The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 264 qualified hitters (202+ 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. Burger, Jake in signal, the comp in amber.

TEX · bats R · 390 PA

Ranked comps for Burger, Jake

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Duran, Jarren BOS · L · 399 PA 0.78 xwOBA on contactWalk rateBat speed Sprint speed +1.4zHard-hit rate -0.9zIsolated power -0.7z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Alvarez, Francisco NYM · R · 244 PA 0.78 In-zone contactPull rateAvg exit velocity Sprint speed -1.3zBarrel rate +1.1zOppo rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Walker, Christian HOU · R · 413 PA 0.76 Walk rateSwing lengthBarrel rate Sprint speed -1.1zChase rate -1.0zWhiff rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Riley, Austin ATL · R · 404 PA 0.74 Barrel rateAvg exit velocityWalk rate Ground-ball rate -1.1zFly-ball rate +1.1zIsolated power -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
05 McMahon, Ryan NYY · L · 245 PA 0.74 Walk rateIn-zone contactBarrel rate Sprint speed -1.1zChase rate -1.0zStrikeout rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Vientos, Mark NYM · R · 269 PA 0.72 xwOBA on contactAvg exit velocityChase rate Sprint speed -1.2zMax exit velocity -1.2zWalk rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Lewis, Royce MIN · R · 279 PA 0.69 Strikeout rateWhiff ratexwOBA on contact Ground-ball rate -1.6zSwing length +1.4zHard-hit rate -0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Henderson, Gunnar BAL · L · 454 PA 0.69 Walk rateFly-ball rateSweet-spot rate Whiff rate -1.7zIn-zone contact +1.3zSprint speed +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Sánchez, Jesús TOR · L · 251 PA 0.67 Hard-hit rateIn-zone contactOppo rate Swing length -1.5zWhiff rate -1.3zPull rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Rodríguez, Julio SEA · R · 392 PA 0.67 Walk rateAvg exit velocityBarrel rate Pull rate -1.5zSprint speed +1.2zWhiff rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Castro, Willi COL · L · 341 PA 0.65 Walk rateMax exit velocityIn-zone contact Ground-ball rate -1.4zFly-ball rate +1.2zIsolated power -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Basallo, Samuel BAL · L · 317 PA 0.65 Ground-ball rateHard-hit rateStrikeout rate Sprint speed -1.8zSweet-spot rate +1.2zBarrel 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.