# 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
Four-Seam |
91.71 |
2498.81 |
226.46 |
13.65 |
14.11 |
StrikeCalled |
5.55 |
1.64 |
5.48 |
7.5 |
Slider |
86.71 |
2445.62 |
177.65 |
-0.31 |
8.74 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.61 |
1.65 |
4.88 |
5.9 |
Sinker |
92.71 |
2543.65 |
239.71 |
16.60 |
10.72 |
BallCalled |
5.55 |
1.65 |
5.46 |
8.0 |
Slider |
82.28 |
2506.62 |
107.14 |
-2.52 |
2.06 |
InPlay |
5.74 |
1.69 |
4.96 |
3.6 |
Sinker |
91.36 |
2462.07 |
235.80 |
17.13 |
12.75 |
BallCalled |
5.64 |
1.65 |
5.67 |
7.9 |
Slider |
86.21 |
2437.48 |
205.09 |
3.57 |
8.80 |
InPlay |
5.70 |
1.78 |
5.23 |
6.8 |
Sinker |
92.30 |
2446.06 |
230.56 |
16.73 |
14.86 |
StrikeCalled |
5.55 |
1.64 |
5.52 |
7.7 |
Slider |
86.33 |
2425.44 |
200.04 |
2.82 |
8.81 |
InPlay |
5.62 |
1.61 |
5.13 |
6.7 |
Sinker |
92.31 |
2476.55 |
234.57 |
17.93 |
13.88 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.62 |
1.60 |
5.38 |
7.8 |
Four-Seam |
93.65 |
2552.64 |
232.58 |
17.76 |
14.66 |
BallCalled |
5.67 |
1.58 |
5.64 |
7.8 |
Slider |
85.24 |
2363.78 |
183.72 |
0.51 |
8.87 |
StrikeCalled |
5.68 |
1.56 |
5.15 |
6.1 |
Four-Seam |
94.02 |
2558.31 |
221.48 |
14.24 |
17.17 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.67 |
1.65 |
5.35 |
7.4 |
Sinker |
93.09 |
2466.04 |
235.37 |
17.22 |
12.98 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.59 |
1.67 |
5.33 |
7.8 |
Four-Seam |
92.87 |
2480.52 |
230.62 |
14.96 |
13.49 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.57 |
1.56 |
5.42 |
7.7 |
Sinker |
93.54 |
2523.83 |
235.76 |
15.85 |
11.81 |
InPlay |
5.62 |
1.65 |
5.33 |
7.9 |
Sinker |
91.84 |
2193.27 |
249.77 |
16.98 |
7.27 |
StrikeCalled |
5.55 |
1.69 |
5.38 |
8.3 |
Sinker |
91.97 |
2276.20 |
258.18 |
17.52 |
4.72 |
InPlay |
5.56 |
1.66 |
5.28 |
8.6 |
Four-Seam |
89.72 |
2450.93 |
215.45 |
11.04 |
16.68 |
BallCalled |
5.54 |
1.85 |
4.98 |
7.2 |
Slider |
85.44 |
2385.33 |
176.06 |
-0.59 |
9.80 |
BallCalled |
5.52 |
1.63 |
4.95 |
5.9 |
Four-Seam |
91.80 |
2498.88 |
222.56 |
13.94 |
16.27 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.51 |
1.77 |
5.48 |
7.4 |
Slider |
86.47 |
2402.06 |
193.44 |
2.31 |
10.80 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.56 |
1.79 |
4.91 |
6.4 |
Four-Seam |
91.51 |
2533.48 |
209.10 |
7.86 |
15.21 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.41 |
1.62 |
5.44 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
91.72 |
2529.81 |
227.68 |
12.28 |
12.22 |
InPlay |
5.42 |
1.76 |
5.37 |
7.6 |
Sinker |
91.43 |
2203.72 |
235.74 |
15.31 |
11.46 |
BallCalled |
5.44 |
1.76 |
5.92 |
7.9 |
Four-Seam |
92.44 |
2419.71 |
222.99 |
10.23 |
12.00 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.39 |
