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. Moreno, Gabriel in signal, the comp in amber.

AZ · bats R · 288 PA

Ranked comps for Moreno, Gabriel

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Cortes, Carlos ATH · L · 241 PA 0.67 Max exit velocityBarrel rateSwing length Oppo rate -2.0zIn-zone contact -1.3zWalk rate -1.0z
02 Karros, Kyle COL · R · 343 PA 0.65 Walk ratePull ratexwOBA on contact Oppo rate -1.9zWhiff rate +1.4zChase rate -0.9z
03 Kelly, Carson CHC · R · 267 PA 0.65 Fly-ball rateBat speedBarrel rate Oppo rate -2.0zSweet-spot rate -1.3zPull rate -0.9z
04 Jung, Josh TEX · R · 389 PA 0.65 In-zone contactPull rateMax exit velocity Oppo rate -2.4zWalk rate -1.3zSweet-spot rate +0.8z
05 Freeman, Freddie LAD · L · 429 PA 0.63 Max exit velocityStrikeout rateWalk rate Oppo rate -2.2zIn-zone contact -1.1zFly-ball rate +0.8z
06 Grissom, Vaughn LAA · R · 211 PA 0.60 Bat speedPull rateAvg exit velocity Oppo rate -2.5zWalk rate -1.3zGround-ball rate -0.8z
07 Crawford, J.P. SEA · L · 335 PA 0.59 Pull rateWhiff rateBat speed Oppo rate -1.8zChase rate -1.7zHard-hit rate -0.9z
08 O'Hearn, Ryan PIT · L · 359 PA 0.59 xwOBA on contactPull rateAvg exit velocity Oppo rate -2.1zWalk rate -1.4zFly-ball rate +1.1z
09 Rutschman, Adley BAL · L · 290 PA 0.59 Barrel rateMax exit velocityHard-hit rate Oppo rate -2.8zGround-ball rate -0.9zFly-ball rate +0.9z
10 Sheets, Gavin SD · L · 341 PA 0.58 Barrel rateHard-hit rateIn-zone contact Oppo rate -2.1zSwing length +1.5zIsolated power +1.1z
11 Contreras, William MIL · R · 397 PA 0.58 Hard-hit rateFly-ball rateChase rate Oppo rate -2.4zSweet-spot rate -1.4zWalk rate -1.3z
12 Aranda, Jonathan TB · L · 425 PA 0.58 Walk rateSwing lengthSweet-spot rate Oppo rate -1.6zFly-ball rate +1.6zIn-zone contact -1.3z

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.