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
Shore624 <- read_excel("C:/Users/Franco Castagliuolo/OneDrive - Bentley University/Neers 24/Pitchers/Shore 624/Shore 624.xlsx")
# Filter the data for the pitcher Dennis Helwig
Dennis_Helwig_data <- Shore624 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Helwig, Dennis")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Dennis_Helwig_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 Dennis Helwig")
Detailed Pitch Table for Dennis Helwig
Four-Seam |
91.44 |
2251.89 |
206.85 |
10.25 |
21.35 |
BallCalled |
6.26 |
1.44 |
6.28 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
90.63 |
2188.42 |
210.71 |
11.49 |
20.45 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.16 |
1.50 |
6.19 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
92.12 |
2189.64 |
217.59 |
13.84 |
19.11 |
InPlay |
6.36 |
1.51 |
6.25 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
90.81 |
2203.09 |
220.04 |
14.30 |
18.14 |
StrikeCalled |
6.30 |
1.66 |
5.97 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
92.76 |
2256.07 |
227.93 |
17.45 |
16.83 |
BallCalled |
6.32 |
1.60 |
6.06 |
7.6 |
Changeup |
84.55 |
1370.65 |
260.13 |
15.59 |
3.82 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.93 |
1.94 |
6.02 |
8.7 |
Four-Seam |
92.90 |
2279.70 |
215.74 |
12.53 |
18.55 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.13 |
1.50 |
6.41 |
7.2 |
Slider |
80.03 |
2320.11 |
85.50 |
-15.08 |
0.31 |
StrikeCalled |
5.92 |
2.44 |
5.66 |
2.9 |
Curveball |
80.15 |
2353.05 |
60.66 |
-7.64 |
-2.87 |
InPlay |
5.87 |
2.09 |
5.64 |
2.0 |
Four-Seam |
89.90 |
2265.24 |
219.05 |
15.71 |
20.49 |
BallCalled |
6.18 |
2.66 |
6.34 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
88.76 |
2091.55 |
223.13 |
16.09 |
18.44 |
BallCalled |
6.25 |
2.56 |
6.11 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.37 |
2205.48 |
201.85 |
8.32 |
21.92 |
InPlay |
6.19 |
2.45 |
6.36 |
6.7 |
Changeup |
83.51 |
1415.45 |
247.09 |
13.71 |
7.13 |
BallCalled |
5.94 |
1.99 |
6.10 |
8.2 |
Four-Seam |
91.36 |
2250.57 |
223.53 |
15.25 |
17.32 |
BallCalled |
6.28 |
1.66 |
5.83 |
7.5 |
Changeup |
84.61 |
1404.37 |
254.98 |
13.77 |
4.95 |
StrikeCalled |
5.82 |
2.13 |
6.15 |
8.5 |
Four-Seam |
89.42 |
2160.07 |
218.52 |
14.10 |
18.98 |
BallCalled |
6.03 |
1.81 |
6.34 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
89.60 |
2137.02 |
222.13 |
15.17 |
17.98 |
InPlay |
6.01 |
1.90 |
6.44 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
91.35 |
2195.64 |
216.59 |
13.77 |
19.79 |
StrikeCalled |
6.20 |
1.47 |
6.03 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
92.06 |
2225.61 |
210.89 |
11.71 |
20.74 |
StrikeCalled |
6.23 |
1.34 |
6.19 |
7.0 |
Slider |
83.05 |
1189.83 |
115.68 |
-7.24 |
4.87 |
BallCalled |
5.72 |
2.20 |
5.77 |
3.9 |
Slider |
82.53 |
2348.73 |
92.90 |
-12.60 |
2.07 |
BallCalled |
5.96 |
2.18 |
5.87 |
3.1 |
Four-Seam |
92.07 |
2222.34 |
208.44 |
10.46 |
20.49 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.37 |
1.16 |
6.26 |
6.9 |
Sinker |
91.51 |
2239.24 |
226.03 |
14.62 |
15.36 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.21 |
1.39 |
6.18 |
7.5 |
Slider |
80.91 |
2384.91 |
52.47 |
-4.74 |
-2.28 |
BallCalled |
5.98 |
2.24 |
5.80 |
1.7 |
Four-Seam |
91.10 |
2265.78 |
220.89 |
15.63 |
19.10 |
BallCalled |
6.20 |
1.68 |
5.87 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.12 |
2214.67 |
217.43 |
15.02 |
20.74 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.14 |
1.95 |
6.03 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
90.57 |
2253.73 |
217.35 |
14.20 |
19.69 |
BallCalled |
6.15 |
1.73 |
6.00 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
90.33 |
2227.05 |
218.72 |
15.07 |
19.86 |
BallCalled |
6.24 |
1.52 |
6.01 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
88.52 |
2190.08 |
218.89 |
14.93 |
19.64 |
StrikeCalled |
6.27 |
2.32 |
6.11 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
89.02 |
2195.01 |
220.09 |
14.81 |
18.74 |
BallCalled |
6.25 |
2.48 |
5.99 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
87.72 |
2139.50 |
219.93 |
14.73 |
18.76 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.18 |
2.46 |
6.17 |
7.3 |
Curveball |
81.49 |
1661.43 |
68.91 |
-7.10 |
-1.39 |
BallCalled |
5.64 |
3.32 |
5.87 |
2.3 |
Four-Seam |
90.06 |
2193.22 |
211.59 |
12.73 |
21.90 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.26 |
2.32 |
5.97 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
90.95 |
2274.11 |
216.81 |
14.57 |
20.56 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.27 |
