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. Young, Jacob in signal, the comp in amber.
WSH · bats R · 488 PA
Ranked comps for Young, Jacob
| # | Player | Similarity | Agrees on | Differs on | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Loftin, Nick KC · R · 446 PA | 0.80 | Ground-ball rateStrikeout rateSwing length | Sprint speed -0.9zPull rate +0.9zIn-zone contact +0.8z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 02 | Keaschall, Luke MIN · R · 640 PA | 0.77 | Isolated powerPull rateBat speed | Chase rate -0.8zSwing length -0.8zMax exit velocity -0.7z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 03 | Grissom, Vaughn LAA · R · 474 PA | 0.77 | Whiff ratexwOBA on contactMax exit velocity | Sprint speed -1.7zBat speed +0.8zChase rate +0.7z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 04 | Monasterio, Andruw BOS · R · 361 PA | 0.74 | Chase rateAvg exit velocityWalk rate | Sprint speed -1.5zGround-ball rate -1.1zMax exit velocity -0.9z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 05 | Stott, Bryson PHI · L · 627 PA | 0.73 | Strikeout rateFly-ball rateBarrel rate | Pull rate +0.9zOppo rate -0.9zAvg exit velocity +0.9z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 06 | Rocchio, Brayan CLE · L · 606 PA | 0.71 | Ground-ball rateIn-zone contactWhiff rate | Pull rate +1.5zSprint speed -1.4zChase rate +0.9z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 07 | Bazzana, Travis CLE · L · 530 PA | 0.71 | Chase rateGround-ball rateSwing length | Sweet-spot rate -1.4zWalk rate +1.2zMax exit velocity +0.8z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 08 | Young, Cole SEA · L · 663 PA | 0.70 | Barrel rateStrikeout rateFly-ball rate | Pull rate +1.5zOppo rate -1.1zSprint speed -1.0z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 09 | Benge, Carson NYM · L · 668 PA | 0.69 | Fly-ball rateChase rateWhiff rate | xwOBA on contact +1.3zSweet-spot rate +1.1zSwing length -1.1z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 10 | Holliday, Jackson BAL · L · 355 PA | 0.69 | Oppo rateAvg exit velocitySwing length | Max exit velocity -1.6zStrikeout rate +1.2zWalk rate +0.8z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 11 | Straw, Myles TOR · R · 340 PA | 0.67 | Fly-ball rateGround-ball rateWalk rate | Whiff rate -1.4zBarrel rate -0.9zHard-hit rate -0.8z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 12 | Gilbert, Drew SF · L · 410 PA | 0.66 | Whiff rateBarrel rateMax exit velocity | Pull rate +1.4zFly-ball rate -1.3zSprint speed -1.3z | 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.