The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 260 qualified hitters (204+ 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. Yoshida, Masataka in signal, the comp in amber.

BOS · bats L · 220 PA

Ranked comps for Yoshida, Masataka

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Bregman, Alex CHC · R · 442 PA 0.76 Hard-hit ratePull rateSweet-spot rate Ground-ball rate -1.4zChase rate -1.3zBarrel rate +0.7z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Schanuel, Nolan LAA · L · 337 PA 0.73 Isolated powerBarrel rateGround-ball rate Bat speed -1.4zSweet-spot rate +1.0zSwing length -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Grissom, Vaughn LAA · R · 211 PA 0.70 Max exit velocityBat speedIn-zone contact Ground-ball rate -1.2zBarrel rate +1.1zPull rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Garcia, Maikel KC · R · 304 PA 0.69 Swing lengthWhiff rateBat speed Pull rate -1.5zOppo rate +1.2zSprint speed +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Rocchio, Brayan CLE · L · 373 PA 0.69 xwOBA on contactFly-ball rateStrikeout rate Whiff rate +1.1zIn-zone contact -1.0zOppo rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Vargas, Ildemaro AZ · L · 319 PA 0.69 Pull ratexwOBA on contactWhiff rate Chase rate +1.5zWalk rate -1.2zFly-ball rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Lee, Brooks MIN · L · 397 PA 0.68 Sprint speedIn-zone contactSweet-spot rate Ground-ball rate -1.2zIsolated power +1.0zFly-ball rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Rengifo, Luis MIL · L · 231 PA 0.68 Strikeout rateSwing lengthWalk rate Oppo rate +1.3zPull rate -1.2zBarrel rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Pasquantino, Vinnie KC · L · 311 PA 0.65 Pull rateAvg exit velocityWhiff rate Ground-ball rate -2.3zBarrel rate +1.3zStrikeout rate +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Naylor, Josh SEA · L · 404 PA 0.65 Fly-ball rateStrikeout rateHard-hit rate Chase rate +1.4zSprint speed -1.3zSwing length +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Kelly, Carson CHC · R · 267 PA 0.64 Avg exit velocityGround-ball rateMax exit velocity Pull rate -1.9zOppo rate +1.3zBarrel rate +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Smith, Dominic ATL · L · 248 PA 0.64 Isolated powerSprint speedIn-zone contact Fly-ball rate +1.4zGround-ball rate -1.3zPull rate -1.2z 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.