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. Baldwin, Drake in signal, the comp in amber.

ATL · bats L · 339 PA

Ranked comps for Baldwin, Drake

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Nimmo, Brandon TEX · L · 403 PA 0.68 Sweet-spot ratexwOBA on contactStrikeout rate Sprint speed +1.4zChase rate -0.9zFly-ball rate +0.8z
02 Alonso, Pete BAL · R · 442 PA 0.67 Bat speedOppo ratexwOBA on contact Fly-ball rate +1.4zChase rate -1.2zAvg exit velocity +0.8z
03 Canzone, Dominic SEA · L · 268 PA 0.67 Bat speedChase rateGround-ball rate Pull rate +1.7zIsolated power +1.4zIn-zone contact -0.8z
04 Ramos, Heliot SF · R · 247 PA 0.67 Isolated powerHard-hit rateBarrel rate Walk rate -1.8zSwing length -1.2zSprint speed +0.9z
05 Harper, Bryce PHI · L · 416 PA 0.65 Chase ratexwOBA on contactBat speed Pull rate +1.3zWalk rate +1.3zBarrel rate -1.1z
06 Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 225 PA 0.64 Whiff rateIn-zone contactSprint speed Pull rate +1.4zSweet-spot rate -1.4zFly-ball rate +1.2z
07 Lowe, Nathaniel CIN · L · 241 PA 0.64 Max exit velocityxwOBA on contactFly-ball rate Pull rate +1.7zBarrel rate -1.2zHard-hit rate -1.2z
08 Burleson, Alec STL · L · 415 PA 0.63 Avg exit velocityChase rateIsolated power Pull rate +2.1zStrikeout rate -1.1zSweet-spot rate -0.9z
09 Greene, Riley DET · L · 423 PA 0.62 Avg exit velocityMax exit velocityHard-hit rate Fly-ball rate +1.5zChase rate -1.4zGround-ball rate -1.3z
10 France, Ty SD · R · 249 PA 0.61 Ground-ball rateChase rateStrikeout rate Walk rate -1.7zMax exit velocity -1.1zBarrel rate -1.0z
11 Basallo, Samuel BAL · L · 317 PA 0.60 Avg exit velocityMax exit velocityBat speed Pull rate +2.1zChase rate +0.9zSprint speed -0.9z
12 Sánchez, Jesús TOR · L · 251 PA 0.60 Strikeout rateGround-ball rateMax exit velocity Walk rate -1.8zSweet-spot rate -1.4zSwing length -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.