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. Suzuki, Seiya in signal, the comp in amber.

CHC · bats R · 634 PA

Ranked comps for Suzuki, Seiya

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Langford, Wyatt TEX · R · 479 PA 0.78 Bat speedHard-hit rateAvg exit velocity Sweet-spot rate -1.4zSwing length -0.8zxwOBA on contact -0.7z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Jeffers, Ryan MIN · R · 384 PA 0.78 Swing lengthBat speedPull rate Sprint speed -1.2zStrikeout rate -1.1zWhiff rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Abreu, Wilyer BOS · L · 692 PA 0.74 xwOBA on contactMax exit velocitySprint speed Chase rate +1.2zFly-ball rate +1.0zWalk rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Mead, Curtis WSH · R · 343 PA 0.69 Fly-ball ratexwOBA on contactSweet-spot rate Pull rate +1.1zMax exit velocity -1.0zIsolated power +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Bleday, JJ CIN · L · 545 PA 0.68 Isolated powerBat speedWalk rate Pull rate +1.5zOppo rate -1.4zGround-ball rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Jensen, Carter KC · L · 617 PA 0.68 Sprint speedOppo rateBarrel rate Fly-ball rate +1.4zIn-zone contact -1.1zAvg exit velocity +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Grisham, Trent NYY · L · 503 PA 0.67 Walk rateBarrel rateSweet-spot rate Oppo rate -1.4zStrikeout rate -1.0zPull rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Thomas, Lane KC · R · 393 PA 0.67 Strikeout rateWhiff rateBat speed Fly-ball rate -1.2zMax exit velocity -1.1zBarrel rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Lowe, Nathaniel CIN · L · 437 PA 0.66 Isolated powerMax exit velocityOppo rate Sprint speed -1.7zWalk rate -1.4zFly-ball rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Trout, Mike LAA · R · 647 PA 0.66 Ground-ball rateFly-ball rateStrikeout rate Walk rate +1.4zxwOBA on contact +1.3zHard-hit rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Reynolds, Bryan PIT · L · 713 PA 0.66 Walk rateBarrel rateBat speed Ground-ball rate +1.7zHard-hit rate +1.2zIsolated power -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Stephenson, Tyler CIN · R · 487 PA 0.65 Chase ratexwOBA on contactGround-ball rate Sweet-spot rate +1.3zOppo rate +0.9zPull 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.