The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 254 qualified hitters (340+ 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. Suzuki, Seiya in signal, the comp in amber.

CHC · bats R · 638 PA

Ranked comps for Suzuki, Seiya

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Jeffers, Ryan MIN · R · 388 PA 0.79 Isolated powerSwing lengthBat speed Sprint speed -1.2zStrikeout rate -1.1zWhiff rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Langford, Wyatt TEX · R · 489 PA 0.76 Bat speedHard-hit ratePull rate Sweet-spot rate -1.5zSwing length -0.8zxwOBA on contact -0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Abreu, Wilyer BOS · L · 699 PA 0.73 xwOBA on contactMax exit velocitySprint speed Chase rate +1.2zFly-ball rate +1.0zWalk rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Mead, Curtis WSH · R · 343 PA 0.69 Fly-ball ratexwOBA on contactSweet-spot rate Pull rate +1.1zMax exit velocity -1.0zIsolated power +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Bleday, JJ CIN · L · 553 PA 0.67 Walk rateBat speedAvg exit velocity Pull rate +1.5zOppo rate -1.4zGround-ball rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Grisham, Trent NYY · L · 504 PA 0.67 Walk rateBarrel rateIn-zone contact Oppo rate -1.4zStrikeout rate -1.0zPull rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Thomas, Lane KC · R · 393 PA 0.67 Strikeout rateWhiff rateBat speed Fly-ball rate -1.2zMax exit velocity -1.1zBarrel rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Trout, Mike LAA · R · 652 PA 0.66 Ground-ball rateFly-ball rateWhiff rate Walk rate +1.4zxwOBA on contact +1.3zHard-hit rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Reynolds, Bryan PIT · L · 719 PA 0.66 Walk rateBarrel ratePull rate Ground-ball rate +1.7zHard-hit rate +1.2zIsolated power -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Jensen, Carter KC · L · 622 PA 0.66 xwOBA on contactSprint speedOppo rate Fly-ball rate +1.6zIn-zone contact -1.1zAvg exit velocity +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Lowe, Nathaniel CIN · L · 446 PA 0.65 Max exit velocityIsolated powerxwOBA on contact Sprint speed -1.7zWalk rate -1.5zFly-ball rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Vargas, Miguel CWS · R · 731 PA 0.64 Max exit velocityxwOBA on contactBat speed Swing length +1.4zStrikeout rate -1.1zPull rate +0.9z 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.