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Monday, March 29, 2010

THT: Dame: Visual Baseball:  Introducing the Paintomatic

Weeee! I feel like I’m back working the “Cover the Disc” stand down Seaside Heights!

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Here’s an attempt at visualizing a pitcher’s arsenal (what they throw, how often they throw it, and how well they throw it.) How well they “paint” so to speak. For each pitcher you’ll see a visual expression of the pitches they throw, with size representing how often they throw it and color indicating the quality of the pitch (measured by Runs Above Average / 100 pitches thrown). I’ve included Paintomatics for a variety of pitchers - ranging from Cy Young contenders like Zack Grienke and Tim Lincecum to duds like Sidney Ponson and Rich Hill. And a few odd-balls like Tim Wakefield.

Repoz Posted: March 29, 2010 at 01:06 PM | 5 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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   1. villageidiom Posted: March 29, 2010 at 01:26 PM (#3487810)
Wakefield indeed has a filthy fastball. It's like the Spanish Inquisition.
   2. sptaylor Posted: March 29, 2010 at 02:09 PM (#3487842)
Nobody expect the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is a filthy fastball! And an effective knuckler! Our two chief weapons are ...
   3. villageidiom Posted: March 29, 2010 at 04:24 PM (#3487925)
...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Red Sox.
   4. cercopithecus aethiops Posted: March 29, 2010 at 05:48 PM (#3488026)
What, never heard of pie charts?
   5. birdlives is one crazy ninja Posted: March 29, 2010 at 09:01 PM (#3488225)
Here's Adam Eaton's graph.

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