# Filter the data for the pitcher Brandon Adams
Brandon_Adams_data <- data %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Adams, Brandon")
# Create a detailed table for each pitch
detailed_pitch_table <- Brandon_Adams_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 Brandon Adams")
Detailed Pitch Table for Brandon Adams
Four-Seam |
89.37 |
2131.59 |
218.92 |
13.51 |
17.95 |
BallCalled |
5.72 |
2.35 |
7.41 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
88.76 |
2089.87 |
212.82 |
10.94 |
18.13 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.67 |
2.17 |
7.49 |
7.1 |
Changeup |
81.15 |
1869.15 |
238.55 |
12.93 |
9.31 |
BallCalled |
5.50 |
2.63 |
7.02 |
8.0 |
Four-Seam |
89.75 |
2110.80 |
217.62 |
12.15 |
17.06 |
InPlay |
5.63 |
2.16 |
7.41 |
7.3 |
Curveball |
76.53 |
2145.50 |
66.86 |
-13.80 |
-4.33 |
BallCalled |
5.67 |
2.21 |
6.34 |
2.2 |
Four-Seam |
90.06 |
2136.30 |
214.28 |
11.22 |
17.65 |
InPlay |
5.71 |
1.93 |
7.38 |
7.1 |
Curveball |
76.28 |
2192.97 |
68.91 |
-9.14 |
-1.98 |
BallCalled |
5.65 |
2.41 |
6.22 |
2.3 |
Curveball |
75.82 |
2243.41 |
47.21 |
-9.16 |
-6.95 |
StrikeCalled |
5.58 |
2.34 |
6.40 |
1.6 |
Four-Seam |
90.35 |
2095.84 |
214.15 |
10.43 |
16.51 |
StrikeCalled |
5.72 |
2.15 |
7.22 |
7.1 |
Slider |
78.05 |
2292.88 |
54.76 |
-6.80 |
-3.43 |
BallinDirt |
5.57 |
2.27 |
6.45 |
1.8 |
Four-Seam |
89.63 |
2135.99 |
208.15 |
8.51 |
17.04 |
InPlay |
5.72 |
2.12 |
7.45 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
90.87 |
2170.75 |
217.64 |
12.28 |
17.15 |
StrikeCalled |
5.71 |
2.08 |
7.22 |
7.3 |
Changeup |
81.42 |
1921.16 |
236.84 |
13.92 |
10.48 |
InPlay |
5.36 |
2.61 |
6.92 |
7.9 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
BallIntentional |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Four-Seam |
90.69 |
2220.05 |
217.39 |
13.34 |
18.69 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.71 |
2.21 |
7.35 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
90.63 |
2164.37 |
207.35 |
9.67 |
19.91 |
InPlay |
5.65 |
2.17 |
7.10 |
6.9 |
# 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: 16
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Brandon Adams")
Summary Pitch Table for Brandon Adams
Changeup |
12.50% |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
81.28 |
1895.16 |
9.89 |
13.43 |
237.70 |
8.0 |
5.43 |
2.62 |
6.97 |
Curveball |
18.75% |
3 |
2 |
1 |
66.67% |
33.33% |
76.21 |
2193.96 |
-4.42 |
-10.70 |
60.99 |
2.0 |
5.63 |
2.32 |
6.32 |
Four-Seam |
56.25% |
9 |
1 |
8 |
11.11% |
88.89% |
90.01 |
2139.51 |
17.79 |
11.34 |
214.26 |
7.1 |
5.69 |
2.15 |
7.34 |
Slider |
6.25% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
78.05 |
2292.88 |
-3.43 |
-6.80 |
54.76 |
1.8 |
5.57 |
2.27 |
6.45 |
NA |
6.25% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
# 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("Brandon Adams maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Brandon Adams maximum FB velocity: 90.87 mph
# Prepare data for plotting pitch locations
pitch_location_data <- Brandon_Adams_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 Brandon Adams",
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 Brandon Adams",
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")
)
