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. Hoerner, Nico in signal, the comp in amber.

CHC · bats R · 705 PA

Ranked comps for Hoerner, Nico

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Dubón, Mauricio ATL · R · 634 PA 0.77 Pull rateAvg exit velocityxwOBA on contact Sprint speed -1.1zIn-zone contact -0.9zSwing length +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
02 McNeil, Jeff ATH · L · 526 PA 0.71 Avg exit velocityHard-hit rateBarrel rate Pull rate +1.7zSprint speed -1.5zOppo rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Lee, Jung Hoo SF · L · 592 PA 0.69 Whiff rateBat speedxwOBA on contact Pull rate +1.6zOppo rate -1.4zIsolated power +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Sanoja, Javier MIA · R · 490 PA 0.63 Avg exit velocityGround-ball rateWhiff rate Pull rate +1.8zIsolated power +1.4zSweet-spot rate -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Straw, Myles TOR · R · 337 PA 0.61 Whiff rateIsolated powerMax exit velocity Chase rate -1.7zSweet-spot rate -1.3zFly-ball rate +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Gonzales, Nick PIT · R · 622 PA 0.57 Avg exit velocityFly-ball rateSwing length In-zone contact -1.6zWhiff rate +1.6zGround-ball rate +1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Vivas, Jorbit WSH · L · 373 PA 0.54 Max exit velocityIsolated powerGround-ball rate Walk rate +1.7zAvg exit velocity -1.3zSweet-spot rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Antonacci, Sam CWS · L · 560 PA 0.53 Sprint speedFly-ball rateMax exit velocity Chase rate -1.9zSwing length -1.6zGround-ball rate +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Garcia, Maikel KC · R · 350 PA 0.52 Fly-ball ratexwOBA on contactOppo rate Chase rate -1.7zHard-hit rate +1.5zSweet-spot rate -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Keaschall, Luke MIN · R · 631 PA 0.52 Bat speedxwOBA on contactHard-hit rate Chase rate -1.7zFly-ball rate +1.6zSwing length -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Church, Nathan STL · L · 480 PA 0.51 Bat speedHard-hit ratexwOBA on contact In-zone contact -2.0zChase rate +1.4zStrikeout rate +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Edwards, Xavier MIA · L · 607 PA 0.51 Sprint speedIsolated powerMax exit velocity Swing length -2.1zWalk rate +1.7zChase rate -1.6z 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.