1.59 |
5.65 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
92.24 |
2491.01 |
229.21 |
14.24 |
13.40 |
BallCalled |
5.44 |
1.73 |
5.33 |
7.6 |
Cutter |
86.55 |
2359.15 |
178.87 |
-0.20 |
11.64 |
BallCalled |
5.62 |
1.80 |
4.95 |
6.0 |
Four-Seam |
93.25 |
2487.51 |
216.29 |
9.84 |
14.48 |
BallCalled |
5.45 |
1.72 |
5.37 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
92.35 |
2421.88 |
209.50 |
9.38 |
17.77 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.58 |
1.54 |
5.41 |
7.0 |
Slider |
85.66 |
2351.17 |
180.21 |
0.01 |
5.22 |
InPlay |
5.59 |
1.56 |
4.92 |
6.0 |
Four-Seam |
92.49 |
2441.01 |
224.82 |
13.47 |
14.61 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.62 |
1.64 |
5.37 |
7.5 |
Four-Seam |
93.59 |
2526.86 |
221.08 |
12.38 |
15.20 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.65 |
1.58 |
5.30 |
7.4 |
Slider |
87.51 |
2376.96 |
173.69 |
-0.82 |
8.38 |
InPlay |
5.64 |
1.57 |
5.14 |
5.8 |
Slider |
83.79 |
2342.31 |
260.33 |
0.77 |
1.31 |
StrikeCalled |
5.59 |
1.74 |
4.90 |
8.7 |
Sinker |
90.71 |
2496.87 |
232.39 |
15.08 |
12.76 |
BallCalled |
5.50 |
1.80 |
5.15 |
7.7 |
Four-Seam |
91.51 |
2525.33 |
226.55 |
12.96 |
13.39 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.59 |
1.79 |
5.28 |
7.6 |
Slider |
83.05 |
2306.38 |
68.65 |
-7.13 |
-1.42 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.61 |
1.52 |
5.00 |
2.3 |
Slider |
85.77 |
2403.54 |
227.11 |
1.73 |
2.69 |
InPlay |
5.57 |
1.67 |
4.98 |
7.6 |
Four-Seam |
92.97 |
2509.48 |
230.89 |
15.09 |
13.39 |
StrikeCalled |
5.56 |
1.53 |
5.49 |
7.7 |
Slider |
85.91 |
2395.00 |
194.54 |
1.06 |
5.15 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.58 |
1.57 |
5.00 |
6.5 |
Slider |
85.98 |
2426.75 |
163.07 |
-1.39 |
5.71 |
BallCalled |
5.70 |
1.42 |
5.01 |
5.4 |
Four-Seam |
93.84 |
2543.81 |
221.21 |
12.27 |
15.08 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.58 |
1.59 |
5.24 |
7.4 |
Four-Seam |
92.79 |
2594.42 |
230.15 |
14.18 |
12.92 |
BallCalled |
5.59 |
1.58 |
5.33 |
7.7 |
Slider |
86.09 |
2437.69 |
201.71 |
2.65 |
7.87 |
BallCalled |
5.59 |
1.64 |
4.87 |
6.7 |
Slider |
84.50 |
2370.85 |
181.19 |
0.16 |
8.90 |
InPlay |
5.64 |
1.76 |
5.04 |
6.0 |
Sinker |
91.02 |
2492.04 |
227.20 |
14.78 |
14.86 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.41 |
1.71 |
5.57 |
7.6 |
Changeup |
85.49 |
1724.01 |
272.30 |
18.00 |
0.54 |
BallCalled |
5.46 |
1.70 |
5.10 |
9.1 |
Sinker |
91.22 |
2286.74 |
255.13 |
21.85 |
6.99 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.45 |
1.80 |
5.44 |
8.5 |
Slider |
87.70 |
2447.35 |
209.19 |
4.15 |
8.55 |
BallCalled |
5.40 |
1.66 |
5.13 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
93.29 |
2547.49 |
