Chris Herrick FluxIX
nickwan
/ pitch-trajectory.py
Created
September 11, 2025 03:47
Baseball Savant Pitch Trajectory a la Alan Nathan
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| def get_xz_at_y(row, y_target=0.0): | |
| """ | |
| Given a row of Baseball Savant pitch data and a target y (distance from plate), | |
| return the (x, z) location of the pitch at that y. | |
| Converted this via Gemini and the Alan Nathan spreadsheet | |
| https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fbaseball.physics.illinois.edu%2FTrajectoryCalculator-new-3D-May2021.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK | |
| If you're using pandas and numpy, you should be good to go. Sorry, I'm not good at dependencies and docs GIGGLECHAD | |
| Parameters |