# Filter the data for the pitcher Matthew Martinez
Brian_Foley_data <- data %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Martinez, Matthew")
# 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 Matthew Martinez")
Detailed Pitch Table for Matthew Martinez
Changeup |
77.37 |
1509.08 |
237.35 |
14.40 |
11.06 |
BallCalled |
6.33 |
1.41 |
4.36 |
7.9 |
Four-Seam |
88.88 |
1941.20 |
204.49 |
8.40 |
19.84 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.50 |
0.93 |
4.57 |
6.8 |
Changeup |
77.72 |
1514.62 |
234.14 |
12.12 |
10.64 |
StrikeCalled |
6.31 |
1.58 |
4.23 |
7.8 |
Changeup |
78.43 |
1551.09 |
233.43 |
12.05 |
10.77 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.28 |
1.48 |
4.25 |
7.8 |
Changeup |
78.18 |
1766.33 |
253.95 |
17.35 |
6.71 |
BallCalled |
6.26 |
1.79 |
4.38 |
8.5 |
Four-Seam |
89.53 |
2023.64 |
200.54 |
7.11 |
20.27 |
BallCalled |
6.52 |
0.90 |
4.25 |
6.7 |
Changeup |
79.05 |
1807.70 |
248.54 |
14.56 |
7.34 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.29 |
1.43 |
4.13 |
8.3 |
Changeup |
79.06 |
1640.83 |
247.03 |
15.95 |
8.38 |
InPlay |
6.36 |
1.38 |
4.08 |
8.2 |
Curveball |
78.42 |
2377.37 |
12.39 |
-1.94 |
-7.16 |
InPlay |
6.42 |
1.35 |
3.97 |
0.4 |
Curveball |
76.42 |
2265.89 |
48.64 |
-5.62 |
-3.24 |
StrikeCalled |
6.44 |
1.24 |
3.90 |
1.6 |
Changeup |
77.54 |
1639.94 |
249.79 |
17.41 |
8.10 |
InPlay |
6.25 |
1.60 |
4.12 |
8.3 |
Changeup |
87.05 |
1884.18 |
213.08 |
11.51 |
19.07 |
BallCalled |
6.51 |
0.82 |
4.40 |
7.1 |
Changeup |
77.44 |
1627.84 |
247.88 |
17.67 |
8.88 |
StrikeCalled |
6.32 |
1.64 |
4.27 |
8.3 |
Changeup |
78.66 |
1690.56 |
264.87 |
16.95 |
3.14 |
BallCalled |
6.23 |
1.64 |
4.18 |
8.8 |
Curveball |
77.11 |
2380.88 |
40.96 |
-5.60 |
-4.79 |
BallCalled |
6.42 |
1.45 |
3.82 |
1.4 |
Changeup |
78.37 |
1549.03 |
239.53 |
15.46 |
10.76 |
StrikeCalled |
6.27 |
1.56 |
4.07 |
8.0 |
Changeup |
79.24 |
1751.87 |
254.56 |
18.45 |
6.61 |
BallCalled |
6.27 |
1.34 |
4.35 |
8.5 |
Four-Seam |
87.09 |
1973.55 |
203.99 |
10.07 |
24.05 |
StrikeCalled |
6.49 |
1.07 |
4.40 |
6.8 |
Curveball |
75.79 |
2320.15 |
17.86 |
-2.20 |
-5.08 |
BallCalled |
6.39 |
1.33 |
3.93 |
0.6 |
Curveball |
74.51 |
2435.65 |
32.15 |
-6.69 |
-8.88 |
StrikeCalled |
6.43 |
1.25 |
3.80 |
1.1 |
Four-Seam |
87.60 |
2077.50 |
203.22 |
10.01 |
24.71 |
InPlay |
6.57 |
0.79 |
4.35 |
6.8 |
Four-Seam |
88.65 |
1927.77 |
214.36 |
12.77 |
19.98 |
BallCalled |
6.53 |
0.99 |
4.34 |
7.1 |
Changeup |
78.81 |
1631.48 |
248.09 |
17.81 |
8.75 |
BallCalled |
6.35 |
1.22 |
4.27 |
8.3 |
Changeup |
79.45 |
1648.01 |
241.20 |
16.27 |
