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
Radial fingerprint · population percentiles

Two profile shapes drawn over the same axes: overlap is what makes them comps, gaps are where they part. Stowers, Kyle in signal, the comp in amber.

MIA · bats L · 429 PA

Ranked comps for Stowers, Kyle

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Lowe, Brandon PIT · L · 579 PA 0.82 Pull rateWhiff rateOppo rate Hard-hit rate -1.2zBat speed -0.8zSwing length +0.7z
02 Mayo, Coby BAL · R · 380 PA 0.65 Chase rateStrikeout ratexwOBA on contact Swing length +1.4zMax exit velocity +1.4zIn-zone contact +0.9z
03 Muncy, Max LAD · L · 491 PA 0.59 Max exit velocityFly-ball rateSweet-spot rate Chase rate -1.3zHard-hit rate -1.3zBat speed -1.2z
04 McMahon, Ryan NYY · L · 326 PA 0.57 Fly-ball rateBarrel rateStrikeout rate Oppo rate +1.4zIsolated power -1.3zPull rate -1.1z
05 Alvarez, Francisco NYM · R · 367 PA 0.56 Max exit velocityWalk rateChase rate Hard-hit rate -1.6zGround-ball rate +1.4zPull rate -1.2z
06 Greene, Riley DET · L · 515 PA 0.56 Sprint speedMax exit velocityGround-ball rate Pull rate -1.6zOppo rate +1.2zChase rate -1.2z
07 Seager, Corey TEX · L · 348 PA 0.55 Avg exit velocitySwing lengthFly-ball rate Sprint speed -1.3zBat speed -1.2zStrikeout rate -1.2z
08 Okamoto, Kazuma TOR · R · 557 PA 0.55 Isolated powerMax exit velocityIn-zone contact Swing length +2.7zHard-hit rate -1.6zBat speed -0.8z
09 Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 387 PA 0.54 xwOBA on contactFly-ball rateAvg exit velocity Pull rate -1.9zWhiff rate -1.4zSwing length +1.3z
10 Goodman, Hunter COL · R · 513 PA 0.53 Strikeout rateIn-zone contactWhiff rate Isolated power +1.6zSwing length +1.3zMax exit velocity +1.3z
11 Pederson, Joc TEX · L · 424 PA 0.52 Avg exit velocityFly-ball rateBarrel rate Swing length +1.5zPull rate -1.4zSprint speed -1.3z
12 Burger, Jake TEX · R · 539 PA 0.52 Bat speedWhiff rateBarrel rate Swing length +1.7zSweet-spot rate -1.5zGround-ball rate +1.2z

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.