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. Rice, Ben in signal, the comp in amber.

NYY · bats L · 688 PA

Ranked comps for Rice, Ben

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Muncy, Max LAD · L · 574 PA 0.69 Fly-ball rateStrikeout rateChase rate Swing length -1.9zPull rate +0.9zSweet-spot rate -0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Okamoto, Kazuma TOR · R · 643 PA 0.66 Bat speedOppo rateFly-ball rate In-zone contact -1.1zWalk rate -1.1zWhiff rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Bauers, Jake MIL · L · 589 PA 0.66 Sprint speedxwOBA on contactFly-ball rate Oppo rate +1.4zWalk rate +1.3zMax exit velocity +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Greene, Riley DET · L · 607 PA 0.64 Barrel rateSprint speedxwOBA on contact Isolated power -1.5zSwing length -1.2zBat speed +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Olson, Matt ATL · L · 710 PA 0.62 Strikeout rateMax exit velocityAvg exit velocity Sweet-spot rate -1.6zWalk rate -1.2zPull rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Vargas, Miguel CWS · R · 721 PA 0.61 Oppo rateSweet-spot rateBarrel rate Ground-ball rate -1.5zSprint speed +1.4zStrikeout rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 456 PA 0.60 Chase rateGround-ball rateWhiff rate Isolated power -1.7zPull rate -1.4zSwing length -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Torkelson, Spencer DET · R · 628 PA 0.60 Swing lengthPull rateBat speed Ground-ball rate -1.3zIsolated power -1.2zxwOBA on contact -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Pederson, Joc TEX · L · 449 PA 0.58 Strikeout rateAvg exit velocityGround-ball rate Sweet-spot rate -2.0zSprint speed -1.4zxwOBA on contact -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Alonso, Pete BAL · R · 723 PA 0.57 Strikeout rateSweet-spot rateWhiff rate Pull rate -1.5zSprint speed -1.4zSwing length -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Mead, Curtis WSH · R · 343 PA 0.57 Pull rateChase rateBat speed Swing length -1.6zAvg exit velocity -1.5zIn-zone contact +1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Harper, Bryce PHI · L · 691 PA 0.56 Sweet-spot rateSprint speedxwOBA on contact Chase rate +1.4zIsolated power -1.2zFly-ball rate -1.2z 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.