220.56 |
12.41 |
15.70 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.48 |
1.70 |
5.27 |
7.4 |
Slider |
86.20 |
2423.01 |
187.66 |
0.93 |
8.07 |
BallCalled |
5.34 |
1.68 |
5.23 |
6.3 |
Four-Seam |
92.43 |
2582.18 |
232.84 |
16.97 |
14.01 |
InPlay |
5.41 |
1.73 |
5.46 |
7.8 |
Sinker |
92.96 |
2521.77 |
232.92 |
14.73 |
12.25 |
BallCalled |
5.41 |
1.52 |
5.72 |
7.8 |
Four-Seam |
93.61 |
2547.78 |
227.75 |
11.78 |
11.78 |
StrikeCalled |
5.42 |
1.61 |
5.60 |
7.6 |
Four-Seam |
94.18 |
2559.51 |
232.55 |
14.10 |
11.88 |
BallCalled |
5.40 |
1.48 |
5.77 |
7.8 |
Slider |
86.87 |
2474.85 |
195.80 |
2.87 |
11.28 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.48 |
1.77 |
5.12 |
6.5 |
Slider |
83.22 |
2353.99 |
101.65 |
-3.55 |
2.08 |
InPlay |
5.60 |
1.62 |
5.02 |
3.4 |
Sinker |
91.37 |
2549.08 |
230.24 |
15.45 |
14.02 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.51 |
1.67 |
5.50 |
7.7 |
Cutter |
87.18 |
2445.23 |
204.03 |
5.51 |
13.43 |
BallCalled |
5.47 |
1.65 |
5.32 |
6.8 |
Slider |
86.52 |
2448.69 |
188.92 |
1.70 |
12.07 |
StrikeCalled |
5.58 |
1.71 |
5.08 |
6.3 |
Slider |
81.93 |
2317.49 |
179.25 |
-0.03 |
3.50 |
BallCalled |
5.66 |
1.68 |
4.99 |
6.0 |
Slider |
84.20 |
2337.39 |
103.93 |
-4.27 |
2.37 |
BallCalled |
5.62 |
1.58 |
5.10 |
3.5 |
Four-Seam |
92.51 |
2500.36 |
219.08 |
12.74 |
16.82 |
InPlay |
5.42 |
1.63 |
5.77 |
7.3 |
Slider |
87.84 |
2513.85 |
206.41 |
5.17 |
11.44 |
BallCalled |
5.44 |
1.77 |
5.50 |
6.9 |
Slider |
86.54 |
2495.90 |
191.23 |
1.89 |
10.64 |
BallCalled |
5.51 |
1.77 |
5.21 |
6.4 |
NA |
92.35 |
2394.53 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
InPlay |
5.99 |
2.00 |
5.49 |
NA |
Four-Seam |
92.72 |
2512.63 |
229.05 |
15.38 |
14.46 |
InPlay |
5.42 |
1.61 |
5.76 |
7.6 |
Slider |
87.12 |
2430.34 |
200.92 |
3.85 |
11.17 |
BallCalled |
5.61 |
1.63 |
5.40 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
93.22 |
2522.81 |
215.65 |
11.54 |
17.21 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.56 |
1.62 |
5.45 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
93.14 |
2573.31 |
232.52 |
16.79 |
14.11 |
HitByPitch |
5.55 |
1.65 |
5.42 |
7.8 |
Slider |
81.70 |
2214.28 |
171.94 |
-0.57 |
5.46 |
StrikeCalled |
5.64 |
1.64 |
5.11 |
5.7 |
Slider |
87.31 |
2455.32 |
208.76 |
3.48 |
7.41 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.54 |
1.64 |
5.00 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
93.84 |
2604.21 |
225.54 |
14.35 |
15.24 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.55 |
1.67 |
5.29 |
7.5 |
Slider |
87.24 |
2453.88 |
199.11 |
3.76 |
11.96 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.56 |
1.61 |
5.14 |
6.6 |
Four-Seam |
91.48 |
2557.99 |
227.54 |
