# Filter the data for the pitcher Matthew Martinez
Brian_Foley_data <- data %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Martinez, Matthew")
# 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 Matthew Martinez")
Detailed Pitch Table for Matthew Martinez
Changeup |
75.35 |
1645.97 |
249.08 |
16.29 |
7.97 |
StrikeCalled |
6.41 |
1.76 |
3.84 |
8.3 |
Curveball |
76.85 |
2566.65 |
33.24 |
-6.85 |
-8.75 |
BallCalled |
6.41 |
1.51 |
4.01 |
1.1 |
Changeup |
75.79 |
1492.39 |
251.68 |
16.89 |
7.40 |
StrikeCalled |
6.35 |
1.53 |
4.13 |
8.4 |
Curveball |
77.09 |
2452.49 |
36.13 |
-4.88 |
-4.84 |
BallCalled |
6.44 |
1.59 |
3.99 |
1.2 |
Changeup |
76.82 |
1663.73 |
262.88 |
19.16 |
4.11 |
StrikeCalled |
6.35 |
1.72 |
4.02 |
8.8 |
Curveball |
76.82 |
2515.40 |
36.65 |
-5.65 |
-6.03 |
StrikeCalled |
6.54 |
1.67 |
4.00 |
1.2 |
Changeup |
76.71 |
1640.40 |
244.62 |
16.72 |
9.49 |
InPlay |
6.38 |
1.57 |
4.10 |
8.2 |
Curveball |
76.96 |
2421.69 |
35.06 |
-4.84 |
-5.42 |
StrikeCalled |
6.48 |
1.55 |
4.06 |
1.2 |
Changeup |
76.68 |
1633.58 |
255.17 |
17.27 |
6.27 |
BallCalled |
6.34 |
1.72 |
4.48 |
8.5 |
Changeup |
76.68 |
1656.94 |
260.34 |
19.31 |
4.98 |
StrikeCalled |
6.38 |
1.63 |
4.17 |
8.7 |
Curveball |
77.79 |
2613.95 |
35.20 |
-5.81 |
-6.74 |
BallCalled |
6.44 |
1.32 |
4.20 |
1.2 |
Curveball |
77.92 |
2598.86 |
30.83 |
-4.41 |
-5.91 |
BallCalled |
6.45 |
1.58 |
4.24 |
1.0 |
Changeup |
77.73 |
1651.39 |
223.34 |
9.67 |
11.84 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.43 |
1.55 |
4.02 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
88.52 |
1945.45 |
221.55 |
12.41 |
15.22 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.61 |
1.11 |
4.46 |
7.4 |
Changeup |
76.56 |
1780.97 |
259.37 |
14.86 |
4.24 |
BallCalled |
6.27 |
1.52 |
4.34 |
8.6 |
Curveball |
77.44 |
2484.41 |
36.92 |
-6.35 |
-6.93 |
BallCalled |
6.41 |
1.40 |
4.12 |
1.2 |
Curveball |
77.58 |
2498.03 |
24.90 |
-3.48 |
-5.89 |
InPlay |
6.45 |
1.44 |
4.00 |
0.8 |
Four-Seam |
88.99 |
2024.05 |
200.17 |
7.83 |
22.61 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.59 |
0.99 |
4.45 |
6.7 |
Curveball |
75.73 |
2363.66 |
45.07 |
-10.40 |
-8.54 |
BallCalled |
6.40 |
1.57 |
3.99 |
1.5 |
Changeup |
78.11 |
1617.43 |
223.04 |
8.40 |
10.65 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.30 |
1.61 |
4.35 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
90.11 |
1909.56 |
212.85 |
10.53 |
17.40 |
BallCalled |
6.54 |
1.04 |
4.29 |
7.1 |
Curveball |
76.58 |
2399.76 |
34.92 |
-4.71 |
-5.16 |
InPlay |
6.35 |
1.42 |
4.03 |
1.2 |
Changeup |
78.94 |
1800.01 |
238.71 |
14.82 |
10.47 |
BallCalled |
6.30 |
1.45 |
4.25 |
8.0 |
Four-Seam |
89.11 |
1974.40 |
215.85 |
11.93 |
17.62 |
BallCalled |
6.48 |
0.97 |
4.46 |
7.2 |
Changeup |
78.31 |
1782.75 |
230.60 |
12.72 |
11.96 |
BallCalled |
6.23 |
1.41 |
4.76 |
7.7 |
Changeup |
88.11 |
1812.87 |
209.39 |
7.81 |
15.01 |
BallCalled |
6.62 |
1.01 |
4.52 |
7.0 |
Changeup |
76.80 |
1702.64 |
234.80 |
11.82 |
9.95 |
InPlay |
6.37 |
1.33 |
4.05 |
7.8 |
Changeup |
77.36 |
1772.50 |
247.38 |
13.22 |
7.08 |
StrikeCalled |
6.28 |
1.61 |
4.27 |
8.2 |
Curveball |
74.73 |
2480.07 |
49.77 |
-8.75 |
-5.87 |
BallCalled |
6.40 |
1.63 |
3.88 |
1.7 |
Four-Seam |
88.51 |
2058.06 |
211.53 |
10.93 |
19.05 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.49 |
1.25 |
4.53 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
88.72 |
1978.72 |
205.36 |
7.76 |
17.48 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.55 |
0.87 |
4.38 |
6.8 |
Curveball |
76.96 |
2463.98 |
21.45 |
-3.85 |
-8.39 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.33 |
1.66 |
4.05 |
