The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 257 qualified hitters (294+ 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. Alvarez, Yordan in signal, the comp in amber.

HOU · bats L · 622 PA

Ranked comps for Alvarez, Yordan

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Bauers, Jake MIL · L · 526 PA 0.37 Walk rateSwing lengthHard-hit rate Ground-ball rate +1.7zIn-zone contact -1.5zWhiff rate +1.5z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Soto, Juan NYM · L · 386 PA 0.37 Barrel rateWhiff rateFly-ball rate Sweet-spot rate -2.1zBat speed -1.7zMax exit velocity -1.6z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Alonso, Pete BAL · R · 634 PA 0.37 Avg exit velocitySprint speedChase rate Ground-ball rate +1.7zIn-zone contact -1.7zWalk rate -1.5z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Ohtani, Shohei LAD · L · 604 PA 0.31 Hard-hit rateBarrel ratexwOBA on contact In-zone contact -2.5zSprint speed +1.9zWhiff rate +1.9z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Vargas, Miguel CWS · R · 631 PA 0.31 Ground-ball rateStrikeout rateWhiff rate Sprint speed +2.4zMax exit velocity -2.1zxwOBA on contact -1.9z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Olson, Matt ATL · L · 628 PA 0.29 Pull rateChase rateSprint speed Max exit velocity -2.5zWalk rate -2.1zSweet-spot rate -2.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Langeliers, Shea ATH · R · 429 PA 0.28 Barrel rateOppo rateBat speed Sprint speed +2.4zWalk rate -2.4zIn-zone contact -1.7z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Wood, James WSH · L · 566 PA 0.26 Walk rateBarrel rateBat speed Ground-ball rate +2.1zWhiff rate +2.1zIn-zone contact -2.1z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Rice, Ben NYY · L · 598 PA 0.25 Swing lengthChase rateIsolated power Max exit velocity -2.6zGround-ball rate +1.6zWalk rate -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Trout, Mike LAA · R · 558 PA 0.25 Walk rateSwing lengthWhiff rate Sprint speed +2.6zIsolated power -2.0zAvg exit velocity -1.7z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 402 PA 0.24 Hard-hit rateChase rateOppo rate Isolated power -2.0zMax exit velocity -1.9zIn-zone contact -1.6z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Harper, Bryce PHI · L · 607 PA 0.22 Pull rateWalk rateStrikeout rate Fly-ball rate -2.0zGround-ball rate +1.9zMax exit velocity -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.