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

No strong comp exists for this profile this season. The sky shows the nearest neighbors anyway, scored honestly on the same global scale as everyone else.

Radial fingerprint · population percentiles

Two profile shapes drawn over the same axes: overlap is what makes them comps, gaps are where they part. Murakami, Munetaka in signal, the comp in amber.

CWS · bats L · 277 PA

Ranked comps for Murakami, Munetaka

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Judge, Aaron NYY · R · 270 PA 0.46 Hard-hit rateAvg exit velocityIsolated power In-zone contact +2.3zFly-ball rate -1.6zWhiff rate -1.5z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Kurtz, Nick ATH · L · 430 PA 0.32 xwOBA on contactAvg exit velocityChase rate Sweet-spot rate +2.5zFly-ball rate -2.2zOppo rate +1.8z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Okamoto, Kazuma TOR · R · 395 PA 0.32 Swing lengthStrikeout rateOppo rate Walk rate -2.4zIn-zone contact +1.9zFly-ball rate -1.6z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Hernández, Heriberto MIA · R · 237 PA 0.30 Pull rateOppo rateBat speed In-zone contact +2.1zWalk rate -2.1zFly-ball rate -1.6z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Schwarber, Kyle PHI · L · 425 PA 0.28 Barrel rateIsolated powerAvg exit velocity Sweet-spot rate +3.0zGround-ball rate -2.3zIn-zone contact +1.9z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Bauers, Jake MIL · L · 365 PA 0.24 Pull rateSprint speedBarrel rate In-zone contact +3.3zWhiff rate -2.5zSweet-spot rate +1.9z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Cruz, Oneil PIT · L · 300 PA 0.23 xwOBA on contactHard-hit rateBarrel rate Fly-ball rate -2.6zWalk rate -2.2zIn-zone contact +1.7z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Devers, Rafael SF · L · 415 PA 0.23 Max exit velocityAvg exit velocityGround-ball rate Walk rate -2.6zWhiff rate -2.1zxwOBA on contact -1.7z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Ohtani, Shohei LAD · L · 417 PA 0.23 Swing lengthxwOBA on contactAvg exit velocity In-zone contact +3.0zSweet-spot rate +2.9zWhiff rate -2.3z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Happ, Ian CHC · L · 416 PA 0.22 Strikeout rateChase ratePull rate Swing length -2.3zIn-zone contact +2.0zHard-hit rate -1.8z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Montgomery, Colson CWS · L · 405 PA 0.20 Strikeout rateOppo rateSwing length Walk rate -3.0zIn-zone contact +2.2zGround-ball rate -1.9z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Alonso, Pete BAL · R · 442 PA 0.20 Avg exit velocityBat speedGround-ball rate In-zone contact +2.8zWhiff rate -2.2zWalk rate -1.8z 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.