# Filter the data for the pitcher Max Simpson
Brian_Foley_data <- data %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Simpson, Max")
# 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 Max Simpson")
Detailed Pitch Table for Max Simpson
Sinker |
90.00 |
2137.92 |
245.05 |
18.57 |
9.82 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.66 |
2.25 |
5.74 |
8.2 |
Changeup |
85.28 |
1457.02 |
274.84 |
12.83 |
0.11 |
BallCalled |
5.57 |
2.48 |
5.68 |
9.2 |
Sinker |
88.39 |
2013.75 |
254.52 |
18.37 |
6.20 |
InPlay |
5.64 |
2.41 |
5.95 |
8.5 |
Sinker |
87.67 |
1987.43 |
233.29 |
14.46 |
11.92 |
BallCalled |
5.57 |
2.32 |
5.97 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
88.97 |
2156.12 |
258.04 |
21.74 |
5.76 |
BallCalled |
5.66 |
2.27 |
5.82 |
8.6 |
Sinker |
87.14 |
2032.64 |
232.26 |
12.93 |
11.14 |
StrikeCalled |
5.63 |
2.44 |
5.80 |
7.7 |
Curveball |
78.10 |
1993.68 |
60.68 |
-9.50 |
-3.94 |
BallCalled |
5.85 |
1.99 |
5.66 |
2.0 |
Changeup |
87.83 |
1995.17 |
251.94 |
16.88 |
6.58 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.52 |
2.31 |
5.93 |
8.4 |
Changeup |
83.35 |
1240.73 |
268.94 |
10.09 |
1.49 |
InPlay |
5.47 |
2.48 |
5.49 |
9.0 |
Slider |
80.06 |
1898.13 |
178.48 |
-0.12 |
6.10 |
InPlay |
5.77 |
2.19 |
5.70 |
5.9 |
Sinker |
89.23 |
2070.00 |
247.22 |
15.78 |
7.69 |
BallCalled |
5.69 |
2.12 |
5.89 |
8.2 |
Sinker |
88.76 |
2091.42 |
252.97 |
18.17 |
6.63 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.69 |
2.16 |
5.92 |
8.4 |
Slider |
80.77 |
2154.61 |
93.95 |
-16.09 |
2.68 |
BallCalled |
5.71 |
2.01 |
5.51 |
3.1 |
Four-Seam |
88.99 |
2214.59 |
219.11 |
13.11 |
17.24 |
InPlay |
5.93 |
1.85 |
6.11 |
7.3 |
Changeup |
88.03 |
2080.74 |
259.77 |
18.35 |
4.42 |
BallCalled |
5.57 |
2.42 |
5.87 |
8.7 |
Sinker |
88.02 |
2051.24 |
229.60 |
12.21 |
11.55 |
BallCalled |
5.61 |
2.42 |
5.72 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
88.02 |
2098.94 |
260.71 |
16.88 |
3.83 |
BallCalled |
5.49 |
2.44 |
6.03 |
8.7 |
Sinker |
87.85 |
2287.95 |
225.89 |
13.86 |
14.51 |
StrikeCalled |
5.72 |
2.34 |
6.08 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
88.45 |
2262.14 |
218.89 |
12.95 |
17.16 |
BallCalled |
5.83 |
2.22 |
5.89 |
7.3 |
Sinker |
88.55 |
2062.77 |
262.77 |
19.24 |
3.54 |
StrikeCalled |
5.49 |
2.55 |
5.96 |
8.8 |
Changeup |
84.70 |
1564.23 |
281.58 |
13.49 |
-1.62 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.52 |
2.32 |
5.56 |
9.4 |
Changeup |
85.13 |
1602.18 |
267.46 |
12.57 |
1.75 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.34 |
2.57 |
5.71 |
8.9 |
Sinker |
88.34 |
1970.53 |
254.37 |
19.41 |
6.53 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.61 |
2.34 |
5.96 |
8.5 |
Splitter |
82.55 |
1165.85 |
266.25 |
6.18 |
1.63 |
StrikeCalled |
5.48 |
2.52 |
5.55 |
8.9 |
Changeup |
83.64 |
1284.61 |
273.64 |
8.24 |
0.67 |
InPlay |
5.36 |
2.55 |
5.62 |
9.1 |
Changeup |
87.66 |
1824.60 |
225.63 |
14.41 |
15.22 |
BallCalled |
5.62 |
2.32 |
5.99 |
7.5 |
Changeup |
88.00 |
1856.28 |
248.51 |
18.56 |
8.44 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.54 |
2.32 |
6.02 |
8.3 |
Curveball |
76.96 |
1945.35 |
38.29 |
-5.88 |
-6.00 |
BallCalled |
5.90 |
1.88 |
5.48 |
1.3 |
Splitter |
