The Comp Constellation

Profile-shape similarity over six weighted feature groups, standardized within this season's 259 qualified hitters (210+ 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. Taveras, Leody in signal, the comp in amber.

BAL · bats L · 306 PA

Ranked comps for Taveras, Leody

#PlayerSimilarityAgrees onDiffers onOpen
01 Duran, Ezequiel TEX · R · 347 PA 0.70 Sprint speedGround-ball rateWhiff rate Avg exit velocity +1.4zChase rate +1.1zSweet-spot rate +1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
02 Gonzales, Nick PIT · R · 398 PA 0.70 Bat speedSwing lengthSprint speed Ground-ball rate +1.2zStrikeout rate -1.2zWalk rate -0.8z Player Projection Swing lab
03 Winn, Masyn STL · R · 382 PA 0.68 Ground-ball rateWalk rateSwing length Avg exit velocity +1.4zFly-ball rate -1.0zChase rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
04 Young, Jacob WSH · R · 310 PA 0.66 xwOBA on contactPull rateMax exit velocity Avg exit velocity +1.6zStrikeout rate -1.1zWalk rate -1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
05 Realmuto, J.T. PHI · R · 278 PA 0.66 In-zone contactIsolated powerChase rate Avg exit velocity +2.0zHard-hit rate +1.1zBat speed +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
06 Ortiz, Joey MIL · R · 269 PA 0.66 Sprint speedFly-ball rateWalk rate Pull rate -1.4zStrikeout rate -1.3zWhiff rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
07 Peraza, Oswald LAA · R · 295 PA 0.65 Isolated powerPull rateMax exit velocity Walk rate -2.0zChase rate +1.1zAvg exit velocity +0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
08 Turner, Trea PHI · R · 445 PA 0.65 Ground-ball rateIsolated powerxwOBA on contact Avg exit velocity +1.8zHard-hit rate +1.2zWalk rate -1.1z Player Projection Swing lab
09 Triolo, Jared PIT · R · 232 PA 0.62 Sweet-spot rateSwing lengthSprint speed Ground-ball rate +1.1zFly-ball rate -1.0zAvg exit velocity +1.0z Player Projection Swing lab
10 Matthews, Brice HOU · R · 241 PA 0.60 Avg exit velocityBat speedxwOBA on contact In-zone contact -1.6zOppo rate -1.4zWhiff rate +1.4z Player Projection Swing lab
11 Church, Nathan STL · L · 278 PA 0.60 In-zone contactHard-hit rateMax exit velocity Chase rate +2.2zWalk rate -1.3zFly-ball rate -0.9z Player Projection Swing lab
12 Carter, Evan TEX · L · 284 PA 0.60 Strikeout rateSprint speedBat speed Chase rate -1.8zFly-ball rate +1.5zWalk rate +1.1z 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.