# Filter the data for the pitcher Nick Falter
Brian_Foley_data <- data %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Falter, Nick")
# 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 Nick Falter")
Detailed Pitch Table for Nick Falter
Sinker |
90.82 |
2482.99 |
250.91 |
20.14 |
8.23 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.48 |
1.59 |
5.24 |
8.4 |
Slider |
84.96 |
2355.02 |
172.18 |
-0.70 |
6.22 |
BallCalled |
5.46 |
1.75 |
4.99 |
5.7 |
Sinker |
91.06 |
2349.55 |
233.37 |
15.58 |
12.72 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.44 |
1.80 |
5.62 |
7.8 |
Slider |
86.12 |
2404.15 |
163.03 |
-1.27 |
5.27 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.46 |
1.74 |
5.03 |
5.4 |
Sinker |
92.46 |
2238.06 |
243.65 |
19.24 |
10.68 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.43 |
1.71 |
5.42 |
8.1 |
Four-Seam |
92.06 |
2465.65 |
226.24 |
13.64 |
14.15 |
StrikeCalled |
5.41 |
1.68 |
5.53 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
92.72 |
2496.38 |
226.39 |
13.93 |
14.35 |
BallCalled |
5.46 |
1.63 |
5.69 |
7.5 |
Slider |
83.80 |
2377.77 |
149.66 |
-3.29 |
6.97 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.51 |
1.67 |
5.06 |
5.0 |
Slider |
86.08 |
2337.63 |
194.66 |
1.28 |
6.03 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.52 |
1.65 |
5.09 |
6.5 |
Slider |
81.51 |
2745.80 |
120.36 |
-3.42 |
3.34 |
InPlay |
5.57 |
1.58 |
5.01 |
4.0 |
Sinker |
91.34 |
2216.81 |
234.72 |
17.26 |
13.37 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.39 |
1.64 |
5.67 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
91.34 |
2448.71 |
226.55 |
14.29 |
14.61 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.45 |
1.78 |
5.46 |
7.6 |
Four-Seam |
91.76 |
2469.27 |
222.92 |
11.86 |
13.79 |
BallCalled |
5.39 |
1.69 |
5.25 |
7.4 |
Cutter |
88.05 |
2532.67 |
201.94 |
3.44 |
9.50 |
InPlay |
5.38 |
1.83 |
5.13 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
91.72 |
2471.35 |
219.31 |
12.61 |
16.55 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.57 |
1.70 |
5.37 |
7.3 |
Changeup |
84.53 |
1766.02 |
273.31 |
19.03 |
0.22 |
BallCalled |
5.49 |
1.83 |
5.10 |
9.1 |
Sinker |
91.66 |
2279.65 |
253.44 |
20.55 |
7.32 |
BallCalled |
5.41 |
1.80 |
5.57 |
8.4 |
Four-Seam |
91.48 |
2436.12 |
219.78 |
12.83 |
16.61 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.45 |
1.75 |
5.31 |
7.3 |
Slider |
86.38 |
2401.40 |
193.35 |
1.74 |
8.44 |
BallCalled |
5.43 |
1.82 |
5.08 |
6.4 |
Slider |
85.31 |
2355.99 |
181.96 |
0.20 |
7.05 |
InPlay |
5.43 |
1.80 |
4.89 |
6.1 |
Sinker |
90.80 |
2168.43 |
243.19 |
18.51 |
10.57 |
BallCalled |
5.45 |
1.83 |
5.50 |
8.1 |
Sinker |
90.57 |
2165.49 |
240.35 |
18.89 |
11.95 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.49 |
1.73 |
5.44 |
8.0 |
Cutter |
87.11 |
2421.76 |
168.95 |
-2.15 |
12.27 |
BallCalled |
5.46 |
1.65 |
5.13 |
5.6 |
Four-Seam |
91.99 |
2501.05 |
230.70 |
12.55 |
11.44 |
InPlay |
5.49 |
1.82 |
5.26 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
91.87 |
2499.71 |
229.82 |
14.93 |
13.73 |
BallCalled |
5.48 |
1.73 |
5.14 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
90.94 |
2213.12 |
242.77 |
18.19 |
10.50 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.40 |
1.81 |
5.60 |
8.1 |
Sinker |
89.83 |
2429.12 |
234.75 |
16.03 |
12.51 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.47 |
1.81 |
4.98 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
91.45 |
2234.72 |
243.76 |
16.78 |
9.45 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.49 |
1.92 |
5.10 |
8.1 |
Four-Seam |
92.66 |
2480.37 |
229.94 |
15.35 |
