We would like to examine the consistency of a Major League Baseball Umpire. Primarily we would like to see if an umpire’s strike zone adjusts over the course of a post-season and whether their strike zone varies depending on whether the batter is left or right-handed. We will accomplish this using an an API from sportsradar which provides the majority of the data. The data we will use will come from 33 post-season game in 2018.
- Do umpires have a consistent strike zone over the course of a post-season?
- Does an umpire’s strike zone vary depending if the batter is right of left handed?
- Does an umpire’s strike zone vary based on pitch speed?
- Does an umpire’s strike zone vary based on the pitch type?
- Are umpires influenced by team (home vs away) at bat?
- SportsRadar API
- Standardized strikezone dimensions to overlay on charts
- Python
- Sportsradar API
- Matplotlib
- Pandas