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. Clemens, Kody in signal, the comp in amber.

MIN · bats L · 354 PA

Ranked comps for Clemens, Kody

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Steer, Spencer CIN · R · 382 PA 0.73 Strikeout ratePull rateBat speed Chase rate -1.1zSweet-spot rate +1.1zWalk rate +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Abrams, CJ WSH · L · 420 PA 0.72 Pull ratexwOBA on contactSweet-spot rate Swing length +1.2zMax exit velocity +0.9zBarrel rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
03 O'Hearn, Ryan PIT · L · 359 PA 0.72 Max exit velocityChase rateSwing length In-zone contact +1.0zBarrel rate -1.0zIsolated power -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Carpenter, Kerry DET · L · 257 PA 0.65 Bat speedxwOBA on contactHard-hit rate Fly-ball rate +1.2zStrikeout rate +1.2zGround-ball rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Lowe, Brandon PIT · L · 418 PA 0.61 Hard-hit rateIsolated powerSwing length Oppo rate -1.7zWhiff rate +1.4zMax exit velocity +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Rushing, Dalton LAD · L · 227 PA 0.59 xwOBA on contactBat speedPull rate Walk rate +1.6zFly-ball rate -1.3zOppo rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Neto, Zach LAA · R · 444 PA 0.58 Sweet-spot ratexwOBA on contactSprint speed Strikeout rate +1.5zWhiff rate +1.3zWalk rate +1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Dingler, Dillon DET · R · 385 PA 0.58 Walk rateHard-hit rateSprint speed Sweet-spot rate +1.6zIn-zone contact +1.4zPull rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
09 France, Ty SD · R · 253 PA 0.58 Strikeout rateIsolated powerBat speed Sprint speed -2.2zFly-ball rate -1.5zPull rate -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Mead, Curtis WSH · R · 316 PA 0.57 xwOBA on contactPull rateBat speed Avg exit velocity -1.5zWalk rate +1.5zIn-zone contact +1.5z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Nimmo, Brandon TEX · L · 406 PA 0.57 Ground-ball rateBarrel rateAvg exit velocity Pull rate -1.6zIsolated power -1.4zFly-ball rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Vientos, Mark NYM · R · 269 PA 0.57 Strikeout ratexwOBA on contactHard-hit rate Sprint speed -1.6zIsolated power -1.2zWhiff rate +1.1z 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.