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. Langeliers, Shea in signal, the comp in amber.

ATH · bats R · 403 PA

Ranked comps for Langeliers, Shea

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Abreu, Wilyer BOS · L · 424 PA 0.67 Chase rateGround-ball rateSweet-spot rate Max exit velocity -1.5zIsolated power -1.0zFly-ball rate +0.9z
02 De La Cruz, Elly CIN · L · 368 PA 0.65 Sweet-spot rateIsolated powerBat speed Ground-ball rate +2.1zHard-hit rate +1.2zChase rate -1.0z
03 Chourio, Jackson MIL · R · 301 PA 0.60 Oppo rateAvg exit velocitySprint speed Ground-ball rate +1.6zMax exit velocity -1.4zIn-zone contact +1.3z
04 Goodman, Hunter COL · R · 404 PA 0.57 Ground-ball rateWalk rateBat speed Pull rate +1.7zStrikeout rate +1.4zChase rate +1.3z
05 Canzone, Dominic SEA · L · 272 PA 0.57 Sweet-spot rateIn-zone contactWalk rate Sprint speed -1.8zGround-ball rate +1.8zPull rate +1.2z
06 Greene, Riley DET · L · 427 PA 0.55 Bat speedSwing lengthSweet-spot rate Max exit velocity -1.7zSprint speed -1.5zWalk rate +1.3z
07 Witt Jr., Bobby KC · R · 418 PA 0.55 Max exit velocityxwOBA on contactChase rate Sprint speed +1.4zPull rate -1.4zOppo rate +1.3z
08 Crow-Armstrong, Pete CHC · L · 430 PA 0.54 Sweet-spot rateWhiff ratexwOBA on contact Pull rate +1.9zBarrel rate -1.5zOppo rate -1.3z
09 Contreras, Willson BOS · R · 385 PA 0.54 In-zone contactBat speedHard-hit rate Pull rate +1.9zSwing length +1.5zOppo rate -1.4z
10 Rodríguez, Julio SEA · R · 392 PA 0.53 Whiff rateHard-hit rateWalk rate Barrel rate -1.4zSwing length +1.3zIsolated power -1.2z
11 Walker, Jordan STL · R · 415 PA 0.52 Walk rateIsolated powerPull rate Swing length +2.7zFly-ball rate -1.3zGround-ball rate +1.1z
12 Smith, Cam HOU · R · 378 PA 0.52 Walk rateHard-hit rateIn-zone contact Ground-ball rate +2.0zIsolated power -1.5zSweet-spot rate -1.1z

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.