# Filter the data for the pitcher Colin Dowlen
Brian_Foley_data <- data %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Dowlen, Colin")
# 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 Colin Dowlen")
Detailed Pitch Table for Colin Dowlen
Four-Seam |
88.95 |
2163.59 |
220.94 |
13.59 |
16.84 |
InPlay |
5.18 |
1.99 |
5.91 |
7.4 |
Curveball |
75.97 |
3032.28 |
57.15 |
-17.31 |
-9.42 |
BallCalled |
5.17 |
2.14 |
5.20 |
1.9 |
Four-Seam |
88.59 |
2176.70 |
218.40 |
11.47 |
15.67 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.20 |
2.01 |
5.87 |
7.3 |
Curveball |
76.03 |
3076.40 |
47.84 |
-18.22 |
-14.71 |
StrikeCalled |
5.22 |
2.08 |
4.94 |
1.6 |
Four-Seam |
89.42 |
2231.40 |
220.45 |
12.14 |
15.40 |
BallCalled |
5.18 |
2.00 |
6.07 |
7.3 |
Curveball |
76.11 |
2942.03 |
58.22 |
-16.30 |
-8.58 |
BallCalled |
5.04 |
2.26 |
5.48 |
1.9 |
Four-Seam |
89.21 |
2146.74 |
206.52 |
8.52 |
18.20 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.25 |
1.98 |
6.15 |
6.9 |
Curveball |
76.66 |
2943.38 |
46.07 |
-15.08 |
-12.99 |
StrikeCalled |
5.26 |
1.98 |
5.33 |
1.5 |
Four-Seam |
88.42 |
2173.89 |
222.60 |
8.78 |
10.64 |
BallCalled |
5.30 |
2.13 |
5.79 |
7.4 |
Curveball |
75.06 |
3007.68 |
47.66 |
-16.80 |
-13.62 |
HitByPitch |
5.28 |
2.20 |
5.05 |
1.6 |
Sinker |
88.61 |
2241.19 |
235.84 |
14.64 |
11.10 |
StrikeCalled |
5.27 |
1.82 |
6.07 |
7.9 |
Curveball |
75.35 |
2986.66 |
58.16 |
-16.41 |
-8.47 |
BallCalled |
5.25 |
2.04 |
5.38 |
1.9 |
Curveball |
75.20 |
3013.61 |
71.98 |
-18.84 |
-4.45 |
InPlay |
5.06 |
2.26 |
5.53 |
2.4 |
Curveball |
75.15 |
2933.73 |
44.15 |
-14.36 |
-13.05 |
StrikeCalled |
5.24 |
2.08 |
5.30 |
1.5 |
Curveball |
75.86 |
2957.86 |
40.52 |
-11.78 |
-12.17 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.42 |
2.10 |
5.15 |
1.4 |
Curveball |
75.78 |
2958.04 |
48.89 |
-14.68 |
-11.09 |
BallCalled |
5.23 |
2.11 |
5.21 |
1.6 |
Four-Seam |
88.65 |
2129.13 |
218.26 |
12.71 |
17.37 |
StrikeCalled |
5.32 |
1.88 |
5.72 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
88.53 |
2105.30 |
223.79 |
16.13 |
18.09 |
BallCalled |
5.21 |
2.19 |
5.64 |
7.5 |
Curveball |
75.08 |
2956.93 |
38.27 |
-11.37 |
-12.53 |
BallCalled |
5.22 |
2.18 |
5.25 |
1.3 |
Sinker |
87.81 |
2060.24 |
220.00 |
12.99 |
16.71 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.23 |
2.10 |
5.95 |
7.3 |
Curveball |
76.80 |
2982.76 |
52.02 |
-15.18 |
-10.25 |
StrikeCalled |
5.22 |
2.00 |
5.35 |
1.7 |
Four-Seam |
89.09 |
2228.33 |
219.26 |
10.83 |
14.39 |
BallCalled |
5.16 |
1.96 |
6.02 |
7.3 |
Curveball |
75.17 |
2948.60 |
63.27 |
-16.12 |
-6.58 |
InPlay |
5.19 |
2.24 |
5.49 |
2.1 |
Four-Seam |
87.85 |
2178.43 |
220.89 |
13.88 |
17.16 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.27 |
2.04 |
5.83 |
7.4 |
Curveball |
75.73 |
3032.82 |
39.47 |
-14.49 |
-15.81 |
BallCalled |
5.23 |
2.10 |
5.45 |
1.3 |
Curveball |
76.24 |
3021.68 |
33.39 |
-11.38 |
-15.54 |
BallCalled |
5.26 |
2.15 |
5.29 |
1.1 |
Four-Seam |
88.27 |
2217.32 |
219.43 |
12.53 |
16.44 |
InPlay |
5.23 |
1.87 |
5.99 |
7.3 |
Curveball |
74.82 |
2910.43 |
42.45 |
-14.20 |
-13.88 |
BallCalled |
5.26 |
2.04 |
5.19 |
1.4 |
Sinker |
86.77 |
2113.65 |
229.57 |
10.14 |
9.76 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.18 |
2.08 |
5.97 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
