# 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
Four-Seam |
89.51 |
2217.20 |
209.00 |
12.32 |
23.35 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.51 |
1.92 |
7.44 |
7.0 |
Slider |
77.46 |
2312.71 |
78.54 |
-10.77 |
-0.55 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.36 |
2.31 |
6.47 |
2.6 |
Four-Seam |
91.21 |
2085.94 |
212.56 |
13.64 |
22.43 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.49 |
2.08 |
7.35 |
7.1 |
Slider |
78.67 |
2393.47 |
74.65 |
-11.52 |
-1.79 |
BallinDirt |
5.27 |
2.30 |
6.49 |
2.5 |
Four-Seam |
89.85 |
2123.04 |
208.37 |
12.12 |
23.56 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.42 |
2.12 |
7.42 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
91.06 |
2212.74 |
205.72 |
10.50 |
22.93 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.51 |
1.82 |
7.21 |
6.9 |
Changeup |
81.17 |
1874.86 |
247.18 |
16.20 |
8.09 |
InPlay |
5.14 |
2.59 |
7.31 |
8.2 |
Four-Seam |
90.91 |
2158.08 |
204.24 |
9.28 |
21.67 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.49 |
2.03 |
7.37 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
91.88 |
2240.80 |
212.58 |
12.95 |
21.31 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.53 |
1.78 |
7.44 |
7.1 |
Changeup |
83.79 |
2078.73 |
238.73 |
17.20 |
11.71 |
InPlay |
5.19 |
2.44 |
6.96 |
8.0 |
Curveball |
77.92 |
2252.51 |
57.18 |
-5.77 |
-2.31 |
HitByPitch |
5.36 |
2.38 |
6.60 |
1.9 |
Four-Seam |
89.48 |
2067.08 |
203.97 |
9.81 |
23.18 |
BallCalled |
5.43 |
1.84 |
7.47 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
88.77 |
2063.38 |
205.43 |
10.02 |
22.22 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.42 |
1.95 |
7.59 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
89.99 |
2125.97 |
201.42 |
8.43 |
22.63 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.50 |
1.81 |
7.24 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
90.72 |
2182.67 |
213.71 |
13.81 |
21.80 |
BallCalled |
5.53 |
1.95 |
7.39 |
7.1 |
Curveball |
78.85 |
2432.04 |
67.57 |
-9.44 |
-2.48 |
BallinDirt |
5.38 |
1.88 |
6.46 |
2.3 |
Four-Seam |
90.89 |
2147.78 |
214.33 |
13.04 |
20.13 |
StrikeCalled |
5.43 |
1.85 |
7.41 |
7.1 |
Four-Seam |
87.91 |
2069.41 |
211.93 |
11.30 |
19.22 |
StrikeCalled |
5.50 |
1.93 |
7.38 |
7.1 |
Curveball |
76.22 |
2406.52 |
47.57 |
-4.95 |
-3.11 |
StrikeCalled |
5.37 |
2.19 |
6.47 |
1.6 |
Slider |
78.81 |
2458.47 |
79.54 |
-7.72 |
-0.09 |
BallinDirt |
5.39 |
2.15 |
6.49 |
2.7 |
Four-Seam |
88.75 |
2105.16 |
212.03 |
12.47 |
21.03 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.46 |
2.02 |
7.44 |
7.1 |
Slider |
77.96 |
2419.91 |
97.79 |
-10.76 |
2.82 |
BallCalled |
5.41 |
2.09 |
6.31 |
3.3 |
Slider |
78.25 |
2398.19 |
85.20 |
-10.30 |
0.65 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.39 |
2.20 |
6.43 |
2.8 |
Four-Seam |
89.84 |
2129.60 |
203.45 |
10.16 |
24.61 |
BallCalled |
5.59 |
1.82 |
7.28 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
90.31 |
2105.25 |
209.86 |
12.27 |
22.55 |
InPlay |
5.32 |
1.97 |
7.19 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
88.81 |
2110.95 |
207.83 |
11.12 |
22.24 |
BallCalled |
5.50 |
1.89 |
7.45 |
6.9 |
Four-Seam |
89.35 |
2153.56 |
200.28 |
8.21 |
23.46 |
BallCalled |
5.47 |
1.84 |
7.11 |
6.7 |
Four-Seam |
88.92 |
2015.86 |
211.02 |
11.90 |
20.86 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.30 |
2.06 |
7.47 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
89.40 |
2118.07 |
209.83 |
11.80 |
21.68 |
InPlay |
5.39 |
2.04 |
7.52 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
90.09 |
2043.06 |
210.21 |
11.40 |
20.73 |
HitByPitch |
5.44 |
1.91 |
7.17 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
88.86 |
2186.75 |
211.09 |
12.60 |
22.03 |
HitByPitch |
5.46 |
2.23 |
7.38 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
87.91 |
2071.65 |
212.81 |
12.77 |
20.97 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.39 |
2.16 |
7.42 |
7.1 |
Changeup |
81.24 |
2043.46 |
245.90 |
18.59 |
9.74 |
BallCalled |
5.17 |
2.52 |
7.08 |
8.2 |
Four-Seam |
88.97 |
2209.50 |
203.80 |
10.04 |
23.99 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.44 |
1.92 |
7.38 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
87.62 |
2123.26 |
208.86 |
12.44 |
23.82 |
BallCalled |
5.45 |
2.08 |
7.32 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
87.49 |
2100.12 |
210.12 |
12.72 |
23.18 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.35 |
2.11 |
7.39 |
7.0 |
Slider |
77.41 |
2344.99 |
109.49 |
-6.41 |
3.61 |
BallCalled |
5.19 |
2.28 |
6.50 |
3.6 |
Four-Seam |
88.62 |
2146.01 |
206.64 |
10.61 |
22.28 |
InPlay |
5.25 |
2.17 |
7.39 |
6.9 |
# 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: 38
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Brandon Adams")
Summary Pitch Table for Brandon Adams
Changeup |
7.89% |
3 |
1 |
2 |
33.33% |
66.67% |
82.07 |
1999.02 |
9.85 |
17.33 |
243.94 |
8.1 |
5.17 |
2.52 |
7.12 |
Curveball |
7.89% |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
77.66 |
2363.69 |
-2.63 |
-6.72 |
57.44 |
1.9 |
5.37 |
2.15 |
6.51 |
Four-Seam |
68.42% |
26 |
6 |
20 |
23.08% |
76.92% |
89.50 |
2127.42 |
22.23 |
11.45 |
208.50 |
7.0 |
5.44 |
1.97 |
7.37 |
Slider |
15.79% |
6 |
2 |
4 |
33.33% |
66.67% |
78.09 |
2387.96 |
0.77 |
-9.58 |
87.53 |
2.9 |
5.34 |
2.22 |
6.45 |
# 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: 91.88 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 < -0.85 | PitchSide > 0.85 | 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 = -0.85, xmax = 0.85, 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")
)
