# Filter the data for the pitcher Colin Dowlen
Brian_Foley_data <- data %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Dowlen, Colin")
# 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 Colin Dowlen")
Detailed Pitch Table for Colin Dowlen
Changeup |
85.77 |
2088.28 |
212.22 |
8.69 |
15.12 |
BallCalled |
5.16 |
2.29 |
5.61 |
7.1 |
Sinker |
86.11 |
2081.16 |
225.96 |
10.44 |
11.52 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.21 |
2.06 |
5.43 |
7.5 |
Curveball |
74.22 |
2871.39 |
46.92 |
-13.68 |
-11.08 |
BallCalled |
5.27 |
2.37 |
4.94 |
1.6 |
Curveball |
75.20 |
2817.60 |
61.48 |
-11.02 |
-4.32 |
StrikeCalled |
5.27 |
2.25 |
5.07 |
2.0 |
Sinker |
87.43 |
2089.68 |
235.61 |
11.82 |
9.27 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.18 |
2.05 |
5.57 |
7.9 |
Changeup |
85.95 |
2120.52 |
226.70 |
12.47 |
13.09 |
BallCalled |
5.11 |
2.27 |
5.74 |
7.6 |
Curveball |
74.16 |
2854.64 |
61.80 |
-15.63 |
-6.65 |
StrikeCalled |
5.23 |
2.21 |
5.23 |
2.1 |
Curveball |
73.70 |
2919.47 |
56.98 |
-15.74 |
-8.47 |
StrikeCalled |
5.33 |
2.16 |
5.11 |
1.9 |
Curveball |
74.36 |
2847.27 |
44.15 |
-13.76 |
-12.45 |
BallCalled |
5.28 |
2.37 |
5.03 |
1.5 |
Curveball |
74.98 |
2844.42 |
47.46 |
-14.61 |
-11.70 |
InPlay |
5.25 |
2.19 |
5.06 |
1.6 |
Curveball |
73.79 |
2854.75 |
49.18 |
-16.74 |
-12.56 |
BallCalled |
5.30 |
2.17 |
5.21 |
1.6 |
Changeup |
85.75 |
2063.15 |
233.85 |
12.23 |
10.24 |
BallCalled |
5.16 |
2.28 |
5.91 |
7.8 |
Curveball |
74.28 |
2838.72 |
65.21 |
-13.59 |
-4.55 |
StrikeCalled |
5.26 |
2.17 |
5.18 |
2.2 |
Curveball |
73.60 |
2896.47 |
38.97 |
-13.11 |
-14.39 |
BallCalled |
5.38 |
2.04 |
5.10 |
1.3 |
Sinker |
86.99 |
2046.14 |
236.38 |
11.18 |
8.63 |
BallCalled |
5.21 |
2.17 |
5.72 |
7.9 |
Sinker |
86.80 |
2078.64 |
240.01 |
13.58 |
9.05 |
BallCalled |
5.23 |
2.11 |
5.71 |
8.0 |
Curveball |
74.52 |
2853.17 |
47.28 |
-15.34 |
-12.39 |
BallCalled |
5.27 |
2.07 |
5.02 |
1.6 |
Curveball |
73.70 |
2858.21 |
64.41 |
-14.58 |
-5.15 |
InPlay |
5.26 |
2.26 |
5.29 |
2.1 |
Four-Seam |
87.10 |
2198.72 |
217.43 |
11.58 |
16.49 |
BallCalled |
5.06 |
2.14 |
6.13 |
7.2 |
Curveball |
73.04 |
2822.49 |
72.63 |
-17.27 |
-3.52 |
StrikeCalled |
5.28 |
2.20 |
5.41 |
2.4 |
Curveball |
73.84 |
2845.27 |
67.82 |
-14.95 |
-4.29 |
BallCalled |
5.33 |
2.25 |
5.37 |
2.3 |
Four-Seam |
86.97 |
2165.38 |
204.77 |
7.88 |
18.43 |
BallCalled |
5.12 |
2.13 |
6.07 |
6.8 |
Sinker |
87.06 |
2129.08 |
241.35 |
15.02 |
9.46 |
InPlay |
5.21 |
2.13 |
5.73 |
8.0 |
Four-Seam |
86.95 |
2144.06 |
214.75 |
12.15 |
18.71 |
StrikeCalled |
5.24 |
2.20 |
5.76 |
7.2 |
Curveball |
76.08 |
2886.44 |
70.21 |
-19.22 |
-5.31 |
BallCalled |
4.99 |
2.40 |
5.13 |
2.3 |
Four-Seam |
86.71 |
2080.15 |
211.42 |
10.58 |
18.45 |
BallCalled |
5.18 |
2.15 |
5.95 |
7.0 |
Curveball |
75.05 |
2777.03 |
41.03 |
-11.93 |
-12.11 |
InPlay |
5.30 |
2.24 |
5.01 |
1.4 |
Four-Seam |
86.38 |
