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. Hernández, Heriberto in signal, the comp in amber.

MIA · bats R · 506 PA

Ranked comps for Hernández, Heriberto

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Okamoto, Kazuma TOR · R · 643 PA 0.72 Pull rateWhiff ratexwOBA on contact Sprint speed -1.4zOppo rate +1.0zSweet-spot rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Chisholm Jr., Jazz NYY · L · 552 PA 0.70 Sprint speedIn-zone contactWalk rate Barrel rate -1.2zxwOBA on contact -1.1zPull rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Swanson, Dansby CHC · R · 502 PA 0.69 Sprint speedFly-ball rateSwing length xwOBA on contact -1.6zBarrel rate -1.2zHard-hit rate -0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Carroll, Corbin AZ · L · 679 PA 0.69 Walk rateGround-ball rateHard-hit rate Oppo rate +1.5zSprint speed +1.1zChase rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Happ, Ian CHC · L · 652 PA 0.67 Chase rateMax exit velocityIsolated power Swing length -2.1zOppo rate +0.8zWalk rate +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Lowe, Brandon PIT · L · 668 PA 0.63 xwOBA on contactBarrel rateMax exit velocity Chase rate +1.7zSwing length -1.5zSweet-spot rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Muncy, Max LAD · L · 574 PA 0.61 xwOBA on contactStrikeout rateHard-hit rate Swing length -1.8zSweet-spot rate +1.2zIn-zone contact +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Burger, Jake TEX · R · 629 PA 0.59 Strikeout rateBarrel rateHard-hit rate Chase rate +2.0zOppo rate +1.7zMax exit velocity +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Gelof, Zack ATH · R · 439 PA 0.58 Fly-ball rateBat speedBarrel rate Oppo rate +1.8zWalk rate -1.2zPull rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Soler, Jorge LAA · R · 381 PA 0.57 Pull rateGround-ball rateBat speed Sprint speed -1.7zOppo rate +1.2zSweet-spot rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Lindor, Francisco NYM · L · 479 PA 0.55 Avg exit velocityMax exit velocitySwing length In-zone contact +1.6zOppo rate +1.4zWhiff rate -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Abrams, CJ WSH · L · 667 PA 0.54 Sprint speedSwing lengthMax exit velocity Chase rate +2.1zOppo rate +1.8zIn-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.