The Comp Constellation
Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 260 qualified hitters (206+ 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. Trout, Mike in signal, the comp in amber.
LAA · bats R · 372 PA
Ranked comps for Trout, Mike
| # | Player | Similarity | Agrees on | Differs on | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Vargas, Miguel CWS · R · 431 PA | 0.65 | Avg exit velocityBarrel rateIsolated power | Walk rate -1.5zStrikeout rate -1.3zxwOBA on contact -1.1z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 02 | Bauers, Jake MIL · L · 365 PA | 0.61 | Max exit velocityStrikeout rateOppo rate | Walk rate -1.8zSprint speed -1.3zGround-ball rate +0.9z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 03 | Ohtani, Shohei LAD · L · 417 PA | 0.52 | Barrel rateBat speedxwOBA on contact | Pull rate +1.5zChase rate +1.5zWalk rate -1.4z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 04 | Greene, Riley DET · L · 423 PA | 0.49 | Hard-hit rateGround-ball ratePull rate | Walk rate -2.2zSprint speed -1.6zIn-zone contact -1.3z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 05 | Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 225 PA | 0.48 | Strikeout rateSwing lengthBat speed | Sprint speed -1.9zWalk rate -1.8zSweet-spot rate -1.4z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 06 | Soto, Juan NYM · L · 347 PA | 0.46 | Chase rateBarrel rateHard-hit rate | Sprint speed -2.2zStrikeout rate -1.9zOppo rate -1.5z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 07 | Acuña Jr., Ronald ATL · R · 244 PA | 0.44 | Bat speedAvg exit velocitySwing length | In-zone contact -2.1zSweet-spot rate -1.3zWalk rate -1.2z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 08 | Reynolds, Bryan PIT · L · 440 PA | 0.41 | Pull rateAvg exit velocityHard-hit rate | Ground-ball rate +2.1zBarrel rate -1.7zFly-ball rate -1.7z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 09 | Judge, Aaron NYY · R · 270 PA | 0.40 | Oppo rateBat speedFly-ball rate | In-zone contact -1.9zWhiff rate +1.7zSprint speed -1.6z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 10 | Suzuki, Seiya CHC · R · 343 PA | 0.40 | Ground-ball rateStrikeout rateSweet-spot rate | Walk rate -2.8zBarrel rate -1.8zxwOBA on contact -1.6z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 11 | Rice, Ben NYY · L · 411 PA | 0.40 | Strikeout rateIn-zone contactWhiff rate | Walk rate -2.2zPull rate +1.6zSprint speed -1.6z | Player Projection Swing lab |
| 12 | Wood, James WSH · L · 481 PA | 0.39 | Swing lengthBat speedChase rate | Avg exit velocity +1.6zxwOBA on contact +1.6zWhiff rate +1.5z | 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.