# Filter the data for the pitcher Brian Foley
Brian_Foley_data <- data %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Foley, Brian")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Brian_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 Brian Foley")
Detailed Pitch Table for Brian Foley
| Sinker |
94.46 |
2224.95 |
240.40 |
13.41 |
8.67 |
BallCalled |
5.84 |
1.47 |
6.93 |
8.0 |
| Four-Seam |
94.06 |
2590.78 |
202.18 |
5.83 |
15.35 |
StrikeCalled |
5.86 |
1.60 |
6.92 |
6.7 |
| Sinker |
92.88 |
2347.59 |
248.05 |
14.84 |
7.11 |
BallCalled |
5.73 |
1.63 |
7.03 |
8.3 |
| Four-Seam |
92.79 |
2567.23 |
201.79 |
5.27 |
14.15 |
StrikeCalled |
5.91 |
1.58 |
7.04 |
6.7 |
| Four-Seam |
94.40 |
2403.40 |
205.47 |
6.16 |
13.96 |
BallCalled |
6.00 |
1.53 |
7.01 |
6.8 |
| Four-Seam |
94.12 |
2470.43 |
193.59 |
2.82 |
12.65 |
InPlay |
5.87 |
1.36 |
7.10 |
6.5 |
| Four-Seam |
94.22 |
2312.30 |
203.39 |
4.59 |
11.54 |
StrikeCalled |
6.05 |
1.37 |
7.20 |
6.8 |
| Slider |
81.79 |
2877.71 |
98.05 |
-15.13 |
3.56 |
BallCalled |
5.62 |
1.61 |
6.32 |
3.3 |
| Four-Seam |
94.90 |
2436.92 |
202.27 |
5.69 |
14.90 |
StrikeCalled |
6.05 |
1.08 |
7.02 |
6.7 |
| Slider |
79.10 |
2785.20 |
89.36 |
-19.50 |
1.43 |
BallCalled |
5.60 |
1.72 |
6.43 |
3.0 |
| Four-Seam |
94.87 |
2425.80 |
181.50 |
0.46 |
18.64 |
InPlay |
6.04 |
1.19 |
7.10 |
6.0 |
| Four-Seam |
94.19 |
2394.30 |
199.01 |
3.89 |
12.28 |
BallCalled |
5.97 |
1.56 |
7.03 |
6.6 |
| Four-Seam |
93.31 |
2479.80 |
214.99 |
8.84 |
13.75 |
StrikeCalled |
5.81 |
1.57 |
6.86 |
7.2 |
| Four-Seam |
94.54 |
2505.95 |
182.21 |
0.51 |
14.25 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.99 |
1.32 |
7.10 |
6.1 |
| Four-Seam |
96.23 |
2615.22 |
195.87 |
3.82 |
14.34 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.07 |
1.30 |
7.00 |
6.5 |
| Slider |
83.40 |
2905.80 |
84.81 |
-19.60 |
-0.19 |
HitByPitch |
5.55 |
1.77 |
6.34 |
2.8 |
| Four-Seam |
94.31 |
2472.32 |
206.51 |
7.80 |
16.55 |
BallCalled |
5.90 |
1.41 |
7.00 |
6.9 |
| Four-Seam |
92.67 |
2534.74 |
200.30 |
5.82 |
16.62 |
BallinDirt |
5.80 |
1.47 |
7.17 |
6.7 |
| Sinker |
92.25 |
2402.95 |
239.00 |
13.44 |
9.03 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.77 |
1.53 |
7.02 |
8.0 |
| Sinker |
93.94 |
2321.59 |
242.83 |
12.16 |
7.18 |
BallCalled |
5.74 |
1.67 |
6.92 |
8.1 |
| Four-Seam |
92.21 |
2464.40 |
185.89 |
1.37 |
14.22 |
InPlay |
5.94 |
1.28 |
7.07 |
6.2 |
| Four-Seam |
92.54 |
2429.46 |
205.31 |
4.13 |
9.81 |
BallCalled |
6.05 |
1.47 |
7.03 |
6.8 |
| Four-Seam |
92.67 |
2379.88 |
211.98 |
6.54 |
11.56 |
BallCalled |
6.01 |
1.40 |
7.08 |
7.1 |
| Four-Seam |
91.52 |
2525.53 |
202.11 |
5.76 |
15.21 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.98 |
1.52 |
7.28 |
6.7 |
| Four-Seam |
93.97 |
2551.98 |
201.24 |
5.86 |
16.07 |
BallCalled |
5.92 |
1.29 |
7.23 |
6.7 |
| Four-Seam |
92.85 |
2474.32 |
202.72 |
7.14 |
18.19 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.88 |
1.57 |
6.97 |
6.8 |
| Four-Seam |
93.43 |
2375.12 |
208.74 |
6.60 |
13.11 |
BallCalled |
6.01 |
1.36 |
7.19 |
7.0 |
| Four-Seam |
92.41 |
2421.97 |
190.75 |
2.68 |
15.09 |
StrikeCalled |
6.04 |
1.39 |
7.17 |
6.4 |
| Four-Seam |
93.12 |
2261.11 |
221.00 |
11.28 |
14.13 |
BallCalled |
5.78 |
1.57 |
6.96 |
7.4 |
| Four-Seam |
93.37 |
2441.83 |
212.08 |
6.39 |
11.21 |
BallCalled |
6.09 |
1.33 |
7.28 |
7.1 |
| Four-Seam |
92.08 |
2318.89 |
195.49 |
3.67 |
14.35 |
InPlay |
5.97 |
1.37 |
6.98 |
6.5 |
# 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 Brian Foley")
Summary Pitch Table for Brian Foley
| Four-Seam |
77.42% |
24 |
9 |
15 |
37.50% |
62.50% |
93.53 |
2452.24 |
14.25 |
5.12 |
201.10 |
6.7 |
5.96 |
1.41 |
7.07 |
| Sinker |
12.90% |
4 |
3 |
1 |
75.00% |
25.00% |
93.38 |
2324.27 |
8.00 |
13.46 |
242.57 |
8.1 |
5.77 |
1.57 |
6.97 |
| Slider |
9.68% |
3 |
2 |
1 |
66.67% |
33.33% |
81.43 |
2856.24 |
1.60 |
-18.08 |
90.74 |
3.0 |
5.59 |
1.70 |
6.36 |
# 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("Brian Foley maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Brian Foley maximum FB velocity: 96.23 mph
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Brian_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) +
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 Brian Foley",
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 Brian 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")
)
