The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 256 qualified hitters (340+ 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. Rice, Ben in signal, the comp in amber.

NYY · bats L · 710 PA

Ranked comps for Rice, Ben

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Muncy, Max LAD · L · 603 PA 0.67 Fly-ball rateStrikeout rateChase rate Swing length -1.9zSweet-spot rate -1.0zPull rate +0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Bauers, Jake MIL · L · 631 PA 0.61 Sprint speedAvg exit velocityGround-ball rate Oppo rate +1.4zWalk rate +1.4zMax exit velocity +1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Okamoto, Kazuma TOR · R · 650 PA 0.60 Bat speedOppo rateFly-ball rate Isolated power -1.4zSweet-spot rate -1.2zIn-zone contact -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Greene, Riley DET · L · 615 PA 0.59 xwOBA on contactBarrel rateSprint speed Isolated power -1.8zSwing length -1.2zPull rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Olson, Matt ATL · L · 747 PA 0.56 Strikeout rateMax exit velocityAvg exit velocity Sweet-spot rate -1.9zWalk rate -1.3zPull rate -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Alonso, Pete BAL · R · 723 PA 0.56 Strikeout rateWhiff rateBarrel rate Pull rate -1.6zSprint speed -1.4zSwing length -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Crow-Armstrong, Pete CHC · L · 742 PA 0.55 xwOBA on contactIsolated powerWhiff rate Sprint speed +2.0zChase rate +1.6zGround-ball rate -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Torkelson, Spencer DET · R · 634 PA 0.55 Pull rateSwing lengthBat speed Isolated power -1.6zxwOBA on contact -1.2zGround-ball rate -1.2z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Vargas, Miguel CWS · R · 758 PA 0.54 Oppo rateSwing lengthIn-zone contact Ground-ball rate -1.5zSprint speed +1.4zIsolated power -1.3z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Eldridge, Bryce SF · L · 456 PA 0.54 Ground-ball rateChase rateWhiff rate Isolated power -2.0zPull rate -1.5zBarrel rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Hernández, Heriberto MIA · R · 514 PA 0.54 Pull rateSwing lengthMax exit velocity Sweet-spot rate -1.9zIsolated power -1.4zIn-zone contact -1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Pederson, Joc TEX · L · 449 PA 0.53 Strikeout rateAvg exit velocityBat speed Sweet-spot rate -2.1zSprint speed -1.4zxwOBA on contact -1.2z 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.