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. Tawa, Tim in signal, the comp in amber.

AZ · bats R · 292 PA

Ranked comps for Tawa, Tim

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 O'Hearn, Ryan PIT · L · 419 PA 0.78 Walk rateChase ratexwOBA on contact Oppo rate +1.0zGround-ball rate -0.9zIn-zone contact +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Nimmo, Brandon TEX · L · 584 PA 0.76 Swing lengthWalk rateFly-ball rate Avg exit velocity +1.3zWhiff rate -0.9zxwOBA on contact +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Grissom, Vaughn LAA · R · 376 PA 0.74 Pull rateSweet-spot rateChase rate In-zone contact +1.2zHard-hit rate -1.0zStrikeout rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Schneemann, Daniel CLE · L · 290 PA 0.72 Sprint speedBat speedOppo rate Pull rate +1.3zHard-hit rate -1.2zStrikeout rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Realmuto, J.T. PHI · R · 408 PA 0.72 Walk rateSweet-spot rateChase rate Barrel rate -1.4zSwing length +1.1zOppo rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Young, Jared NYM · L · 307 PA 0.70 Sprint speedIn-zone contactAvg exit velocity Max exit velocity +1.4zPull rate +1.1zSweet-spot rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Sánchez, Jesús TOR · L · 306 PA 0.70 Ground-ball rateStrikeout rateHard-hit rate Oppo rate +1.4zMax exit velocity +1.0zChase rate +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Larnach, Trevor MIN · L · 424 PA 0.69 Max exit velocityBat speedWhiff rate Hard-hit rate -1.2zGround-ball rate -1.1zStrikeout rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Ballesteros, Moisés CHC · L · 296 PA 0.69 Whiff rateHard-hit rateBarrel rate Sprint speed -1.9zOppo rate +1.2zxwOBA on contact -0.7z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Bailey, Patrick CLE · L · 302 PA 0.69 In-zone contactWhiff ratexwOBA on contact Sprint speed -1.8zOppo rate +1.6zBarrel rate -0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Henderson, Gunnar BAL · L · 635 PA 0.69 Oppo rateChase rateGround-ball rate Pull rate +1.4zBat speed +1.0zSwing length +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Duran, Ezequiel TEX · R · 517 PA 0.67 Bat speedWhiff rateStrikeout rate Oppo rate +1.7zHard-hit rate -1.0zSprint speed +1.0z 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.