# Filter the data for the pitcher Kyle Carozza
Brian_Foley_data <- data %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Carozza, Kyle")
# 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 Kyle Carozza")
Detailed Pitch Table for Kyle Carozza
Four-Seam |
88.34 |
2285.14 |
206.20 |
9.28 |
20.12 |
StrikeCalled |
6.01 |
1.03 |
6.32 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
89.39 |
2338.02 |
209.58 |
9.48 |
17.94 |
BallCalled |
6.06 |
1.16 |
6.38 |
7.0 |
Changeup |
78.75 |
1305.17 |
173.74 |
-1.29 |
13.25 |
BallCalled |
5.85 |
1.12 |
6.98 |
5.8 |
Four-Seam |
88.45 |
2232.30 |
202.31 |
8.04 |
20.94 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.08 |
0.99 |
6.45 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
90.43 |
2420.88 |
205.35 |
10.07 |
22.57 |
BallCalled |
5.94 |
1.10 |
6.22 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
90.07 |
2336.05 |
210.26 |
10.17 |
18.70 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.00 |
1.17 |
6.28 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
90.61 |
2373.28 |
198.22 |
6.51 |
21.07 |
BallCalled |
6.04 |
0.95 |
6.08 |
6.6 |
Curveball |
78.51 |
2523.31 |
60.02 |
-6.27 |
-2.02 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.86 |
1.28 |
5.91 |
2.0 |
Four-Seam |
90.16 |
2329.78 |
203.32 |
9.00 |
22.01 |
BallCalled |
6.02 |
0.91 |
6.28 |
6.8 |
Curveball |
79.60 |
2465.41 |
9.34 |
-1.36 |
-6.90 |
StrikeCalled |
5.83 |
1.25 |
5.79 |
0.3 |
Curveball |
78.84 |
2430.58 |
19.39 |
-2.02 |
-4.55 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.90 |
1.17 |
6.02 |
0.6 |
Four-Seam |
90.35 |
2340.71 |
222.75 |
13.87 |
16.24 |
InPlay |
5.99 |
1.13 |
6.07 |
7.4 |
Curveball |
78.17 |
2455.21 |
20.27 |
-3.12 |
-6.85 |
StrikeCalled |
5.85 |
1.23 |
5.91 |
0.7 |
Four-Seam |
89.22 |
2289.61 |
218.10 |
12.08 |
16.74 |
BallCalled |
6.01 |
1.24 |
6.28 |
7.3 |
Curveball |
79.42 |
2493.62 |
14.90 |
-2.61 |
-8.34 |
StrikeCalled |
5.85 |
1.18 |
5.82 |
0.5 |
Curveball |
79.21 |
2490.49 |
19.00 |
-3.67 |
-9.07 |
StrikeCalled |
5.86 |
1.29 |
5.78 |
0.6 |
Curveball |
78.28 |
2449.15 |
28.36 |
-3.50 |
-4.95 |
StrikeCalled |
5.84 |
1.32 |
5.97 |
0.9 |
Slider |
80.26 |
2527.84 |
80.31 |
-2.19 |
1.14 |
StrikeCalled |
5.85 |
1.25 |
5.86 |
2.7 |
Four-Seam |
91.26 |
2372.12 |
214.37 |
11.22 |
17.68 |
BallCalled |
5.89 |
1.07 |
6.07 |
7.1 |
Curveball |
78.58 |
2485.59 |
29.52 |
-3.63 |
-4.74 |
InPlay |
5.82 |
1.20 |
5.95 |
1.0 |
Curveball |
77.33 |
2450.56 |
31.72 |
-4.28 |
-5.39 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.87 |
1.22 |
5.87 |
1.1 |
Four-Seam |
88.73 |
2273.49 |
203.55 |
8.12 |
19.92 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.92 |
1.32 |
6.40 |
6.8 |
Curveball |
78.58 |
2495.93 |
349.99 |
7.57 |
-41.40 |
BallCalled |
4.87 |
1.21 |
6.04 |
11.7 |
Curveball |
78.15 |
2374.98 |
41.54 |
-4.21 |
-3.48 |
BallCalled |
5.87 |
1.11 |
5.91 |
1.4 |
Four-Seam |
88.51 |
2305.93 |
211.21 |
10.23 |
18.06 |
InPlay |
5.92 |
1.25 |
6.35 |
7.0 |
Curveball |
76.31 |
2352.73 |
49.85 |
-7.09 |
-4.52 |
BallCalled |
5.89 |
1.26 |
6.10 |
1.7 |
Curveball |
76.71 |
2416.39 |
8.31 |
-1.36 |
-7.83 |
BallCalled |
5.83 |
1.36 |
6.04 |
0.3 |
Four-Seam |
89.28 |
2302.10 |
201.12 |
7.18 |
19.85 |
BallCalled |
5.90 |
1.18 |
6.26 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
87.96 |
2271.95 |
214.41 |
12.05 |
18.87 |
BallCalled |
5.99 |
1.15 |
6.40 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
88.74 |
2313.73 |
215.54 |
12.48 |
18.80 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.92 |
1.15 |
6.50 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
90.02 |
2354.19 |
205.11 |
8.45 |
19.26 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.92 |
1.13 |
6.14 |
6.8 |
Curveball |
77.78 |
2298.23 |
359.86 |
0.02 |
-8.54 |
InPlay |
5.70 |
1.22 |
5.97 |
12.0 |
# 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: 32
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Kyle Carozza")
Summary Pitch Table for Kyle Carozza
Changeup |
3.12% |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.00% |
0.00% |
78.75 |
1305.17 |
13.25 |
-1.29 |
173.74 |
5.8 |
5.85 |
1.12 |
6.98 |
Curveball |
43.75% |
14 |
4 |
10 |
28.57% |
71.43% |
78.25 |
2441.58 |
-8.47 |
-2.54 |
74.43 |
2.5 |
5.77 |
1.24 |
5.93 |
Four-Seam |
50.00% |
16 |
8 |
8 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
89.47 |
2321.20 |
19.30 |
9.89 |
208.84 |
7.0 |
5.98 |
1.12 |
6.28 |
Slider |
3.12% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
80.26 |
2527.84 |
1.14 |
-2.19 |
80.31 |
2.7 |
5.85 |
1.25 |
5.86 |
# 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("Kyle Carozza maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Kyle Carozza maximum FB velocity: 91.26 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 Kyle Carozza",
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")
)
