The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 256 qualified hitters (292+ 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. Frelick, Sal in signal, the comp in amber.

MIL · bats L · 357 PA

Ranked comps for Frelick, Sal

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Durbin, Caleb BOS · R · 532 PA 0.78 Pull rateWalk rateBarrel rate In-zone contact -1.0zAvg exit velocity -0.9zWhiff rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Triolo, Jared PIT · R · 344 PA 0.61 Barrel ratePull rateWalk rate Whiff rate +1.6zStrikeout rate +1.5zSweet-spot rate +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Rengifo, Luis MIL · L · 374 PA 0.60 Isolated powerPull rateSwing length Bat speed +1.3zWhiff rate +1.2zIn-zone contact -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Fermín, José STL · R · 336 PA 0.59 Walk rateBat speedBarrel rate Ground-ball rate -1.7zPull rate +1.3zOppo rate -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Vivas, Jorbit WSH · L · 323 PA 0.57 Isolated powerxwOBA on contactFly-ball rate Sweet-spot rate +1.4zSprint speed -1.3zWalk rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Hicks, Liam MIA · L · 510 PA 0.56 Avg exit velocityHard-hit rateWhiff rate Sprint speed -2.3zIsolated power +1.1zGround-ball rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Cronenworth, Jake SD · L · 361 PA 0.55 Swing lengthBarrel rateFly-ball rate Strikeout rate +1.9zWhiff rate +1.7zSweet-spot rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Lee, Jung Hoo SF · L · 534 PA 0.55 In-zone contactPull rateOppo rate Sweet-spot rate +2.1zSwing length +1.5zChase rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Freeman, Tyler COL · R · 292 PA 0.54 Fly-ball rateAvg exit velocityStrikeout rate Oppo rate +1.9zWalk rate -1.5zSweet-spot rate +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Lukes, Nathan TOR · L · 390 PA 0.53 Barrel rateFly-ball rateAvg exit velocity Swing length -1.7zIn-zone contact -1.5zChase rate +1.5z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Sanoja, Javier MIA · R · 404 PA 0.51 Barrel ratePull rateSprint speed Chase rate +2.3zSweet-spot rate +1.6zGround-ball rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Antonacci, Sam CWS · L · 488 PA 0.51 Oppo rateWalk rateFly-ball rate Sweet-spot rate +2.6zxwOBA on contact +1.4zSwing length -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.