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. Langeliers, Shea in signal, the comp in amber.

ATH · bats R · 399 PA

Ranked comps for Langeliers, Shea

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Abreu, Wilyer BOS · L · 415 PA 0.66 Ground-ball rateIn-zone contactChase rate Max exit velocity -1.5zIsolated power -1.1zFly-ball rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
02 De La Cruz, Elly CIN · L · 363 PA 0.64 Isolated powerSweet-spot rateBarrel rate Ground-ball rate +2.0zHard-hit rate +1.2zStrikeout rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Chourio, Jackson MIL · R · 296 PA 0.62 Avg exit velocityOppo rateSprint speed Ground-ball rate +1.6zMax exit velocity -1.4zIn-zone contact +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Canzone, Dominic SEA · L · 268 PA 0.59 Walk rateWhiff ratexwOBA on contact Sprint speed -1.8zGround-ball rate +1.6zPull rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Witt Jr., Bobby KC · R · 413 PA 0.58 Max exit velocityxwOBA on contactGround-ball rate Sprint speed +1.3zPull rate -1.2zOppo rate +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Goodman, Hunter COL · R · 400 PA 0.56 Ground-ball rateWalk rateBat speed Pull rate +1.6zStrikeout rate +1.5zChase rate +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Greene, Riley DET · L · 423 PA 0.56 Bat speedSwing lengthSweet-spot rate Max exit velocity -1.7zSprint speed -1.4zWalk rate +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Crow-Armstrong, Pete CHC · L · 426 PA 0.56 Sweet-spot rateWhiff rateIsolated power Pull rate +1.8zBarrel rate -1.4zOppo rate -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Rodríguez, Julio SEA · R · 392 PA 0.55 Whiff rateHard-hit rateStrikeout rate Barrel rate -1.4zSwing length +1.3zFly-ball rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Contreras, Willson BOS · R · 381 PA 0.54 In-zone contactBat speedChase rate Pull rate +1.8zSwing length +1.5zOppo rate -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Smith, Cam HOU · R · 374 PA 0.54 Walk rateIn-zone contactHard-hit rate Ground-ball rate +2.0zIsolated power -1.4zSweet-spot rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Harper, Bryce PHI · L · 416 PA 0.53 Isolated powerIn-zone contactSweet-spot rate Walk rate +2.0zGround-ball rate +1.5zMax exit velocity -1.3z 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.