14.91 |
14.77 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.46 |
1.64 |
5.60 |
7.6 |
Sinker |
92.25 |
2539.25 |
241.39 |
19.13 |
11.44 |
InPlay |
5.41 |
1.60 |
5.63 |
8.0 |
Sinker |
93.16 |
2463.28 |
243.56 |
18.21 |
10.01 |
BallCalled |
5.47 |
1.79 |
5.41 |
8.1 |
Sinker |
92.43 |
2496.53 |
243.35 |
18.41 |
10.24 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.40 |
1.57 |
5.73 |
8.1 |
Sinker |
92.35 |
2282.39 |
252.80 |
19.27 |
7.13 |
BallCalled |
5.41 |
1.70 |
5.42 |
8.4 |
Sinker |
92.56 |
2273.89 |
246.74 |
17.60 |
8.68 |
StrikeCalled |
5.46 |
1.71 |
5.41 |
8.2 |
Slider |
81.82 |
2300.04 |
104.70 |
-6.10 |
2.93 |
StrikeCalled |
5.55 |
1.62 |
4.96 |
3.5 |
Four-Seam |
92.95 |
2554.65 |
219.92 |
13.24 |
16.97 |
StrikeCalled |
5.41 |
1.68 |
5.70 |
7.3 |
Slider |
85.15 |
2372.71 |
234.47 |
4.32 |
4.40 |
BallCalled |
5.54 |
1.57 |
4.98 |
7.8 |
Slider |
86.72 |
2433.72 |
195.73 |
1.94 |
7.94 |
BallCalled |
5.44 |
1.63 |
5.15 |
6.5 |
Sinker |
91.66 |
2275.15 |
247.81 |
15.88 |
7.60 |
InPlay |
5.40 |
1.74 |
5.40 |
8.3 |
Sinker |
91.69 |
2237.89 |
263.03 |
19.47 |
3.59 |
StrikeCalled |
5.52 |
1.58 |
5.23 |
8.8 |
Four-Seam |
92.72 |
2581.23 |
212.76 |
10.49 |
17.44 |
BallCalled |
5.61 |
1.52 |
5.56 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
93.07 |
2531.20 |
216.76 |
12.02 |
17.22 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.62 |
1.52 |
5.42 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
93.52 |
2586.12 |
211.31 |
10.13 |
17.74 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.54 |
1.67 |
5.44 |
7.0 |
# 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: 89
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Nick Falter")
Summary Pitch Table for Nick Falter
Changeup |
1.12% |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.00% |
0.00% |
85.49 |
1724.01 |
0.54 |
18.00 |
272.30 |
9.1 |
5.46 |
1.70 |
5.10 |
Cutter |
2.25% |
2 |
2 |
0 |
100.00% |
0.00% |
86.87 |
2402.19 |
12.54 |
2.65 |
191.45 |
6.4 |
5.54 |
1.73 |
5.14 |
Four-Seam |
35.96% |
32 |
7 |
25 |
21.88% |
78.12% |
92.72 |
2525.81 |
14.92 |
13.02 |
223.20 |
7.4 |
5.52 |
1.64 |
5.45 |
Sinker |
23.60% |
21 |
7 |
14 |
33.33% |
66.67% |
92.09 |
2405.06 |
10.48 |
17.20 |
241.52 |
8.1 |
5.50 |
1.67 |
5.47 |
Slider |
35.96% |
32 |
12 |
20 |
37.50% |
62.50% |
85.47 |
2401.56 |
6.97 |
0.70 |
180.42 |
6.0 |
5.58 |
1.65 |
5.07 |
NA |
1.12% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
92.35 |
2394.53 |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
5.99 |
2.00 |
5.49 |
# 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: 94.18 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"),
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")
)
