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. Dingler, Dillon in signal, the comp in amber.

DET · bats R · 627 PA

Ranked comps for Dingler, Dillon

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Schmitt, Casey SF · R · 424 PA 0.76 Whiff rateBat speedIn-zone contact Ground-ball rate -1.1zFly-ball rate +1.0zOppo rate +0.9z
02 Pages, Andy LAD · R · 592 PA 0.72 In-zone contactAvg exit velocityWhiff rate Oppo rate +1.3zWalk rate +1.1zPull rate -0.9z
03 Lowe, Nathaniel CIN · L · 442 PA 0.71 Swing lengthSweet-spot rateStrikeout rate Sprint speed -1.3zWalk rate +1.2zChase rate -1.1z
04 Carrigg, Cole COL · L · 376 PA 0.71 Bat speedFly-ball rateGround-ball rate Pull rate +1.1zBarrel rate -1.1zSprint speed +1.1z
05 Marsh, Brandon PHI · L · 583 PA 0.69 Avg exit velocityHard-hit rateWalk rate Isolated power -1.4zSweet-spot rate +0.9zOppo rate +0.9z
06 Merrill, Jackson SD · L · 683 PA 0.66 Ground-ball rateSweet-spot rateSwing length In-zone contact -1.5zSprint speed +1.3zWhiff rate +0.8z
07 O'Hearn, Ryan PIT · L · 469 PA 0.66 Whiff rateHard-hit rateFly-ball rate Sweet-spot rate -1.1zMax exit velocity -1.0zIsolated power -1.0z
08 Steer, Spencer CIN · R · 405 PA 0.65 Strikeout rateHard-hit ratexwOBA on contact Pull rate +1.3zChase rate -1.2zWalk rate +1.2z
09 Martínez, Angel CLE · L · 430 PA 0.65 Oppo rateStrikeout rateIsolated power Chase rate +1.6zHard-hit rate -1.0zxwOBA on contact -0.9z
10 Abrams, CJ WSH · L · 671 PA 0.64 Max exit velocityGround-ball rateFly-ball rate In-zone contact -1.5zSweet-spot rate -1.4zWhiff rate +1.2z
11 Lile, Daylen WSH · L · 676 PA 0.62 Avg exit velocityBarrel rateBat speed Fly-ball rate +1.7zSprint speed +1.6zOppo rate +1.1z
12 France, Ty SD · R · 518 PA 0.61 Isolated powerSwing lengthBat speed Sprint speed -2.0zOppo rate +1.4zIn-zone contact -1.1z

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.