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. Baldwin, Drake in signal, the comp in amber.

ATL · bats L · 631 PA

Ranked comps for Baldwin, Drake

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Baty, Brett NYM · L · 482 PA 0.71 Oppo rateBat speedWalk rate Hard-hit rate -1.0zIsolated power -0.9zBarrel rate -0.9z
02 Canzone, Dominic SEA · L · 538 PA 0.71 Avg exit velocityBarrel rateIn-zone contact Oppo rate -1.5zPull rate +1.4zIsolated power +1.0z
03 Lowe, Nathaniel CIN · L · 437 PA 0.70 Max exit velocityFly-ball rateWalk rate Barrel rate -1.2zChase rate -1.2zHard-hit rate -1.0z
04 Stewart, Sal CIN · R · 716 PA 0.70 Walk rateStrikeout rateWhiff rate Oppo rate +1.4zBat speed -1.1zHard-hit rate -0.9z
05 Ramos, Heliot SF · R · 455 PA 0.69 Pull rateChase rateBarrel rate Swing length -1.2zSweet-spot rate -1.1zGround-ball rate +1.1z
06 Acuña Jr., Ronald ATL · R · 474 PA 0.68 Pull rateStrikeout ratexwOBA on contact In-zone contact -1.1zSprint speed +1.0zChase rate -0.9z
07 Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 456 PA 0.66 Swing lengthSprint speedxwOBA on contact Chase rate -1.5zWalk rate +1.5zFly-ball rate +0.9z
08 Chourio, Jackson MIL · R · 578 PA 0.65 Swing lengthAvg exit velocityWhiff rate Sprint speed +2.2zSweet-spot rate -1.4zFly-ball rate +1.1z
09 Aranda, Jonathan TB · L · 679 PA 0.65 Pull rateIn-zone contactSweet-spot rate Bat speed -1.6zFly-ball rate +1.2zGround-ball rate -1.1z
10 France, Ty SD · R · 513 PA 0.65 Avg exit velocityStrikeout rateFly-ball rate Max exit velocity -1.2zBat speed -1.1zxwOBA on contact -1.1z
11 Nimmo, Brandon TEX · L · 666 PA 0.64 In-zone contactHard-hit rateFly-ball rate Sprint speed +1.6zBarrel rate -1.1zBat speed -1.0z
12 Alvarez, Francisco NYM · R · 428 PA 0.64 Barrel rateWalk rateSwing length Strikeout rate +1.5zWhiff rate +1.4zSweet-spot rate -1.2z

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.