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
Upper630G1 <- read_excel("C:\\Users\\Franco Castagliuolo\\OneDrive - Bentley University\\Upper 630 G1.xlsx")
# Filter the data for the pitcher Dennis Helwig
Dennis_Helwig_data <- Upper630G1 %>%
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 |
91.93 |
2188.03 |
217.98 |
14.85 |
20.13 |
StrikeCalled |
6.34 |
1.23 |
6.97 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
94.53 |
2317.03 |
219.40 |
16.17 |
20.81 |
StrikeCalled |
6.36 |
1.08 |
6.79 |
7.3 |
Slider |
84.15 |
2357.61 |
112.19 |
-4.27 |
3.11 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.66 |
1.94 |
6.52 |
3.7 |
Slider |
82.57 |
2299.42 |
98.96 |
-7.12 |
2.51 |
StrikeCalled |
6.04 |
1.96 |
6.37 |
3.3 |
Slider |
81.05 |
2217.49 |
129.88 |
-7.85 |
8.12 |
InPlay |
5.83 |
2.11 |
6.34 |
4.3 |
Four-Seam |
93.82 |
2375.62 |
213.79 |
15.06 |
23.66 |
StrikeCalled |
6.35 |
1.15 |
6.68 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
94.24 |
2294.62 |
222.23 |
18.40 |
21.46 |
BallCalled |
6.21 |
1.28 |
6.97 |
7.4 |
Sinker |
93.63 |
2147.42 |
222.60 |
16.72 |
19.30 |
InPlay |
6.35 |
0.98 |
6.82 |
7.4 |
Slider |
83.97 |
2218.56 |
166.24 |
-1.67 |
8.12 |
StrikeCalled |
5.89 |
3.01 |
6.57 |
5.5 |
Four-Seam |
93.17 |
2186.09 |
210.51 |
13.15 |
23.44 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.38 |
1.91 |
6.72 |
7.0 |
Slider |
83.30 |
2022.90 |
171.91 |
-0.65 |
6.25 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.66 |
3.12 |
6.56 |
5.7 |
Splitter |
85.57 |
1207.53 |
245.73 |
14.12 |
7.68 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.98 |
1.43 |
6.68 |
8.2 |
Slider |
82.46 |
2312.14 |
115.60 |
-6.59 |
4.82 |
InPlay |
5.73 |
2.17 |
6.65 |
3.9 |
Four-Seam |
94.09 |
2400.25 |
226.66 |
15.62 |
16.04 |
InPlay |
6.28 |
1.53 |
6.63 |
7.6 |
Four-Seam |
92.14 |
2308.52 |
202.64 |
9.23 |
23.32 |
StrikeCalled |
6.32 |
2.02 |
6.87 |
6.8 |
Slider |
81.78 |
2225.58 |
126.07 |
-7.82 |
7.03 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.82 |
3.00 |
6.31 |
4.2 |
Four-Seam |
94.27 |
2450.81 |
200.90 |
8.88 |
24.43 |
StrikeCalled |
6.38 |
2.02 |
6.69 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
93.88 |
2327.57 |
202.84 |
10.06 |
25.10 |
StrikeCalled |
6.24 |
2.20 |
6.90 |
6.8 |
Changeup |
85.86 |
1368.53 |
240.62 |
14.03 |
9.17 |
BallCalled |
5.75 |
2.72 |
6.75 |
8.0 |
Four-Seam |
93.83 |
2394.79 |
227.25 |
19.15 |
18.97 |
BallCalled |
6.32 |
2.11 |
6.75 |
7.6 |
Sinker |
93.00 |
2313.85 |
234.11 |
20.49 |
16.08 |
InPlay |
6.31 |
2.17 |
6.91 |
7.8 |
Slider |
81.65 |
2307.61 |
43.49 |
-4.71 |
-3.46 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.94 |
2.16 |
6.33 |
1.4 |
Slider |
82.65 |
2215.81 |
100.53 |
-6.70 |
2.62 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.61 |
2.35 |
6.31 |
3.4 |
Four-Seam |
94.00 |
2323.28 |
201.56 |
7.84 |
20.98 |
BallCalled |
6.31 |
0.80 |
6.82 |
6.7 |
Curveball |
81.78 |
2308.91 |
91.29 |
-17.01 |
1.84 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.61 |
2.24 |
6.33 |
3.0 |
Slider |
82.87 |
2150.27 |
101.56 |
-7.51 |
3.03 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.78 |
1.97 |
6.38 |
3.4 |
Slider |
82.56 |
2239.69 |
105.68 |
-8.18 |
3.75 |
StrikeCalled |
5.78 |
1.96 |
6.34 |
3.5 |
Slider |
80.32 |
2265.79 |
91.42 |
-20.69 |
2.10 |
InPlay |
5.62 |
2.12 |
6.20 |
3.0 |
Four-Seam |
91.55 |
2177.48 |
214.02 |
13.56 |
21.19 |
BallCalled |
6.24 |
2.08 |
7.11 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
91.27 |
2203.80 |
216.06 |
14.72 |
21.34 |
StrikeCalled |
6.37 |
2.03 |
7.07 |
7.2 |
Slider |
80.44 |
2176.69 |
90.45 |
-15.29 |
