Who is 6-4-3 Charts?

6-4-3 Charts is the best-in-class data visualization platform for NCAA baseball and softball programs.

At 6-4-3 Charts, our mission is to provide coaches with a seamless experience to interact with, visualize, and report on data so they can enhance the scouting and player development process.

Besides our robust, user-friendly platform, we set ourselves apart from our competition by providing more comprehensive and more accurate data faster than anyone in the industry.

A Brief History of 6-4-3 Charts

PHASE 1

6-4-3 Charts: Advanced Scouting & Analytics

  • Founded in June 2017
  • Served 75 D1 Baseball Programs in 2018 with Static PDF Reports
  • Added D2, D3 Baseball & D1 Softball Offerings in 2019, Serving 300+ Programs
  • Added D2 & D3 Softball in 2020, Serving 500+ Programs
  • Served 500+ NCAA programs again in 2021
  • Served 550+ NCAA programs in 2022

PHASE 2

6-4-3 Charts: Diamond Sports Data & Video Solutions

  • Rebranded in Summer 2021 to emphasize expanded services to include a fully comprehensive suite of data and reporting & visualization tools.
  • Established partnerships with multiple video capture, storage, and analysis companies.
  • Developed 643 REST API to facilitate scalable, performant and customizable solutions for data integration pipelines and ID mapping between various data sources.
  • Expanded focus from scouting to include data-driven player development tools.

6-4-3 CHARTS: THE DATA DIFFERENCE

NCAA Play-by-Play Data

Updated daily for D1 teams and twice per week for D2 & D3 teams. We have D1 Baseball data from 2017-2022+ and D2 & D3 Baseball data from 2018-2022+.

Data Optimization Process

6-4-3's data optimization process references all available resources of a given game against one another to ensure the most detailed data for each game.

Play-by-Play Data Collection

Play-by-play data is collected from team, conference, & NCAA sites, resulting in multiple records for each game. Play-by-play narratives are parsed and stored in an intuitively keyed database.

6-4-3 CHARTS: DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE

The 6-4-3 Player ID System allows for efficient transfer tracking and accurate career metrics.

All players are assigned to batter/pitcher/baserunner unique player IDs.

Player ID mapping between 6-4-3 Charts, Synergy, and Trackman.

Ability to track suspended games from secondary sources.

Verification measures to catch play details that don't follow an intuitive progression.

Data is compared to corresponding Synergy and/or Trackman data to supplement missing info.

Trackman and Synergy Data Mapping

Connecting The Top NCAA Baseball/Softball Data Sources

  • 1:1:1 Game/Player ID Mapping – Where available, callable in the 6-4-3 Charts API.
  • Synergy partnership includes two-way data sharing for accuracy and additional quality assurance.
  • Trackman data provided by clients via upload / FTP registration.

A Proven and Established Mapping Process

  • Data Mapped Daily
  • Game ID Mapping Between 3 Sources
    • 6-4-3 Charts
    • Synergy
    • Trackman
  • Pitch-Level Mapping Now Explicitly Warehoused
    • Synergy Event ID, Trackman PitchUID (as available), 6-4-3 Game+Play IDs
    • Users can return all pitch mappings by a given player, game, or more specific query
    • Last modified timestamps for consistent system synchronization
    • Efficient troubleshooting procedures to resolve data discrepancies – fully managed by 6-4-3 staff

Trackman & Synergy Data Mapping Example

6-4-3 Charts & Synergy Data Mapping Example

6-4-3 CHARTS: STREAMLINED DATA PIPELINE

Relevant API Controllers

Efficient Filtering

  • Seasons
  • Divisions
  • Conferences
  • Teams
  • Games
  • Players
  • Data Mapping

Returned Aggregated & Granular Data

  • Statistics
  • Sprays
  • Data

Expert Data Implementation. Dedicated Customer Support.

  • Establish Custom, Private, & Anonymized API Endpoints
    • Efficient data workflow through optimized API calls
    • All endpoints include “last modified” timestamp fields for efficient retrieval
    • Fulfill any level of an organization’s desired data aggregation or granularity
    • Formatting to support your current or desired internal amateur data framework
    • Trial API tokens available upon request
  • Daily Database Updates for D1 Baseball
  • Daily Customer Support Available to Quickly Troubleshoot & Resolve Data Issues

Examples of Data Delivery For Current Partners

  • Delivered a customized version of the solution outlined in this deck.
  • Collaborated with staff to create an optimal solution for the organization’s desired framework.
  • Discussed final data delivery with all departments:
    • Amateur Scouting
    • Data Engineering
    • Analytics

2022 Season

  • 6-4-3 Charts scheduled data powered D1Baseball.com’s live scoreboards.
  • 6-4-3 Charts staff managed data quality assurance and integrity throughout the season.

2023 Season

  • Worked with D1Baseball’s development team to conduct complete data migration from another provider.
  • 6-4-3 data now powers all player, team, schedule, scoreboard, and leaderboard pages.
  • Implemented the addition of split types and advanced analytics to D1Baseball subscribers for the first time.
  • Game information data that now powers D1Baseball is available in custom API endpoints for MLB.