The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 259 qualified hitters (208+ 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. Baldwin, Drake in signal, the comp in amber.

ATL · bats L · 344 PA

Ranked comps for Baldwin, Drake

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Nimmo, Brandon TEX · L · 406 PA 0.68 Hard-hit rateSweet-spot rateStrikeout rate Sprint speed +1.5zChase rate -0.9zBat speed -0.8z
02 Alonso, Pete BAL · R · 446 PA 0.67 Bat speedOppo ratexwOBA on contact Fly-ball rate +1.4zChase rate -1.2zBarrel rate -0.9z
03 Canzone, Dominic SEA · L · 272 PA 0.66 Bat speedChase rateBarrel rate Pull rate +1.9zIsolated power +1.2zIn-zone contact -0.8z
04 Ramos, Heliot SF · R · 252 PA 0.64 xwOBA on contactBarrel rateFly-ball rate Walk rate -1.9zSwing length -1.2zSweet-spot rate -0.9z
05 Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 230 PA 0.63 Isolated powerxwOBA on contactWhiff rate Pull rate +1.5zSweet-spot rate -1.4zFly-ball rate +1.2z
06 Harper, Bryce PHI · L · 420 PA 0.62 Chase rateGround-ball rateBat speed Pull rate +1.6zWalk rate +1.3zBarrel rate -1.2z
07 Lowe, Nathaniel CIN · L · 241 PA 0.61 Max exit velocityIn-zone contactFly-ball rate Pull rate +1.8zHard-hit rate -1.3zBarrel rate -1.3z
08 France, Ty SD · R · 253 PA 0.60 Ground-ball rateChase rateStrikeout rate Walk rate -1.7zMax exit velocity -1.1zBat speed -1.0z
09 Greene, Riley DET · L · 427 PA 0.60 xwOBA on contactMax exit velocityAvg exit velocity Fly-ball rate +1.5zChase rate -1.5zPull rate +1.3z
10 Burleson, Alec STL · L · 420 PA 0.60 Avg exit velocityGround-ball rateChase rate Pull rate +2.4zStrikeout rate -1.0zSweet-spot rate -1.0z
11 Freeman, Freddie LAD · L · 433 PA 0.58 Sweet-spot rateIsolated powerWalk rate Swing length -1.4zBat speed -1.3zBarrel rate -1.2z
12 Chourio, Jackson MIL · R · 301 PA 0.58 Bat speedGround-ball ratePull rate Sprint speed +2.0zSweet-spot rate -1.7zWalk 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.