0.7 |
Curveball |
78.98 |
2502.25 |
48.86 |
-7.72 |
-5.48 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.40 |
1.32 |
3.78 |
1.6 |
Four-Seam |
88.47 |
1942.02 |
211.39 |
9.34 |
16.47 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.46 |
0.85 |
4.39 |
7.0 |
Curveball |
76.77 |
2428.27 |
51.29 |
-9.85 |
-6.18 |
BallCalled |
6.40 |
1.29 |
4.00 |
1.7 |
Changeup |
79.91 |
1726.73 |
250.22 |
15.32 |
6.97 |
InPlay |
6.18 |
1.51 |
4.77 |
8.3 |
Curveball |
78.10 |
2514.51 |
50.35 |
-11.09 |
-7.64 |
BallCalled |
6.45 |
1.34 |
4.25 |
1.7 |
Changeup |
78.91 |
1767.12 |
238.67 |
15.61 |
11.12 |
BallCalled |
6.27 |
1.67 |
4.70 |
8.0 |
Changeup |
78.66 |
1729.71 |
254.87 |
16.51 |
6.14 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.28 |
1.65 |
4.57 |
8.5 |
Curveball |
76.38 |
2389.23 |
39.14 |
-6.12 |
-5.93 |
BallCalled |
6.33 |
1.46 |
4.02 |
1.3 |
Changeup |
79.01 |
1649.14 |
268.19 |
13.95 |
1.90 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.37 |
1.52 |
4.39 |
8.9 |
Four-Seam |
89.39 |
1903.01 |
197.73 |
5.60 |
18.69 |
InPlay |
6.47 |
0.76 |
4.50 |
6.6 |
Changeup |
78.71 |
1756.60 |
243.25 |
16.30 |
9.75 |
BallCalled |
6.25 |
1.47 |
4.89 |
8.1 |
Changeup |
77.59 |
1731.70 |
226.76 |
8.74 |
9.71 |
BallCalled |
6.31 |
1.41 |
4.70 |
7.6 |
Four-Seam |
88.31 |
1999.15 |
198.47 |
6.47 |
20.62 |
StrikeCalled |
6.54 |
0.90 |
4.37 |
6.6 |
Changeup |
79.03 |
1745.08 |
245.56 |
13.02 |
7.32 |
BallCalled |
6.24 |
1.42 |
4.76 |
8.2 |
Changeup |
78.88 |
1735.77 |
244.19 |
13.93 |
8.25 |
StrikeCalled |
6.37 |
1.39 |
4.39 |
8.1 |
Four-Seam |
90.03 |
2014.72 |
199.30 |
5.96 |
18.15 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.47 |
1.17 |
4.46 |
6.6 |
Changeup |
79.31 |
1821.75 |
244.82 |
17.06 |
9.60 |
BallCalled |
6.24 |
1.57 |
4.57 |
8.2 |
Slider |
78.33 |
2302.17 |
58.63 |
-7.23 |
-2.86 |
BallCalled |
6.33 |
1.35 |
4.07 |
2.0 |
Changeup |
78.75 |
1615.85 |
255.69 |
20.03 |
6.72 |
InPlay |
6.29 |
1.60 |
4.45 |
8.5 |
Four-Seam |
88.10 |
2043.50 |
222.19 |
12.62 |
15.06 |
BallCalled |
6.45 |
1.24 |
4.58 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
88.22 |
1942.05 |
215.05 |
12.28 |
18.68 |
BallCalled |
6.56 |
1.17 |
4.58 |
7.2 |
Changeup |
78.40 |
1598.92 |
241.17 |
17.16 |
10.97 |
InPlay |
6.27 |
1.36 |
4.61 |
8.0 |
Changeup |
77.52 |
1616.36 |
245.40 |
16.53 |
9.04 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.29 |
1.53 |
4.45 |
8.2 |
Four-Seam |
88.39 |
1964.72 |
216.95 |
11.50 |
16.37 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.44 |
1.09 |
4.63 |
7.2 |
Changeup |
79.31 |
1651.92 |
231.71 |
9.56 |
8.98 |
InPlay |
6.25 |
1.37 |
4.64 |
7.7 |
# 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: 57
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Matthew Martinez")
Summary Pitch Table for Matthew Martinez
Changeup |
47.37% |
27 |
10 |
17 |
37.04% |
62.96% |
78.29 |
1696.30 |
8.44 |
14.54 |
243.74 |
8.1 |
6.32 |
1.51 |
4.41 |
Curveball |
28.07% |
16 |
10 |
6 |
62.50% |
37.50% |
77.04 |
2480.83 |
-6.48 |
-6.55 |
38.11 |
1.3 |
6.42 |
1.48 |
4.04 |
Four-Seam |
22.81% |
13 |
4 |
9 |
30.77% |
69.23% |
88.84 |
1976.88 |
17.96 |
9.63 |
209.88 |
7.0 |
6.51 |
1.03 |
4.47 |
Slider |
1.75% |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.00% |
0.00% |
78.33 |
2302.17 |
-2.86 |
-7.23 |
58.63 |
2.0 |
6.33 |
1.35 |
4.07 |
# 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("Matthew Martinez maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Matthew Martinez maximum FB velocity: 90.11 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 Matthew Martinez",
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")
)