2.45 |
6.07 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
91.54 |
2220.47 |
213.58 |
12.14 |
19.53 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.26 |
2.30 |
6.22 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
92.16 |
2269.07 |
208.20 |
11.51 |
22.57 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.35 |
2.46 |
6.27 |
6.9 |
Changeup |
82.32 |
1349.74 |
252.49 |
15.24 |
6.07 |
BallCalled |
5.70 |
2.16 |
6.27 |
8.4 |
Sinker |
89.49 |
2207.86 |
235.59 |
18.06 |
13.46 |
InPlay |
6.14 |
1.97 |
6.09 |
7.9 |
Changeup |
82.78 |
1299.34 |
247.80 |
13.77 |
6.78 |
BallCalled |
5.95 |
1.76 |
6.13 |
8.3 |
Four-Seam |
90.09 |
2123.90 |
218.55 |
13.16 |
17.72 |
InPlay |
6.28 |
1.41 |
5.90 |
7.3 |
Slider |
78.86 |
2230.78 |
85.56 |
-9.66 |
0.66 |
StrikeCalled |
5.99 |
2.45 |
5.59 |
2.9 |
Changeup |
83.34 |
1292.01 |
259.23 |
13.72 |
3.85 |
BallCalled |
5.70 |
1.89 |
6.11 |
8.6 |
Four-Seam |
91.03 |
2224.32 |
223.74 |
14.40 |
16.23 |
BallCalled |
6.12 |
1.75 |
6.26 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
89.37 |
2166.28 |
215.23 |
10.98 |
16.74 |
BallCalled |
6.16 |
2.14 |
6.25 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
89.19 |
2150.46 |
200.41 |
6.24 |
17.94 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.15 |
1.89 |
6.52 |
6.7 |
Slider |
79.27 |
2152.83 |
97.33 |
-8.77 |
2.47 |
InPlay |
5.91 |
2.22 |
5.81 |
3.2 |
Four-Seam |
90.06 |
2186.18 |
221.65 |
14.79 |
17.70 |
InPlay |
6.20 |
2.62 |
6.34 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.70 |
2278.63 |
218.93 |
12.76 |
16.86 |
StrikeCalled |
6.11 |
2.03 |
5.98 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
90.16 |
2208.25 |
206.17 |
8.83 |
19.08 |
BallCalled |
6.17 |
1.61 |
5.80 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
91.25 |
2301.28 |
216.37 |
12.17 |
17.62 |
InPlay |
6.27 |
1.67 |
5.74 |
7.2 |
Changeup |
83.95 |
1357.27 |
259.10 |
14.36 |
3.94 |
BallCalled |
5.90 |
1.75 |
6.37 |
8.6 |
Four-Seam |
90.74 |
2265.82 |
215.51 |
11.59 |
17.35 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.20 |
1.78 |
5.93 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
91.07 |
2160.07 |
213.59 |
12.32 |
19.63 |
BallCalled |
6.15 |
1.75 |
6.22 |
7.1 |
Changeup |
85.73 |
1422.67 |
243.30 |
14.02 |
8.21 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.96 |
1.96 |
6.17 |
8.1 |
Four-Seam |
90.54 |
2262.29 |
214.56 |
12.76 |
19.63 |
StrikeCalled |
6.33 |
1.58 |
6.01 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
90.05 |
2222.37 |
218.85 |
15.40 |
20.25 |
BallCalled |
6.33 |
1.44 |
6.00 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
89.33 |
2218.04 |
216.54 |
12.74 |
18.26 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.11 |
1.61 |
6.67 |
7.2 |
Slider |
82.37 |
2183.69 |
64.62 |
-4.82 |
-1.06 |
BallCalled |
5.98 |
1.91 |
5.69 |
2.2 |
Four-Seam |
89.89 |
2226.42 |
206.54 |
11.10 |
23.40 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.25 |
1.44 |
5.95 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
91.38 |
2231.53 |
203.70 |
9.45 |
22.63 |
BallCalled |
6.24 |
1.52 |
5.93 |
6.8 |
Sinker |
89.49 |
2148.37 |
222.96 |
14.50 |
16.68 |
InPlay |
6.31 |
1.17 |
6.33 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
88.31 |
2165.03 |
212.57 |
12.00 |
19.86 |
InPlay |
6.16 |
2.39 |
6.32 |
7.1 |
# 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, "\n")
## Total number of pitches thrown: 62
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Dennis Helwig")
Summary Pitch Table for Dennis Helwig
Changeup |
12.90% |
8 |
5 |
3 |
62.50% |
37.50% |
83.85 |
1363.94 |
5.59 |
14.27 |
253.02 |
8.4 |
5.86 |
1.95 |
6.16 |
Curveball |
3.23% |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
80.82 |
2007.24 |
-2.13 |
-7.37 |
64.78 |
2.1 |
5.76 |
2.70 |
5.76 |
Four-Seam |
61.29% |
38 |
14 |
24 |
36.84% |
63.16% |
90.55 |
2219.26 |
19.49 |
12.71 |
214.64 |
7.2 |
6.22 |
1.84 |
6.13 |
Sinker |
11.29% |
7 |
2 |
5 |
28.57% |
71.43% |
89.90 |
2174.23 |
16.79 |
15.80 |
225.39 |
7.5 |
6.20 |
1.86 |
6.20 |
Slider |
11.29% |
7 |
4 |
3 |
57.14% |
42.86% |
81.00 |
2115.84 |
1.01 |
-8.99 |
84.87 |
2.8 |
5.92 |
2.23 |
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("Dennis Helwig maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Dennis Helwig maximum FB velocity: 92.9 mph
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Dennis_Helwig_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 Dennis Helwig",
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 Dennis Helwig",
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")
)