87.91 |
2103.97 |
225.77 |
11.69 |
12.52 |
BallCalled |
5.16 |
2.13 |
5.66 |
7.5 |
Curveball |
74.61 |
2867.54 |
62.98 |
-18.62 |
-7.71 |
BallCalled |
5.21 |
2.12 |
5.12 |
2.1 |
Four-Seam |
87.20 |
2042.36 |
212.24 |
8.42 |
14.50 |
InPlay |
5.19 |
2.01 |
5.83 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
87.51 |
2146.69 |
214.80 |
9.46 |
14.74 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.18 |
1.94 |
5.86 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
88.21 |
2148.43 |
217.44 |
11.76 |
16.61 |
BallCalled |
5.22 |
1.82 |
5.75 |
7.2 |
Curveball |
75.59 |
2950.85 |
54.73 |
-16.96 |
-10.36 |
InPlay |
5.00 |
2.15 |
5.47 |
1.8 |
Four-Seam |
87.28 |
2073.68 |
218.49 |
11.03 |
15.12 |
StrikeCalled |
5.16 |
2.10 |
5.70 |
7.3 |
Four-Seam |
86.93 |
2149.68 |
219.53 |
12.14 |
15.97 |
BallCalled |
5.16 |
2.04 |
5.86 |
7.3 |
Changeup |
87.08 |
2095.62 |
221.25 |
11.32 |
14.15 |
BallCalled |
5.17 |
1.97 |
5.86 |
7.4 |
Curveball |
75.82 |
2863.68 |
59.78 |
-17.00 |
-8.30 |
StrikeCalled |
5.21 |
2.06 |
4.98 |
2.0 |
Sinker |
87.66 |
2073.68 |
221.55 |
9.93 |
12.37 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.10 |
2.11 |
5.86 |
7.4 |
Curveball |
76.14 |
3026.03 |
55.95 |
-20.10 |
-11.85 |
BallCalled |
5.18 |
2.01 |
5.51 |
1.9 |
Sinker |
86.93 |
2066.13 |
220.44 |
10.36 |
13.34 |
BallCalled |
5.19 |
1.84 |
5.91 |
7.3 |
Curveball |
75.90 |
2921.28 |
64.82 |
-16.34 |
-5.98 |
BallCalled |
5.06 |
2.05 |
5.51 |
2.2 |
Four-Seam |
87.03 |
2156.60 |
215.64 |
12.39 |
18.53 |
StrikeCalled |
5.27 |
1.90 |
5.83 |
7.2 |
Sinker |
87.94 |
2184.96 |
224.64 |
12.68 |
14.04 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.16 |
1.90 |
6.05 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
86.56 |
2110.76 |
211.18 |
10.41 |
18.46 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.30 |
1.78 |
5.68 |
7.0 |
Curveball |
76.23 |
2926.23 |
49.78 |
-15.70 |
-11.67 |
BallCalled |
5.19 |
1.92 |
5.43 |
1.7 |
Four-Seam |
88.03 |
2131.91 |
217.17 |
10.31 |
14.88 |
BallCalled |
5.21 |
1.75 |
6.07 |
7.2 |
Sinker |
87.40 |
2105.23 |
220.58 |
8.85 |
11.54 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.19 |
1.84 |
5.92 |
7.4 |
Curveball |
74.63 |
2937.50 |
48.07 |
-16.68 |
-13.35 |
InPlay |
5.17 |
2.05 |
5.44 |
1.6 |
# 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: 50
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Colin Dowlen")
Summary Pitch Table for Colin Dowlen
Changeup |
2.00% |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.00% |
0.00% |
87.08 |
2095.62 |
14.15 |
11.32 |
221.25 |
7.4 |
5.17 |
1.97 |
5.86 |
Curveball |
46.00% |
23 |
12 |
11 |
52.17% |
47.83% |
75.65 |
2965.13 |
-10.97 |
-15.82 |
51.55 |
1.7 |
5.20 |
2.10 |
5.31 |
Four-Seam |
34.00% |
17 |
6 |
11 |
35.29% |
64.71% |
88.07 |
2153.27 |
15.94 |
11.20 |
217.25 |
7.2 |
5.22 |
1.95 |
5.88 |
Sinker |
18.00% |
9 |
3 |
6 |
33.33% |
66.67% |
87.73 |
2117.15 |
13.27 |
11.93 |
224.69 |
7.5 |
5.19 |
2.00 |
5.89 |
# 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("Colin Dowlen maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Colin Dowlen maximum FB velocity: 89.42 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 Colin Dowlen",
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"),
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")
)
