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. Laureano, Ramón in signal, the comp in amber.

SD · bats R · 224 PA

Ranked comps for Laureano, Ramón

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Hernández, Teoscar LAD · R · 271 PA 0.74 Isolated powerxwOBA on contactWalk rate Swing length +1.6zChase rate -0.9zAvg exit velocity +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
02 McLain, Matt CIN · R · 329 PA 0.71 Avg exit velocityPull rateBat speed Chase rate -1.1zGround-ball rate -1.1zWhiff rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Riley, Austin ATL · R · 404 PA 0.64 Chase rateHard-hit rateSprint speed Bat speed +1.2zSweet-spot rate -1.2zSwing length +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
04 McMahon, Ryan NYY · L · 245 PA 0.62 Strikeout rateGround-ball rateFly-ball rate Sprint speed -1.6zHard-hit rate +1.1zOppo rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Ewing, A.J. NYM · L · 222 PA 0.62 Pull rateWalk rateSweet-spot rate Swing length -1.6zWhiff rate -1.3zSprint speed +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Merrill, Jackson SD · L · 410 PA 0.61 Max exit velocitySweet-spot rateGround-ball rate Pull rate +1.3zSwing length +1.2zStrikeout rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Rooker, Brent ATH · R · 215 PA 0.60 Swing lengthStrikeout rateChase rate Fly-ball rate +1.7zOppo rate -1.6zGround-ball rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Norby, Connor MIA · R · 244 PA 0.59 Swing lengthSprint speedWalk rate xwOBA on contact -1.4zSweet-spot rate -1.3zOppo rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Duran, Ezequiel TEX · R · 339 PA 0.58 Swing lengthIsolated powerBat speed Fly-ball rate -1.5zStrikeout rate -1.4zWhiff rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Abreu, Wilyer BOS · L · 415 PA 0.58 Isolated powerHard-hit rateWalk rate Strikeout rate -1.8zWhiff rate -1.5zMax exit velocity +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Goldschmidt, Paul NYY · R · 277 PA 0.58 Max exit velocityPull rateBat speed Sprint speed -1.9zStrikeout rate -1.3zSwing length +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Stewart, Sal CIN · R · 439 PA 0.57 xwOBA on contactPull rateBat speed Strikeout rate -1.7zSwing length +1.4zSprint speed -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.