Statcast Search CSV Documentation
pitch_type
- The type of pitch derived from Statcast.
game_date
release_speed
- Pitch velocities from 2008-16 are via Pitch F/X, and adjusted to roughly out-of-hand release point. All velocities from 2017 and beyond are Statcast, which are reported out-of-hand.
release_pos_x
- Horizontal Release Position of the ball measured in feet from the catcher's perspective.
release_pos_z
- Vertical Release Position of the ball measured in feet from the catcher's perspective.
player_name
- Player's name tied to the event of the search.
batter
- MLB Player Id tied to the play event.
pitcher
- MLB Player Id tied to the play event.
events
- Event of the resulting Plate Appearance.
description
- Description of the resulting pitch.
spin_dir
- * Deprecated field from the old tracking system.
spin_rate_deprecated
- * Deprecated field from the old tracking system. Replaced by release_spin
break_angle_deprecated
- * Deprecated field from the old tracking system.
break_length_deprecated
- * Deprecated field from the old tracking system.
zone
- Zone location of the ball when it crosses the plate from the catcher's perspective.
des
- Plate appearance description from game day.
game_type
- Type of Game. E = Exhibition, S = Spring Training, R = Regular Season, F = Wild Card, D = Divisional Series, L = League Championship Series, W = World Series
stand
- Side of the plate batter is standing.
p_throws
- Hand pitcher throws with.
home_team
- Abbreviation of home team.
away_team
- Abbreviation of away team.
type
- Short hand of pitch result. B = ball, S = strike, X = in play.
hit_location
- Position of first fielder to touch the ball.
bb_type
- Batted ball type, ground_ball, line_drive, fly_ball, popup.
balls
- Pre-pitch number of balls in count.
strikes
- Pre-pitch number of strikes in count.
game_year
pfx_x
- Horizontal movement in feet from the catcher's perspective.
pfx_z
- Vertical movement in feet from the catcher's perpsective.
plate_x
- Horizontal position of the ball when it crosses home plate from the catcher's perspective.
plate_z
- Vertical position of the ball when it crosses home plate from the catcher's perspective.
on_3b
- Pre-pitch MLB Player Id of Runner on 3B.
on_2b
- Pre-pitch MLB Player Id of Runner on 2B.
on_1b
- Pre-pitch MLB Player Id of Runner on 1B.
outs_when_up
- Pre-pitch number of outs.
inning
inning_topbot
- Pre-pitch top or bottom of inning.
hc_x
- Hit coordinate X of batted ball.
hc_y
- Hit coordinate Y of batted ball.
tfs_deprecated
- * Deprecated field from old tracking system.
tfs_zulu_deprecated
- * Deprecated field from old tracking system.
fielder_2
- Pre-pitch MLB Player Id of Catcher.
umpire
- * Deprecated field from old tracking system.
sv_id
- Non-unique Id of play event per game.
vx0
- The velocity of the pitch, in feet per second, in x-dimension, determined at y=50 feet.
vy0
- The velocity of the pitch, in feet per second, in y-dimension, determined at y=50 feet.
vy0
- The velocity of the pitch, in feet per second, in z-dimension, determined at y=50 feet.
ax
- The acceleration of the pitch, in feet per second per second, in x-dimension, determined at y=50 feet.
ay
- The acceleration of the pitch, in feet per second per second, in y-dimension, determined at y=50 feet.
az
- The acceleration of the pitch, in feet per second per second, in z-dimension, determined at y=50 feet.
sz_top
- Top of the batter's strike zone set by the operator when the ball is halfway to the plate.
sz_bot
- Bottom of the batter's strike zone set by the operator when the ball is halfway to the plate.
hit_distance
- Projected hit distance of the batted ball.
launch_speed
- Exit velocity of the batted ball as tracked by Statcast. For the limited subset of batted balls not tracked directly, estimates are included based on the process described here.
launch_angle
- Launch angle of the batted ball as tracked by Statcast. For the limited subset of batted balls not tracked directly, estimates are included based on the process described here.
effective_speed
- Derived speed based on the the extension of the pitcher's release.
release_spin
- Spin rate of pitch tracked by Statcast.
release_extension
- Release extension of pitch in feet as tracked by Statcast.
game_pk
pitcher
- MLB Player Id tied to the play event.
fielder_2
- MLB Player Id for catcher.
fielder_3
fielder_4
fielder_5
fielder_6
fielder_7
fielder_8
fielder_9
release_pos_y
- Release position of pitch measured in feet from the catcher's perspective.
estimated_ba_using_speedangle
- Estimated Batting Avg based on launch angle and exit velocity.
estimated_woba_using_speedangle
- Estimated wOBA based on launch angle and exit velocity.
woba_value
- wOBA value based on result of play.
woba_denom
- wOBA denominator based on result of play.
babip_value
- BABIP value based on result of play.
iso_value
- ISO value based on result of play.
launch_speed_angle
- Launch speed/angle zone based on launch angle and exit velocity.
1: Weak
2: Topped
3: Under
4: Flare/Burner
5: Solid Contact
6: Barrel
at_bat_number
- Plate appearance number of the game.
pitch_number
- Total pitch number of the plate appearance.
pitch_name
- The name of the pitch derived from the Statcast Data.
home_score
away_score
bat_score
fld_score
- Pre-pitch field team score
post_home_score
post_away_score
post_bat_score
- Post-pitch bat team score
if_fielding_alignment
- Infield fielding alignment at the time of the pitch.
of_fielding_alignment
- Outfield fielding alignment at the time of the pitch.
spin_axis
- The Spin Axis in the 2D X-Z plane in degrees from 0 to 360, such that 180 represents a pure backspin fastball and 0 degrees represents a pure topspin (12-6) curveball
delta_home_win_exp
The change in Win Expectancy before the Plate Appearance and after the Plate Appearance
delta_run_exp
- The change in Run Expectancy before the Pitch and after the Pitch