14.08 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.48 |
1.72 |
5.35 |
7.7 |
Slider |
86.17 |
2358.31 |
176.23 |
-0.36 |
6.63 |
InPlay |
5.45 |
1.82 |
4.91 |
5.9 |
Sinker |
91.01 |
2127.76 |
242.30 |
18.90 |
11.12 |
StrikeCalled |
5.37 |
1.81 |
5.61 |
8.1 |
Sinker |
91.97 |
2203.38 |
231.89 |
16.20 |
13.89 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.47 |
1.77 |
5.46 |
7.7 |
Four-Seam |
92.85 |
2523.07 |
226.46 |
14.21 |
14.73 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.52 |
1.67 |
5.20 |
7.5 |
Changeup |
85.30 |
1809.46 |
275.40 |
18.88 |
-0.44 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.45 |
1.67 |
5.32 |
9.2 |
Changeup |
86.54 |
1990.66 |
270.63 |
19.22 |
1.07 |
BallCalled |
5.47 |
1.61 |
5.30 |
9.0 |
Slider |
88.17 |
2497.24 |
181.63 |
0.24 |
9.56 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.51 |
1.55 |
4.96 |
6.1 |
Sinker |
90.61 |
2297.17 |
233.80 |
16.38 |
13.17 |
StrikeCalled |
5.35 |
1.86 |
5.74 |
7.8 |
Four-Seam |
87.43 |
2396.21 |
209.23 |
5.90 |
11.72 |
BallCalled |
5.39 |
1.68 |
5.50 |
7.0 |
Sinker |
91.45 |
2422.42 |
229.02 |
13.81 |
13.15 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.31 |
1.68 |
5.88 |
7.6 |
Four-Seam |
92.85 |
2516.33 |
218.74 |
12.82 |
17.13 |
BallCalled |
5.47 |
1.67 |
5.51 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
92.06 |
2471.69 |
232.52 |
16.27 |
13.63 |
BallCalled |
5.33 |
1.75 |
5.87 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
91.59 |
2272.65 |
241.83 |
18.23 |
10.90 |
InPlay |
5.33 |
1.70 |
5.96 |
8.1 |
Sinker |
91.44 |
2179.50 |
249.29 |
20.43 |
8.89 |
BallCalled |
5.42 |
1.78 |
5.54 |
8.3 |
Four-Seam |
91.23 |
2442.60 |
220.20 |
12.15 |
15.53 |
InPlay |
5.37 |
1.70 |
5.90 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
91.68 |
2385.96 |
230.10 |
15.30 |
13.98 |
BallCalled |
5.55 |
1.77 |
5.66 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
92.01 |
2402.79 |
234.76 |
16.75 |
12.99 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.56 |
1.83 |
5.88 |
7.8 |
Slider |
85.74 |
2356.34 |
188.78 |
1.49 |
10.80 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.52 |
1.61 |
5.27 |
6.3 |
Sinker |
92.69 |
2229.33 |
247.28 |
19.21 |
9.13 |
BallCalled |
5.52 |
1.63 |
5.80 |
8.2 |
Slider |
85.92 |
2341.02 |
197.71 |
1.83 |
6.82 |
InPlay |
5.53 |
1.59 |
5.25 |
6.6 |
Changeup |
83.44 |
1344.50 |
273.86 |
17.31 |
0.13 |
BallCalled |
5.51 |
1.87 |
5.28 |
9.1 |
Sinker |
91.39 |
2470.73 |
240.56 |
18.30 |
11.48 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.50 |
1.85 |
5.35 |
8.0 |
Slider |
85.44 |
2410.21 |
146.29 |
-4.53 |
8.08 |
BallCalled |
5.45 |
1.87 |
5.05 |
4.9 |
Four-Seam |
90.10 |
2196.99 |
221.58 |
10.58 |
13.11 |
BallCalled |
5.46 |
1.78 |
5.12 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
91.04 |
2501.33 |
208.08 |
8.37 |
16.76 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.53 |
1.88 |
5.38 |
6.9 |
Slider |
84.92 |
2380.57 |
151.06 |
-3.14 |
6.88 |
StrikeCalled |
5.41 |
1.91 |
5.17 |
5.0 |
Four-Seam |
91.36 |
2436.80 |
217.47 |
10.54 |
14.81 |
BallCalled |
5.32 |
1.91 |
5.99 |
7.2 |
Sinker |
90.49 |
2274.44 |
236.40 |
16.84 |
12.36 |
InPlay |
5.45 |
1.82 |
5.29 |
7.9 |
Four-Seam |
91.44 |
2536.60 |
222.26 |
13.24 |
15.68 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.38 |
1.79 |
5.43 |
7.4 |
Changeup |
85.18 |
1696.06 |
278.84 |
17.26 |
-1.48 |
InPlay |
5.40 |
1.83 |
5.29 |
9.3 |
Sinker |
89.93 |
2212.84 |
227.83 |
14.22 |
14.11 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.46 |
1.95 |
4.95 |
7.6 |
Four-Seam |
91.08 |
2468.01 |
229.06 |
14.13 |
13.40 |
BallCalled |
5.46 |
1.79 |
5.46 |
7.6 |
Changeup |
84.76 |
