The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 257 qualified hitters (334+ 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. Gonzales, Nick in signal, the comp in amber.

PIT · bats R · 622 PA

Ranked comps for Gonzales, Nick

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Triolo, Jared PIT · R · 373 PA 0.81 Hard-hit rateGround-ball rateWhiff rate Chase rate -0.9zxwOBA on contact -0.8zOppo rate -0.7z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Cronenworth, Jake SD · L · 436 PA 0.73 Fly-ball rateBarrel rateBat speed Sweet-spot rate -1.1zxwOBA on contact -1.0zStrikeout rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Winn, Masyn STL · R · 549 PA 0.73 Barrel rateIsolated powerHard-hit rate Chase rate -1.3zGround-ball rate -1.2zWalk rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Ortiz, Joey MIL · R · 435 PA 0.72 Chase rateOppo rateBarrel rate Sweet-spot rate -1.3zMax exit velocity +0.9zIsolated power +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Rengifo, Luis MIL · L · 374 PA 0.69 Hard-hit rateIsolated powerMax exit velocity Sweet-spot rate -1.6zSprint speed -1.3zWalk rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Church, Nathan STL · L · 480 PA 0.67 Strikeout rateOppo rateSweet-spot rate Chase rate +1.7zGround-ball rate -1.2zSwing length -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Turner, Trea PHI · R · 712 PA 0.67 Walk rateOppo rateMax exit velocity Ground-ball rate -1.1zIsolated power +1.1zWhiff rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Young, Jacob WSH · R · 484 PA 0.65 Strikeout rateIn-zone contactAvg exit velocity Ground-ball rate -1.8zFly-ball rate +1.1zIsolated power +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Grissom, Vaughn LAA · R · 465 PA 0.64 Bat speedWalk rateMax exit velocity Sprint speed -1.4zIsolated power +1.3zOppo rate -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Garcia, Maikel KC · R · 350 PA 0.62 Oppo rateFly-ball ratePull rate Chase rate -1.4zWhiff rate -1.2zAvg exit velocity +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Duran, Ezequiel TEX · R · 604 PA 0.61 Sprint speedxwOBA on contactOppo rate Isolated power +1.7zStrikeout rate +1.2zBarrel rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Crawford, Justin PHI · L · 474 PA 0.61 Isolated powerMax exit velocityStrikeout rate Sweet-spot rate -1.5zGround-ball rate +1.3zSwing length -1.1z 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.