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. Stewart, Sal in signal, the comp in amber.

CIN · bats R · 721 PA

Ranked comps for Stewart, Sal

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Goldschmidt, Paul NYY · R · 395 PA 0.75 Whiff rateChase rateIsolated power Avg exit velocity -1.3zxwOBA on contact -0.8zSprint speed -0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Acuña Jr., Ronald ATL · R · 479 PA 0.74 Strikeout rateIsolated powerSwing length Max exit velocity +1.4zBat speed +1.0zWalk rate +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Arozarena, Randy SEA · R · 691 PA 0.74 Whiff rateSweet-spot rateHard-hit rate Barrel rate -1.2zOppo rate -1.1zSwing length -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Hernández, Teoscar LAD · R · 508 PA 0.74 Avg exit velocityChase rateBat speed Sprint speed +1.3zWhiff rate +1.0zOppo rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Baldwin, Drake ATL · L · 636 PA 0.70 Walk rateStrikeout rateWhiff rate Oppo rate -1.3zBat speed +1.1zHard-hit rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Machado, Manny SD · R · 686 PA 0.67 Fly-ball rateHard-hit rateStrikeout rate Pull rate +1.2zSprint speed -1.1zGround-ball rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Chourio, Jackson MIL · R · 582 PA 0.66 Pull rateIsolated powerWhiff rate Sprint speed +1.7zIn-zone contact +1.2zOppo rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
08 House, Brady WSH · R · 367 PA 0.66 In-zone contactSwing lengthxwOBA on contact Sweet-spot rate -1.4zSprint speed +1.1zIsolated power -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Walker, Christian HOU · R · 644 PA 0.65 Isolated powerFly-ball rateChase rate Pull rate +1.3zOppo rate -1.3zSweet-spot rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Aranda, Jonathan TB · L · 685 PA 0.65 Max exit velocityxwOBA on contactAvg exit velocity Ground-ball rate -1.6zSwing length -1.1zFly-ball rate +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Lee, Hao-Yu DET · R · 360 PA 0.63 Whiff rateHard-hit rateStrikeout rate Swing length -1.5zGround-ball rate -1.2zSprint speed +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Ramos, Heliot SF · R · 455 PA 0.62 Barrel ratexwOBA on contactMax exit velocity Swing length -1.8zIn-zone contact +1.1zWalk rate -0.9z 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.