81.71 |
1096.34 |
156.75 |
-2.38 |
6.92 |
StrikeCalled |
5.48 |
2.30 |
5.75 |
5.2 |
Curveball |
77.60 |
2025.15 |
45.05 |
-7.55 |
-6.14 |
BallCalled |
5.74 |
2.01 |
5.65 |
1.5 |
Four-Seam |
89.81 |
2234.15 |
222.76 |
14.23 |
16.50 |
InPlay |
5.87 |
1.90 |
5.84 |
7.4 |
Sinker |
88.36 |
1986.08 |
244.87 |
17.27 |
9.16 |
InPlay |
5.65 |
2.37 |
6.03 |
8.2 |
Changeup |
87.46 |
1980.27 |
247.59 |
17.57 |
8.38 |
BallCalled |
5.57 |
2.55 |
5.91 |
8.3 |
Changeup |
86.63 |
2005.88 |
251.38 |
17.68 |
7.13 |
StrikeCalled |
5.47 |
2.51 |
6.03 |
8.4 |
Changeup |
83.29 |
1522.30 |
239.78 |
12.89 |
8.83 |
InPlay |
5.40 |
2.70 |
5.75 |
8.0 |
Sinker |
85.67 |
1980.54 |
239.87 |
14.12 |
9.55 |
BallCalled |
5.59 |
2.55 |
5.96 |
8.0 |
Changeup |
82.22 |
1435.31 |
258.45 |
11.08 |
3.73 |
InPlay |
5.30 |
2.76 |
5.97 |
8.6 |
Sinker |
87.94 |
1949.52 |
240.79 |
16.06 |
10.23 |
HitByPitch |
5.67 |
2.38 |
5.99 |
8.0 |
Sinker |
86.70 |
2002.04 |
239.10 |
14.81 |
10.06 |
BallCalled |
5.65 |
2.37 |
6.03 |
8.0 |
Changeup |
86.37 |
1988.64 |
234.18 |
15.72 |
12.58 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.59 |
2.31 |
6.01 |
7.8 |
Curveball |
76.57 |
1966.64 |
43.49 |
-11.48 |
-10.60 |
InPlay |
5.84 |
1.81 |
5.61 |
1.4 |
Sinker |
86.92 |
2127.77 |
236.01 |
16.94 |
12.63 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.75 |
2.44 |
5.98 |
7.9 |
Changeup |
83.91 |
1647.32 |
265.80 |
13.58 |
2.23 |
BallCalled |
5.45 |
2.69 |
5.82 |
8.9 |
Changeup |
87.58 |
2075.75 |
251.80 |
18.36 |
7.21 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.52 |
2.47 |
5.83 |
8.4 |
Curveball |
78.12 |
1987.62 |
51.43 |
-11.71 |
-7.92 |
BallCalled |
5.78 |
2.15 |
5.72 |
1.7 |
Changeup |
87.61 |
1866.49 |
251.53 |
18.78 |
7.39 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.69 |
2.43 |
5.94 |
8.4 |
Changeup |
83.60 |
1244.43 |
268.29 |
12.68 |
1.64 |
BallCalled |
5.45 |
2.51 |
5.71 |
8.9 |
Four-Seam |
87.85 |
2156.31 |
216.91 |
11.19 |
16.08 |
InPlay |
5.68 |
2.16 |
6.05 |
7.2 |
# 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: 48
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Max Simpson")
Summary Pitch Table for Max Simpson
Changeup |
37.50% |
18 |
6 |
12 |
33.33% |
66.67% |
85.68 |
1704.00 |
5.34 |
14.65 |
256.73 |
8.6 |
5.50 |
2.48 |
5.82 |
Curveball |
10.42% |
5 |
4 |
1 |
80.00% |
20.00% |
77.47 |
1983.69 |
-6.92 |
-9.22 |
47.79 |
1.6 |
5.82 |
1.97 |
5.62 |
Four-Seam |
8.33% |
4 |
1 |
3 |
25.00% |
75.00% |
88.78 |
2216.80 |
16.74 |
12.87 |
219.42 |
7.3 |
5.83 |
2.03 |
5.97 |
Sinker |
35.42% |
17 |
7 |
10 |
41.18% |
58.82% |
88.03 |
2059.22 |
8.87 |
16.52 |
244.55 |
8.2 |
5.63 |
2.36 |
5.93 |
Slider |
4.17% |
2 |
1 |
1 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
80.41 |
2026.37 |
4.39 |
-8.11 |
136.22 |
4.5 |
5.74 |
2.10 |
5.61 |
Splitter |
4.17% |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
82.13 |
1131.09 |
4.28 |
1.90 |
211.50 |
7.1 |
5.48 |
2.41 |
5.65 |
# 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("Max Simpson maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Max Simpson maximum FB velocity: 90 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 Max Simpson",
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")
)
