# Filter the data for the pitcher Tyler Cox
Brian_Foley_data <- data %>%
filter(Pitcher == "Cox, Tyler")
# 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 Tyler Cox")
Detailed Pitch Table for Tyler Cox
Changeup |
86.79 |
1978.99 |
246.14 |
17.75 |
9.28 |
BallCalled |
5.09 |
2.00 |
6.55 |
8.2 |
Changeup |
86.38 |
1980.05 |
245.34 |
16.63 |
8.94 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.12 |
2.08 |
6.37 |
8.2 |
Curveball |
73.85 |
2072.22 |
48.72 |
-12.88 |
-9.53 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.34 |
2.06 |
5.67 |
1.6 |
Sinker |
87.34 |
2016.95 |
240.94 |
19.56 |
12.31 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.09 |
1.99 |
6.43 |
8.0 |
Changeup |
87.35 |
2017.87 |
254.87 |
15.58 |
5.61 |
BallCalled |
5.14 |
2.07 |
6.29 |
8.5 |
Changeup |
77.02 |
1958.11 |
261.62 |
21.34 |
5.01 |
InPlay |
4.98 |
2.12 |
6.22 |
8.7 |
Curveball |
73.39 |
1954.87 |
74.31 |
-13.93 |
-1.95 |
BallCalled |
5.28 |
2.15 |
6.09 |
2.5 |
Changeup |
86.70 |
1939.89 |
244.77 |
16.08 |
8.76 |
BallCalled |
5.10 |
2.09 |
6.59 |
8.2 |
Changeup |
84.07 |
1896.11 |
239.38 |
15.84 |
10.71 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.21 |
2.23 |
6.40 |
8.0 |
Curveball |
72.43 |
1980.29 |
44.82 |
-15.12 |
-13.17 |
InPlay |
5.56 |
2.09 |
5.76 |
1.5 |
Sinker |
86.60 |
1925.47 |
239.96 |
13.36 |
8.91 |
BallCalled |
5.19 |
2.13 |
6.41 |
8.0 |
Changeup |
85.76 |
1901.76 |
252.41 |
13.98 |
5.64 |
StrikeCalled |
5.22 |
2.10 |
6.33 |
8.4 |
Curveball |
72.04 |
1997.55 |
42.29 |
-13.60 |
-13.13 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.32 |
2.06 |
5.72 |
1.4 |
Sinker |
87.43 |
1942.12 |
235.67 |
13.22 |
10.10 |
BallCalled |
5.12 |
2.12 |
6.20 |
7.9 |
Curveball |
73.59 |
2003.08 |
61.53 |
-18.28 |
-8.21 |
BallCalled |
5.35 |
2.07 |
5.69 |
2.1 |
Curveball |
71.27 |
1947.69 |
51.18 |
-17.62 |
-12.38 |
StrikeCalled |
5.42 |
1.98 |
5.64 |
1.7 |
Curveball |
73.03 |
1832.78 |
60.50 |
-17.54 |
-8.33 |
BallCalled |
5.43 |
1.77 |
5.95 |
2.0 |
Changeup |
84.52 |
1849.11 |
242.04 |
13.06 |
8.20 |
StrikeCalled |
5.21 |
2.05 |
6.45 |
8.1 |
Curveball |
73.65 |
1864.54 |
63.31 |
-17.58 |
-7.12 |
InPlay |
5.34 |
2.03 |
5.75 |
2.1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
StrikeCalled |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Changeup |
86.06 |
1794.52 |
247.04 |
14.53 |
7.26 |
StrikeCalled |
5.09 |
1.98 |
6.49 |
8.2 |
Curveball |
74.94 |
1712.07 |
50.88 |
-13.73 |
-9.62 |
BallCalled |
5.33 |
1.98 |
5.69 |
1.7 |
Changeup |
86.61 |
1948.84 |
252.99 |
16.52 |
6.19 |
InPlay |
5.12 |
2.17 |
6.43 |
8.4 |
Curveball |
70.50 |
1759.40 |
57.44 |
-17.59 |
-9.41 |
InPlay |
5.59 |
1.93 |
5.78 |
1.9 |
Changeup |
84.87 |
1824.83 |
251.88 |
13.93 |
5.74 |
StrikeCalled |
5.19 |
2.12 |
6.29 |
8.4 |
Curveball |
73.02 |
1956.68 |
50.13 |
-19.03 |
-14.20 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.27 |
2.03 |
5.64 |
1.7 |
Curveball |
73.41 |
1938.61 |
61.63 |
-18.06 |
-8.27 |
InPlay |
5.31 |
2.05 |
5.75 |
2.1 |
Curveball |
72.34 |
1859.18 |
56.71 |
-17.41 |
-9.57 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.48 |
1.68 |
5.91 |
1.9 |
Curveball |
72.45 |
1970.03 |
42.90 |
-14.67 |
-13.89 |
InPlay |
5.51 |
1.79 |
5.79 |
1.4 |
Changeup |
84.13 |
1868.08 |
242.21 |
18.80 |
11.33 |
BallCalled |
5.29 |
2.32 |
6.45 |
8.1 |
Curveball |
69.67 |
2003.60 |
48.05 |
-20.85 |
-16.51 |
BallCalled |
5.44 |
1.93 |
5.60 |
1.6 |
Changeup |
86.02 |
1952.37 |
221.68 |
14.08 |
17.19 |
BallCalled |
5.27 |
2.05 |
6.54 |
7.4 |
Changeup |
83.16 |
1796.31 |
254.53 |
21.78 |
7.55 |
BallCalled |
5.26 |
2.24 |
6.37 |
8.5 |
Curveball |
