# Filter the data for the pitcher Brandon Adams
Brian_Foley_data <- data %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Adams, Brandon")
# 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 Brandon Adams")
Detailed Pitch Table for Brandon Adams
Curveball |
76.13 |
2354.88 |
65.71 |
-12.88 |
-4.33 |
StrikeCalled |
5.64 |
2.63 |
5.60 |
2.2 |
Curveball |
76.58 |
2396.97 |
66.11 |
-11.43 |
-3.68 |
BallCalled |
5.80 |
2.42 |
5.87 |
2.2 |
Four-Seam |
89.33 |
2243.61 |
217.88 |
12.47 |
17.15 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.90 |
2.13 |
6.60 |
7.3 |
Curveball |
77.61 |
2354.30 |
67.26 |
-12.83 |
-4.04 |
BallCalled |
5.78 |
2.24 |
6.11 |
2.2 |
Sinker |
89.01 |
2122.87 |
222.82 |
12.64 |
14.73 |
StrikeCalled |
5.93 |
1.99 |
6.55 |
7.4 |
Slider |
77.37 |
2323.16 |
77.19 |
-8.45 |
-0.64 |
StrikeCalled |
5.59 |
2.39 |
6.19 |
2.6 |
Curveball |
77.47 |
2307.88 |
59.82 |
-6.33 |
-2.41 |
StrikeCalled |
5.77 |
2.34 |
5.99 |
2.0 |
Slider |
79.16 |
2382.14 |
64.18 |
-8.62 |
-2.79 |
BallCalled |
5.80 |
2.30 |
5.54 |
2.1 |
Four-Seam |
89.39 |
2158.91 |
216.73 |
12.18 |
17.39 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.94 |
2.11 |
6.66 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
89.33 |
2153.11 |
215.67 |
12.50 |
18.48 |
InPlay |
5.92 |
2.19 |
6.56 |
7.2 |
Curveball |
77.28 |
2333.25 |
57.76 |
-10.46 |
-5.21 |
BallCalled |
5.54 |
2.46 |
6.26 |
1.9 |
Four-Seam |
88.81 |
2167.70 |
201.19 |
6.49 |
17.83 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.89 |
2.09 |
6.66 |
6.7 |
Curveball |
77.72 |
2465.90 |
52.04 |
-8.58 |
-5.40 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.62 |
2.36 |
5.82 |
1.7 |
Slider |
77.48 |
2412.78 |
79.94 |
-12.54 |
-0.83 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.79 |
2.26 |
6.00 |
2.7 |
Curveball |
74.87 |
2272.97 |
62.96 |
-17.28 |
-7.30 |
InPlay |
5.66 |
2.45 |
5.95 |
2.1 |
Four-Seam |
87.29 |
2076.82 |
203.39 |
7.70 |
19.01 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.87 |
2.45 |
6.64 |
6.8 |
Curveball |
75.80 |
2264.73 |
60.09 |
-12.83 |
-6.02 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.63 |
2.36 |
5.92 |
2.0 |
Curveball |
77.52 |
2309.27 |
73.49 |
-11.82 |
-2.28 |
BallCalled |
5.69 |
2.37 |
6.17 |
2.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.57 |
2202.62 |
208.98 |
9.64 |
18.52 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.81 |
2.29 |
6.71 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
89.54 |
2173.07 |
213.02 |
11.81 |
19.28 |
InPlay |
5.86 |
2.28 |
6.58 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
88.90 |
2214.17 |
208.95 |
9.56 |
18.36 |
BallCalled |
5.80 |
2.12 |
6.99 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
88.00 |
2090.64 |
210.71 |
8.75 |
15.89 |
BallCalled |
5.79 |
2.05 |
6.78 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
88.25 |
2125.26 |
204.88 |
8.64 |
19.78 |
StrikeCalled |
5.84 |
2.19 |
6.69 |
6.8 |
Slider |
77.15 |
2430.37 |
76.47 |
-8.69 |
-0.78 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.57 |
2.43 |
5.89 |
2.5 |
Curveball |
77.18 |
2357.06 |
67.44 |
-11.97 |
-3.55 |
BallCalled |
5.66 |
2.38 |
6.19 |
2.2 |
Four-Seam |
89.02 |
2172.40 |
209.98 |
9.15 |
16.99 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.82 |
2.16 |
6.72 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
87.58 |
2157.31 |
206.13 |
8.71 |
19.01 |
BallCalled |
5.73 |
2.29 |
6.96 |
6.9 |
Curveball |
77.26 |
2481.39 |
74.56 |
-9.12 |
-1.05 |
BallCalled |
5.56 |
2.41 |
6.19 |
2.5 |
Slider |
77.59 |
2355.07 |
71.54 |
-9.73 |
-1.84 |
BallCalled |
5.62 |
2.54 |
6.05 |
2.4 |
Four-Seam |
88.64 |
2161.03 |
204.96 |
8.14 |
18.72 |
BallCalled |
5.81 |
2.19 |
6.68 |
6.8 |
Slider |
76.42 |
2288.93 |
87.03 |
-7.29 |
1.05 |
StrikeCalled |
5.59 |
2.56 |
6.01 |
2.9 |
Slider |
76.61 |
2325.65 |
86.77 |
-14.49 |
0.69 |
BallCalled |
5.65 |
2.39 |
5.72 |
2.9 |
Four-Seam |
87.99 |
2149.92 |
212.13 |
10.34 |
17.67 |
InPlay |
5.72 |
2.26 |
6.78 |
7.1 |
# 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: 33
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Brandon Adams")
Summary Pitch Table for Brandon Adams
Curveball |
33.33% |
11 |
6 |
5 |
54.55% |
45.45% |
76.86 |
2354.42 |
-4.12 |
-11.41 |
64.29 |
2.1 |
5.67 |
2.40 |
6.01 |
Four-Seam |
42.42% |
14 |
4 |
10 |
28.57% |
71.43% |
88.69 |
2160.47 |
18.15 |
9.72 |
209.61 |
7.0 |
5.84 |
2.20 |
6.72 |
Sinker |
3.03% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
89.01 |
2122.87 |
14.73 |
12.64 |
222.82 |
7.4 |
5.93 |
1.99 |
6.55 |
Slider |
21.21% |
7 |
3 |
4 |
42.86% |
57.14% |
77.40 |
2359.73 |
-0.73 |
-9.97 |
77.59 |
2.6 |
5.66 |
2.41 |
5.91 |
# 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: 89.57 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 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
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")
)
