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. Ortiz, Joey in signal, the comp in amber.

MIL · bats R · 435 PA

Ranked comps for Ortiz, Joey

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Gonzales, Nick PIT · R · 622 PA 0.72 Chase rateOppo rateBarrel rate Sweet-spot rate +1.3zMax exit velocity -0.9zIsolated power -0.9z
02 Turner, Trea PHI · R · 712 PA 0.71 xwOBA on contactIsolated powerStrikeout rate Whiff rate +1.2zFly-ball rate +1.1zIn-zone contact -1.0z
03 Cronenworth, Jake SD · L · 436 PA 0.68 Whiff rateWalk rateSweet-spot rate Max exit velocity -1.2zSwing length -1.1zBat speed -1.0z
04 Lopez, Otto MIA · R · 698 PA 0.68 Chase rateGround-ball rateOppo rate Swing length -1.7zStrikeout rate -1.1zWalk rate -1.1z
05 Chapman, Matt SF · R · 364 PA 0.66 Hard-hit rateSwing lengthMax exit velocity Pull rate +1.5zIn-zone contact -1.1zChase rate -1.0z
06 Taveras, Leody BAL · L · 496 PA 0.66 Chase rateIsolated powerSweet-spot rate Pull rate +1.2zAvg exit velocity -1.1zGround-ball rate -1.1z
07 Garcia, Maikel KC · R · 350 PA 0.65 xwOBA on contactOppo rateFly-ball rate Chase rate -1.5zSprint speed -1.1zSweet-spot rate +1.1z
08 Winn, Masyn STL · R · 549 PA 0.64 xwOBA on contactPull rateFly-ball rate Chase rate -1.4zMax exit velocity -1.4zGround-ball rate -0.9z
09 Rengifo, Luis MIL · L · 374 PA 0.63 Avg exit velocityHard-hit rateWalk rate Sprint speed -1.5zPull rate +1.3zMax exit velocity -1.1z
10 Herrera, Iván STL · R · 717 PA 0.63 Bat speedMax exit velocityStrikeout rate Sprint speed -2.3zPull rate +1.2zOppo rate -0.8z
11 Duran, Ezequiel TEX · R · 604 PA 0.60 Sprint speedAvg exit velocityOppo rate Sweet-spot rate +1.7zPull rate +1.3zIn-zone contact -0.9z
12 Peraza, Oswald LAA · R · 383 PA 0.58 Swing lengthFly-ball rateHard-hit rate Strikeout rate +1.6zWalk rate -1.5zWhiff rate +1.4z

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.