72.08 |
1936.57 |
44.94 |
-12.59 |
-10.61 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.42 |
2.00 |
5.75 |
1.5 |
Changeup |
85.48 |
1841.90 |
243.71 |
19.08 |
10.95 |
StrikeCalled |
5.22 |
2.07 |
6.35 |
8.1 |
Curveball |
73.49 |
1991.65 |
55.68 |
-18.73 |
-10.67 |
InPlay |
5.44 |
1.96 |
5.68 |
1.9 |
Curveball |
71.01 |
1981.82 |
48.13 |
-18.58 |
-14.39 |
InPlay |
5.53 |
1.80 |
6.03 |
1.6 |
Changeup |
85.21 |
1902.21 |
243.22 |
13.71 |
8.18 |
BallCalled |
5.19 |
2.16 |
6.49 |
8.1 |
Changeup |
85.44 |
1913.11 |
245.40 |
13.08 |
7.15 |
InPlay |
5.26 |
2.12 |
6.35 |
8.2 |
Changeup |
84.44 |
1766.81 |
257.38 |
21.68 |
6.16 |
StrikeCalled |
5.23 |
2.01 |
6.48 |
8.6 |
Curveball |
73.32 |
2040.74 |
91.59 |
-21.65 |
2.40 |
BallCalled |
5.19 |
1.93 |
6.24 |
3.1 |
Changeup |
84.40 |
1907.01 |
211.55 |
8.62 |
15.40 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.21 |
1.99 |
6.47 |
7.1 |
Changeup |
84.88 |
1929.34 |
220.65 |
11.05 |
14.13 |
InPlay |
5.21 |
1.92 |
6.40 |
7.4 |
Changeup |
83.67 |
1790.65 |
243.09 |
18.26 |
10.69 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.18 |
2.34 |
6.34 |
8.1 |
Four-Seam |
87.78 |
1963.94 |
202.59 |
7.72 |
19.76 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.28 |
1.91 |
6.57 |
6.8 |
Changeup |
85.07 |
1906.80 |
244.64 |
16.28 |
9.19 |
BallCalled |
5.23 |
2.33 |
6.30 |
8.2 |
Changeup |
86.72 |
2090.58 |
223.18 |
11.80 |
13.76 |
BallCalled |
5.47 |
1.91 |
6.53 |
7.4 |
Changeup |
84.38 |
1993.19 |
252.44 |
18.71 |
7.30 |
InPlay |
5.17 |
2.17 |
6.34 |
8.4 |
Changeup |
85.06 |
1830.01 |
254.80 |
19.45 |
6.64 |
StrikeCalled |
5.23 |
2.09 |
6.58 |
8.5 |
Curveball |
70.65 |
1994.07 |
52.90 |
-16.83 |
-10.58 |
BallCalled |
5.65 |
1.71 |
5.84 |
1.8 |
Changeup |
83.77 |
1869.69 |
246.00 |
17.60 |
9.12 |
InPlay |
5.35 |
2.07 |
6.36 |
8.2 |
Changeup |
84.63 |
1936.29 |
240.11 |
15.36 |
10.16 |
BallCalled |
5.26 |
2.25 |
6.44 |
8.0 |
Changeup |
83.96 |
1901.77 |
262.41 |
17.72 |
3.69 |
StrikeSwinging |
5.21 |
1.96 |
6.36 |
8.7 |
Changeup |
85.35 |
1960.58 |
253.88 |
17.08 |
6.22 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.38 |
2.06 |
6.46 |
8.5 |
Curveball |
69.89 |
1987.38 |
47.19 |
-13.87 |
-10.76 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.61 |
1.94 |
5.72 |
1.6 |
Changeup |
84.64 |
1860.33 |
252.64 |
15.73 |
6.07 |
FoulBallNotFieldable |
5.35 |
2.12 |
6.28 |
8.4 |
Curveball |
72.49 |
2051.47 |
38.83 |
-13.03 |
-14.22 |
InPlay |
5.48 |
1.73 |
5.58 |
1.3 |
# 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: 57
# Display the summary table
knitr::kable(pitch_summary, caption = "Summary Pitch Table for Tyler Cox")
Summary Pitch Table for Tyler Cox
Changeup |
52.63% |
30 |
10 |
20 |
33.33% |
66.67% |
84.88 |
1903.57 |
8.74 |
16.17 |
245.07 |
8.2 |
5.21 |
2.11 |
6.41 |
Curveball |
38.60% |
22 |
7 |
15 |
31.82% |
68.18% |
72.39 |
1947.10 |
-10.19 |
-16.51 |
54.26 |
1.8 |
5.42 |
1.94 |
5.78 |
Four-Seam |
1.75% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
87.78 |
1963.94 |
19.76 |
7.72 |
202.59 |
6.8 |
5.28 |
1.91 |
6.57 |
Sinker |
5.26% |
3 |
2 |
1 |
66.67% |
33.33% |
87.12 |
1961.51 |
10.44 |
15.38 |
238.86 |
8.0 |
5.13 |
2.08 |
6.35 |
NA |
1.75% |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.00% |
100.00% |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
NaN |
# 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("Tyler Cox maximum FB velocity: ", max_fb_velocity, "mph\n")
## Tyler Cox maximum FB velocity: 87.78 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 Tyler Cox",
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")
)
