The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 259 qualified hitters (288+ 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 · 465 PA

Ranked comps for Murakami, Munetaka

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Kurtz, Nick ATH · L · 452 PA 0.40 Ground-ball rateWalk rateStrikeout rate Sweet-spot rate +2.3zFly-ball rate -1.9zIn-zone contact +1.7z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Hernández, Heriberto MIA · R · 404 PA 0.32 Ground-ball rateBat speedSwing length Walk rate -2.3zIn-zone contact +2.0zFly-ball rate -1.7z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Schwarber, Kyle PHI · L · 603 PA 0.31 Strikeout ratexwOBA on contactIsolated power Sweet-spot rate +2.6zIn-zone contact +2.1zGround-ball rate -1.8z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Bauers, Jake MIL · L · 512 PA 0.30 Chase rateSprint speedGround-ball rate In-zone contact +3.4zWhiff rate -2.2zSweet-spot rate +1.7z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Devers, Rafael SF · L · 595 PA 0.30 Ground-ball rateSweet-spot rateAvg exit velocity Walk rate -2.5zWhiff rate -2.1zxwOBA on contact -1.6z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Ohtani, Shohei LAD · L · 594 PA 0.29 Oppo rateBat speedxwOBA on contact Sweet-spot rate +2.5zIn-zone contact +2.4zWhiff rate -1.9z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Cruz, Oneil PIT · L · 345 PA 0.26 Barrel ratePull rateHard-hit rate Fly-ball rate -2.4zWalk rate -2.3zMax exit velocity +1.8z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Okamoto, Kazuma TOR · R · 557 PA 0.25 Oppo rateSwing lengthSprint speed Walk rate -2.9zIn-zone contact +2.1zHard-hit rate -1.7z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Stowers, Kyle MIA · L · 429 PA 0.23 Hard-hit rateSprint speedBat speed Walk rate -2.7zSwing length -2.5zIn-zone contact +2.0z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Pederson, Joc TEX · L · 424 PA 0.22 Ground-ball rateSweet-spot ratePull rate In-zone contact +2.6zWalk rate -2.3zWhiff rate -1.8z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Goodman, Hunter COL · R · 513 PA 0.22 Barrel rateOppo rateStrikeout rate Walk rate -3.2zChase rate +3.0zIn-zone contact +2.0z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Wood, James WSH · L · 562 PA 0.21 Chase rateHard-hit rateIsolated power In-zone contact +2.7zSweet-spot rate +2.6zOppo rate +2.3z 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.