The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 259 qualified hitters (208+ 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. Massey, Michael in signal, the comp in amber.

KC · bats L · 251 PA

Ranked comps for Massey, Michael

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Young, Cole SEA · L · 411 PA 0.72 Bat speedSweet-spot rateAvg exit velocity Fly-ball rate -1.3zChase rate -1.3zMax exit velocity +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Albies, Ozzie ATL · L · 433 PA 0.69 Whiff rateGround-ball rateSprint speed Hard-hit rate -1.6zOppo rate +1.5zBat speed -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Stott, Bryson PHI · L · 375 PA 0.62 In-zone contactBarrel rateAvg exit velocity Oppo rate +1.3zSprint speed +1.2zMax exit velocity +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Varsho, Daulton TOR · L · 332 PA 0.60 Barrel rateWhiff rateIsolated power Pull rate -1.7zFly-ball rate -1.4zSwing length +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Yastrzemski, Mike ATL · L · 273 PA 0.59 Isolated powerxwOBA on contactAvg exit velocity Chase rate -2.0zWalk rate +1.5zOppo rate +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Pasquantino, Vinnie KC · L · 316 PA 0.59 Strikeout rateBarrel rateMax exit velocity Walk rate +1.7zFly-ball rate -1.3zChase rate -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Schneemann, Daniel CLE · L · 275 PA 0.58 Barrel rateSwing lengthMax exit velocity Strikeout rate +1.9zWhiff rate +1.7zWalk rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Lee, Brooks MIN · L · 401 PA 0.57 In-zone contactWhiff rateStrikeout rate Oppo rate +2.0zHard-hit rate -1.1zFly-ball rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Lile, Daylen WSH · L · 432 PA 0.56 Isolated powerWalk rateFly-ball rate Oppo rate +2.4zSprint speed +1.8zPull rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Ruiz, Keibert WSH · L · 229 PA 0.56 Swing lengthChase rateAvg exit velocity Pull rate +1.4zBat speed -1.4zSprint speed -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
11 O'Hearn, Ryan PIT · L · 359 PA 0.56 Whiff rateMax exit velocitySprint speed Oppo rate +2.3zPull rate -1.6zChase rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Ramírez, José CLE · L · 329 PA 0.56 Sweet-spot ratePull rateBarrel rate Walk rate +2.3zChase rate -1.6zIsolated power +0.9z 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.