Baseball

PitchNo

Chronological rank of the pitch in the game. Pitch number n is the nth pitch of the game.

Date

Date of the pitch release in local time. YYYY-MM-DD

Time

Time of the pitch release in local time. HH:MM:SS.ss (24 hour clock)

UTCDate

Date of the pitch release in UTC time

UTCTime

Time of the pitch release in UTC time

LocalDateTime

Local timestamp corresponding to session start time. YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.fffffff-HH:MM

UTCDateTime

UTC timestamp corresponding to session start time. YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.fffffffZ

PAofInning

Plate Appearance of Inning, chronological rank of the plate appearance in the half inning.

PitchofPA

Pitch of Plate Appearance, chronological rank of the pitch in the plate appearance.

Pitcher

Name of the pitcher who threw the pitch. Last, First

PitcherId

ID of the pitcher who faced the pitch, according ID prioritization.

PitcherThrows

Throwing hand of the pitcher for the pitch.

PitcherTeam

Name of the pitcher's team in abbreviated format (legacy short name).

Batter

Name of the batter who faced the pitch. Last, First

BatterId

ID of the batter who faced the pitch, according ID prioritization.

BatterSide

Hitting side of the batter for the pitch.

BatterTeam

Name of the batter's team in abbreviated format (short name).

PitcherSet

Indication of whether a pitcher is throwing from the windup or stretch.

Inning

Inning in which the pitch is thrown.

Top/Bottom

Half inning in which the pitch is thrown.

Outs

Number of outs before the pitch is thrown.

Balls

Number of balls in the count before the pitch is thrown.

Strikes

Number of strikes in the count before the pitch is thrown.

TaggedPitchType

Pitch classification selected manually by system operator.

AutoPitchType

Pitch classification automatically generated by Data Platform.

PitchCall

Description of the pitch result.

KorBB

"Strikeout" if the batter strikes out on the pitch or "Walk" if the batter walks on the pitch. If neither then, "Undefined".

TaggedHitType

Hit classification selected manually by the tagger or cleaner based on Angle column.

AutoHitType

Hit classification automatically generated by Data Platform.

PlayResult

Elaboration of a ball in play.

OutsOnPlay

Number of outs recorded on that pitch and all subsequent events prior to the next pitch.

RunsScored

Number of runs scored on that pitch and all subsequent events prior to the next pitch.

Notes

Section where notes are left by the tagger for help when reviewing. Verified games will have no notes.

RelSpeed

Speed of the ball as it leaves the pitcher's hand, reported in miles per hour or meters per second.

VertRelAngle

The vertical angle formed by the intersection of the y-axis and the ball's path (in the z-direction) as it leaves the pitcher's hand. A negative number means the ball is sloping downward, while a positive number means it's sloping upward.

HorzRelAngle

The horizontal angle formed by the intersection of the ball's path (in the z-direction) as it leaves the pitcher's hand. A negative number means the ball is travelling towards the LHB batter's box, while a positive number means it's travelling towards the RHB batter's box.

SpinRate

Speed at which the ball is spinning, reported in revolutions per minute (RPM).

SpinAxis

Direction in which the ball is spinning, reported in degrees of tilt.

Tilt

Spin axis converted into clock time, rounded to the nearest 15 minutes. As a rule of thumb, the ball will break in the direction of the number on the clock face.

RelHeight

Vertical distance of the ball above home plate when the pitcher releases the ball, reported in feet or meters.

RelSide

Distance from the y-axis from which the pitcher releases the ball, reported in feet or meters.

Extension

Distance towards home plate from which the pitcher releases the ball relative to the pitching rubber, reported in feet or meters.

VertBreak

Distance between the height at which the ball crosses home plate and the height at which it would have crossed if it travelled in a straight line from release and were completely unaffected by gravity, reported in inches or centimeters.

InducedVertBreak

Distance between the height at which the ball crosses home plate and the height at which it would have crossed if it travelled in a straight line from release and were affected by gravity, reported in inches or centimeters.

HorzBreak

Horizontal distance between where the ball crosses home plate and where it would have crossed if it had travelled in a straight line from release and were unaffected by gravity, reported in inches or centimeters.

PlateLocHeight

The height of the ball relative to home plate as it crosses the front of the plate, reported in feet or meters.

