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. Torkelson, Spencer in signal, the comp in amber.

DET · bats R · 628 PA

Ranked comps for Torkelson, Spencer

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Suárez, Eugenio CIN · R · 506 PA 0.81 xwOBA on contactSwing lengthWalk rate Chase rate +1.1zHard-hit rate -0.8zFly-ball rate -0.7z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Okamoto, Kazuma TOR · R · 643 PA 0.69 Whiff rateSprint speedBat speed Sweet-spot rate -1.8zMax exit velocity +1.0zChase rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Greene, Riley DET · L · 607 PA 0.65 Sprint speedWalk rateIn-zone contact xwOBA on contact +1.2zSwing length -1.2zPull rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Bleday, JJ CIN · L · 545 PA 0.63 Bat speedIsolated powerPull rate Strikeout rate -1.5zMax exit velocity +1.4zSwing length -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Adames, Willy SF · R · 517 PA 0.62 Pull rateMax exit velocityGround-ball rate Chase rate +1.7zWalk rate -1.3zSweet-spot rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Rice, Ben NYY · L · 688 PA 0.60 Swing lengthPull rateBat speed Ground-ball rate +1.3zIsolated power +1.2zxwOBA on contact +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Neto, Zach LAA · R · 711 PA 0.57 Max exit velocityStrikeout rateFly-ball rate Chase rate +2.6zSwing length -1.6zSprint speed +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Manzardo, Kyle CLE · L · 378 PA 0.57 Avg exit velocityxwOBA on contactWhiff rate Sweet-spot rate -1.7zChase rate +1.6zOppo rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Wells, Austin NYY · L · 401 PA 0.57 In-zone contactHard-hit ratePull rate Sweet-spot rate -2.1zIsolated power -1.4zBarrel rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Lowe, Brandon PIT · L · 668 PA 0.56 Barrel rateBat speedStrikeout rate Chase rate +2.0zSwing length -1.6zSweet-spot rate -1.6z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Muncy, Max LAD · L · 574 PA 0.54 Walk rateAvg exit velocityxwOBA on contact Swing length -1.9zSweet-spot rate -1.6zMax exit velocity +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Soler, Jorge LAA · R · 381 PA 0.54 Hard-hit rateOppo rateAvg exit velocity Sweet-spot rate -1.6zFly-ball rate -1.6zIn-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.