players


A data frame with the full name and corresponding ID for every player. This data is used during <code>scrape</code> to append a name
to the atbat table so we can reference data by batter_name and pitcher_name without any extra hassle. This was constructed by taking the unique
name and ID combinations from every players.xml file.


datasets

With 'pitchRx', one can easily obtain Major League Baseball Advanced
Media's 'Gameday' data (as well as store it in a remote database). The
'Gameday' website hosts a wealth of data in XML format, but perhaps most
interesting is 'pitchfx'. Among other things, 'pitchfx' data can be used to
recreate a baseball's flight path from a pitcher's hand to home plate. With
pitchRx, one can easily create animations and interactive 3D 'scatterplots'
of the baseball's flight path. 'pitchfx' data is also commonly used to
generate a static plot of baseball locations at the moment they cross home
plate. These plots, sometimes called strike-zone plots, can also refer to a
plot of event probabilities over the same region. 'pitchRx' provides an easy
and robust way to generate strike-zone plots using the 'ggplot2' package.

Carson Sievert

pitchRx

Tools for Harnessing 'MLBAM' 'Gameday' Data and Visualizing
'pitchfx'

players function

A data frame with 2 variables: <code>ID</code> and <code>full_name</code>

players: All MLB and MiLB players from 2008 to date

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