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. Norby, Connor in signal, the comp in amber.

MIA · bats R · 395 PA

Ranked comps for Norby, Connor

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 McLain, Matt CIN · R · 518 PA 0.81 Hard-hit rateBat speedStrikeout rate Max exit velocity +1.3zOppo rate +0.7zSprint speed +0.5z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Beavers, Dylan BAL · L · 368 PA 0.76 Isolated powerAvg exit velocityBarrel rate Max exit velocity +1.0zFly-ball rate -0.9zSprint speed +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Lowe, Josh LAA · L · 361 PA 0.64 Hard-hit rateOppo rateAvg exit velocity In-zone contact -1.6zChase rate +1.4zWalk rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Busch, Michael CHC · L · 729 PA 0.63 Oppo ratexwOBA on contactSwing length Sprint speed -1.5zMax exit velocity +1.4zBat speed -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Yastrzemski, Mike ATL · L · 419 PA 0.63 Max exit velocityBat speedWalk rate Fly-ball rate -1.2zOppo rate -1.2zPull rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
06 O'Hearn, Ryan PIT · L · 472 PA 0.60 Bat speedBarrel ratexwOBA on contact Fly-ball rate -1.7zIn-zone contact +1.2zWhiff rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Tucker, Kyle LAD · L · 646 PA 0.60 Hard-hit rateBat speedGround-ball rate Strikeout rate -1.9zWhiff rate -1.3zIn-zone contact +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Holliday, Jackson BAL · L · 355 PA 0.59 Swing lengthOppo rateChase rate Fly-ball rate -2.5zGround-ball rate +1.2zStrikeout rate -0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Wells, Austin NYY · L · 401 PA 0.58 Chase rateIn-zone contactIsolated power Sprint speed -1.6zMax exit velocity +1.3zPull rate +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Langford, Wyatt TEX · R · 489 PA 0.57 Barrel rateSprint speedPull rate Max exit velocity +1.6zSweet-spot rate -1.4zFly-ball rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Neto, Zach LAA · R · 721 PA 0.56 Bat speedSprint speedSwing length Chase rate +1.6zPull rate +1.3zIsolated power +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Monasterio, Andruw BOS · R · 361 PA 0.55 Chase rateSweet-spot rateMax exit velocity In-zone contact +1.7zWhiff rate -1.6zStrikeout rate -1.5z 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.