Summary of Correct Ball and Strike Calls
Team Total_TrueBalls Correct_BallCalls Total_TrueStrikes Correct_StrikeCalls Correct_Percentage_BallCalled Correct_Percentage_StrikeCalled
UPP_VAL 63 50 19 13 79.37 68.42
Opponent 73 62 19 17 84.93 89.47

Correct_Percentage_BallCalled: - Percentage of balls called correctly from the pitcher’s perspective - The Pitching team would prefer a lower percentage - Correct is a pitch outside the zone called a ball - Incorrect is a pitch outside the zone called as a strike

Correct_Percentage_StrikeCalled - Percentage of strikes called correctly from the pitcher’s perspective - The pitching team would prefer a higher percentage - Correct is a pitch inside the zone called as a strike - Incorrect is a pitch inside the zone called as a ball

The pitching team would prefer:

A lower percentage of accurate ball calls because this indicates more balls are incorrectly called as strikes.

A higher percentage of accurate strike calls because this indicates fewer strikes are incorrectly called as balls.