The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 255 qualified hitters (336+ 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. Baldwin, Drake in signal, the comp in amber.

ATL · bats L · 636 PA

Ranked comps for Baldwin, Drake

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Canzone, Dominic SEA · L · 543 PA 0.71 In-zone contactGround-ball rateAvg exit velocity Oppo rate -1.6zPull rate +1.4zIsolated power +0.9z
02 Stewart, Sal CIN · R · 721 PA 0.70 Walk rateStrikeout rateWhiff rate Oppo rate +1.3zBat speed -1.1zHard-hit rate -1.0z
03 Baty, Brett NYM · L · 486 PA 0.69 Oppo rateBat speedWalk rate Hard-hit rate -1.0zIsolated power -1.0zChase rate -0.9z
04 Lowe, Nathaniel CIN · L · 442 PA 0.69 Max exit velocityFly-ball rateWalk rate Barrel rate -1.3zChase rate -1.2zHard-hit rate -1.0z
05 Ramos, Heliot SF · R · 455 PA 0.68 Pull rateChase rateIn-zone contact Swing length -1.2zSweet-spot rate -1.2zGround-ball rate +1.1z
06 Acuña Jr., Ronald ATL · R · 479 PA 0.67 Pull rateStrikeout rateBat speed In-zone contact -1.1zSprint speed +1.0zChase rate -0.9z
07 Chourio, Jackson MIL · R · 582 PA 0.65 Swing lengthAvg exit velocityGround-ball rate Sprint speed +2.2zSweet-spot rate -1.5zFly-ball rate +1.1z
08 Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 456 PA 0.65 Swing lengthSprint speedxwOBA on contact Chase rate -1.5zWalk rate +1.5zStrikeout rate +0.9z
09 France, Ty SD · R · 518 PA 0.65 Strikeout rateAvg exit velocityChase rate Max exit velocity -1.2zxwOBA on contact -1.1zBat speed -1.1z
10 Nimmo, Brandon TEX · L · 671 PA 0.63 Hard-hit rateIn-zone contactFly-ball rate Sprint speed +1.6zBarrel rate -1.2zBat speed -1.0z
11 Burleson, Alec STL · L · 688 PA 0.63 Ground-ball rateHard-hit rateFly-ball rate Pull rate +2.4zOppo rate -1.3zSwing length +0.8z
12 Aranda, Jonathan TB · L · 685 PA 0.63 Pull rateSweet-spot rateIn-zone contact Bat speed -1.6zFly-ball rate +1.3zGround-ball rate -1.2z

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.