The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 259 qualified hitters (290+ 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 · 593 PA

Ranked comps for Rice, Ben

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Muncy, Max LAD · L · 494 PA 0.69 Chase rateStrikeout rateWalk rate Swing length -1.9zSweet-spot rate -1.2zPull rate +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Olson, Matt ATL · L · 623 PA 0.68 Strikeout rateMax exit velocityIsolated power Sweet-spot rate -1.5zPull rate -1.2zSprint speed -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Bauers, Jake MIL · L · 517 PA 0.65 Strikeout rateFly-ball rateIn-zone contact Oppo rate +1.4zWalk rate +1.3zMax exit velocity +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Hernández, Heriberto MIA · R · 408 PA 0.63 Swing lengthMax exit velocityChase rate Sweet-spot rate -1.7zIn-zone contact -1.3zSprint speed +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Okamoto, Kazuma TOR · R · 560 PA 0.60 Bat speedPull rateOppo rate Sweet-spot rate -1.5zIn-zone contact -1.2zIsolated power -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Harper, Bryce PHI · L · 603 PA 0.60 Sweet-spot rateIn-zone contactxwOBA on contact Walk rate +1.6zChase rate +1.2zSwing length -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Greene, Riley DET · L · 519 PA 0.59 Hard-hit rateWalk ratexwOBA on contact Isolated power -1.8zPull rate -1.2zSwing length -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Ohtani, Shohei LAD · L · 598 PA 0.59 Sweet-spot ratePull rateOppo rate Max exit velocity +2.1zIn-zone contact -1.0zxwOBA on contact +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Vargas, Miguel CWS · R · 623 PA 0.59 Swing lengthBarrel rateIn-zone contact Ground-ball rate -1.6zStrikeout rate -1.3zSprint speed +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 393 PA 0.58 Chase rateWhiff rateAvg exit velocity Isolated power -1.7zPull rate -1.6zSwing length -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Canzone, Dominic SEA · L · 444 PA 0.57 Whiff rateIn-zone contactBarrel rate Chase rate +1.6zMax exit velocity +1.2zWalk rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Pederson, Joc TEX · L · 425 PA 0.57 Avg exit velocityGround-ball rateFly-ball rate Sweet-spot rate -2.0zSprint speed -1.4zxwOBA on contact -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.