# Filter the data for the pitcher William Jaun
William_Jaun_data <- Upper630G1 %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Jaun, William")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- William_Jaun_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 William Jaun")
Detailed Pitch Table for William Jaun
Sinker |
87.84 |
2247.29 |
131.49 |
-17.58 |
16.78 |
BallCalled |
5.82 |
-2.15 |
6.18 |
4.4 |
Sinker |
88.79 |
2262.19 |
131.01 |
-17.81 |
16.65 |
BallCalled |
5.74 |
-2.25 |
6.21 |
4.4 |
Four-Seam |
87.53 |
2216.64 |
143.91 |
-14.08 |
20.56 |
StrikeCalled |
5.96 |
-2.10 |
6.00 |
4.8 |
Curveball |
73.19 |
2393.50 |
282.34 |
12.53 |
-0.87 |
BallCalled |
6.07 |
-1.83 |
5.59 |
9.4 |
Four-Seam |
86.77 |
2228.94 |
149.15 |
-12.81 |
22.72 |
StrikeCalled |
5.98 |
-2.09 |
6.23 |
5.0 |
Four-Seam |
88.43 |
2226.06 |
139.61 |
-15.65 |
19.62 |
InPlay |
6.02 |
-1.92 |
6.17 |
4.7 |
Sinker |
87.55 |
2204.91 |
132.81 |
-20.06 |
19.91 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.99 |
-1.99 |
6.12 |
4.4 |
Changeup |
76.36 |
1434.10 |
130.24 |
-11.69 |
11.33 |
BallCalled |
6.03 |
-2.00 |
6.14 |
4.3 |
Sinker |
88.49 |
2251.03 |
135.66 |
-17.39 |
19.06 |
BallCalled |
5.93 |
-2.10 |
5.99 |
4.5 |
Curveball |
73.47 |
2417.02 |
307.42 |
9.19 |
-5.26 |
BallCalled |
6.26 |
-1.78 |
5.51 |
10.2 |
Sinker |
86.83 |
2201.71 |
134.63 |
-16.60 |
17.65 |
InPlay |
5.92 |
-2.07 |
6.07 |
4.5 |
Sinker |
87.75 |
2119.89 |
134.60 |
-17.75 |
18.89 |
BallCalled |
6.05 |
-2.24 |
5.92 |
4.5 |
Sinker |
87.07 |
2150.52 |
133.72 |
-17.42 |
18.11 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.87 |
-2.29 |
6.04 |
4.5 |
Changeup |
77.63 |
1273.81 |
130.00 |
-12.88 |
12.63 |
BallCalled |
5.82 |
-2.23 |
6.18 |
4.3 |
Sinker |
88.00 |
2242.48 |
137.50 |
-17.85 |
20.98 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.97 |
-2.08 |
5.88 |
4.6 |
Curveball |
74.90 |
2418.08 |
295.60 |
11.43 |
-3.42 |
BallinDirt |
6.22 |
-1.80 |
5.70 |
9.9 |
Four-Seam |
89.33 |
2246.36 |
148.23 |
-12.57 |
21.71 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.84 |
-2.26 |
5.97 |
4.9 |
Sinker |
86.93 |
2214.41 |
137.59 |
-17.15 |
20.13 |
InPlay |
6.06 |
-2.14 |
5.93 |
4.6 |
Four-Seam |
89.07 |
2221.92 |
135.94 |
-15.73 |
17.53 |
BallCalled |
5.91 |
-2.09 |
6.15 |
4.5 |
Four-Seam |
88.48 |
2196.07 |
136.36 |
-15.92 |
17.95 |
StrikeCalled |
5.98 |
-2.16 |
6.02 |
4.5 |
Four-Seam |
88.35 |
2148.40 |
137.61 |
-15.17 |
17.87 |
BallCalled |
5.94 |
-2.17 |
5.93 |
4.6 |
Sinker |
87.99 |
2132.89 |
139.57 |
-15.59 |
19.56 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.94 |
-2.16 |
5.99 |
4.7 |
Sinker |
89.21 |
2197.58 |
131.72 |
-16.80 |
16.16 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.90 |
-2.09 |
5.92 |
4.4 |
Changeup |
79.17 |
1208.63 |
103.12 |
-6.64 |
3.15 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.84 |
-2.09 |
6.32 |
3.4 |
Changeup |
78.57 |
1450.91 |
121.61 |
-14.88 |
10.87 |
InPlay |
5.74 |
-2.04 |
5.98 |
4.1 |
Four-Seam |
87.22 |
2187.67 |
150.20 |
-12.05 |
22.65 |
StrikeCalled |
5.78 |
-2.37 |
5.97 |
5.0 |
Four-Seam |
87.94 |
2328.48 |
145.53 |
-13.41 |
21.08 |
StrikeCalled |
6.12 |
-2.07 |
5.75 |
4.9 |
Curveball |
74.70 |
2402.09 |
286.51 |
18.87 |
-3.58 |
BallCalled |
6.14 |
-1.97 |
5.74 |
9.6 |
Sinker |
89.23 |
2217.27 |
142.76 |
-14.42 |
20.28 |
StrikeCalled |
5.76 |
-2.35 |
5.98 |
4.8 |
Four-Seam |
89.52 |
2318.34 |
144.79 |
-14.07 |
21.46 |
BallinDirt |
6.04 |
-2.10 |
5.91 |
4.8 |
Sinker |
86.81 |
1996.02 |
137.67 |
-16.12 |
18.99 |
InPlay |
5.96 |
-2.07 |
6.02 |
4.6 |
# 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: 31
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for William Jaun")
Summary Pitch Table for William Jaun
Changeup |
12.90% |
4 |
2 |
2 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
77.93 |
1341.86 |
9.49 |
-11.52 |
121.24 |
4.0 |
5.86 |
-2.09 |
6.16 |
Curveball |
12.90% |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75.00% |
25.00% |
74.06 |
2407.67 |
-3.28 |
13.00 |
292.97 |
9.8 |
6.17 |
-1.84 |
5.64 |
Four-Seam |
32.26% |
10 |
2 |
8 |
20.00% |
80.00% |
88.26 |
2231.89 |
20.32 |
-14.15 |
143.13 |
4.8 |
5.96 |
-2.13 |
6.01 |
Sinker |
41.94% |
13 |
4 |
9 |
30.77% |
69.23% |
87.88 |
2187.55 |
18.70 |
-17.12 |
135.44 |
4.5 |
5.92 |
-2.15 |
6.02 |
# 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("William Jaun maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## William Jaun maximum FB velocity: 89.52 mph
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- William_Jaun_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 William Jaun",
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")
)

ggplot(detailed_pitch_table, aes(x = HorizontalBreak, y = InducedVerticalBreak, color = AutoPitchType)) +
geom_point(size = 3) + # Increase point size
labs(title = "Pitch Movement for William Jaun",
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")
)