2109.99 |
205.25 |
7.21 |
16.40 |
StrikeCalled |
5.06 |
2.35 |
5.74 |
6.8 |
Sinker |
87.12 |
2136.47 |
229.64 |
11.43 |
10.86 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.02 |
2.38 |
5.73 |
7.7 |
Curveball |
74.86 |
2932.91 |
53.73 |
-18.15 |
-11.51 |
BallCalled |
5.22 |
2.46 |
5.14 |
1.8 |
Curveball |
75.34 |
2941.16 |
69.74 |
-18.73 |
-5.22 |
BallCalled |
5.21 |
2.37 |
5.12 |
2.3 |
Four-Seam |
86.98 |
2160.76 |
222.17 |
11.61 |
14.11 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.10 |
2.34 |
5.58 |
7.4 |
Curveball |
76.16 |
2967.25 |
75.87 |
-16.18 |
-2.52 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.02 |
2.51 |
5.08 |
2.5 |
Changeup |
86.71 |
2148.18 |
231.36 |
12.88 |
11.57 |
BallCalled |
5.07 |
2.37 |
5.72 |
7.7 |
Curveball |
74.53 |
2784.06 |
58.96 |
-16.55 |
-8.18 |
InPlay |
5.16 |
2.27 |
5.00 |
2.0 |
Four-Seam |
86.75 |
2072.01 |
218.89 |
12.43 |
16.72 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.20 |
2.17 |
5.87 |
7.3 |
Curveball |
74.08 |
2819.64 |
50.16 |
-17.13 |
-12.52 |
InPlay |
5.32 |
2.15 |
5.10 |
1.7 |
Changeup |
85.93 |
2079.23 |
216.73 |
11.33 |
16.49 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.24 |
2.28 |
5.84 |
7.2 |
Four-Seam |
87.03 |
2148.82 |
222.34 |
11.89 |
14.31 |
InPlay |
5.20 |
2.02 |
6.02 |
7.4 |
Curveball |
74.61 |
2924.55 |
59.58 |
-18.34 |
-9.01 |
BallCalled |
5.35 |
2.22 |
5.03 |
2.0 |
Changeup |
86.36 |
2082.71 |
225.90 |
12.01 |
12.90 |
StrikeCalled |
5.19 |
2.19 |
6.05 |
7.5 |
Curveball |
75.24 |
2870.27 |
67.39 |
-18.94 |
-6.15 |
BallCalled |
5.04 |
2.35 |
5.26 |
2.2 |
NA |
87.42 |
2166.39 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
BallCalled |
5.40 |
2.41 |
5.94 |
NA |
Curveball |
74.42 |
2849.50 |
51.10 |
-17.58 |
-12.25 |
InPlay |
5.32 |
2.36 |
5.22 |
1.7 |
# 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: 44
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Colin Dowlen")
Summary Pitch Table for Colin Dowlen
Changeup |
13.64% |
6 |
4 |
2 |
66.67% |
33.33% |
86.08 |
2097.01 |
13.23 |
11.60 |
224.46 |
7.5 |
5.16 |
2.28 |
5.81 |
Curveball |
52.27% |
23 |
11 |
12 |
47.83% |
52.17% |
74.51 |
2864.20 |
-8.53 |
-15.77 |
57.48 |
1.9 |
5.25 |
2.26 |
5.14 |
Four-Seam |
18.18% |
8 |
3 |
5 |
37.50% |
62.50% |
86.86 |
2134.99 |
16.70 |
10.67 |
214.63 |
7.1 |
5.14 |
2.19 |
5.89 |
Sinker |
13.64% |
6 |
2 |
4 |
33.33% |
66.67% |
86.92 |
2093.53 |
9.80 |
12.24 |
234.82 |
7.8 |
5.18 |
2.15 |
5.65 |
NA |
2.27% |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100.00% |
0.00% |
87.42 |
2166.39 |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
5.40 |
2.41 |
5.94 |
# 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("Colin Dowlen maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Colin Dowlen maximum FB velocity: 87.43 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 Colin Dowlen",
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")
)
