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license: mit |
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task_categories: |
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- video-classification |
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size_categories: |
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- 1M<n<10M |
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tags: |
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- baseball |
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- sports |
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- video-classification |
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- computer-vision |
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--- |
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# Dataset Card for Dataset Name |
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2.6 million clips of balls and called strikes from MLB games from the 2016 season through the 2023 season. |
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## Dataset Details |
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### Dataset Description |
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The dataset consists of all listed balls and called strikes from Baseball Savant's [Statcast Search](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search) from 2016, when their video archives began, through the 2023 season. |
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This dataset includes the date, type (eg. FF, fourseam fastball), mpt, spin rate, pitcher, batter, zone (1-14, corresponding to strike zone locations), count, inning, pitch result, and link to the video of the pitch. |
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- **Curated by:** Henry Freed |
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- **License:** MIT |
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## Uses |
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The original dataset, [Picklebot-50K](https://huggingface.co/datasets/hbfreed/Picklebot-50K), was collected to call balls and strikes using a neural network, and is only labeled with ball or strike. |
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With the additional metadata, one can imagine much more interesting classification and granular tasks like classifying pitch types. |
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## Dataset Structure |
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The dataset is three JSON files, split into train (80%), val (10%), and test (10%) files. They are structured as follows: |
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{ |
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"date": "2017-05-06", |
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"pitch": "CU", |
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"mph": "73.6", |
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"spin_rate": "1997", |
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"pitcher": "Garza, Matt(R)", |
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"batter": "Jaso, John(L)", |
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"zone": "8", |
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"count": "0-1", |
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"inning": "Bot 5", |
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"pitch_result": "Called Strike", |
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"video_link": "https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=e790b6cf-7ac4-45b8-8cd3-9cef03d759cb" |
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}. |
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## Dataset Creation |
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### Source Data |
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The data were scraped from Baseball Savant's [Statcast Search](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search). |
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#### Who are the source data producers? |
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[Baseball Savant](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com) and MLB/the broadcasters (whoever it is) originally created the videos. |
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## Bias, Risks, and Limitations |
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First, as with Picklebot-50K, only balls and called strikes were connected. Additionally, this dataset is quite unbalanced: about two-thirds of the pitches are balls, and almost half of them are fourseam fastballs (see the plots below). |
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One should take care dealing with these imbalances. |
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## Plots |
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