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. Burleson, Alec in signal, the comp in amber.
STL · bats L · 688 PA
Ranked comps for Burleson, Alec
| # | Player | Similarity | Agrees on | Differs on | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Canzone, Dominic SEA · L · 543 PA | 0.77 | Ground-ball rateFly-ball rateWalk rate | Pull rate -1.0zMax exit velocity +1.0zIsolated power +0.8z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 02 | Basallo, Samuel BAL · L · 415 PA | 0.73 | Ground-ball rateBarrel rateWalk rate | Strikeout rate +1.4zWhiff rate +1.2zSweet-spot rate -1.1z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 03 | García Jr., Luis WSH · L · 565 PA | 0.66 | Strikeout rateGround-ball rateChase rate | Walk rate -1.4zIn-zone contact +1.4zIsolated power +0.9z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 04 | Bell, Josh MIN · L · 646 PA | 0.66 | Walk rateWhiff rateFly-ball rate | Chase rate -1.3zHard-hit rate -1.2zPull rate -1.0z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 05 | Baldwin, Drake ATL · L · 636 PA | 0.63 | Ground-ball rateHard-hit rateFly-ball rate | Pull rate -2.4zOppo rate +1.3zSwing length -0.8z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 06 | Caglianone, Jac KC · L · 558 PA | 0.59 | In-zone contactPull rateBarrel rate | Max exit velocity +1.5zStrikeout rate +1.4zWhiff rate +1.2z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 07 | Henderson, Gunnar BAL · L · 719 PA | 0.57 | Ground-ball rateMax exit velocityWhiff rate | Sprint speed +2.0zBarrel rate -1.3zChase rate -1.2z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 08 | Young, Jared NYM · L · 355 PA | 0.54 | Strikeout rateWhiff rateBat speed | Chase rate -1.5zxwOBA on contact -1.4zSprint speed +1.4z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 09 | Abrams, CJ WSH · L · 671 PA | 0.54 | Swing lengthIn-zone contactWalk rate | Sprint speed +2.1zHard-hit rate -1.2zGround-ball rate -1.1z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 10 | Machado, Manny SD · R · 686 PA | 0.53 | Max exit velocityIsolated powerIn-zone contact | Pull rate -1.8zOppo rate +1.7zChase rate -1.2z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 11 | Marte, Ketel AZ · L · 631 PA | 0.53 | Walk rateSwing lengthIsolated power | Max exit velocity +1.8zIn-zone contact +1.4zxwOBA on contact -1.1z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 12 | France, Ty SD · R · 518 PA | 0.53 | Fly-ball rateAvg exit velocitySwing length | Pull rate -1.9zOppo rate +1.7zSweet-spot rate +1.4z | 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.