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. Carroll, Corbin in signal, the comp in amber.

AZ · bats L · 684 PA

Ranked comps for Carroll, Corbin

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Hernández, Heriberto MIA · R · 510 PA 0.70 Ground-ball rateWalk rateHard-hit rate Oppo rate -1.4zSprint speed -1.1zChase rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Burger, Jake TEX · R · 634 PA 0.69 Swing lengthIn-zone contactBat speed Sprint speed -1.7zWhiff rate +1.2zChase rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Abrams, CJ WSH · L · 671 PA 0.64 xwOBA on contactIsolated powerFly-ball rate Sweet-spot rate +1.2zChase rate +1.1zBat speed -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Gelof, Zack ATH · R · 443 PA 0.61 xwOBA on contactSweet-spot rateStrikeout rate Max exit velocity -1.4zAvg exit velocity -1.3zWalk rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Lindor, Francisco NYM · L · 484 PA 0.61 Chase rateHard-hit rateOppo rate Sprint speed -1.9zIn-zone contact +1.1zBat speed -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Soderstrom, Tyler ATH · L · 466 PA 0.59 Swing lengthIsolated powerWalk rate Sprint speed -2.0zIn-zone contact +1.8zGround-ball rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Contreras, Willson BOS · R · 550 PA 0.59 Walk rateBarrel rateBat speed Sprint speed -1.8zSweet-spot rate +1.4zMax exit velocity +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Buxton, Byron MIN · R · 418 PA 0.59 Sprint speedPull rateHard-hit rate Ground-ball rate -1.3zBarrel rate +1.3zWalk rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Henderson, Gunnar BAL · L · 719 PA 0.59 Chase rateStrikeout ratePull rate In-zone contact +1.5zBarrel rate -1.2zSprint speed -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Jensen, Carter KC · L · 622 PA 0.57 Walk ratexwOBA on contactIsolated power Fly-ball rate +1.8zSprint speed -1.4zGround-ball rate -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Smith, Cam HOU · R · 577 PA 0.56 Chase ratexwOBA on contactBarrel rate Pull rate -1.8zOppo rate +1.4zWalk rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Happ, Ian CHC · L · 652 PA 0.55 Pull rateIn-zone contactGround-ball rate Swing length -1.6zBat speed -1.3zSprint speed -1.3z 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.