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. Massey, Michael in signal, the comp in amber.

KC · bats L · 246 PA

Ranked comps for Massey, Michael

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Young, Cole SEA · L · 408 PA 0.71 Bat speedSweet-spot rateAvg exit velocity Fly-ball rate -1.4zChase rate -1.2zMax exit velocity +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Albies, Ozzie ATL · L · 428 PA 0.70 Ground-ball rateSweet-spot rateSprint speed Hard-hit rate -1.5zOppo rate +1.4zBat speed -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Stott, Bryson PHI · L · 372 PA 0.62 In-zone contactStrikeout rateBarrel rate Sprint speed +1.2zMax exit velocity +1.2zOppo rate +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Yastrzemski, Mike ATL · L · 273 PA 0.60 Isolated powerxwOBA on contactAvg exit velocity Chase rate -2.0zWalk rate +1.5zStrikeout rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Lee, Brooks MIN · L · 397 PA 0.59 In-zone contactStrikeout rateWhiff rate Oppo rate +1.9zFly-ball rate -1.2zHard-hit rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Lile, Daylen WSH · L · 426 PA 0.58 Walk rateFly-ball rateGround-ball rate Oppo rate +2.4zSprint speed +1.8zPull rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Varsho, Daulton TOR · L · 328 PA 0.58 Whiff rateBarrel rateIn-zone contact Fly-ball rate -1.6zPull rate -1.6zSwing length +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Schneemann, Daniel CLE · L · 275 PA 0.58 Swing lengthMax exit velocityBarrel rate Strikeout rate +2.0zWhiff rate +1.7zWalk rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
09 O'Hearn, Ryan PIT · L · 359 PA 0.58 Whiff rateMax exit velocityIn-zone contact Oppo rate +2.2zPull rate -1.5zChase rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Pasquantino, Vinnie KC · L · 311 PA 0.58 Barrel rateStrikeout rateMax exit velocity Walk rate +1.6zFly-ball rate -1.6zChase rate -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Grissom, Vaughn LAA · R · 211 PA 0.58 Avg exit velocityHard-hit rateBat speed Oppo rate +1.8zPull rate -1.8zChase rate -1.7z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Ramírez, José CLE · L · 329 PA 0.57 Pull rateSweet-spot rateBarrel rate Walk rate +2.3zChase rate -1.5zMax exit velocity +0.8z 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.