age_comps: Use MLEs to Calculate Similarity Scores for Batters

In guytuori/simScores: Similarity Scores for Baseball Players

Description

Use MLEs to Calculate Similarity Scores for Batters

Usage

age_comps(player, data, weights, years = 3, type = c("bat", "pit"))

Arguments

player	character. The name of the focus player, formatted as "Last; First M."
data	The dataset of MLEs. Should be the level_grp dataset from 'simScoresApp/b-comparison-app/bat_simscore_data.RData.
weights	Numeric, named vector. The names tell which variables to use for comparisons. The value tells the weight put on that variable when comparing.
years	numeric vector of length 1 or 2. If length 1, specifies how many years of statistcs to include. If length two, specifies the age range over which to compare (inclusive).
type	character. Whether these are batting or pitching data. Defaults to batting.

Examples

load("H:/simScoresApp/b-comparison-app/bat_simscore_data.RData")
wts <- c(position = .05, pa = .9, bb.perc = .66, k.perc = .84, iso = .84, babip = .23, obp = .92)
# comparing stats based on three most recent years
age_comps("Brown; Domonic L.", age_grp, wts, 3, "bat")
# comparing stats from age 24 to 26
age_comps("Brown; Domonic L.", age_grp, wts, c(24, 26), "bat")
# same thing!

guytuori/simScores documentation built on May 17, 2019, 9:29 a.m.