1.89 |
BallinDirt |
5.81 |
2.90 |
6.43 |
3.0 |
Four-Seam |
92.40 |
2204.43 |
209.24 |
11.13 |
20.97 |
BallCalled |
6.33 |
1.97 |
7.14 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
90.65 |
2105.03 |
210.23 |
11.84 |
21.42 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.31 |
2.15 |
6.88 |
7.0 |
Slider |
81.91 |
2121.06 |
142.63 |
-5.73 |
9.16 |
BallinDirt |
5.75 |
3.12 |
6.46 |
4.8 |
Slider |
81.33 |
2198.87 |
97.58 |
-9.16 |
2.84 |
HitByPitch |
5.70 |
3.20 |
6.46 |
3.3 |
Four-Seam |
91.73 |
2097.09 |
213.46 |
13.10 |
20.93 |
BallCalled |
6.32 |
2.36 |
6.99 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
92.22 |
2068.11 |
204.14 |
9.35 |
21.91 |
StrikeCalled |
6.26 |
2.14 |
6.92 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
92.07 |
2099.88 |
210.97 |
11.38 |
20.01 |
InPlay |
6.22 |
2.09 |
7.08 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
92.14 |
2066.42 |
212.15 |
12.18 |
20.49 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.27 |
2.16 |
6.99 |
7.1 |
Slider |
82.09 |
2046.97 |
200.69 |
2.47 |
8.24 |
InPlay |
5.69 |
3.03 |
6.46 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
92.04 |
2230.07 |
209.49 |
10.52 |
19.77 |
InPlay |
6.21 |
1.50 |
6.87 |
7.0 |
Slider |
80.75 |
2164.25 |
93.39 |
-8.60 |
2.27 |
BallCalled |
5.91 |
3.03 |
6.47 |
3.1 |
Slider |
79.87 |
2270.06 |
124.97 |
-5.12 |
5.10 |
BallCalled |
5.90 |
2.94 |
6.52 |
4.2 |
Four-Seam |
91.00 |
2270.63 |
224.38 |
16.00 |
17.52 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.21 |
2.16 |
6.87 |
7.5 |
Sinker |
89.90 |
2183.97 |
221.90 |
16.11 |
19.07 |
BallCalled |
6.38 |
2.19 |
6.83 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.43 |
2188.19 |
218.43 |
15.32 |
20.48 |
BallCalled |
6.25 |
1.99 |
7.03 |
7.3 |
# 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")
## Total number of pitches thrown: 46
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Dennis Helwig")
Summary Pitch Table for Dennis Helwig
Changeup |
2.17% |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.00% |
0.00% |
85.86 |
1368.53 |
9.17 |
14.03 |
240.62 |
8.0 |
5.75 |
2.72 |
6.75 |
Curveball |
2.17% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
81.78 |
2308.91 |
1.84 |
-17.01 |
91.29 |
3.0 |
5.61 |
2.24 |
6.33 |
Four-Seam |
47.83% |
22 |
7 |
15 |
31.82% |
68.18% |
92.56 |
2239.90 |
21.11 |
13.07 |
213.11 |
7.1 |
6.29 |
1.82 |
6.90 |
Sinker |
6.52% |
3 |
1 |
2 |
33.33% |
66.67% |
92.18 |
2215.08 |
18.15 |
17.77 |
226.20 |
7.5 |
6.35 |
1.78 |
6.85 |
Slider |
39.13% |
18 |
2 |
16 |
11.11% |
88.89% |
81.98 |
2211.71 |
4.31 |
-6.96 |
117.40 |
3.9 |
5.78 |
2.56 |
6.43 |
Splitter |
2.17% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
85.57 |
1207.53 |
7.68 |
14.12 |
245.73 |
8.2 |
5.98 |
1.43 |
6.68 |
# 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: 94.53 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) +
geom_rect(aes(xmin = -0.5, xmax = 0.5, ymin = 1.75, ymax = 3.25), fill = NA, color = "red", linetype = "solid", size = 1) +
geom_rect(aes(xmin = -0.75, xmax = 0.75, ymin = 1.5, ymax = 3.5), fill = NA, color = "black", linetype = "solid", size = 1) +
geom_rect(aes(xmin = -1.25, xmax = 1.25, ymin = 1.25, ymax = 3.75), fill = NA, color = "gray", linetype = "solid", size = 1) +
scale_x_continuous(limits = c(-2, 2)) +
scale_y_continuous(limits = c(0, 5)) +
coord_fixed(ratio = 1) +
labs(title = "Pitch Locations for Dennis Helwig",
x = "Horizontal Location (feet)",
y = "Vertical Location (feet)",
color = "Swing/Take",
shape = "Chase") +
facet_wrap(~ AutoPitchType) +
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")
)
