 |
Sinker |
90.11 |
2382.33 |
239.50 |
19.46 |
12.62 |
BallCalled |
5.35 |
2.17 |
5.87 |
8.0 |
Sinker |
91.24 |
2456.25 |
236.47 |
19.73 |
14.15 |
StrikeCalled |
5.18 |
2.06 |
6.24 |
7.9 |
Sinker |
91.46 |
2407.35 |
239.58 |
19.62 |
12.61 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.34 |
2.11 |
6.43 |
8.0 |
Sinker |
91.25 |
2272.23 |
237.53 |
18.66 |
12.90 |
FoulBallFieldable |
5.32 |
2.17 |
6.56 |
7.9 |
Changeup |
86.80 |
2273.61 |
304.14 |
6.08 |
-2.91 |
InPlay |
5.22 |
2.39 |
6.06 |
10.1 |
Sinker |
91.02 |
2361.26 |
232.35 |
17.13 |
14.31 |
StrikeCalled |
5.36 |
2.21 |
6.44 |
7.7 |
Changeup |
84.77 |
2025.70 |
238.34 |
16.73 |
11.51 |
BallCalled |
5.08 |
2.42 |
6.18 |
7.9 |
Sinker |
91.39 |
2372.36 |
240.16 |
22.32 |
13.93 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.30 |
2.30 |
6.34 |
8.0 |
Sinker |
92.47 |
2297.49 |
237.33 |
19.80 |
13.75 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.47 |
2.02 |
6.28 |
7.9 |
Four-Seam |
91.81 |
2344.60 |
234.32 |
20.65 |
15.93 |
BallCalled |
5.46 |
2.27 |
6.28 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
91.27 |
2358.03 |
240.35 |
21.38 |
13.27 |
InPlay |
5.38 |
2.19 |
6.44 |
8.0 |
# 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")
## Total number of pitches thrown: 46
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Interdonato")
Summary Pitch Table for Interdonato
Changeup |
4.35% |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
85.78 |
2149.66 |
4.30 |
11.41 |
271.24 |
9.0 |
5.15 |
2.41 |
6.12 |
Four-Seam |
4.35% |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100.00% |
0.00% |
91.70 |
2316.66 |
16.19 |
18.64 |
230.72 |
7.7 |
5.42 |
2.26 |
6.42 |
Sinker |
63.04% |
29 |
10 |
19 |
34.48% |
65.52% |
91.44 |
2390.44 |
13.76 |
19.67 |
237.27 |
7.9 |
5.41 |
2.18 |
6.30 |
Slider |
28.26% |
13 |
6 |
7 |
46.15% |
53.85% |
85.69 |
2320.53 |
2.52 |
2.20 |
232.72 |
7.8 |
5.23 |
2.42 |
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("Interdonato maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Interdonato maximum FB velocity: 92.92 mph
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Interdonato_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 Interdonato",
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 Interdonato",
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")
)
