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. Tucker, Kyle in signal, the comp in amber.

LAD · bats L · 637 PA

Ranked comps for Tucker, Kyle

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Busch, Michael CHC · L · 726 PA 0.77 Fly-ball rateSweet-spot rateIsolated power Strikeout rate +1.1zBat speed -0.9zMax exit velocity +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
02 McGonigle, Kevin DET · L · 723 PA 0.76 Hard-hit rateIsolated powerBat speed Sprint speed +1.2zPull rate -1.0zWhiff rate -0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Bregman, Alex CHC · R · 708 PA 0.74 Barrel rateChase rateAvg exit velocity Fly-ball rate -1.3zIsolated power +1.0zIn-zone contact +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Pasquantino, Vinnie KC · L · 486 PA 0.74 Sweet-spot rateBat speedPull rate Chase rate +1.0zIn-zone contact +1.0zWhiff rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Yastrzemski, Mike ATL · L · 411 PA 0.74 Bat speedSweet-spot rateBarrel rate Strikeout rate +1.3zOppo rate -1.0zWalk rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Bellinger, Cody NYY · L · 578 PA 0.71 Barrel rateGround-ball rateIsolated power Swing length +1.5zOppo rate -1.2zChase rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 O'Hearn, Ryan PIT · L · 465 PA 0.69 Bat speedOppo rateIn-zone contact Walk rate -1.6zChase rate +1.2zFly-ball rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Wetherholt, JJ STL · L · 629 PA 0.69 Max exit velocityIn-zone contactStrikeout rate Ground-ball rate +1.3zHard-hit rate +1.1zPull rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Grisham, Trent NYY · L · 503 PA 0.68 Bat speedGround-ball rateSwing length Oppo rate -1.3zHard-hit rate +1.1zMax exit velocity +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Semien, Marcus NYM · R · 564 PA 0.67 Barrel rateGround-ball rateIn-zone contact Walk rate -1.4zSprint speed +1.3zSwing length +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Langford, Wyatt TEX · R · 479 PA 0.66 Walk rateAvg exit velocityBarrel rate Sprint speed +1.2zSweet-spot rate -1.1zMax exit velocity +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Wells, Austin NYY · L · 401 PA 0.66 Barrel rateFly-ball rateAvg exit velocity Strikeout rate +1.6zWhiff rate +1.2zIn-zone contact -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.