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. Karros, Kyle in signal, the comp in amber.

COL · bats R · 343 PA

Ranked comps for Karros, Kyle

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Jung, Josh TEX · R · 389 PA 0.77 Sweet-spot ratePull rateGround-ball rate Walk rate -1.2zWhiff rate -1.0zSprint speed -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Reynolds, Bryan PIT · L · 440 PA 0.75 Swing lengthPull rateOppo rate Sweet-spot rate -1.3zWalk rate +0.9zGround-ball rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Cortes, Carlos ATH · L · 241 PA 0.74 Avg exit velocityFly-ball rateSwing length Strikeout rate -1.1zWalk rate -0.9zSweet-spot rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Freeman, Freddie LAD · L · 429 PA 0.72 Walk rateHard-hit rateGround-ball rate Sprint speed -1.4zFly-ball rate +1.0zBarrel rate +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Suzuki, Seiya CHC · R · 343 PA 0.72 Whiff rateBarrel rateIn-zone contact Ground-ball rate -1.3zFly-ball rate +0.9zBat speed +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Rutschman, Adley BAL · L · 290 PA 0.68 Isolated powerSwing lengthBarrel rate Whiff rate -1.6zStrikeout rate -1.1zFly-ball rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Turang, Brice MIL · L · 429 PA 0.68 Hard-hit rateBarrel rateAvg exit velocity Pull rate -1.4zSprint speed +1.2zOppo rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Benge, Carson NYM · L · 400 PA 0.67 Barrel rateBat speedIn-zone contact Walk rate -1.3zSprint speed +1.2zSwing length -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
09 O'Hearn, Ryan PIT · L · 359 PA 0.66 Avg exit velocityHard-hit ratePull rate Walk rate -1.4zFly-ball rate +1.3zMax exit velocity -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Julien, Edouard COL · L · 270 PA 0.66 Pull rateSwing lengthSprint speed Isolated power -1.2zChase rate -1.1zGround-ball rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Moreno, Gabriel AZ · R · 288 PA 0.65 Walk ratePull ratexwOBA on contact Oppo rate +1.9zWhiff rate -1.4zChase rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Aranda, Jonathan TB · L · 425 PA 0.65 Isolated powerWalk rateBat speed Fly-ball rate +1.8zGround-ball rate -1.1zSprint speed -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.