10.54 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.30 |
1.27 |
4.22 |
8.0 |
Four-Seam |
88.44 |
2020.41 |
216.44 |
12.46 |
18.17 |
InPlay |
6.52 |
0.61 |
4.47 |
7.2 |
Changeup |
76.52 |
1643.19 |
251.62 |
15.09 |
6.64 |
BallCalled |
6.35 |
1.66 |
4.15 |
8.4 |
Changeup |
75.53 |
1597.47 |
238.46 |
16.04 |
11.64 |
StrikeCalled |
6.32 |
1.64 |
4.07 |
7.9 |
Changeup |
87.07 |
1927.81 |
211.98 |
11.78 |
20.25 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.46 |
1.06 |
4.39 |
7.1 |
Changeup |
78.10 |
1594.59 |
257.38 |
15.45 |
5.19 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.29 |
1.62 |
4.12 |
8.6 |
Changeup |
78.30 |
1649.08 |
252.61 |
18.02 |
7.33 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.17 |
1.80 |
3.99 |
8.4 |
Changeup |
77.52 |
1576.75 |
251.76 |
17.48 |
7.47 |
InPlay |
6.28 |
1.85 |
4.22 |
8.4 |
Curveball |
76.75 |
2332.96 |
55.92 |
-11.50 |
-6.18 |
BallCalled |
6.33 |
1.77 |
3.97 |
1.9 |
Changeup |
77.73 |
1534.31 |
255.50 |
16.80 |
6.01 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.27 |
1.59 |
4.18 |
8.5 |
Changeup |
79.22 |
1772.21 |
250.22 |
18.73 |
8.35 |
BallCalled |
6.18 |
1.79 |
4.28 |
8.3 |
Four-Seam |
87.80 |
2010.34 |
200.52 |
6.75 |
19.31 |
InPlay |
6.49 |
1.12 |
4.44 |
6.7 |
Changeup |
76.66 |
1745.99 |
246.60 |
17.42 |
9.24 |
BallCalled |
6.34 |
1.45 |
4.05 |
8.2 |
Four-Seam |
87.06 |
2008.72 |
204.25 |
9.78 |
23.06 |
StrikeCalled |
6.47 |
0.88 |
4.36 |
6.8 |
Changeup |
76.68 |
1588.66 |
248.54 |
16.89 |
8.32 |
StrikeCalled |
6.24 |
1.39 |
4.28 |
8.3 |
Curveball |
76.87 |
2413.57 |
27.76 |
-4.64 |
-7.13 |
BallCalled |
6.31 |
1.47 |
4.01 |
0.9 |
Changeup |
77.02 |
1638.63 |
248.48 |
15.24 |
7.64 |
InPlay |
6.28 |
1.41 |
4.18 |
8.3 |
Four-Seam |
88.90 |
1980.35 |
205.88 |
9.83 |
21.52 |
StrikeCalled |
6.42 |
0.87 |
4.27 |
6.9 |
Changeup |
79.58 |
1671.50 |
253.03 |
16.26 |
6.45 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.27 |
1.25 |
4.23 |
8.4 |
Curveball |
78.83 |
2531.51 |
44.24 |
-8.29 |
-7.03 |
BallCalled |
6.42 |
1.49 |
3.88 |
1.5 |
Changeup |
79.08 |
1835.94 |
253.35 |
20.99 |
7.86 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.24 |
1.59 |
4.18 |
8.4 |
Curveball |
76.51 |
2353.44 |
21.45 |
-4.82 |
-10.48 |
BallCalled |
6.27 |
1.74 |
3.90 |
0.7 |
Four-Seam |
88.07 |
2016.08 |
201.29 |
6.76 |
18.66 |
BallCalled |
6.46 |
0.77 |
4.52 |
6.7 |
Changeup |
77.41 |
1539.39 |
252.21 |
14.73 |
6.43 |
InPlay |
6.30 |
1.37 |
4.11 |
8.4 |
Four-Seam |
89.12 |
1950.78 |
211.28 |
10.94 |
19.26 |
BallCalled |
6.51 |
0.84 |
4.45 |
7.0 |
Curveball |
76.76 |
2419.51 |
18.85 |
-3.32 |
-8.04 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.28 |
