The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 256 qualified hitters (292+ 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. Rengifo, Luis in signal, the comp in amber.

MIL · bats L · 374 PA

Ranked comps for Rengifo, Luis

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Triolo, Jared PIT · R · 344 PA 0.75 Hard-hit ratePull rateFly-ball rate Strikeout rate +1.0zSprint speed +0.9zSweet-spot rate +0.9z
02 Yoshida, Masataka BOS · L · 316 PA 0.72 Swing lengthWalk ratexwOBA on contact Oppo rate -1.3zPull rate +0.9zFly-ball rate +0.8z
03 Cronenworth, Jake SD · L · 361 PA 0.71 Oppo rateMax exit velocityWalk rate Strikeout rate +1.5zGround-ball rate -1.0zPull rate -0.9z
04 Gonzales, Nick PIT · R · 558 PA 0.69 Hard-hit rateIsolated powerMax exit velocity Sweet-spot rate +1.6zSprint speed +1.3zWalk rate -0.9z
05 Ortiz, Joey MIL · R · 374 PA 0.67 Walk rateWhiff rateChase rate Sprint speed +1.5zPull rate -1.2zMax exit velocity +1.1z
06 Kelly, Carson CHC · R · 385 PA 0.66 Bat speedAvg exit velocityWhiff rate Fly-ball rate +1.5zGround-ball rate -1.2zIsolated power +1.0z
07 Herrera, Iván STL · R · 630 PA 0.65 Pull rateBarrel rateIn-zone contact Swing length +1.2zMax exit velocity +1.1zGround-ball rate -0.9z
08 Garcia, Maikel KC · R · 319 PA 0.64 Barrel rateOppo rateSwing length Sweet-spot rate +1.4zGround-ball rate -1.3zChase rate -1.2z
09 Durbin, Caleb BOS · R · 532 PA 0.63 Strikeout ratePull rateIn-zone contact Avg exit velocity -1.8zHard-hit rate -1.1zBat speed -1.1z
10 Bogaerts, Xander SD · R · 543 PA 0.62 Sprint speedSweet-spot rateBat speed Chase rate -1.3zFly-ball rate +1.2zWalk rate +1.0z
11 Meidroth, Chase CWS · R · 584 PA 0.62 Walk rateWhiff rateOppo rate Bat speed -1.8zSwing length -1.4zStrikeout rate +1.3z
12 Frelick, Sal MIL · L · 357 PA 0.60 Isolated powerPull rateSwing length Bat speed -1.3zWhiff rate -1.2zIn-zone contact +1.2z

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.