An analysis of baseball pitch data : quantifying the effect of speed, location and movement on a batter's chances of getting a hit
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| author | Zelman, Helen (Helen R.) |
| author2 | Ernest G. Cravalho. |
| author_facet | Ernest G. Cravalho. Zelman, Helen (Helen R.) |
| author_sort | Zelman, Helen (Helen R.) |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/368202022-01-13T07:54:36Z An analysis of baseball pitch data : quantifying the effect of speed, location and movement on a batter's chances of getting a hit Zelman, Helen (Helen R.) Ernest G. Cravalho. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2006. Includes bibliographical references (p. 28). Advances in high-speed camera technology have made it possible to measure the trajectory of a baseball in flight. These trajectories allow for analysis of the characteristics make a pitch difficult to hit. The goal of this paper is to examine the effect of speed, location and movement on hitting statistics such as batting average. The results of this examination support conventional baseball wisdom. Fastballs and pitches in the strike zone are more likely to result in hits than off-speed pitches and pitches outside of the strike zone. Also, additional speed and movement on a pitch decreases the batter's chances of getting a hit. Finally, a preliminary model was created to observe the combined effects of speed, location and movement. by Helen Zelman. S.B. 2007-03-12T17:56:50Z 2007-03-12T17:56:50Z 2006 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36820 82371710 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 29 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. Zelman, Helen (Helen R.) An analysis of baseball pitch data : quantifying the effect of speed, location and movement on a batter's chances of getting a hit |
| title | An analysis of baseball pitch data : quantifying the effect of speed, location and movement on a batter's chances of getting a hit |
| title_full | An analysis of baseball pitch data : quantifying the effect of speed, location and movement on a batter's chances of getting a hit |
| title_fullStr | An analysis of baseball pitch data : quantifying the effect of speed, location and movement on a batter's chances of getting a hit |
| title_full_unstemmed | An analysis of baseball pitch data : quantifying the effect of speed, location and movement on a batter's chances of getting a hit |
| title_short | An analysis of baseball pitch data : quantifying the effect of speed, location and movement on a batter's chances of getting a hit |
| title_sort | analysis of baseball pitch data quantifying the effect of speed location and movement on a batter s chances of getting a hit |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36820 |
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