1.38 |
4.15 |
0.6 |
Four-Seam |
88.18 |
1873.17 |
192.02 |
4.47 |
22.42 |
BallCalled |
6.55 |
0.74 |
4.51 |
6.4 |
Changeup |
79.21 |
1632.06 |
259.95 |
15.30 |
4.28 |
BallCalled |
6.26 |
1.19 |
4.53 |
8.7 |
Changeup |
78.94 |
1674.65 |
252.92 |
15.14 |
6.23 |
BallCalled |
6.36 |
1.25 |
4.26 |
8.4 |
Changeup |
77.15 |
1549.49 |
256.23 |
17.31 |
5.92 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.18 |
1.47 |
4.32 |
8.5 |
Four-Seam |
88.28 |
2006.34 |
214.65 |
12.47 |
19.38 |
InPlay |
6.44 |
0.99 |
4.39 |
7.2 |
Changeup |
86.06 |
1845.66 |
218.83 |
12.28 |
16.60 |
StrikeCalled |
6.45 |
0.94 |
4.41 |
7.3 |
Changeup |
77.01 |
1688.32 |
250.78 |
18.02 |
7.88 |
InPlay |
6.24 |
1.56 |
4.19 |
8.4 |
Curveball |
78.16 |
2458.55 |
28.02 |
-2.95 |
-4.08 |
BallCalled |
6.41 |
1.11 |
3.99 |
0.9 |
Changeup |
86.65 |
1858.34 |
209.98 |
10.07 |
18.67 |
InPlay |
6.47 |
0.77 |
4.43 |
7.0 |
Four-Seam |
88.16 |
1968.94 |
204.30 |
6.55 |
15.84 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
6.44 |
0.92 |
4.44 |
6.8 |
Changeup |
79.20 |
1657.89 |
214.85 |
7.92 |
13.11 |
BallCalled |
6.29 |
1.33 |
4.27 |
7.2 |
Changeup |
76.93 |
1383.88 |
240.11 |
12.72 |
9.09 |
StrikeCalled |
6.21 |
1.41 |
4.31 |
8.0 |
Changeup |
78.37 |
1599.42 |
223.55 |
9.14 |
11.42 |
StrikeSwinging |
6.22 |
1.52 |
4.05 |
7.5 |
# 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 %in% c("BallCalled", "BallinDirt")),
Strikes = sum(!PitchCall %in% c("BallCalled", "BallinDirt")), # 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: 62
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Matthew Martinez")
Summary Pitch Table for Matthew Martinez
Changeup |
59.68% |
37 |
12 |
25 |
32.43% |
67.57% |
78.98 |
1659.94 |
9.26 |
15.32 |
243.58 |
8.1 |
6.30 |
1.43 |
4.23 |
Curveball |
17.74% |
11 |
7 |
4 |
63.64% |
36.36% |
76.92 |
2389.95 |
-6.55 |
-5.23 |
31.66 |
1.1 |
6.37 |
1.42 |
3.94 |
Four-Seam |
22.58% |
14 |
5 |
9 |
35.71% |
64.29% |
88.27 |
1984.20 |
20.46 |
9.17 |
205.52 |
6.8 |
6.49 |
0.89 |
4.41 |
# Calculate maximum fastball velocity
max_fb_velocity <- detailed_pitch_table %>%
filter(AutoPitchType %in% c("Four-Seam", "Sinker", "Cutter")) %>%
summarise(MaxFBVelocity = max(ReleaseSpeed, na.rm = TRUE)) %>%
pull(MaxFBVelocity)
# Display the maximum fastball velocity
cat("Matthew Martinez maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Matthew Martinez maximum FB velocity: 89.53 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", "FoulBall", "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 Matthew Martinez",
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")
)