1651.10 |
274.66 |
17.11 |
-0.08 |
BallCalled |
5.46 |
1.87 |
5.25 |
9.2 |
Four-Seam |
91.86 |
2487.68 |
216.95 |
8.86 |
12.88 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.52 |
1.83 |
5.47 |
7.2 |
Cutter |
87.93 |
2454.18 |
192.16 |
2.39 |
12.29 |
InPlay |
5.50 |
1.73 |
5.09 |
6.4 |
Sinker |
90.47 |
2118.79 |
237.31 |
18.37 |
13.01 |
BallCalled |
5.50 |
1.85 |
5.44 |
7.9 |
Sinker |
91.15 |
2440.05 |
229.16 |
16.09 |
15.14 |
BallCalled |
5.50 |
1.89 |
5.45 |
7.6 |
Sinker |
89.53 |
2082.91 |
241.53 |
18.44 |
11.17 |
InPlay |
5.53 |
1.86 |
5.67 |
8.1 |
Sinker |
90.98 |
2372.63 |
230.28 |
16.38 |
14.76 |
InPlay |
5.45 |
1.93 |
5.65 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
90.24 |
2002.47 |
238.14 |
18.04 |
12.36 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.52 |
1.82 |
5.39 |
7.9 |
Slider |
84.39 |
2321.25 |
189.61 |
1.30 |
8.81 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.55 |
1.88 |
5.22 |
6.3 |
Sinker |
91.60 |
2258.35 |
239.71 |
14.78 |
9.74 |
InPlay |
5.57 |
1.86 |
5.66 |
8.0 |
Sinker |
91.73 |
2270.50 |
227.46 |
12.30 |
12.37 |
StrikeCalled |
5.50 |
1.90 |
5.57 |
7.6 |
Four-Seam |
91.25 |
2459.62 |
224.80 |
11.49 |
12.67 |
BallinDirt |
5.48 |
1.94 |
5.40 |
7.5 |
Slider |
84.92 |
2284.79 |
189.12 |
0.56 |
4.64 |
BallCalled |
5.49 |
1.94 |
5.13 |
6.3 |
Four-Seam |
91.40 |
2485.82 |
215.04 |
9.56 |
14.74 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.60 |
1.91 |
5.52 |
7.2 |
Changeup |
85.83 |
1552.54 |
253.74 |
14.49 |
5.46 |
BallCalled |
5.50 |
1.89 |
5.47 |
8.5 |
Sinker |
91.90 |
2158.40 |
235.27 |
12.07 |
9.45 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.48 |
1.82 |
5.57 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
93.18 |
2190.90 |
225.02 |
12.56 |
13.69 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.51 |
1.84 |
5.66 |
7.5 |
Slider |
86.13 |
2242.05 |
186.52 |
0.87 |
8.88 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.55 |
1.83 |
5.03 |
6.2 |
Slider |
81.30 |
2253.83 |
81.08 |
-3.69 |
1.04 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.59 |
1.77 |
5.16 |
2.7 |
Slider |
83.21 |
2222.28 |
154.36 |
-1.47 |
4.46 |
BallCalled |
5.58 |
1.81 |
5.20 |
5.1 |
Sinker |
92.70 |
2434.29 |
233.51 |
16.60 |
13.36 |
BallCalled |
5.48 |
1.75 |
6.06 |
7.8 |
# 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: 82
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Nick Falter")
Summary Pitch Table for Nick Falter
Changeup |
8.54% |
7 |
5 |
2 |
71.43% |
28.57% |
85.08 |
1687.19 |
0.70 |
17.61 |
271.49 |
9.1 |
5.47 |
1.80 |
5.29 |
Cutter |
3.66% |
3 |
1 |
2 |
33.33% |
66.67% |
87.70 |
2469.54 |
11.35 |
1.23 |
187.68 |
6.2 |
5.45 |
1.74 |
5.12 |
Four-Seam |
23.17% |
19 |
7 |
12 |
36.84% |
63.16% |
91.49 |
2461.64 |
14.43 |
11.82 |
221.32 |
7.4 |
5.46 |
1.77 |
5.45 |
Sinker |
42.68% |
35 |
10 |
25 |
28.57% |
71.43% |
91.31 |
2285.89 |
11.99 |
16.77 |
236.92 |
7.9 |
5.46 |
1.80 |
5.54 |
Slider |
21.95% |
18 |
5 |
13 |
27.78% |
72.22% |
85.03 |
2369.20 |
6.66 |
-0.69 |
167.64 |
5.6 |
5.50 |
1.76 |
5.08 |
# 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("Nick Falter maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Nick Falter maximum FB velocity: 93.18 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 Nick Falter",
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
scale_x_continuous(limits = c(-25, 25)) + # Set horizontal limits to +/- 25 inches
scale_y_continuous(limits = c(-25, 25)) + # Set vertical limits to +/- 25 inches
labs(title = paste("Pitch Movement for", unique(detailed_pitch_table$AutoPitchType)),
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")
)
