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. Alonso, Pete in signal, the comp in amber.

BAL · bats R · 723 PA

Ranked comps for Alonso, Pete

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 456 PA 0.70 Oppo rateIn-zone contactPull rate Isolated power -1.3zBarrel rate -1.2zxwOBA on contact -1.0z
02 Bauers, Jake MIL · L · 597 PA 0.63 Fly-ball rateSweet-spot rateMax exit velocity Walk rate +1.6zSprint speed +1.5zSwing length +1.1z
03 Olson, Matt ATL · L · 717 PA 0.63 In-zone contactBarrel rateBat speed Sweet-spot rate -1.7zxwOBA on contact -1.2zMax exit velocity -1.1z
04 Greene, Riley DET · L · 615 PA 0.62 Walk rateOppo rateChase rate Avg exit velocity -1.5zSprint speed +1.3zHard-hit rate -1.3z
05 Baldwin, Drake ATL · L · 636 PA 0.59 Sweet-spot rateBat speedIn-zone contact Isolated power -1.4zChase rate +1.3zxwOBA on contact -1.1z
06 De La Cruz, Elly CIN · L · 659 PA 0.58 Swing lengthSweet-spot rateWalk rate Sprint speed +2.6zMax exit velocity +1.0zGround-ball rate +1.0z
07 Rice, Ben NYY · L · 688 PA 0.57 Strikeout rateSweet-spot rateWhiff rate Pull rate +1.5zSprint speed +1.4zSwing length +1.3z
08 Devers, Rafael SF · L · 641 PA 0.54 Pull rateOppo rateStrikeout rate Sweet-spot rate -2.0zIn-zone contact -1.6zxwOBA on contact -1.4z
09 Canzone, Dominic SEA · L · 548 PA 0.53 Max exit velocityWhiff rateBat speed xwOBA on contact -1.5zHard-hit rate -1.5zChase rate +1.4z
10 Wood, James WSH · L · 650 PA 0.51 Barrel rateSweet-spot rateHard-hit rate Sprint speed +1.7zWalk rate +1.6zOppo rate +1.5z
11 Ohtani, Shohei LAD · L · 630 PA 0.50 Bat speedxwOBA on contactStrikeout rate Sprint speed +2.1zPull rate +1.9zSwing length +1.8z
12 Pederson, Joc TEX · L · 449 PA 0.50 Isolated powerFly-ball rateStrikeout rate Sweet-spot rate -1.9zxwOBA on contact -1.8zMax exit velocity -1.4z

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.