The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 256 qualified hitters (338+ PA). Closer to the center star = more alike. xwOBA is deliberately excluded: this maps how hitters are built, not results twins.

strong match (0.55+) moderate (0.45 to 0.55) weaker (< 0.45) star size + line weight scale with similarity · rings mark 0.70 / 0.50 / 0.30 · hover a star for why, click for the fingerprint
Radial fingerprint · population percentiles

Two profile shapes drawn over the same axes: overlap is what makes them comps, gaps are where they part. Gonzales, Nick in signal, the comp in amber.

PIT · bats R · 626 PA

Ranked comps for Gonzales, Nick

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Triolo, Jared PIT · R · 376 PA 0.81 Ground-ball rateWhiff rateHard-hit rate Chase rate -0.9zxwOBA on contact -0.8zFly-ball rate -0.7z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Cronenworth, Jake SD · L · 445 PA 0.74 Fly-ball rateBarrel rateBat speed Sweet-spot rate -1.1zStrikeout rate +1.0zxwOBA on contact -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Winn, Masyn STL · R · 549 PA 0.73 Barrel rateIsolated powerHard-hit rate Chase rate -1.3zGround-ball rate -1.2zWalk rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Ortiz, Joey MIL · R · 435 PA 0.72 Chase rateOppo rateBarrel rate Sweet-spot rate -1.3zMax exit velocity +0.9zIsolated power +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Rengifo, Luis MIL · L · 374 PA 0.68 Hard-hit rateMax exit velocityIsolated power Sweet-spot rate -1.6zSprint speed -1.3zWalk rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Church, Nathan STL · L · 487 PA 0.67 Sweet-spot rateStrikeout rateOppo rate Chase rate +1.7zGround-ball rate -1.1zSwing length -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Turner, Trea PHI · R · 722 PA 0.66 Walk rateMax exit velocityOppo rate Ground-ball rate -1.1zIsolated power +1.1zWhiff rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Grissom, Vaughn LAA · R · 474 PA 0.66 Bat speedChase rateWhiff rate Sprint speed -1.4zIsolated power +1.3zOppo rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Young, Jacob WSH · R · 488 PA 0.65 In-zone contactStrikeout rateAvg exit velocity Ground-ball rate -1.8zIsolated power +1.1zFly-ball rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Crawford, Justin PHI · L · 482 PA 0.61 Isolated powerMax exit velocityHard-hit rate Sweet-spot rate -1.5zGround-ball rate +1.3zSwing length -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Duran, Ezequiel TEX · R · 612 PA 0.61 xwOBA on contactSprint speedOppo rate Isolated power +1.7zStrikeout rate +1.2zBarrel rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Lopez, Otto MIA · R · 703 PA 0.61 Oppo rateChase ratexwOBA on contact Swing length -1.5zMax exit velocity +1.1zBarrel rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab

Weighted RMS z-distance over 6 feature groups, standardized within the qualified population; similarity = exp(-alpha * d^2), one global fixed transform. xwOBA excluded by design: this matches profile shape, not outcome twins. Descriptive, not predictive.