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. Tatis Jr., Fernando in signal, the comp in amber.

SD · bats R · 709 PA

Ranked comps for Tatis Jr., Fernando

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Chourio, Jackson MIL · R · 578 PA 0.62 Whiff rateSweet-spot rateSprint speed Fly-ball rate +2.0zChase rate +1.3zGround-ball rate -1.0z
02 Reynolds, Bryan PIT · L · 713 PA 0.60 Chase rateWhiff rateIn-zone contact Sweet-spot rate +1.3zWalk rate +1.2zFly-ball rate +1.1z
03 Ramos, Heliot SF · R · 455 PA 0.59 Ground-ball ratePull rateAvg exit velocity Strikeout rate +1.4zSprint speed -1.3zMax exit velocity -1.3z
04 Smith, Cam HOU · R · 572 PA 0.56 Isolated powerPull rateSprint speed In-zone contact -1.4zAvg exit velocity -1.3zHard-hit rate -1.3z
05 House, Brady WSH · R · 364 PA 0.55 Oppo rateGround-ball ratexwOBA on contact In-zone contact -1.5zChase rate +1.4zBarrel rate -1.3z
06 Witt Jr., Bobby KC · R · 634 PA 0.54 Avg exit velocityOppo rateIn-zone contact Ground-ball rate -2.3zSweet-spot rate +1.5zFly-ball rate +1.2z
07 Acuña Jr., Ronald ATL · R · 474 PA 0.54 Oppo rateBat speedxwOBA on contact In-zone contact -1.9zGround-ball rate -1.5zSprint speed -1.3z
08 Rodríguez, Julio SEA · R · 664 PA 0.52 Sprint speedWhiff ratePull rate Chase rate +2.0zGround-ball rate -1.3zHard-hit rate -1.2z
09 Baldwin, Drake ATL · L · 631 PA 0.52 Bat speedxwOBA on contactWalk rate Sprint speed -2.3zSweet-spot rate +1.4zChase rate +1.4z
10 De La Cruz, Elly CIN · L · 650 PA 0.50 Chase rateSwing lengthPull rate In-zone contact -1.6zSweet-spot rate +1.5zStrikeout rate +1.4z
11 Butler, Lawrence ATH · L · 547 PA 0.48 Whiff rateFly-ball rateSweet-spot rate Sprint speed -1.7zBarrel rate -1.5zIn-zone contact -1.4z
12 Soderstrom, Tyler ATH · L · 466 PA 0.48 Chase rateIn-zone contactStrikeout rate Oppo rate -1.5zxwOBA on contact -1.4zSprint speed -1.4z

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.