label_statcast_imputed_data: *Label Statcast data as imputed*

In baseballr: Acquiring and Analyzing Baseball Data

Label Statcast data as imputed

Description

Based on a series of heuristics, this function attempts to label Statcast data for which the launch angle and speed have been imputed.

Usage

label_statcast_imputed_data(
  statcast_df,
  impute_file = NULL,
  inverse_precision = 10000
)

Arguments

statcast_df	A dataframe containing Statcast batted ball data
impute_file	A CSV file giving the launch angle, launch speed, bb_type, events fields to label as imputed. if NULL then it's read from the extdata folder of the package.
inverse_precision	inverse of how many digits to truncate the launch angle and speed to for comparison. Default is 10000, i.e. keep 4 digits of precision.

Value

A copy of the input dataframe with the same Statcast pitch-level columns produced by statcast_search() (see that function's return value for the full column-by-column reference), with three columns appended:

col_name	types	description
ila	integer	Launch angle truncated to integer precision (launch_angle * inverse_precision), used as a join key against the impute table.
ils	integer	Launch speed truncated to integer precision (launch_speed * inverse_precision), used as a join key against the impute table.
imputed	numeric	1 if the launch angle and launch speed are likely imputed, 0 otherwise.

Examples

  try({
    statcast_df <- statcast_search("2017-05-01", "2017-05-02")
    sc_df <- label_statcast_imputed_data(statcast_df)
    mean(sc_df$imputed)
  })

baseballr documentation built on Aug. 27, 2026, 1:07 a.m.