Plate Location Side

Distance from the y-axis to the ball as it crosses the front of home plate, reported in feet or meters.

Zone Speed

Speed of the ball as it crosses the front of home plate, reported in miles per hour or meters per second.

Vertical Approach Angle

The vertical angle formed by the intersection of the y-axis and the ball's path (in the z-direction) as it crosses the front of home plate.

Horizontal Approach Angle

The horizontal angle formed by the intersection of the y-axis and the ball's path (in the x-direction) as it crosses the front of home plate.

Zone Time

Time elapsed from when the pitcher releases the ball to when it crosses the front of home plate, reported in seconds.

Exit Speed

Speed of the ball the moment it comes off the bat, reported in miles per hour or meters per second.

Angle

The vertical angle formed by the intersection of the y-axis and the ball's path (in the z-direction) as it leaves the bat.

Direction

The horizontal angle formed by the intersection of the y-axis and the ball's path (in the x-direction) as it leaves the bat.

Hit Spin Rate

Speed at which the ball is spinning as it leaves the bat, reported in revolutions per minute (RPM).

Position At 110X

The position of the ball along the x-axis when it has traveled 110 feet from home plate, reported in feet.

Position At 110Y

The position of the ball along the y-axis when it has traveled 110 feet from home plate, reported in feet.

Position At 110Z

The position of the ball along the z-axis when it has traveled 110 feet from home plate, reported in feet.

Distance

The estimated 'carry flat' distance, measured in feet or meters.

Last Tracked Distance

The distance, measured in feet or meters, that the radar actually tracks the ball.

Bearing

The horizontal angle formed by the intersection of the y-axis and a straight line drawn from the plate to the landing spot of the ball.

Hang Time

Time elapsed from the moment the ball hits the bat until the ball lands or would have landed if not obstructed.

pfxx

The horizontal (left-right) movement of the pitch during the last 40 feet before the front of home plate, as compared to a theoretical pitch thrown at the same speed with no spin-induced movement.

Imperial

Inches

Metric

Centimeters

pfxz

The vertical (up-down) movement of the pitch during the last 40 feet before the front of home plate, as compared to a theoretical pitch thrown at the same speed with no spin-induced movement.

x0

The distance of the ball from the center of the rubber along the x-axis.

y0

The distance of the ball from the tip of home plate along the y-axis.

z0

The distance of the ball from the tip of home plate along the z-axis.

vx0

The velocity of the ball in the x-direction.

vy0

The velocity of the ball in the y-direction.

vz0

The velocity of the ball in the z-direction.

ax0

The acceleration of the ball in the x-direction.

ay0

The acceleration of the ball in the y-direction.

az0

The acceleration of the ball in the z-direction.

HomeTeam

The designated home team shortname for the game. Always in the field first.

AwayTeam

The designated away team shortname for the game. Always bats first.

Stadium

Venue at which the game takes place (Legacy stadium short name).

Level

Level at which the game is played at.

League

League in which the game is played.

GameID

aka the 'Game Reference'.

PitchUID

Unique pitch identifier (Tag GUID or Play object GUID).

System

System in which the game was played in front of.

HomeTeamForeignID

External ID for Home Team.

AwayTeamForeignID

External ID for Away Team.

GameForeignID

GamePK.

Catcher

Name of the catcher for this pitch.

CatcherId

Same format as PitcherId and BatterId.

CatcherThrows

Throwing hand (and catching hand) of the catcher for the pitch.

CatcherTeam

Name of the catcher's team in abbreviated format (short name).

GameUID

Unique game identifier (Game GUID).

PlayID

Unique play identifier (Play GUID).

EffectiveVelo

The effective velocity of the pitch.

MaxHeight

The apex of the trajectory of a batted ball, reported in feet or meters.

MeasuredDuration

The amount of time that a batted ball is tracked by the radar, reported in seconds.

SpeedDrop

The difference between RelSpeed and ZoneSpeed, reported in miles per hour or meters per second.

PitchLastMeasuredX

X-coordinate for where the pitch was last measured

PitchLastMeasuredY

Y-coordinate for where the pitch was last measured

PitchLastMeasuredZ

Z-coordinate for where the pitch was last measured

PitchTrajectoryXc0

0 order coefficient for trajectory polynomial describing x-coordinate of the pitch