The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 255 qualified hitters (336+ 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. Garcia, Maikel in signal, the comp in amber.

KC · bats R · 350 PA

Ranked comps for Garcia, Maikel

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Bohm, Alec PHI · R · 649 PA 0.83 Bat speedOppo rateSwing length Pull rate -0.8zSprint speed -0.8zWalk rate -0.7z
02 Vaughn, Andrew MIL · R · 354 PA 0.76 Ground-ball rateChase rateSwing length Sprint speed -1.4zSweet-spot rate -0.9zIn-zone contact -0.8z
03 Kelly, Carson CHC · R · 441 PA 0.73 Pull rateGround-ball rateWalk rate Sprint speed -1.3zAvg exit velocity -0.9zWhiff rate +0.8z
04 Antonacci, Sam CWS · L · 564 PA 0.72 Pull rateStrikeout rateFly-ball rate Swing length -1.1zSweet-spot rate +1.1zHard-hit rate -0.9z
05 Lopez, Otto MIA · R · 703 PA 0.69 Hard-hit ratePull rateOppo rate Chase rate +1.4zWalk rate -1.2zSwing length -0.9z
06 Winn, Masyn STL · R · 549 PA 0.65 xwOBA on contactFly-ball rateBat speed In-zone contact -1.4zWhiff rate +1.4zStrikeout rate +1.2z
07 Rengifo, Luis MIL · L · 374 PA 0.65 Swing lengthWalk rateBat speed Sweet-spot rate -1.4zChase rate +1.2zGround-ball rate +1.2z
08 Ortiz, Joey MIL · R · 435 PA 0.65 xwOBA on contactOppo rateFly-ball rate Chase rate +1.5zSprint speed +1.1zSweet-spot rate -1.1z
09 Herrera, Iván STL · R · 721 PA 0.65 Hard-hit rateAvg exit velocityFly-ball rate Swing length +1.2zSprint speed -1.1zIn-zone contact -1.0z
10 Cortes, Carlos ATH · L · 390 PA 0.64 Max exit velocityGround-ball rateFly-ball rate In-zone contact -1.8zWhiff rate +1.3zSprint speed -1.1z
11 Grissom, Vaughn LAA · R · 470 PA 0.64 Sweet-spot ratexwOBA on contactGround-ball rate Chase rate +1.4zOppo rate -1.2zWhiff rate +1.1z
12 Cronenworth, Jake SD · L · 440 PA 0.63 Walk rateFly-ball rateSwing length Avg exit velocity -1.5zHard-hit rate -1.4zStrikeout rate +1.2z

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.