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

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 · 562 PA

Ranked comps for Murakami, Munetaka

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Kurtz, Nick ATH · L · 452 PA 0.33 Ground-ball rateAvg exit velocitySprint speed Sweet-spot rate +2.5zFly-ball rate -2.0zIn-zone contact +1.8z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Schwarber, Kyle PHI · L · 702 PA 0.32 Isolated powerxwOBA on contactMax exit velocity Sweet-spot rate +2.4zIn-zone contact +2.3zGround-ball rate -1.7z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Devers, Rafael SF · L · 641 PA 0.31 Isolated powerGround-ball rateAvg exit velocity Whiff rate -2.2zWalk rate -2.1zIn-zone contact +1.7z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Hernández, Heriberto MIA · R · 506 PA 0.29 Pull rateGround-ball rateBat speed In-zone contact +2.1zWalk rate -2.1zFly-ball rate -1.6z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Ohtani, Shohei LAD · L · 622 PA 0.28 Ground-ball rateAvg exit velocityBat speed Sweet-spot rate +2.8zIn-zone contact +2.3zWhiff rate -1.8z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Stowers, Kyle MIA · L · 517 PA 0.27 Hard-hit rateOppo rateBat speed Swing length -2.5zWalk rate -2.4zIn-zone contact +2.2z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Bauers, Jake MIL · L · 589 PA 0.26 Chase rateSprint speedGround-ball rate In-zone contact +3.3zSweet-spot rate +2.2zWhiff rate -2.1z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Okamoto, Kazuma TOR · R · 643 PA 0.26 Oppo ratePull rateSwing length Walk rate -2.6zIn-zone contact +2.4zWhiff rate -1.6z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Pederson, Joc TEX · L · 449 PA 0.21 Ground-ball rateSweet-spot rateIsolated power In-zone contact +2.6zWalk rate -2.0zWhiff rate -1.9z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Cruz, Oneil PIT · L · 437 PA 0.21 xwOBA on contactOppo rateAvg exit velocity Fly-ball rate -3.0zIn-zone contact +2.1zWalk rate -1.9z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Hoskins, Rhys CLE · R · 336 PA 0.20 Chase ratePull rateOppo rate xwOBA on contact -2.7zGround-ball rate -2.3zIn-zone contact +1.8z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Lowe, Brandon PIT · L · 668 PA 0.20 Sprint speedOppo ratePull rate In-zone contact +2.5zWalk rate -2.5zChase rate +2.0z 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.