title	author	date	output
Baseball Pitch Analysis	Ben Gonzalez	March 7, 2019	html_document

This application allows the user to compare the pitches of an individual baseball pitcher. The pitches are visualized utilizing a ggplot2 plot and color coded with one plot for speed and the other plot for type of pitch. This allows users to determine where and when what pitches were thrown.

Pitch Data

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Pitch Type

• The pitch type plot allows an user to visualize the type of pitches that are thrown. The rectangle is the catcher's view and is where an umpire may call a strike or a ball.

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Pitch Speed

• The pitch speed plot allows an user to visualize the speed of each pitch. The rectangle is the catcher's view and is where an umpire may call a strike or a ball.

Pitching Datasets

• The pitching datasets that can be selected are for the following Pitchers: James Degrom, Clayton Kershaw, and Matt Shoemaker. The user can select the pitcher they want to see a sample plot of or can upload their own data as well.

• The pitching data consist of the following in the .csv file.

pitch_type	start_speed	px	pz	des	stand
FF	92	0.461	1.826	Swinging Strike	L
SL	86	0.051	2.438	Swinging Strike	R
SL	87.3	-0.889	2.106	Swinging Strike	R

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