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. Garcia, Maikel in signal, the comp in amber.

KC · bats R · 304 PA

Ranked comps for Garcia, Maikel

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Bohm, Alec PHI · R · 401 PA 0.82 Barrel rateStrikeout rateAvg exit velocity Sprint speed -0.9zPull rate -0.8zWalk rate -0.7z
02 Grissom, Vaughn LAA · R · 214 PA 0.74 Hard-hit rateWalk rateBat speed Fly-ball rate +1.2zSweet-spot rate +1.0zGround-ball rate -1.0z
03 Kelly, Carson CHC · R · 271 PA 0.72 xwOBA on contactOppo rateBat speed Sprint speed -1.6zWhiff rate +0.9zWalk rate +0.8z
04 Contreras, William MIL · R · 402 PA 0.72 Walk rateHard-hit ratePull rate Sprint speed -1.6zBarrel rate +1.0zChase rate +1.0z
05 Winn, Masyn STL · R · 378 PA 0.71 Ground-ball rateSweet-spot rateWalk rate In-zone contact -1.1zWhiff rate +1.1zHard-hit rate -0.9z
06 Cortes, Carlos ATH · L · 245 PA 0.70 Pull rateMax exit velocityOppo rate In-zone contact -1.6zSprint speed -1.3zSweet-spot rate +1.0z
07 Antonacci, Sam CWS · L · 320 PA 0.69 Whiff rateOppo rateChase rate Sweet-spot rate +1.5zAvg exit velocity -0.9zSwing length -0.9z
08 Yoshida, Masataka BOS · L · 228 PA 0.69 Whiff rateBat speedSwing length Pull rate +1.4zOppo rate -1.1zSprint speed -1.1z
09 Young, Jacob WSH · R · 310 PA 0.68 xwOBA on contactPull rateOppo rate Bat speed -1.3zSprint speed +1.2zWhiff rate +1.0z
10 Rengifo, Luis MIL · L · 231 PA 0.68 Walk rateSwing lengthOppo rate Ground-ball rate +1.2zChase rate +1.2zSweet-spot rate -1.0z
11 Collins, Isaac KC · L · 332 PA 0.65 Barrel ratexwOBA on contactBat speed Fly-ball rate +1.2zStrikeout rate +1.1zPull rate +1.1z
12 Herrera, Iván STL · R · 436 PA 0.63 Oppo ratexwOBA on contactStrikeout rate Swing length +1.5zSprint speed -1.4zSweet-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.